Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-12-22
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1t will socn Do hore-the heppaest.
most joyous time Of the year; OF it
should Do. Oh, how our hearts 60
back to the Christmas Of our youth,
when our last waking thought pictured
Kriss Kringle coming down the
chimney, with DAshsr and Prancer
awaiting on the outsids while the dear
old almouer filed our stockings, and
left the much.coveted playthings or
books just where our eyes would first
see them. All, the bran. new sled the
fst pair Of skates, the boots with the
red tops. the stockings filed to re-
pietion with nuts, almonds, raisins and
candies. The remembrance VI these
things cary u Sack over tts dreamy
wastes 81 20 years, back 70 the old
home, back to the kindly old fsthsr,to
The blessed mether-to the brothers
aad sisters who may never ma.
agaia by the family Christmas tree,
Of cit ~ Of yore by the cracking yulc
log. How much OF the charm Of
Christmas passed away when Santa
Claus-dear old Santa Claus-mats-
rislised into father and mother. What
hayward boys and girls We were!
Perhaps, after all the devotion SHOW
cred upon Us at Christmas and all
other times, by father and mother, 90
Ter and brother, We haye wandered fsr
away from home and kindred, aud old
eyes grow dim with watoh,ng, AMI
nisty with tears ~ Christmas rolls
arouad,. and still no letter from the
long. absent boy or girl. Mother il
old now-old and feeble. Her step i,
no longer biishsome and gay as when
she filed our stockings on Christina,
and mended them every week--in the
times long gone By Ah,spoes, worn
out, aSpsrsnnuatsd mother. what car
Ne do for her? W. can tighten he'
life with love, with appreciation, witt
care. We chm write hsr, We oas, writ,
father, the letter this Christmas. time
that ought - bsvs been wr,ttsn lonl
ago. We can write homo now, thi
Christmas. We can le. the folk
know We are slive,-not 80 we'll of y
We hoped. but still alive, filled wit
Austling ambition, hopeful for tho fu,
ure. and with hearts filled with Low
for the old folks At shomc. Let i
~rite aud tell them 50. Let u B
frank, manly and loving. Let Us t.
mother it next year is kindlier to =
than the last, Nc will bull ,her
home. Ira. she and father shall hiss
the bed room,. tAs best led, ths ca
lest shSis. She shah have shelte
food, warmth. love. She shall hav
respect, patience. tenderness that ",
in some faint measure try to repay h,
boundless devotion to crying, ~.
nosed. ill.tempsred brat Of years ags
= devotion that lasted through all tn
waywsrd years OF a disagreeable, pr.
sumptuous youth. Every furrow
!. ~
her dear old face should he sacred
memory. Every cracked and whccz
tone OF her dear old voice should ha,
the ring Of music. OF all the pei
sioners IN the world, mothers deser,
the highest premium. Bows, let
write home-let US make Christm,
merry, and the new year happy,
ding our duty-by performing VIII
ought to be 4 labor Of love.