Daily Republican., 1885-12-17

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chi fss0ns eafss.
1t II not good practice 70 crowd TIE
pleasant offcs Of procuring gifts TOT the
holidays into > day or too before The
holiday arrives, when the lack OF tine
and the uncertainty ct what 70 e.
unite 10 strip Il Gifts natural jcyoue
nee. Tho True suacess Of gifts depends
FIR more upon the thought and The
feeling mEnssssd in then rAthsr than
upon the material value thsy rspresent
end 1t takes dine 70 translAts Thoughts
and feeling ints . gift Therefore it y
Will to hegin sArly 70 lay plans.to make
liets OF thoss you deaire thus 70 rsmso.
bsr, that mono may b OVERLOOKED, and
70 cousider how you may bsst convey
the sentiment felt snd the wishes yoa
indulge toward them.
We have said that the money value
Of gifts 10 suboedinats element, yet Il
IL tho rock upon which Christmas
9ivsrs olsen split Gensrous people
are frequently betrayed into expenses
which they oAn i'll afford, and thus thsy
bsoome ths vistims Of anxiety and cars,
which ouits destroy the natural plsasu
urs Of the ssasoa. Thsn some Of ths
friends they wishsd thus 10 honor have
to BE- omitted, or they must abgidss tho
usual comfurn Ut their family, or they
must cut OIL the charities they ha1
hoped to aid, or, worst OF eli, incur
debts that will needlessly burden the
New Year. II matters little whether
the income IL small or large, whether
the gifts they select lie within the COM
pass Of dimes or dollars, or hundreds Of
dollars, the same danger surrounds all
except very few, whose wealth ex-
cseds all their possible desires.
Yet this might be wholly avoided BY
each ono planning beforshand how
much he intends 10 devote 10 his pur-
pose and resolutely keeping within
those limin
1t 10 much easier to economise in
this wsy than 70 diminish the number
Of recipients. Il cannot b too strong
~ emphasized that II u not the expeu-
siveness Of gift that constitutes Its
true value, but the rsnsmbrance which
1t suggests on the Affection which II
carries. A simple Christmas card. 4
telegram Of good wishes, . aover. :
note, can convey more real pleasure
and excite more sincers gratitude thar
many q rich and costly mn which thu
donor cannot rightly sfford. 90 zen
crous people mead mot for want q,
means nerleot apv of THAR fv,snd. 1,
they only devote : littie thourht ana
care before It IL TOO lsts.
When. however. this c>rsful appo,nt
msut ia made. s.d riehtfuI Mmit oh
ssrvsd. there stiiI rsmsins ths t.sr =
SELECTION. This slso should he dons
not haatiIv INIT v1sh thcu,ht ana ~
.fort A. INCONSISTENCIES. ac-.,,,r.
there viii BE- IL cisiw NJ rscs..i,s
Besides the vsrv poor vhoss imre,,
tive needs lsave but iittis ontaon IL ~
donor. and are the easiest In .urr,,
there are some vho vould ~ yrss,i
benefitted bv a rift Of somsth,ng ~.
they cannot themsalves procnrs NJ
ly evsry ONES acouaint.ncss ,no,n,
suoh persona
A speeisl naner mr. . r,...x,r.
the war. 4 al of hool. ,rS,ch IA,
been Ionred for IN vain a Htsis !, me-
Aid 10 deyelon soms snscisI ssisnt A.,
nsrsonsl oom Scrt wh,rh -. !. 49,, -.
reouires-a thon..nd ts;,s. ~ :,
nature NAV he Il ones an smr,..s !,
al reeara =, rns.,. - nsc,sr.-r -;
had seemed ont ~ ,s..h rnSsss w.
ifsnyvhsre a nros, 800. ~ -. ~
ture might h. srcn.ed- No..
does evervthine veII %
IN the.e hc.svsr ~ho ,.n -.
annals ths,r -, nssa. - -. :,
..vor mot y, sv,scss -. An.
rememhrsnns - th.,. - ~,
thing n, ,ns ,s,.s;o, -h,Ih -,
hstvssr ,ss -. Ia -. 1871
G,s,. - &c., s ~ .yrs
thsv Az 80. 60. J. Iss-
49,. - s1o1sus
usually confined to the gentler Sax
the brother or the lover who gives
simple ornament OF his own carving
picture that he has patnted. O
poem that he has written, or shells
ne has collected, or flowers that he
raised, CONVEYS . portion Of him
SnAt ne is more highly priced By
who loves him than anything he ca
have bought