Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-12
rmR Tnua MEANING - CaRmr.
mas.


Chnalmaa Il he greatest d4y Ia the
year. Il there Z feeling that there is
asfling - Ne 700 mueh q itf nos 100
much % Is ID the way % kindiiaeas and
bfotherlY lexe, bus n the way % werrg
and expenna. The weeks before i ere
full Of fepsrish sxaiiemont, Of negvoaa
expectation. 81 perpiaxity; the days
following Il, 81 exhaustion. Childhood
4 on tiptoe in $40 kemispheFea. and
shildhood has beo0me 20 oonaoiaas Of
~ deserts tina, 4 IL next 20 impossible
lnoerpgise Il. exeept.by too amali gifts.
ia aay has 70 carry tremendous load.
ne obesity that might be distributed Ii
heal1hiul streams throuRhout she year
hpoulod eui IL it IN pr0digal waste bY
somA who seem glad % relieve them
mlgos 81 obiigati0z By = single act. IN
paint Of cost Il IL eqaal 30 half a dozen
weddings. Year b. year tbs expense Of
alflH increases. II tnia she dictate Of
fashion, OF owing 90 the growth Of
kindly feelinaf Il Il q spontaneous
response 10 the spirit o. she day. o. do
any people make gifts because they are
expected 10, and because everybody elss
does. and because there has erown NJ
u lats years rivalry m this matterf
Alaoa the Puritan distrugi Of this great
fsaai day abatsd, the AmeFioan people.
pho afa ne most generous people u the
world, have taken up Christmas With
~ Ama snthusiaam thai ialoiy alaost
buried Generals under Q weight of aoral
lFibases. We readily Incline 10 axeoss;
- an excess that destroys thp object We
seak. Even for our pleasures and
amnaemenia re work harder than any
ether people, and probably 81 les rest
and o1torhalnment. AZ che rate wc are
nov rushing ubFisimas We ere IL danger
q wearing L ouf IL g decade OF two
unIe u b already q period from
Mhlna 100 many people data nervous
pfoElEati0n. Instead Of making the
season simple and enioyable holiday,
- ere N danger ef making Il "a intol
aFable burden.
II 4 because che Drawer desires to
preserve this Christmas season az one
g eAyety aud frolic and simple plea
E1fos, and widening and deapaninR
Otriss1nn charity. that u mstea these
en9elc0me observations. There are no
msge smuggling creatures than ukildFen,
nnieas Il be maidena az the aae when, on
kelidAys, they p0se as hrst OF second
cousins, o. serene aud lovely elderly
psoplo ln the midst of an affeotionais
teniiY. Bat d cuts aoFeaa the spirit Of
~ 1aliday wien che children are meFe
eaeef foE 4 oostly Rift than for 3 game
Is blind man'e buN, aBc tho naidsnE
- no1 valus the salute under the mia-
4sloe unlea2 Is In accompanied by 9
danced braasiels and the elderly peo-
PIE disturbed By ahia culiivated habit
e greedy expeotation, ere gremhling
atoot tha expenaa 81 the season. There
8 snail danger that charity 20 the pecl
I'll b oVerd0ne. thai she spirit of tne
eag 3 regard % intogfamily end inter
atAle and International goodwill may
So % exoess. o. that the leaven ef ths
sermon % the Mount will wesk 700
poueftnilY - q society that Woald Be z
Bass 81 selHahnaaa without Is. IL 4
n14le1iAeio What 0hriztmaa and ne
Ntlk q Christmas has oone aH1 b do
~ Tor Tie weEld. The sun that Fieel
- thai day N cur Narthefn latiiudel
may not meit the Zoe il the streams ~
~ nos, On tha uindoa panee, 6at therS
= 20 sun hke u Zee thasiae tbs human
e4Af1 thro1Qhout Ohriztendeua. Ihers
= ~ nAg like Il for asaaaetng eumitiel
and fetiyinE teadar memories and draw
8 teeeiher The oalFnnaea and marrow
~ " eaif between classes 0uFiRs
tna cay The WsEid l. q brotherhood. II
lae Neudfoas BlFth Of = ohild al th'
W9lt lRaeaa fer some hoars lts child
"a laith and simplicity. Tue spigi
rs event R7evAiia far beyond thi
aselas vhsrs q = REGARDED - 3 -
el.ty.
WY oEOrlay Il With artiaslaliiyi
~ mAke Il an expense hard 30 b
efney Why pat into the preparaiiol
~ Z IN anoant u iabor and WEIR!
.cAi ends Ia WEAKNESS and exhAostioa
otg alta are ne last noaessaFy par
y very b FOREIGN q rs aptrit, a..
e loselAeF may make Il IL ti@e
een. and IS disfaatafal a. the noia
- legea afizm of he Eo1rth ~ 5nls
~ nsfpetsits Of the besi tnstitaStol
149 upen ma1aFaiiaa- Chii1te'
Ne Anpe 81 he world. We ehaai
- an4elsaiee them 6eeauee thay af
1sy houae kale Il lest new u
80 RoralAF ductFins 10 The uorl1
atA may he iast ka veil Tor she nex
elatloa II TIE childrea are not no.
0ane knierA Give TIE pareuta
Aoei hes ell Be all tha better Ter I
= eAaa uB q htiia en- ne wtl4ry an
g ChPissmas. and keep the BE-
44 e tAa aeoa N Rha old spisfa 4
4tiouA charity and ne exaFeis
@.ita and god Gil that nefraahs
Naes nol weary. Ca8Eiea Dadle
ssat' 10 haEpeF's 4a9astsa spx n