The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-12-12
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CHRISTMAS!
The FOndest Page in MemOry's
Book of Treasures.

CHRISTMAS THAT magic word which thrills
the heart OF childhood with its merry melody
word so full of joyous meaning and matches
eioquence that is appeal to mankind is almost
Irresistible. name radiant with the sun
shine of happy memories; day filled with
suggestions and charity, which seems to have
been placed almost at the exit Of the old year
in which to place our offerings for the bless
ings that have been showered upon us during
the twelve months that have passed.
Once again we draw near to the joyful time
which In childhood, calendar marks the first
and last day OF the year. Again we hear the
impatient prattle of the little ones who are
looking with eager eyes towards this Sun as
their happiness--this central star about which
all their other thoughts radiate.
Are there any among us who have grown too
Old to remember the Christmas days of child
hood2 Can we forget with what joyful salts
Dttion we watched the long months and days
20 by, and then with what feverish anxiety
we went to bed on Christmas Eve, wondering
and doubling as to whether Santa Claus would
remember us on his merry round2 Or how.
after having tried in vain to keep awake that
we might get peep at jolly old Kris Kringle,
we slept at last TO dream medley OF toys,
sleds, rel ndeer and chimney tops, all in con-
back to that morning-the merry Christmas
morning-when amidst the widest exclama-
tions we almost fe II over each other in our
race to the stockings? All these thoughts and
many more come back to us at this time; and
Men we3 remember chat the father or mother
1apta Cl nus Of to-day was but few years ago
vatehps with this same anxious expectancy
J the apurt bach Of Christmas morn, we do not
! wonder wen the heart of the middle ged
and the o made to beat a little faster al
the sound christmas greetings.
shox NJ n S4 man who does not experience q
! thrill a. ,ov h. the bestowing Of Christmas
nm And wa will point yon a body without
soul helm 3 as incomplete as harp with
ont IL string D. Truly sit is better to give
than 10 ~ Eeiye," and especially is this
proyerh J, Sphasized when giving to the
young. for that all are able to join. There
il scsrcelv mother too poor to buy ave-
cent tribe pr her little one, and yet the recol-
lstslou q III Q coming OF Santa Claus at this
Christmas Ii kne will stand out as clearly in the
memory Of at poor weman's darling as it
will in that the little hciress at the other
end Of the tow n.
Christmas il a day when All ranks should be
leveed; when the rich should mingle with the
poor; when be children should be taught that
al men are created equal, and that 1t Is
possible for n EN- to reach the highest walks
IN life throug their own efforts.
Let us then come to the festival that is be-
fore u.s. and round the table of Good Cheer
let Democra y, Republicans. Free Traders.
Rxotectiopist Laborers and Capitalists, Join
in the object making others happy, and buy
our christina offerings from the magnificent
stock at weSimer's drug store. Let us each
endcsyoy- tsrd make some poor household as
merry - our own, and without one pang OF
that sentiment which hides beneath a cloak Of
scaste,' fellow the impartial teachings OF the
bright morning sun, which on next christmas
morning will be shining aiik upon the thresh-
mans cot.