The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

sar1es of life Invalids in the family kept
her at home, or she would have been teach
ing or earning in some way. She had
begun to fancy that no one cared for her,
and that she could never be anything in
the world. This dark Christmas she re-
ceived letter containing five dollars. The
mail mark was illegible, and on the sheet
within was only written the date. She
knew no more of its history until few
weeks ago, when she learned that it came
from friend far away who knew only
that she needed cheer. That small sum
was almost the making of her Pressing per
sonal wants were supplied, shelooked ON the
bright side once more, the kindness lifted
her up, and when l heard of her last she
was occupying an active and useful place
in society and as an acceptable writer.
Write letters for Christmas presents.
"Odd presents" you say, 5utyou are getting
used to my odd suggestions. Neither
should it be deemed eccentric to write to
aged parents, nor TO relatives or friends
prechance long neglected. A letter. Surely
almost any one can write letter to make
some ones Christmas brighter, If time be
lacking to work gift, or means to give a
select one, or money present. A letter
in one sense a part of ones self. 1t has
'een handled over and over, looked upon,
uought upon. When we receive letter
rom "a Gear one, 1t Is almost warm from
as recent Uoucn; we almost look into his
yes, suu hear his tones, as we read his
thoughts. AT Christmas how specially
fitting to send ourselves in this way to
others. The good doneis sometimes simply
inestimable. If the letter is full of Christ
mas goodwill. it is to the sad, sick or
weary one, almost as if the Christ-child
lad come down III person TO say Merry
christmas -
Never let CHRISTMAS giving be burden.
Not when the angles We're singing and the
glory shining at his birth did the young
Christ bear The cross. Give in love and
badness, and appropriately to yourselves
And others, and IN accordance to your own
means. Children are easily glaudened, and
all who have child like hearts. Among the
infnitude of gifts that may be chosen 1
will mention but one more-a stereo
scope-not because it would be singular
present, however, but that never happened
to know of one being bestowed at Christ
mas To any one, oil or young, who has
none, 1t would be great delight, and to
an invalid, cheap stereoScope even, with
half dozen well-chosen views to begin
with, would be a treasure, charming many
weary hour.
Mother-Do you know, Bobby, who
~ ote the story of the loaves and fishes I've
been reading to you!
Bobby-No; but it sounds a good deal
like pa.
fne author of "Uncle Toms CABIN has
become imbecile. The name of no woman
in the United States is dearer to the peo-
pie than that of Harriet Beecher Stowe,
and her sad condition is calculated to enlist
for her the sympathy of the entire country
Her noble works, it would seem, should
have entitled her TO better fate.
Emma Juch, the prima donna, devotes
MOI e time and attention to rehearsals than
any other singer on the American stage
when a new opera is to be produced she,
accompanied by her mother, may be seen
sitting in some quiet corner on the stage
lntently watching every movement and at
tentively listening to every note of music.
She will often, after one of the most diff
cult and intricate passages have been fin
lshed by the orchestra or chorus, mention
to either the conductor or the chorus
master that such musician did not play
or such a chorister did not sing. Then on
investigation, they invariably find this to
be fact. This faculty of thus being able
to detect delinquent by simply listening
to large chorus or orchestra is said to be
possessed by but one other person before
the public, and that is Theodore Thomas
She is universally beloved by the members
of her company and seems to have a cheer
ing effect on the entire organization, and a
slap of the hands and smile or cheer from
her will lead faulty chorus back into the
right path, and save mistake tn at might
prove very glazing