The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13

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The COsmyG cHRIsTMAs-TIDE.
What are you going to do for Christmasl
hope you are going 70 have a jolly one
l hope, even, If you are all alone. you are
going to have bit of holly and be as merry
as you can. Christmas is an elixir OF youth.
It's the time when we all get TO be boys and
girls again. It's the time, when, unless one
has heart as hard as the proverbia stone,
or has wild desire tOgive something away;
IL you are woman you are careful, how
ever, not TO give the secrets Of your heart,
il you are man you do. like everything
about Christmas, from the fairy on top Of
the Christmas tree down TO the egg nOgg,
which is really as good, like the mince
pies and fine plum cake; l like having my
stockings filed, and l like having to I'll
other peoples. You know it isn't bad
thing to get intoxicated with the Christmas
spirit. 1t is apt to make you feel, If there is
anybody you are angry with, that you
would like to make it up at Christmas time.
Itsapt to make You excuse the little faults
OF other people. Its apt to make you want
to give pleasure TO the children. My
friend. you can't do anything better than
than this
THOUGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
don't care who the man Is, gambler or
lout. thief or liar, who gives to one child an
hour OF happiness on CHRISTMAS day, there
will be written In that great Book of Life
opposite his name a pure white mark that
will cover mp some OF the black ones put
against him. l tell you people can't do too
much for their children. They ought to re-
member that IL ever there is a time when
one ought to be entirely happy and free
from care it's when they are young, and no
little child who can be spared ought to
know what sorrow aud trouble are. We
women and men know it only too well;
we 'grown-upsn have met sorrow and
greeted him as bravely as we could; we
have met misfortune and battled with it;
but that Is 10 reason why we should let the
little ones know anything about 1t. Let
them have all the pleasure, the Joy and the
love that can be given them; don't believe
1t hurts them, and do believe that when
they don't get it they are not only unhappy
when they are young, but when they are
older they remember all this-remember all
the pleasures kept from them, and blame
those who did not give them beautiful
childhood
Just think about this, won't you9 and
make for the Christmas time somebody's
boy or girl happy even if you are blessed
with a nursery of your own, ald If you
are not, then there is no reason in the world
why you should not go stonebroks in max
ing happy just as many small people as
you know or can scrape an acquaintance
with.
THINGS THAT DO NOT HURT CHILDREN.
No child was ever made worthless OF bad
by too much loving kindness.
No child-that is, no girl child-was ever
made anything but happy by pink parry
frock.
No child was ever made liar when he
had the sympathy and confidence of his
mother.
No child was ever made unbelieving
whom he was told that all the beautiful
nursery stories OF the little child who
came at Christmas and the good that he
did.
No child was ever made more than little
achy by eating the contents Of his stocking
early in the day.
RIGHTS OF THE LITTLE FOLKS.
If had my way, l would make the treat
ment OF children improperly a criminal act,
with death for the penalty. think they
ought to have their rights, and their rights
arc love, sweet words, kisses, toys, can
dies, and whatever the heart Of young
one may yearn for.
Do l disapprove Of whipping? Well,
would never whip a little girl it DESTROYS
her self-respect, but q judicIous dose of tue
slipper occasionally administered to the boy
will do him good; but it must be mild, and
once tho whipping is over he must be- for
given, aud his sin forgotten. He mustn't be
nagged at If / were a boy and the entire
household nagged me, as l have seen boys
nagged. would poison them. Which only
goes to prove, as few boys do this. there
must be something angelic in them, whether
they are big or little Now, just remember
what say. won't yous And get all the
loveliness you can for the small BOYS and
girls. for the dogs and the cats that abide
in the nursery. And dou't tell them that
you give them a Christmas gift because
they have been good; give 1t TO them
whether they have been good or bad be-
cause it's Christmas
That's the spirit to put In your pocket book
when you go to buy the Christmas things;
at least that it what is thought by Bah.