The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-11
THE TIME is NOW ON
The Boys Blow Tier Tin Horns
and Blow Them Loud.
roy Stores Filled With People and
Hearts Will Be Happy.
THE FESTIVE KIDS HAVE THEIR TIME


People Who Come and Go Brief Brevi-
ties of Interest to All Readers
of The Globe.
Anticipation is more than lalf of life.
Retrospection is the other
The living present cuts small figure
in our triumphs, ambitions and pleas
ures.
What would Christmas be to the small
boy if he could not think about it and
talk about it and lay plans Of what he
would and would not do when the
peace on earth, good Will to men,"
should declare the season for the festive
firecracker, the Roman candle, the baby
walker and the tin horn fairly on, ard
the world, so to speak, in a blaze of
glory.
And again, what would Christmas be
if he could not remember it six months
friends the shattered remnants and lin
gering suggestions Of that week of noise
and mirth and mincc ie and candy
horses and general cuzscdl..es
But the an,iCiI a1i Il period is now
closing i'll, and ID, Gr,f reality is just a
little beyond tie /, lder In" Ct the to be
or not to lc or Low ever else you choose
to put it,
Tic toy store is now tie attraction for
all ages and sexes, and as usual Colonel
Santa Claus is disp' aging his characteris-
tic energy and enterprise in his efforts to
please all customers
The silver haired grandmOther as she
looks upon the perfectly moulded and
elegantly attired wax doll which adorns
the show window-the wax doll with its
pink and white cheeks, golden curls and
tiny white teeth showing through the
parted lips, the doll which cries and
sings and talks and possessing all the
other accomplishments of real lady,
She
Well, she remembers the rag baby
with possibly a china head and possibly
without it which her mother made, and
remembers it as tendtr!y as the girl at
her side will think forty years from now
of the bepainted and bedecked treasure
before her.
The Edison contrivance was not heard
of in her day, and the girl who was for,
tunate enough to own real doll was
satisfied to do its talking for it,
Now the dolls do their own talking
because the girls haven't time.
This all shows progress and indicates
that Eli will get there if he only keeps on
With the boys, as with the girls, every
year brings changes and improvements
in their favorite toys, but after all ii is
The same old story.
1t is as much an instinct with girl t
love doll as for a mother to cling to he
own offspring. And it is as much al
instinct with a boy to love tin horn ant
a drum and painted wagon as for a MAI
to 90 to war, to dabble in politics an(
enjoy the noisy turmoil of the busine,
world.
Girls are girls and boys are boys, ant
will be while time lasts.
And who would have it otherwise:
The horns have already commenced t
blow and The GLOBE says:
Let them blow.
This album Of song is glad tha
Christmas is coming, and is glad tha
the kid is happy.
Let us all be kids for the next thre
weeks, and resolve to let nothing nte
fere with our pleasure.
THE GLOBE has not bought any horn
because it already had horns Poop
who are not thus provided should pr'
ceed to supply themselves at once.
The cantata during Christmas wee
is now assured and promises to be
exceptionally entertaining and brllI'al
NJ. Noppia Walker has Il