The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-29
HINTS FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING.
Ia Giiia I" Ehoso Lnck,uc ,y,ria,
Goats Bni.'t Mako Useful prc.,,t.

Ia Gi'i' I" Ehoso Lacksng worid,,
&""''' nH','e Mako Useful Presents.
! IN" Ne" York Sun says: Don't he
zoe particular about giving useful
hiuIS' mas presents, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ih"H ,!pStS OF Practical individuals. Is.
Nrcialiy these Oi u phianthropIc turn
~ hilhu, are forever advising Just to
.ho contrary. Oi course, where extreme
| poverty Is IN question, when the very
necessities OF life arc lacking, y ton of
coal or basket of provisions is dauht.
less Il more suitable gift than would he.
Sllken table cover or an embroidered
scarf but barring such extreme eases.
'nc greatest 0egrCp OF benefit and ban.
plneSS experienced by the exchange OF
RlitS at the season 0T good viii TO
men does not, as IL rule, result from
thOS" OF a strictly useful nature. Ar
leE all, men and women are on!y bnvs
ana girls grown tall; aud, pray, what
Eea:thy boy orRlrl WOULD prefer a pair OF
pon'S 20 IA 10Y pistol or par Of skates
u doh or box cl candy, as his or her
,HiHuai contribution from Santa
Claus?
Perhaps che Of the angriest women
IN TINS town laSi Christmas WAS a younn
woman who puts u2" in u two. dollaT,
a,Meek-haIlrOOm and boards herself pdrs
Oh u" time, III order that she may vi.r-
Sir her studies Ill music. NoW, this
Nill, VINO is well connected ard very al
u%rNVe,iS terribly haEd capped in hpr
Snri.,t Eopni." w INV itdtlo'S % Il
SoClNi nature by reason Of 4 Gc;rth OF
me little ornamental accessories well
nigh Indispensable IN a gonr.out-;o
oIne or spcnd-the.eyening toilet. Silk
en- Snshcs, ribDGns and lacos .'n. Tho
most ordinary htS of inWelrv aII cnet
m3nN and muDey is the one commod.
lJy OF all OF hrrS >hr IarLs N'bnn tLnrI
fore on Christmas eva q email IL, ,,.,oii.c oiio,.
arrived directed to her in tha 'h hn,Id
writing OF a rich friend who Eno,vs iii
about these difficulties, her bpart hoat
high with anticlDation her Ir,royo
trembied as she SnaDril tho tn.inn Ior%,
open the Wrapping nHnrr IrtnI th, w. ~,
cover and drew out, a haIf do1cn n.,irS
Of stockings. '''N' pau
In a poem are these lines.
And l am tired-so tired Of rioid dut,
" In. VI al ihS urea hands find to
/ yoorn fon,, Cos,
Beauty,
us ioose beads with no straight slring
Ava lunllin? i? through
>, speech,
creed oo''c'''''e' olc Oh such
Die for the small iov. ho,J no,.o,, ,.,.
reach 'N'' ~ WIN 'ho''
And the assurance tlcv ,ov, oil r,,,.
-, " o'.,cM "IelilliheS want Il great
many things they don't actually need =
od aI HoMHNer, Which cannot be claas;-
e,,, eu "'ii"l3 ihe eHtfaVaganIcS;aDi W.tE.-
Nv, ""VS'io'! one may ne just rs true d
',,',!""ItIl =, op'3I nF Catering occ?#sional
- =, w. t.'o'? ':S pN mlAiStcrin& 10 ;hT;
:,,"' ,,", ~ ." nc hc%ua o. humanity. 4 N q =,
,''vo I'cNS" Wonio SiNr 10 many ~ oNx .
md Gr,' ~" hn h,'io,!'rL ,lllch more iiHnniT run
h.,, Wv i.i h'oIc Bood IN In" IOng:N vi
h"h would The present ofa paik o~ VI
32,'r,in, "'i,' l1S"S''lI little let" - ST.
;, -hoUf D,u, fi'i'',e" lor me terfoTC. iagtin1
eT i'oiheT '!ttll cNlli"rS Il mUrrnt.tion ~
. =, a,',,;i' -" ii%n "o'''d lhe pTcT
W >I"'''''e''' III money. <nr,a r,..n,,,.,.,
- "oA ot very hanGSFn onr ,vi'n ,,,,'1,
'ir 'lott paper, gwen ~ ronnd ,t;it' .
% toHIeN' HCiScl the yGSyu tn Lavn ,,,,,n,,
Ii'"p ilt"i'y; is knu ss crtirrlv d;snrn'
III amount OF hapnlu' Rnnnnt n;.nanI'.J @,,l' "
'oFllohal" 10 TIE ak n1t'r,. i|i.,, I'.
''h ihe SWEET little n r." i,,.Ha,," m ''.' : &
'u!'iV, l"F Mhirh { sin ~ nrn,ide ti,"
"' @ .sl mas ;'ii he can tel ID r,;mn,', yen,
cry P'dlhrat l"od aa ,,rstnrin: nni ,rmo
NJ" aip'oSl chlidlsh c5 = rh iytn,,S rrnl: ,r,a:
3" on ne receipt o., c1nGnjnhrn iopn,.I ~ :"
II" ~" oi IL Se' OF ;ahlc %hadrs, a Tarrt..i ~, u
''n oaiHiy Sa'ln s. chi,irln ,ynr,,,,,,r
''"[ or oi"a ior tts I'M tho Ett,a ,,nm,n,, ",u,
)Dgpd.--Oh, ST. hi!'C''-!oi just SHcIl Z
can!l'ul Mf"Em"n,'Ih.a havn W ooih'"'I ;u" H';u
u, ,l""iNii'y; .,,casurr il gives me onrasimi
l!v ,oE sight up my candles at Suppa.
imo|E'. ] can almost persuade myself
I'm giving Il fashionable tea, ami after
the manner Of Dickens, jail.bjYd, wh,
cut up his allowance Of prison bread
into omclcts, salads, heeiSteaks, g., a.
his fancy dictated, | try to make iuS
breai and batter and apple sauce rep