The evening world., 1893-11-25
NELL NELSON'S" APPEAL.
Christmas Is Coming, the Trees
Must Be Filled

A month from to-day will be Christ
mas-dear, beautiful, merry Christmas!
Everybody in the land who can AFFORD
the price Of roast goose, plum pud-
ding and a mistletoe bough will celebrate
the day. Weather, religious belief and
nationality will have little TO do with this
universal festival Of good will and good
cheer Devotee. bigot, sectarian. dis
senter. non-conformist. pagan and
heather, Gentiles and Hebrews will let
the spirit OF Christmas into their hearts
and vie with one another in making hap
piness infectious. Rare love exchanges
will be profHered. People will beggar
themselves in giving vent to the over
powering sense OF good fellowship. The
loving cup will go round and round the
widening circle. and for one blessed day
In the year self will be seconded and
differences and jealousies forgotten.
There Will be garland in the window.
a wreath above the door. yule log on
the hearthstone. JOY let loose to run
rampant and Christmas carol singing
in every heart-even the closest locked.
While everybody will participate in the
glorious celebration the day belongs to
the little folks. Christmas and the
children go together; without them the
festival Will be a failure. Santa Claus
are there his court will be held. Hap
PLY enough. these little subjects are
generally looked after, collected and as
sembei for royal favor Some, however,
are sure 10 misCall.
Fortune has a designing brood that prey
like vulturrs on the weak and helpless.
Not only are the victims led astray, but
"A thousand of the birds OF ill-omen COM
blne to crush and DESTROY them. Want.
innocence and even nature herself cruelty
lends hand in the destruction, which
only sympathy can thwart. These demons
OF Christmas have been the target OF
! The Evening WOrI- Christmas Fund
for the last live years. They have been
shot a; and scattered and routed in fine
style 10y the little soldiers OF the Grand
Army of the Christmas Tree. and more
than 10000 children rescued from their
persecution. These grateful captives were
led into camp. quartered under the gra-
d cious branches Of the Christmas tree.
swectened. refreshed and entertained, and
sent away gift-laden and rejoicing. And
those very things will be done again one
month from to-day.
The proposition il to arrest 5000 chill.
dren who are known to be langulshing In
the abodes of misery about this grea,
quarters, fine them for being unhappy or
Christmas morning, and sentence each
one 20 receive as big load OF sugar
coated poncorn, cocoanutteu candy, mirth
as he or she can carry.
To do this an appropriation OF $500 /,
required. VIII every lover Of Christina,
enough emo to contribute ''tnO to the Fund fst ths,
The World" is raising no subscription
will be too small for a grateful acknow!
eiSment in these columns. No donation
Will come amiss. 1uerc is no reasoT
why this fund should not be the larges
In the list. and it will il Il receives tn.
support II deserves. More children will b.
welcomed, entertained and made merry
this Christmas tnan ever before. Las
year the little guests numbered betweeI
S0UC ana 1000: this year provision vii
be made for 5000, How many Of then
a IN fax .N111,
give five tots a load Of popcorn and cand,
and one noisy or cunning toy each.
Please become responsible for five o.
even one T!iget's Christmas i6Y. Ad
dress Cashier Christmas Fund 'Th,
World Pulitzer -uilting New Yorl
city. NELL NELSON.