The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-27
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PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS.
BY JENNIE HARRISON.

ST know cried Adam, always the
FIRST to speak: grandpa and grand
mai that's what they stand for"
Hurrah for the two G's, shouted
littls Jim, climbing on the arm of
the chair.
.s.Gentle Grandma ] say!" was
Gracie's guess, as she wheeled the
old lady's chair closer to the fire and
saw her seated in it.
.sYou're pretty quick at guessing,
children; but you haven't come
near it, yeti" said grandpa, laugh
ing at the group of eager faces. My
two G's belong to Christmas time"
s,Oh, hel" exclaimed Robert;;"no
I know! goodies, and-and-"
Come, Rob, keep quiet and let
grandpa tell"
SIS it story?1 asked little jim,
looking rather puzzled.
mo; you are to make the story
ont of my two G's between ncv aud
Christmas night. Then you are to
come aud tell me which Of the two
G's you think is best
aAnof usw
Yes."
sub what fnnl T Wo G's for Christ
mas! Nov, grandpa. what are they,
piease?' cried im patient Allan.
Are you all ready to hearg asked
the old gentleman, adjusting his
glasses carefully. and counting the
various rosy faces clustered near
him; not neglecting to cast haal
glance at the sweet, placid counte-
nance of grandma, to find the sym.
pathy and encouragement there
which had never failed him in all
the long years they spent together.
Il was pretty picture, as the fire.
light played across the group; the
bright-eyed, eager children, fresh
with youth and health; the white
haired grand parents, full Of years
aud experience, yet very much like
the young, ones, in their simplicity
and enjoy ment Of little things.
about holiday time," said grand.
pa, ..and especially at Christ mas, one
Of my Gs is in constant use. It is
repeated here and there and every
where. by boys and girls in parti-
cular. Sometimes, as I have listened,
it seemed as if the word which that
G began to spell must be to them
the important word in the language.
And yet I knew if It were, theirlives
would always be unhappy, and they
Woold lose half the pleasure God
meant them to have IN this world.
My two G's are giving and getting.
NoH ] know very well, that some of
yea young students Of fine English
may fud fault with one of my words,
and tell me it would be more correct
10 say giving and receiving You
are right, no doubt, but I am using
the word now as I have heard boys
and girls use it-and grown people
too; because Think can teach you
my lesson betterin this way. These
are the questions which I hear at
every Christmas season, over and
o7er: What did you get for Christ
masg What did you get in your
stockings' s'sWhat di you get off the
treeg What did you get? so many
times that / begin to believe that
getting IS the biggest s in the die
tionary! Isn'tit so, my children
Not one could deny it. They
knew that the question would be
sounded on every side that very
coming Christmas-only two weeks
OFF now-in the nursery, on the
street, even IN the Sunday.sohool.
a0scourse, grandpa, it's very nat
urai to ask each oiher what presents
We have bad. We all get some
thing
Yes, it is svery natural But
sometimes I wish that boys and
girls would learn to use the other G
more, and find out what pleasant
sound it has. Suppose that from
now until Christmas we should
hear boysand girls " whispering every
where such sentences as these: What
shall we give these poor children
aroand street for ChristmasY
Let's try to give lame Sallie Gray
something nice for Christmas? I
don't believe she ever has much
I'm going to give something to
every poor child I know; because
it's so pleasant to give, and We ought
tor
Grandpa inflated the various
tones of the children so exactly, that
mother, who was just coming in the
door, wondered who was there; and
tho young people were delighted.
aHalf the people IN the world
boys and girlsin particular-do not
enjoy life as they might, just be.
cause they use one G so much, and
forget about the other. I want my
young people to learn to use the
beautiful G now, so that their
whole lives may be made happy"
Mustn't we say the other g at
all?' asked little Jim, with a sorrow
ful sound in his voice, which made
them all laugh.
'Oh, yes, little one. You will
have chance enough for that. Only
don't think about that G all the
time. See, all of you, how much
you can do with the other one dur.
ing these two weeks. And on Christ
mas night, if our lives are spared,
let as mees together here, by grand
pas chair, and talk it over"
Well have a big g, and little g"
said Allen, quite ready to begin his
plans.
And all the young people were
agreed.