Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-24
FREMONT FANCIES.
Our "ReguIaro Writes Delights
fully of the Happy Christ
maStide.

1LD1lO6 hh0OOs"1 hOl1Ald Y
season is upon us, the time that
fills every childish heart with de-
light, and awakes a responsive
chord in oller breasts that have
not grown too callus by long con
let with the world to feel for
others joy.
In every shop window, on every
counter, in the busy click of the
sewing womans' chamber, in the
bake shops and kitchens and even
outside IN the chicken coop and
pig-sty, all about, within and
without, are seen the signs of ap
preaching Christmas.
Why smile at the hackneyed
theme! In mott i g i; humanity
SO akin as IN the + cling of gen
eral goodwill that pervades this
season. In almost every room in
the house there is something mys-
~terious going on. Ida and Sue sit
behind closed doors and if Fred
or even the little mother knocks
there is a sly tucking away of
some bit of embroidery or other
trif1e of needlework, and the most
wonderful counterfeit of innocence
in the face as the door is o, ned
and the intruder admitted.
Lilly has that art.
quite beyond the other girls and
she hides away with palette and
brush, after school hours, at some
sunny but unfreluented window
and there she writes her secret in
the language of flowers, or gives
it to bees or butterflies, any OF
Gods creatures that may mutelA
proclaim it on the glad Christmas
morning to the loving friends
whose hearts 7 to be gladdened
by these little gifts.
Fred, poor fellow, is only a
boy, his fingers are equally IN
skilled with needle and brush, but
he has remembered to save a part
of his spending money, and he
shoveled off the snow that SO
lately caught everybody unawares,
he >mcnded a neighbours fence,
cleaned up papa's office for a
whole month, and put all these
earnings in his bank. Now he
turns out his treasure, counts it
carefully, and runs over in mind
the little surprises he can give to
each of the loved ones.
But Bobby and Bess think only
of the good things in store for
them. He dreams of fireworks,
and of m1ny thi lgs that are of
val ue nowhere else on earth but in
a boys healt, Her blue eyes
grow large and wistful, as she
wonders if Santa Claus will bring
her a doll just like the prettiest
one in the shop window.
Bobby contides to her one Sc
cret-that he doesn't intend tt
sleep Christmas eve night H.
intends to watch for Santa Claus
He tried it last year, but then h'
vas too little, he has grown sc
much older now. he is sure to be
able to watch, all night if neces
sary. But here Bess makes al
earnest protest. "On don't ever
do it Bobby, nurse says he will
not come at all if we peep" But
Bobby. deep down IN his heart,
means to try it, and keep so Still
that nobody will ever know.
Even the ~whiskered papa, SC
full of business. has been note
ing and remembering some wish.
thoughtlessly expressed by eacf
member of the family. while
mother-Eell, mother is Away
ready with some suitable token
of love, Tor she seems to know
by intuition the very thing mos
longed for by every one.
Uucle Tom is coming home t,
spend the holidays. Not one has
forgotten him, and ne is himselj
the best present he could bring
to his loving nieces and nep
news.
But how we are anticipating!
1t will never do to spoil the fur
before Christmas really CONES.
Nj. Editor, if.you will allow, we
will leave tle Chris mas dinner
until another time and com
oack home and chronicle som.
events of interest that are en-
gazing thoughts
The home comers, of course,
are first. Tfere are the youns
doctors. Hayes and Person. ths
Trinity hoys. Dickinson and Best
and more Hooks. for the Christ
mas angling, from Oak Ridge.
Just as we predicted, Ere moni
is charging her borders. A new
street is being opened just back
of the Academy. Lots nave beer
sold, and some new houses, we
have been told, will be built. We
think some new families have tc
be pre- vided for. Well les US k,eI-
the old and extend orr corpora
ii in for the new. Bee.