Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-24
Christmas.
Heres Christmas iorsou;
And "A Merry one ton -

And a Merry one too"
How shall we make ii merry for those
we love, and those we ought to love
Yes, do as Others do, and give as nice a
present as you can really afford To each
and all. gift however trifling " hich
comes laden with the tokens of a living
heart is always welcome and it seldom
fails to touch responsive chords of kindly
affection even in the most undemon-
strativr. Would that there were more
among grown folks ms in the ranks OF
innocent childhood who would believe it
impossible tor the human heart to be
dead to all true instincts of love and
charity! Is there not some good in every
one, and can that good be better brought
out than by thoughtful expression OF
regard at Christmastide Now is the
best time of all for us to learn the lesson
that we lin blessing others shall our
selves be blessed"
Just a practical word or two. One ay
in which many can make Others happy is
to follow the injunction OF the scriptures
"Go, pay what thou owest." Are there
not many who have little accounts out
standing who can as well as not pay
their bills now? We speak fcelingly
Many little due bills of but a dollar or
two it may be, if attended to without
delay would tend to swell the aggregate
wealth ofsome wallets to most unwonted
proportions, and bring not only happi-
ness to the receiver but to him who
would feel the freer to walk the streets
without thinking how to avoid one who
may he wondering "why doesn't he pay
that little bill ?" So make Others happy
by settling up accounts If you can which
will help those in whose debt you now
are to enjoy Merry Christmas. We re-
peat, I'VE speak teelingly." A subscrip-
ton list of nearly three hundred in Island
Pond village, and more than $50 sub
scribers owing from $50 upwards.
Think what the aggregate means to us.
And now a good word for our mer-
chants. First of all we object to and
protest against most earnestly the prac-
teal boycott put upon our local trade by
many whose instincts should prompt
them to think of what they owe to the
to wn or village they live in. We must
and do admit that for variety of goods
one can do better in large city, but we
contend and facts will bear us out in the
assertion that in point of reasonableness
of price and civilty OF attention, and u-
dicous selection of goods no one need 90
beyond our own village confines. The
beautiful village which, reader, is your
home, will be made the more prosperous
and the more attractive, believe it, if you
patronze your own neighbors and give
them the encouragement and the support
which is their due. Save your railroad
fare, your time, and your much worrying,
by calling at your village stores and Sc
Letting as you can easily do your Christ
mas gifts. You will economize by giving
protection to home industries, and you
will have the additional satisfaction OF
knowing that you have contributed to
the possibility OF both merchants and
clerks having a Merry Christmas.
Finally don't be guilty of wishing any
ono "A Merry Christmas" at the same
time conveying the impression that your
words are but the expression of parrot,
void and meaningless.