Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-12-21
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l38s CHRISTMAS. i S.
An0tb Thor yearis swiftly drawing to O
4 lose and the Christn.astide Is fast
,8al sy,on ,is. Tho little folks ave eyen now
look ing forward and wondering what
8 SS old Santa Claus will bring them whom he
IS pays his noyer-failing visits from house
81 TO shonse, leaving behind an endless train
ss OF gifts, toys and joys. To tho oldor
fol The grown-up ohildren--it is a
~ solsson Of good cheer and joyful grooting.
5It ~ tho Homecoming time, tho occasion
s s,1is uiound the hearthstono--an
In life's desert, affording rest and
Y eshfnent to weary pilgrims.
Oh, the joy Of Christmas morning to
slght, happy, innocent youth On this
& Z glssS Touaiiiizcd~~ eyory ray of
u sere Sgs Hight, all multiplied mt isiten-
$Ssitied, funYil tho very memors Of Christ
mas int the days o. childhood becomes
tho fond Srecolleotion of the aged.
NinetA fi1 hundred years ago tho glad
refrain s1guiidcd forth among the Judoan
hi Reaco on earth,- good will to
4 rnass tIecauso con this holy morn the
II IA rineo OF Peace was born"
RI WHO, tIl time shall cease,
! tho earth, where once, not all in vain,
< He diedt0 give us peace, may not distain
A prayer whose theme is Peace"
y Thpe1 .ttttar 1890 has witnessed many
e. 4jiiteissitudos in human life.
gahim :, !. y snd sorrow, sunshine
,,t,a M arlyNpscd oaoh other at
~ q toRbs. Nci brief twelve
sas ~ ias5&nat a change has como
y spirit Of our dreams! Tho
* and gentle touch Of somo
3 IS.s Aavo faded from sense Of
J An empty chair sits
Is ), I seS gno, tho family circle has
T * tho tcndcrcst ties have
% 5nd amid all tho shouts of
- = %tsuard tho sorrowful walls of
ment. Tho very heavens seem
aass to some, and this fooling may
II, sS,tnore intensified by tho joys
f tinI I, for tho timc being, arc the por-
u wifeE }f,others. It pay be husband,
:. for h;!ather, iaother, son, daughter, sis
!. ,,;a,# other, who he's faded from earthly
rot,,;, and loft an aching void which
,itn,, 1g of timo and sense can fill Amid
h l,r;,o wrecks and woes tits only tho
;no leof Peaco who can speak ondur-
4, onsoling poaco to troubled hearts.
S5B stIifl such 1Ie speaks to-day, "Pcacc, bo
s&f;, land know that | am God; that man
lr ~ living soul; that it is rot all of life
' II .,Alf oil cf f, @1,1&
tosTa to bring life and Immortality to life; !;
~ = M Imine tho dark valley and shadow of
sS az q {isto conduct tho children of men to
taiA giayon where there is peace and joy
6itRr more"
Ico moro THE COURIER sends Christ
IN, ojgreotings to its friends and patrons.
l,,,sT year has beon ono of plcnty--tho
.,,',, bandmon have been blessed with an
f,n, ndant yield; plague, pcstilence and
=. .ssSra.a ,havo not come nigh our shores !;
Is iblessmgs~ have been multiplied, both
Ssaational and individual, public and pri-
s;s bate. We have much for which to>be
R thankful. And while VIC mako merry
With those of our own household, let lis
$lot forget tho poor, the bcrcaved, the
iptcd, on whom the storms Of life may
B lowing the ficrcest just now. A
S. word, a warm grasp, a slight token
teem, may dispcl tho dark cloud of
s RI S;sHd despair gathering thick about
Ghnfortunato one, and, lifting him
9f tho slough of dcspond set
son his feet again, and send him on
SSf way rejoicing, because he feels, all,
iSsS Ess stsgs, that somebody cares Cor him.
Stnd now, again, to one and all, THE
'lSggopRIER wishes a merry Christmas and
s6a happy and prosperous Now Year.