The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-12-23
Suggested by the Season

OF all beautiful legends. OF all beau.
tiful verse, OF all stories told In all
the life OF the whole world, there Is
no tale so wondrously beautiful as the
story OF the Christ-child. Every man
and every women must recall those
long-ago, faraway days when first the
story was told TO them, the story OF
the little babe in the manger. OF the
star OF Bethlehem, with It's rain OF
fire,. the shepherds, the wise men and
the doings OF the angels. And with
this memory come back other mem
cries. mental visions OF those whom
we loved and who have passed away;
OF all the sweet joys OF childhood.
when the world was a playground In
stead OF workshop: OF fond dreams
and childish disappointments. Christ
mas day is time when we must
pause on the journey and rest by the
wayside. sparing the golden hours for
reverie and tasting the sweets OF gem
crosby and tender charity.
BY all manner OF judgment and be-
liefs we must concede that. so far as
doing good is concerned, all days
should be Christmas. To bestow
neckties on Dec %. and cross words
all the other ?64 days OF the year is
TO be like the common sinner who
cheats his neighbor during the week
and prays most energetically on the
Sabbath.
Let us not confne our gifts to ma
terial things. but open up our hearts
and give freely OF their great stores
There's many a woman who. receiv-
ing costly gift from husband or IA.
Their, would only too gladly exchange
II for some sweet expression OF his
fondness and affection Many
mother from whom her children have
grown away would prefer a caress
one endearing word kiss OF love. 10
all the trinkets and baubles and gifts
I'm the shops.
IL isn't the gift. fits the love and
thoughtfulness that prompt II. The
woman who gives because she feels
II duty is practicing deceit, and be-
Hitting herself II one wishes not 10
bestow a holiday remembrance let one
az least have the courage OF ones
feelings and sentiments and be true
and honest about Il. No human soul
wants a present that is given grudg.
ingly
According 20 our way OF thinking Il
Is a beautiful thing that once n year.
one may have the privilege OF doing
something nice for those 10 whom
one Is devoted
The pleasure Is so great that. on
Dec. 26 one should decide TO put n
little OF the Christmas spirit into
daily existence.
Perhaps you don't know n. but Il Is
true nevertheless that the more you
give the more you will have. There
Is certainly some great. wonderful
power that takes away from those
who are grasping and selfish, and
who helps along all those whose
hearts swing true
There is such a keen pleasure In do
Ing for others that Il inspires one 70
work. TO greater cndeavor and 20 bet
ter purposes and higher ambitions.
What is there In other earthly things
half 20 satisfying?
The woman who buys pretty clothes
has the satisfaction OF looking at her
reflection in a mirror. but this salts
faction r. as shadowy, as Hitting as
unreal as the vision she beholds. The
woman who fills her house with beau.
tiful furnishings rejoices for certain
time and then the beautiful things
lose In interest. The woman whose
bank account grows with the years
knows that she Is safe from poverty,
but you can't get any more heart
warmth out OF bank book than II II
we're an icicle.