The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-12-22

AS0SAAOSS
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 manager, 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 men,
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 disappointment. Christ
mas day is time when we must
pause on the journey and rest by the
wayside, sparing the golden hours for
reyerie and tasting the sweets of gen.
crosby and tender charity.
BY all manner of judgment and be-
liefs we must concede that, so far as
doing good is concerned, ali days
should be Christmas. To bestow
neckties on Dec. 25, 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 confine 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 "a
ther, would only too gladly exchange
it 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, a kiss of love, to
all the trinkets and baubles and gifts
in the shops.
1t isn't the gift, it's the love and
thoughtfulness that prompt it. The
woman who gives because she feels
it duty is practicing deceit, and be-
lifting herself. If one wishes not to
bestow a holiday remembrance let one
at least have the courage of ones
feelings and sentiments and be true
and honest about it. No human soul
wants a present that is given grudg-
tngly.
According to our way of thinking it
Is beautiful thing that once a year,
one may have the privilege of doing
something nice for those to whom
one is devoted.
The pleasure is so great that, on
Dec. 26 one should decide to put a
little of the Christmas spirit into
daily existence.
Perhaps you don't know it, but 1t 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 keen pleasure in do
ing for others that it inspires one to
work, to greater endeavor and to bet
ter purposes and higher ambitions.
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half SO satisfying?
The woman who buys pretty clothes
has the satisfaction OF looking at her
reflection in a mirror, but this salts
faction is as shadowy, as fitting, 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 cant get any more heart
warmth out OF a bank book than il It
we're an icicle.