The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-12
Nan to Spend Your
Christmas With the
, Old Folks at Home
You Can Advance q Dozen Good
Excuses Why You Can't Get
y There, to Your Way Of L
y Thinking. ButYoucan,and
It'll YOUR DUTY.

tbe country.
as Nearly all had Offer
One the connections
Ind the possibilities of getting stalled in snowdri before he
fRpud
Another feared it would be too the old folks
a. "They get there and they understand
VRs the way another viewed the matter.
But the young who started things persisted and finally
triumphed first however having compelled one
brother begeren against that brothers wife who had thrown
cold water the contemplated program from the first
And all got to the country village the same tram
bundled themselves sleigh with the bottom OF II ana
slid mery the reaching the house after their aged
mother and father had long since bed and to sleep
home had been let into the surprise and she had
anaged have drink and food for the chill
going
~ The old folks got that morning for cherries Christmas
they thought expecting their boys girls home
thing night before they
discussing probability of this that coming but
agreed together that e weather just the best for travel
ing"
When they got by sitting fireplace. however
ee many pairs stockings hanging there had
been many pair father filed and pair for
mother filed
N knowing look exchanged and together the aged
for the leading the bed
the second floor
There they found their "chden"-each bed
she had occupied while at home.
What happiness there there the country that Christ
day.
thankuness expressed in
these good they fell into
night Well John the children haven't forgotten
after all, have they?"
Where have you planned o spend your Christmas?
Not away from your old parents if alive. we hope.
Now, wait a know what you saying
You like those the author of the above Christmas story
tells about
You would day wouldn't get back
until the day.
$50 You haven't
i HOW MUCH THEIR TIME HAVE YOUR MOTHER
AND FATHER GIVEN YOU?
There's the road You would have to wait
n flag shanty somewhere hour, too, perhaps.
-. HOW LONG AND HOW PATIENTLY HAVE THE OLD
FOLKS WAITED FOR YOU?
Your place THIS Christmas day is with them.
emphasize THIS Christmas day. for is safe presumption
Mat you by good and holy that
would be this year.
The year got you didn't it?
And just way they passing many white
heads Christmas the lonee and the empes and
khe saddest of all the year.
Christmas days that will be long be-
e will be impossible you gladden.
aching today and them that the children haven't
forgoten the old folks after all"
III How many and you could meet just who
ould tell you you wish they would
for the exclusion of other WISH could be
granted
81 would wish that mother here that she could be with
be with her"
And if your wish. your eyes grow bit
isn't feeling something guilt you
many Christmas days might have been with
her when you not?
Don't your you bit you stop
that her wish was that her boy girl could have been
with herr
be satisfied
~ Her wish, then, you could have satisfied
Il Plan them you your parents living
be with them one Friday Saturday and
sunday.
This practically three-days' Christmas.
Think happy you make Them and you will be happy
for it.
81 Take the old place home for day.
delight telling you the characteristics
aw you when you young how pronounced this
first impressed and what opinions
Wtse regarding the
them know that have not their love and ad
vice they have their useful
satisfaction that THERE with
a YOUR in particular know that she
mother the with the responsibility her
boy girl upon her once more
If il is only day and the time will
loves that responsibility and she
known shirk It,
may Christmas dear reader your families
ceer be together
So get them together