The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-26
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Peace on earth and good viii
among men" is more plainly writ
ten on the hearts of men throughout
Christendom during the next ten
days than at any other season of the
year, and / am sorry it il not en-
graved indellibly rather than writ
ten with soft pencil so that most
of the traces OF it will be erased by
the rubbing process, Of commercial
greed and social competition, as
soon as the holidays are passed.
Mothers and fathers whose heads
are covered with silver locks, whose
forms are bent, whose eyes are dim,
whose hands are unsteady, whose
steps are lettering; in glad antic1-
patton of the homecoming of stall
wart sons, and lovely daughters are
forgetting their rheumatic pains and
when the work of the day Is over
they sit by the fireside with their
arms entwined about each other and
live over the days when John and
Sallie and Jim and Mary were frol1c-
some children playing about the
place.
In few days John and Sallie and
Jim and Mary will come with their
husbands and wives and children.
The painter who can reproduce the
glad light that will shine from the
eyes of that dear old mother Will
make a name that will last as long
as human souls love.
Thousands of patient, loving
wives and trusting children are 1u-
bi1ant in anticipation that poor old
hard worked papa will come home
and spend day with his loved
ones.
Charley has gone to the city or
to the far west to seek his fortune
and has written Mahala Ann that he
will visit the old home. Her maid
emily modesty prevents her making
any *obtrusiye demonstration OF her
joy but her heart Is glad and she
trips about the house assisting IN
the household duties. She sings lit
tie snatches OF song When she re-
tires to her room at night she fe-
reads Charley's letters, looks loving
~ at his picture, goes to sleep ana
dreams of shady walks, green helds,
singing birds, murmuring BROOKS,
pretty gowns and parties and IN
every scene there is an honest,
brave, true, strong young American
Charley in his far away home Is
as restless as a chained bear. He,
too. reads some ones letters, gaZes
upon the picture OF true, beautiful
girl and to himself murmurs: "Old
girl. YOU can make me anything you
wish BY common consent this has
become a season when the heart
rules supreme, season when the
cardinal sin of the Adamic race, sell
fishness. Is temporarily deposed as
the guiding spirit Of human action.
II the life and death OF the lowly
Nazarine has succeeded in causing
love to reign in the human heart
seven days out Of every 365 then he
has not lived entirely in vain. | sup
nose there will be services at most
Of the churches on Christmas day
which is all right provided nothing
but cheerful sermons are preached.
It will be all right to tell of the
browning glory of the resurrection
the glorious mansions prepared for
the sons and daughters of men; or
the beautiful lessons of love taught
by the Nazarine, of the unselhsh ex-
ample he set for our guidance, and
me DGduLIIufIy SIAlSoS iilS hS tSe$N'
1t is admissible to tell OF the many
bleeding hearts he healed, in fact
ANYTHING calculated to intuse JOY
into the hearts of the congregation.
But If / hear of any of my brethren
of the cloth relating death bed
scenes, preaching funeral sermons or
telling that story about the rich man
and Lazarus, ! shall be constrained
to give him a good lecture. SO,
brethren, please take notice and do
nothing during the holiday season
to cause any one sad thought.
Let us all, mothers, fathers, un-
cles. aunts, brothers, sisters. grand
fathers and grandmothers join
hands and gaily dance to the melo-
dy OF the song that is in our hearts.
This is season of giving. II we
have nothing else to bestow let us
bear one another's burden. Hus-
bands, while you are not doing any
thing else take that crying baby from
its pale, patient, tired mother, wipe
the dishes for .hers,and II you have
been cold and Indifferent toward her
put your arm around her and tell
her she Is as young and beautiful
In your eyes as when you led her .
blushing bride to the altar and IT
you deserve tho high position OF hus7
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