The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-12-18
Home Circle Column.
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A Column Dedicated to Tired
Mothers as They Join the
Home Circle.

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There is much cheer in kind word
and Merry Christmas
The value Of a Christmas gift
lies in the testimony 1t gives Of
the affection that prompts it.
Beautiful and right It Is that gifts
and good wishes should fill the air
like Snow flakes at Christmas tide.
900
The Christmas chimes are pealing,
softly pealing; the joyous sounds are
ringing ever louder and clearer,
nearer ard nearer, like sweet tom
ed benediction falling on the ear,
Glad ringers are pulling the ropes,
and in one grand swell of melody
Christmas with its old. yet ever rev
and marvellous mysteries, bursts iri-
umphantly on the earth once more.
900
The fact that Christmas giving Is
an exchange Of things often not need
cd and that It tends TO mutual
less than rather TO mutual gain
which is the law OF barter-elevates
Il far above trade. The perennial
benevolence which finds its express
sion in Christmas giving has the
stamp OF divine and the spiritual up
on Il, and II argues that there Is
nomething more in man than the
mere materialist sees there.
i 900
Christmas Is really the worlds fes
tiyal-every tribe and people upon
the earth's surface observe II in
some form. The forms may vary bu
the spirit every where is the same
The different nations Of the worlc
celebrate the virtues and illustrloui
deeds OF their great men and we d.
HA ON this side of the water
when we celebrate the birth o
Washington in February, or the brit
Of the nation in July, but in Decem
D Der the world celebrates an even
T which far surpasses the birthday Q
: Washingt on, or Wellington, or Ma
y poleon. or Alexander the Great, o
7 even the birth of the nation 1t
i the birth Of the worlds RedeemeI
e who was given as an atonement 70
sim ....... .. ..r ....
= At this time OF the year the fat
u the little children is strongl
emphasized. Throughout the worl
of Chrlstendom childhood is lookir
TO that mysterious individual Sar
!. IA Claus for the bestowing of n
n pnnual favors Implicitly the lit
ones believe in his existence and
his beneficence and from every le
ter box in the country missives
him are trustingly dispatched. N
few OF them are most pathetic,
il not all faith typical Of this chill
=, hood faith, and are not the !
n wards OF II similar to these? Sor
\. how, 1t is a part of our nature III
n few there be who can live very go
:, without It. Who would take avn
a. the faith that little child mas
NJ this mysterious parsonage, ia
ha t. Claus, myth though he be, a
.. who would take from weak and fir
"a humanity that lagrer and sweet
trust in the eternal goodness.
no Dear readers Of this column, 1t
"a ours to again greet you with
mo Merry Christmas" We have cont
40 ued our labor of love" until q
~, time and here we are, Yet 1t
ho from no selfish motives, we asst
YOU. or ambition for public en-
Iments that we have continued
work, or shall Commune it, but
ly with the desire TO do good, ?
~ adventure to brighten some life,
courage some Respondent one, drol
few brief words Of truth 10 drive
ror from the heart and possibly j
some one to choose that better J
that might not otherwise have d
50. Howl wen we nave succeed
you, reader, will have TO declare.
~ are admonished to Sow beside
'p' waters, knowing mot which 81
a. prosper, this or that" We have
i'S' DIV written for the Home Ire
iere the most sacred precinct un
he' heaven, and II there is any home
.ers heart made better and brighter bet
- Of our words, verify We shall rec'
our reward.
This is the merry Yuletide sea-
avs when all the joys of life center no
ne the fireside. The members of
ih femily, If at all convenient, gat
Mt this time under the parental
To enhance good feeling, pres
are bestowed and greetings sent
absent ones. The home be 1t