The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13

and little cash girls sobs, and wish
you miserable Christmas" In short,
this belated purchase, obtained with
such effort to all concerned, carries
with it the unheard tears and signs
of the Yuletide angels, those shining
spirits of gladness we turn from our
doors. There is way to escape this
very great annoyance to ourselves and
Injustice to others. The shops ara
never crowded in the early morning.
80 do the shopping then with the very
first hour. Or II you are a business
person and cannot spare the time,
write the friend whom you recall at
this late hour a nice little note full
of Christmas feeling or else run
around the corner and buy her q
bunch OF bright berries from any of
the temporary stands, which If not
patronized would mean ruin to their
owners. At any rate, however, you
solve the problem, keep one thought
in your heart:
Peace on earth and good will tow
ard all the poor souls hired to sell
Christmas presents.
The next sinners against the Yule-
tide angels are the family ogres who
deny the home children their riEhtful
share Of Christmas Joy, who fret
about having the little Christmas tres
with its trif1ing gifts. who shatter In.
fantile idols by revealing the sacred
mystery Of Santa Claus, and so and
30 on. All, me, ali, me, could I not
tell weeping stories myself Of the
hardness Of grown-up hearts at this
time-stories Of the dark and dread
ful day when a silly aunt Of seven.
teen Knocked me for my belief in good
Kriss Kringle and when, little later:
the edict went forth that I was too
old to think much of Christmas" any
more. Is anybody ever stoo old" ia
think OF Christmas? Ia the heart ever
too hardened not to suffer when the
dearest Of its saintsfs rutb>sssly t.
ken away X $50
As to thlZrubbxbz talk6f the ch1.sj
mas tRs6 being Zoo much trouble. q,
toe gse6 szseszs, 61r meaa1
that groEh3aPs>a are thhRinx -
GreIy ct themselxes, There are Chxtst
mas trees and Christmla trees. md
the cheapest lnd 1ittfest may him
just as much JOY to small k4ar5 q;
the most expensive ones. IN 60G ]
have seen little Christmas trees bur.
Denied with tiny gifts, and gay with
candles, that cost no more than 4
couple of dollars. They were set up
with love, and trimmed with love, and
revealed with love; and the children
and the grown-ups were all as happy
as happy could be because they had
invited every one OF the Yuletide an
gels to the fun. !.
So don't rob the children of their
good Christmas saint, Santa Claus.
but leave them to find out the facts
Of Christmas giving themselves. And.
be your home ever SO poor, save some
thing from the housekeeping money
to give the children their rightf1l
Christmas Joy in another way whsa
the tree cannot be managed. An
orange. 4 big, rosy apple. and a walk
Ing stick Of striped peppermint CANDY
cost but little. Yet the bunch of cheap
things will seem like Christmas, TIE
real true-true Christmas, when It 10
dumped out of the little stocking.
Concerning more important gifta
than these, they also may be of the
cheapest sort. All a little child tx
poets is something new, 30 the tribes
bought at a reasonable hour at the
ten-cent store. the cheap, home-dress-
ed doll. the nickel watch or fifteen,
cent box Of paints, are all equally
prized. What the Riddles want is To
feel their Yuletide angels near them,
and little extra bother, little a.
ira patience, will achieve this bless.
ing Remember, too, the child with.
cut the gates, for 1t needs 4 share q
your Joy. Sit up q little later for TIE
next six nights and see what you can
make out OF pretty scraps Of stun a.
hand, the eolored pictures In the Old
fashion books, etc. Let al the chi
Aron who cross your way feel SOMA
o. the gladnssu that 10 in your ovA
heart. Il - 20 easy. Don't grumh,a:
~ "AAL you CAL Will C0IUuBl8Hk0 83W
give everything With love.
The worst sinners against Christ.
ms peace aro those who feel tAa
Doason 10 . nuisance and who do their
|ovol best DO make others feel tie
name thing. They hate the excite
nsok, ths sxehanGs Of presents, Tia
lsttoeU q cards they must send, Tia
Idea @ having to give servants money.
the dinners they must get up, those
which they must attend And in hat
Ing these. and M the dozen and one
dutiss Of the Christmastide, Tier
hate svsRythins-the 10y that II h
The atr, The svest church bells, tha
eheTubtm and sssaphim Of Bethlehem.
md even him whose coming The
prophet neaA 1psetoid 70 long h.