The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-12-24
THE HOME CIRCLE
AND IT'S INTERESTS.
Column Dedicated to Tired
Mothers as They Join
The Home Circle at
Evening Tide.

It's a wise husband Who prepares &c
nav for the Christmas gifts received
from his dear wife.
The new Christmas game WIN DC
very fashionable. The players NUM-
through their pocketbooks to see no"
much money they have left. The one
who has the most has to buy present
for New Years.
Christmas. the celebration OF the
birthday of the Divine Child. 10 pc
s,,liarly the childrens festival. And
while 1t cannot, too, but be a time OF
..pecial rejoicing among grown-ups. we
realize after all that it has no other
harm to compare with the pleasure
ve take in some kiddy's delight over
Mo doll or drum or picture book that
cur special Santa Claus has brought
him.
IL does the world good to open It's
doors and take in the seasons greet
nga. Business goes on all the napier
because there is a warm. charitable
feeling in a mans soul toward his en-
ployer or employees or acquaintance.
We are all so busy we are apt to forget
u be considerable. forgiving and klnd.
II In well to let the brain rest ana al
law the heart to rule sometimes. or
non may lose the faculty OF loving ana
being charitable.
Christmas most truly belongs TO the
children. 1t celebrates the event OF the
Christ child to whom the wise men
thought gifts and the shepherds came
and worshipped. Would th7t every
shild in this land of abundance might
receive that little portion to III the
hearts with joy and chase the ana
tears away. 1t takes so little To open
mo founts of joy 1t would seem so
mali a portion might fall to the lot OF
all the children of American homes;
hut alas, some will be burdened with
xifts till they weary in counting them
and others-what disappointing
Christmas, it will be! Cannot we be
thoughtful one of another and share
cur blessings with those less favored
and make our Christmas more truly
happy for ourselves and merry for
many others?
Oh. how pleasant, bright and CHEEKY
home should be made at that sweet
Season Christmas-when each and
every one can bestow some little gift
e affection upon dear ones and re-
Wondering those who are less fortu-
nnte We should remember the great
gift of our Heavenly Father to the
world. He 1t is that can and will send
hiessings which will make home bright
and happy. The inmates of sweet,
Christian home should never indulge
u gossip, but speak kindly of every
enc, some loving word OF encourage
mont to the disconsolate. When in our
power lend a helping hand.
Santa Claus reindeer with their
spreading antlers, may have walked
two and two out of the ark, when 1t
rested on Arrats crest after the flood
subsided, but who cares? The gift of
eternal youth is theirs and they are too
busy to bother with family records or
chronological tables. Each year the
rhythmic patter of their tiny hoofs VIII
be heard on your roof on Christmas eve
if your heart Keeps young and true and
your ears are still attuned to the faint
est whisper of Gods own messengers.
Santa Claus finds his happy way into
the homes of the rich and the poor
alike, into the palace and into the cot
tage, wherever children have been sent
to brighten and to bless.
Christmas should mean infinitely
more to us than can be expressed by
gift or language. 1t is not to be sea-
son Of tears, but of joy. 1t should fill
every home with gladness and the noise
or happy children and parents. Let the
children come home, let the parents
throw open their homes to them; let
the yule log, log Of wood be laid in
the fireplace and lighted and with
songs, match the merry cracking log
and shadows of the flames dancing
jocundly upon the wall. Say, some
friends, come strangers. If 1t be but a
cup of cold water that's given, and
kindly smile it will do something to
show that