The Washington times., 1915-12-25

, to wish me and mine a merry Christ.
mas.
A merry one to you, my lad, a merry
one to you, and Just the frst Of many
of them.
Christmas An Opportunity.
There's the little school teacher way
down in the Tennessee mountains.
How homesick she must be, but there's
nothing in her letter but Christmas
| wishes and happy New Year good
cheer.
A light heart to you, teacher. and
happy DAYS! May you and your noun
tam chiluren nave q merry Christmas
| IN the little log scnoolhouse. like to
DO tneie TO nelp you trim 1t up with
| "reatns OIL mountain hoiiy.
lheie's the woman IN smart society.
She wolKs naruer tnan any wage save,
poor thinS, at being smart but sne
was not too Dusy ~ write and wish US
ali merry Christmas.
l Know sne's tninkIng OF the Christ
! mas we spent together once in San
! ranciSco, "nen We we're both young
and ambitious, ana anything but rich.
hhd how we went out ~ u.nher a. a
cheap table d'huLe, and got on very
wen, pretending to be happy. until the
Waller wished us merry Christmas
| when he helped us on Mltn our coa.s.
anu tnen We Doth Drohe down and crieu,
To the walters AgonizGu amaZenIenl.
feH.hber ne kept saying over ana over
sometning IN German. Calling himself a
| uuhIiInOpi, whatever that Is.
| lie lnaue a great SUCCESS, the man
USED To Know, a very sIe-t success,
| ana he rich and lionIzvu, Dul somehow
| ieau between the l.iIes Oh mis- Christ
mas ietter tina. he is no. as nappy as ne
Was "hen lie was poor and believed not
, ohiy Ia other peopie, uut himself.
| thik II was reLCI to him lo write
! ~ an ola lrienu Mno does not want
! nytn.ns of nm.
The rich man, the mar OF power and
| place ana p.s adm, Whit a irIrnd nu
/ ii..a &c ia. oLeh al. the ycars " I'D, (.
/ knd and lai.hIGi fIi.MI never say
ahythlIs tu hm ABBA. 1t, b.. t.rrisL-
hiIS Is mere. anu 1 can.
cam wIite him II 1T, II note with my
hearl in IL ana let ni.n Know :nat
h.I"n tnank You When l Say 'Nierry
Christmas.
| Tneie's the friend who L. unhaprily
married. Poor womah; Sne. won't ie.
you be sorry Iur ier. She tries y pic-
Tend all the tine, ana inc rvs: OF Us
pretend, too. t. her.
This is my cnanCc. Ill write her q
Christmas letter, The pollicst frlcrdliest
letter ! know how u wri c but there
must be IN 1t a Gecper n, tc that will
speak TO her lonely neat AMI tcll her
tnat she Is lrNeu and udmi.,d ty those
| who really know her.
| What fight yoL re ,naS'ng, brave
scul-you with the laughing mouth and
thf sad eyes.' How You struggle to
Keep up appearances. and hoy we all
. love you :or it-rou. the great public
! success and the great persC nal failure.
-; You shall have one letter f-Om nne " ho
really loves YOU at christmas time.
The "One" Day.
Wha. should we do without the
blessed season? Why, we'd ali get to
be as cold as ice. and as c. .abhcd as a
| winter apple.
! ships That Pass in the Nicht''-did
you read it. the book that was slch a
! sensation years 20 Inc best thing
! about It was the title?
"Ships that pass In the nigh: for
| SO we are. all Of us
| Ships that sail the lovely seas alone,
! Tor the most part alohe.
Eut there Is one day il the wear
/ when We all run up our f1a.n and show
! our colcrs and hail euch O'hcr in friend
| ly greeting across til" wide, wide sea
! Merry Christmas That the gallant
| greeting from the little sloCr there wal
| LOWING in the waves. The great liner
| lies to to az swCr.
Merry Christmas. And through tho
storm and the fog, an, above the
screaming of the winds or Gcs my. there
! comes the. chime oe bells, for this is
/ Christmas time