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Show lluliilay TlioiiliU nud Gicetiu, CANNdVII.I.K, I'Uh, Nw. 7 IHH To Hit ICdltori Cbriatmas (Imat The mortal who Can greet It coinln.t with apatbatlo luUlflerenra must ba Indeed a mlssii tbrope. No other festival In all the year auggeata auch memoriae. Under Its glad Influence tba man of tha world Ihrowa aalde hla carat and In Ibobrlsfbut liappjr Corislmaa aaatun ragarda hit fellow belngt In a mora fraternal manner, opening up lilt heart and purse atrlngt In thla period of "peace on earth, good will toward , man," perbaa with a tlgU of regret' that tins sordid world of oura It ao In- i dlllerent to bumai euilaring In all tba other three bundrrd aod aUlyfour daya of the fast expiring year, 'lo toe boyiah heart of youtb, 13 an especial degree, It la Indeed a glorious time, befure whose etl ulganoa eveu tbe patriotic patri-otic Fourth palaa luto Inslgultioamw, the attrBollena of the tlme-booored tlme-booored "Curlstmaa boa," and tha Inevitable Cbrlaimat eonteotlona usually proving of a mora magnetic and alluring character than the pyrw teohulo display of youthful patriotism, lu the average mm, however, It ooiuee arrayed la leara and amllaa. There ara some amongst ua lo whom, no doubt, It tarvaa aa a reminder of advancing ye't, partial of straightened clrcum. stances, of leaala beaiuwed on hollow friends and of tha cold looke that ii'iw greet them In adversity and mlsfor leue. To such wa Would eay, never heed such dismal renilulsoetioet! () nuteeleut the merriest eeasou uf the year fur dolalul recollections. Jah aside the Balherlog tears. Dwell not u)0 uieuiorira of tha vacant chairs of departed dear onsa who once routrl-Luled routrl-Luled toward making Christmaa a ciillnu'd round uf mirth and bappl-nestl bappl-nestl JU'lltol upon your present bleee lugs, of winch every man has torn-1 1 neie are few among ua who have uui leu the pressure ol gloomy care, lo the general ruu of meu, life la not a bed ul rosea. There la therefor s all the tiiurersaai n for sotting thla ausp'riuns period when "Meiry Christmas' and "littpj.y New Yai"li on every lip. Christian liuuianttv all tba WcirlJ over balls the genial sasson, and we welcome It all tbe mole heartily wheu we consider that II Is pie-euilneully the fcattval of the pior and lowly, on whom the llreat Naasreue asauree us In auch touuhiug tarma Ibat He haa I comi,asileu end fur whom lie luuga tu break "tha broad of coutulatiou." i.vaa to the thtmghllese tbe passage of our atiuual land mark hat in It aouielblng peculiarly aoleniu. Nol alone with the entry of a uew year Into what atiakesi'uare alylea "the fitful davu" uf uur lives, ara we reminded that we are "by an animal march" brought nearer to our final home; but many uf Us are also brought lo recoJIsol with remorse ful pangs coiiueruliig frittered time aad wasted opporluulHue. To lhee rirratlul tw-ugts, we probably owe tha number of fuod reiulutimts aunualiy ofTret up at tbe threshold of the Infant $vir. Uu llteso ocuMsloua wa may be tald t measure out Ihe gradually weulu autls In our emptying hbur-glaas, atij kb we palufuliy note the lessening distance dis-tance between ua and the lomh, we u am rally tuaaa tome maiilal podges ngardlug what It known as "braoiog up.'1 Abmt the first of Juuiry, tboraiure, We may trtce a Halo ui.eauirM among the general run of our ft leu. la auj aniNauitances. It U ut at all unu.usl ou thuMO naslons to be buttonUultd ty luiut Hbw cot.vrrl lu tbe teauultiKt of the lute J. J!. w .lUt-h, woo lu a bur. I of co ufl it-ni-e will Inform you that lite Siluon keeper will tie longer thrive and grow fat at his expsuse. Ltaving this iemuriiice uralur lu all Ihe glury ol a now y aciiiired virtue, yuu will in all likemioiid be acoosed by Ibe lohaucj va-um, who lulurms you that lor ihv spie of aa anaual trip aruui.d tne suu, the aoothlug weau will know him no mure. Next conns ti.e cigarette patisut, wuo i y the way, s lu a far worso cuuJitieu Ibaii the HontMt tut acco vb iun. Afier bateollig to his tali- of Wu, In wiilch "Duke's C'amvo, Vanity Fair," aud other branda ut the ooxiout null eie couslgmd to bad. a fur Ihe )!(- of e twelvruiiintb, yuu proooed ouward, aud If you are u pbllai.thrupiaL y0n will v-'"1 -My Ii to think of ihu B.,al tMed rt'iululiocs aui proiriM't of ra I lor n tuado m all cuollaeuue aud gouu Jell ti. Now, see thete resolutions, Hk-uIi, alis, In too many Instance thy j,j mil stand the stem teat of time, y lar teHiinnmy to the inherent K fi tuat uwwlls within the human t,i art. It Is owing In a gnat utt hsiire lo to. moial coweruion and shrinkrfe from trivallou that uharaulri. tu utanr ,i up, that we fall In our t fl irt ! (intrc n h gher life. Along tne pathway rf nulTprlng can Wi aluue h 'pa to aciilfo triumph. I'w among us will will 1 1 r-cnlve r-cnlve the ln ro In the man who, ktiow-li'H ktiow-li'H his (Hllliioue which has time an. 1 again biume I hit osrnrr with Die shadow of iitnra'e, will not at, sialu Irum, the inloxtcstlng . cvumo whtch wit. i t lrcHt.ii magin fa U w-rtff w-rtff his hrltr Ij.sliiK-ta tu that of Hit groveling swine, while It hurries liuu ma ily forward ,t i !a ;ra lation and datn. Axamweftl b c uisa we are teirtnu lit our alms an I I- liiiy IndltN r-ant r-ant to Ibe w ints and u elng4 of (.tb. rs. Wa shut ourselves oil liom hnman sympathy by erecting a rami art of in-uilltfieiite in-uilltfieiite to tne aipiratiotit of our kind. L-t ut than Improve tha appoN tunttles which lime net given us. A very li,ttrting porm lii'mm ui that, "while the devil fsha fur mm with the halt uf each tuan't pas oon, he uo oiny the naked hook In catihlug ihi-Idisr." ihi-Idisr." We should put frln our best endeavors to aciire n suitable educa llou, not nacesi4rily a ollegaaie sutid-ard, sutid-ard, but one tbal will 111 us lor tnt duties of g-joj cltli n. This la one rsululiuo wa sbouid make and km p it iu luls reside l miK'Il oau ba doua by tbe Individual him-strlf, him-strlf, li be be in earnest, l iie career of man like Lltn-uln and many utiisra rvmlnda us tnsl "tne Isuli list nut in ur aara, but in r ur selves, tuat we aie uinier Hums." Hut shove ail aud berund all we see nantfer lb that soralird krowlade whlru as serta tbal I' ll llentuu, perisnabls World overhad wi la eurnal oblivion man's Iritual craviiiKB. With all the earnesiueaa uf our very nature wa would say, build ou religion and never bead ttioee who would bsnk alone on cleune." Wa (eel assured If we frtliy nurse. Vea with line conviction, tuat ell of our g'tod resohiliuiia made wilt nut be In vain, lor they will theu be bsaed oo Immortal truth. Htaudlug at the gateway of the opening open-ing year we Ucalre lo wish uur new I Hiete of Utah aud hur worthy (oopip, as wall aa vut gr at nation, a happy new year, and cluse with the uoj a inut we may meet at ibt llulsti atrungtn eued by a year's record of tuulual helpfuiuest and good will. Ju. M. Lun.ni.nu, |
