Show tw i the true spirit of christmastide there Is hardly a festival in the calen dar which has such a bold hold on the hearts of old and young alile alike as christmas day the ring of 0 the car bells and the voices upon the streets seem to tahe take on a more cheery tone and the spirit of the time seems to throw a glamour over places and things which ordinarily are devoid of all beauty As it Is with places so it la Is with people they too not only seem to change but the transformation does take place in millions of hearts to a greater grenter or less degree the spirit of christmas even affects people who tor for the rest of the year are devoid of sentiment and of feeling tor for their fel lows the most interesting stories of christmastide are those which will rill never appear in print true stories of men and women whose thoughts have been only of their own selfish alms and pleasures but have been awak ened it only tor for a day or two from their usual belt self complacency moved by some force of which they are only half conscious to do some act of kind ness to make th ohp day happier foi for someone less fortunate than them selves in a worldly way the chris flan tian |