OCR Text |
Show Christmas Presents, i "The gift without the giver is bare.' Many of us aie Inteicstcd In making gifts to those whom wo owe something some-thing or to those in whom we have "gieat expectations," and with many of us our Christmas giving exceeds due bounds, we mil to such extremes that the Christmas season has giadually degenerated Into a tiling of diead, the only ledcoinlng featuie being "that It comes but once a jear." In this matter mat-ter of making presents, each poison must boa law unto sClf: the scale of giving should be 'adjusted Inaccoid-ance Inaccoid-ance with our means. It Is the wise woman that decides how much she can alToid to spend for gifts for her friends ans then icfiisss to go bevond the limit lim-it that would Intiench upon that which should or devoted to other purposes. pur-poses. To iefust to do as our neighbor neigh-bor lcipiircs coinage, but often the neighbor would be glad to follow our example If we would only be brave enough to do what we know is right, and thus pievcnt Clulstmas givln fiom being cuishcdoutof existence by its own excessive weight. Theie is a blessedness in giving which we do not want to he lost. Our readeishave sincere friends to whom by some out-waid out-waid expression they wish to lcvcal their love, and with caie, thought, labor la-bor and small means we can accomplish accom-plish much. It is tlie little things that do not rcqiihc much money which bespeak be-speak our loving caie for our friends and to be especially thought of and nlanuod for, will touch the heart and call forth such icsponslve .iiiL-tion that Inappiopilato prcseu's . irieat value can never do. Let us gi, v. ,.eu ly of kind, loving and encouiaglng-woids: encouiaglng-woids: and let everj gift be sent out freighted with love and good will: If this be withheld our piesents will be but mockeivof thegieat love which came to the v 01 Id on Clulstmas D,i |