Show JOYFUL INTERLUDE it is a 1 nerry merry season indeed that interlude which precedes chri atmas the most loved and enjoyed of the year because among other good things it lasts so long and makes one feel so joyous we wd mark the day itself with the solemn thoughts and the religious observances appropriate to its deep significance as the birthday of our saviour founder of christianity but in the days davs and weeks which come before in the fun and excitement the bright anticipation and the joyous preparation which lead to the happy culmination of the opening of the presents there is the goodwill and merriment of a season which unfortunately comes but once a year |