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Show OUtt OEEETIN08. How Christmas Was Observed in Our Town The Tula Tide. Our reader may think u tardy with our t:hrilma greeting, yet they aru none the lea cordial on tbi account. You know I'hriatma laat until Vow N '.!-.. hi- ,..,itip ,i tun hoi, lin on e. , ' ' ' Mi-tui.1. mil, ,.ti.. hand und .each 1 "U to the New Year with Ihe oil,, r J; I I l.i- I- Ihe v.,,.,.,, of g I .-I i. Th,. t i - :t-n of the holly nnd the miatlelne 1 ,11,,' iiino f..r briirbt fm-, tnd generou.'X ( Mii.ul'. .,r glailaome greelinga a X !im,e f,,r 11..I.I1- rcaolvc. I., k,. born n F I lime for old iiiiiiiio.il ioa ,li, - a lime - I Ik-ii Ihe benevoli iit .ule ,.( uc'. mi L lure .Imiild .-. Ii--.- Ihe aurdid aid. a f It In 11 the ll.'iitihl. ahould lie 4- , turned toward, home n time when the f u-iiipuig ihnin. ..I l,.,i,.... ,hul,l be J I 'iinol.il. A I kIi. ii Ihe child nilh In- i;. .I.l.n curl.. II,.. in:, ii with hi. ail I. ...1 ..k-. alike e... "t.lory lo ti.nl 1 " Ihe highe.l. e .. . j.tll,. t.-l mil to men.'' Then- w..rd hiive been ehiinleil bv all rhrt.liiiu nalioiia aiuve the iufiint Jean .h , in Ihe rudp mnn H"l in ll.-t III, l,. ,i, The otj;:lil in the UMiol tathi.ttill. hiite pealed forth II. e.e worda llu.l Ihe l,e:,rl. nf the or .lopper hiite I tall. .1 Willi u.lotii Ion: ll treii.lii.,- Ihe tb inerlea. ! patha of poverty e. ho the pra The i r inolher in Ihe hovel a. .he l.eii.l- j r Ihe .tnoiihlerinn einbera iihiii lln- I. -..blip h. utth. 1111,1 Weep. over the ,e,,i.tv .loeklllk'- of her tienleeled cliil 1 then - el en .he hear. Ihe.e alraina in II,' ,1,-lai and her plaintive voire. j." lull of wunl, join, in Ihe rhorua. j"l.,.rv In I,,,. I in Ihe highe.l." I'er 1 1..', I- l iiiMther ia thinking uf the i I'hri.ltuna ibiv. in her girlhund when ,l my i roa I the bnnr.l, and tl n rie. mtiv be feeiblig her hungry '"lit, Tl Ionian, may cavil over the I..I. un.i , . I, tin .,f thi. day, but we ' mil I,., 1. 1 l'a-l l .u r I lui-lma.. Tl,i- tear il ivu. "Merry rhri.tmn" J all nruiiiid. I'm turkey, with tl ual .un. Ii ie. , fiiriii.hi-d Ihe inner man de llltl, the anelal wj. given play lu many iviv-. am I ill fuel Ihe day w.. a happy ininiver-iiry, de-pile the fuel Ihnt dun ilelion. were in I, I..., in and a thornier alarm might be ekui'led at any time. Anything like a full account uf the u cial li:i,peuiuga of Ihe day and even lug I'liunut be given. Time and apace fori, id-; but never waa the day mure uuiver-tilly nbacricd in our city. A. we lire libnul tu let gn uf the old year we realize I hat to moat of ua ll bna I u u kind year tu a few the lark aide haa been turned; to other, the aiimiy aide. We muat not forget that iiHin the Iminea of um of our reader., ince laat t'hriatmaa tide, a .had.iw haa fallen and the mantle uf horruw hua wrapped the inmate in ita aoiahcr fold.. Oilier liomea are like ISrefauildv neata thnt hauga ou the with grail bough- tleaulale berallae the life fad song went out with the bird. New tome have been made new tie. formed and old one wevered. but In ear onward march it 'ia not well lu iup tu meaaure the Inad each one carrie. No life 1 either all Kunahine ur all Unrni. If the new year bring, pma 'rity, let ua rejoice; If adveraity, lei ua lie brave. I,ct ua be thankful that "our line have fallen In pleaaant place;" that "it I a well with ua aa It 1m," and ua our utmoat endeavor In make tin a happy year. 1't ua quickly turn over the ad page and look at the bright picture tbat await raj let ua ulckly penetrate any cloud that may float o'er our pathway and riew at length the beautiful ilver lin lag beyond. |