People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1894 — The Thoughtful Acr. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Thoughtful Acr.

FROM our home of peace and gladness Comes this happy, Jingling rhyme.

With our hearts that know no sadness At this blessed Christmas time. As we hear the dear old story In the pealing of the bells, To the giver comes the blessing: “ 'Tis the thoughtful act that tells.” The mistletoe of bygone days Hangs aloft within our hall. And the bright, red-berried holly Drapes the pictures on the wall, And the air.ot sweet contentment Which in our household dwells Bears out the cherished saying: “ 'Tis the thoughtful act that tells.” Let the miser hoard his money— What pleasure doth he find? Hor when the day of reckoning comes It must all be left behind. And he laughs to scorn the message Of the bells, melodious bells, As they bring to him the message: “ 'Tis the thoughtful uct that tells.” Let them ring and ring it louder. Let it sound through every clime, How our God will love the giver At the merry Christmas time. .Let them ring and ring forever, Until every bosom swells With the love of helping others: “ 'Tis the thoughtful act that tells."

C. H. Capern,

in Chicago Herald.