Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 25, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 December 1897 — Page 4

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Grown Folks' Christmas

The Period That Is a Trying Time in a Woman's Life.

The Christmas Season Too ilany Times Is One Where There Is Little Genuine Feeling, Save That Pf. ory and Tears.

There is a certain time of life at which the Christmas feeling becomes largely perfunctory. Young people have a thriftless habit of wasting their enthusiasm along with the other priceless gifts of youth, and by the time they are thirty or thereabouts the supply seems to run out and the spendthrift finds himself feeling frightfully blase, and regarding life in general and its anniversaries in particular a horrid bore.

This is especially true of woman's life. She turns so sharp an angle when she begins to "break," and the cold blast .or reality cuts so keen at first. The feeling that all that was worth having in life is gone with youth is more palpable with her than with him to whom it comes much later and much more gently.

The period between thirty and forty is the trying time in a woman's life. One day she feels old and slighted—her power to charm a thing of the past, and again comes a happy day when yoath. the divine child, seems to have run back again to meet her, "with his eyes as bright as ever and the summer wind in his hair."

At this^ime of life Christmas, like other festive occasions, appears to her more a thing to bo gotten through with with what grace she may assume, when there is little genuine feeling save that of a strong propensity toward memory and tears.

If we are ever going to take leave of our illusions it will be at this time, when we put away childish things, not so much because we desire to do so as that the things of youth go away from us and leave the realities of life so bare, so unbeautiful before us. We are confronted with such disturbing thoughts, such intolerable facts, that our minds are in a chaotic state of transition seemingly never to be straightened out again. First of all comes doubt the love of our husbands, the kindly intent of so-called friends, the advisability of certain prescribed methods of conduct, the efficacy of Christian charity, the benefits of society, the consolation of religion, even the truth of the old old story that gives us Christmas for our dearest day of all the year, all these hang in the balance. We are beginning to think heretofore mere doing seemed good enough and a woman's reason sufficed for everything.

Time was when we would have known the Christmas season by the "soft sweet feel of the air." When the bells rang rareest music and peace on earth and good will toward men seemed floating all about us like a sweet aroma, only to be breathed, free as air, plenteous as sunshine! That sweet unreasoning theory of youth that because we are happy the whole world must be so!

Now we have lost all that. We know there is no peace upon earth, we sometimes fear in moments of our worst despondency that there is, in the unanswering Sphinx-like Diety, no particular good will toward men In our personal experience there seems to be a shallowness of sentiment distracting to one who has hitherto held to ideals. The church fair is full of spite and bickering there are cliques and factions and the methods of raising money aro as squalid as the shell game at a country horse race. The church is already too rich in its furnishings to offer welcome to the poor the pastor too sleek, too fastidious in his life and dress and speech, too much inured to luxury to inspire any answering thrill in hearts that must need the fellowship of a scholarly man, who still retains that rugged humanity that once characterized our preachers but Is uow for the most part polished away. Still the money must be raised, for our preacher has made his mark and nothing but a raise in salary will keep him.

Our little charities too, have come back to us after many days, not so much like the allegorical bread upon the waters as the proverbial bail penny. We have come to the startling conclusion that there are no worthy objects of charity. Those who will accept aid are notoriously undeserving. and those victims of genteel poverty among whom the real heart tragedies of life occur, are beyond our reach. We could not carry gladness to their hearts If ww should try.

Closer home comes the realisation that Christmas Is a time of trial for the financial head of the family, and it must be said for him that he bears it nobly. Some time he winces but there is that in his early training which holds up its hands in horror at the idea of skimping his family at Christmas, and so the grave kind words of caution and counsel that would be bett«r said, are left unsaid. Many a distracted man sits down to his Christmas dinner and listens to the prattle of his thoughtless wife and innocent children, while silently wonderimt how under heaven the bills are to be settled.

The modem Christmas is a woman's Christmas. None but the feminine brain would ever have devised such senseless flummery, or thought to add expense to a gift to take the place of the old time heartiness that once went wish the simple little offering of lorn

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various and sundry neckties which she thought pretty, and chairs which she thought ornamental to the parlor, and books which she had long desired to read herself, she is filled with bitterness, and life seems really very hollow.

When one arrives at the period of grownupness of which I speak she is quite likely to come to the conclusion that the desert waste stretches all the way. She is incapable of understanding that this is merely a barren place in the road, beyond which is a serene and peaceful country, not so picturesque as that to which she looks back longingly, not so full of surprises and delightful prospects, but still with a fair supply of sunshine and soft air. -,

We will never be so happy in this country again as our forefathers have been. The march of "civilization" is too relentless we have passed "Griggsby's Station" and there is no return. The rough handclasp of fellowship that belongs to the pioneer days is a thing of the past. We are effete. Warm demonstrations are in bad form. The cold touch of the gloved hand, the soft-voiced speech of conventionality, the armed neutrality of those who, while circumstance permits, are friends—stran. gers when a change comes—are the principles of our social life.

The gift is now appreciated according to the dollars and cents represented in it the Christmas dinner valued according to the expense involved in the appointments of the table and the manner of the serving, and although this mode of reasoning seems to satisfy the average being of today, there are still individuals who demand something real to satisfy the spirit. There are men walking idly along the city streets with memories of the old village or country home tugging at their hearts with mother's old-fashioned face, long hidden from sight, haunting their memory and there women half wondering where the Christmas grace has gone, and seeking it io vain festivities and foolish exertions in the name of religion—all failing with strange perversity to catch the keynote of human happiness or to know that the whole story of life and its blessedness, is embodied in two short words, so thoughtlessly spoken, so frequently misapplied.

The line between cynicisms and philosophy is finely drawn and one generally becomes the one before attaining to-the other. There is along period of vacillating between the two and there comes a time—heaven only knows why—when even the two charmed words of life—love and home—are weighed in the balance. The one seems a fallacy, the other a bore Happy beyond all other earthly happiness is he who finds the meaning of these two simple words before he has flung what they represent out of his life.

Will woman never learn that hers is the perpetuation to these holy gifts to man? Will she come to realize that it is not as a bread winner, or a club leader, or a church worker, or asocial star, that she must do it? Will she be content to say that to do it she ueed not be a "citizen" or "roan's intellectual peer" or anything else but just a wife and mother as God made her, putting all her heart and life into the noblest work that has been given to poor humanity to perform?—Sh, but it takes tact to do it—it takes strength to do it, it takes patience and large minaedness and character, and courage and all the wonderful things which we praise in heroes. And sometimes when a woman lays down her home keeping and steps out into a seemingly broader sphere of life amid the applause of the idiotic public, it is in reality only the cowardly desertion of the field of womanly usefulness which she lacks the character to perform.

So, friend of mine, upon whom, in this sweet time wherein no fairy takes nor witch hath power to charm, grown-up-ness seems to weigh too heavily, and you feel the cynic developing within you—take courage—the next step is to the philosopher and, having attaiued it, all your doubts will flee away, you will have regained your balance and you will understand.

I have not yet* even after years of study and experiment, determined whether a man desin** to receive ft present on Christmas but am certain of owe thing, he nJotss not, it he has to pay for it himself. Hie giving of gift to one's husband Is the clearest illustration that I can now call to mind of its being more blessed to give than to receive. This fewert baa weight upon the pu**led woman's mind and bears with it an added cynicism to her reflections. When she reviews the thank- brotherhood of man-all these work taM manner in which her lord has received

About the time when the wife comes out of her slough of despond, and decides that a womau may after all get a modicum of happiness out of life even where youth and beauty are gone, I notice that the husband generally begins to stay at home more. The hilarity of an evening down town seems less attractive he likes a newspaper behind which to nod beside the fire. Tom and Jerry on Christmas afternoon is not so enticing, or if he takes a glass for old sake's sake, he hurries home earlier to find the "old" wife and see how the Christmas things are holding their charm for the children.

The children! What a world of lesson is in that phrase! Why, one child will make a Christmas for twenty people one little stocking by the chimney charm away goblins of ennui and demons of despair. It is a desolate home in which no little stocking is hung on Christmas ere a home where passion rules rather than love. Small wonder that men and women so easily drift apart who have never known the bond of a baby's clasping hand or felt the consecration of that marriage vow embodied in the wonis, "our child."

been a prominent feature of our society in late years, and there is no surer evidence of decline than that- The frequent recurrence of the sddal "function" (at which there is about as much sociability as at a millinery opening), the number of clubs which demand the attention, the various societies that pretend to promote the

home.

ary club and a Dante class and a card club and a ladies' aid society if we go out besides to two or three social functions in a week and to church on Sunday, what time is left for those little ones at home, who miss mother's society infinitely more than she can imagine? I can remember from my own childhood the dreary feeling that pervaded the house when I returned from school and mother was not there. Perhaps I only bear it in mind because it so seldom happened I should no doubt have grown used to it in time. But one can get used to many things which are not good for him, and I persist that the constant absence of mother from the house is not good for the child.

Among other characteristics which seem queer to my friends, I am lamentably lacking in public spirit. Let the public go to the bow-wows, or, in more elegant phrase, let each woman look after her own household and the public will look after itself. Above all let no demand of church or society interfere with the home Christmas. Don't put off the mince meat or the home-made taffy or father's favorite fruit cake for any other thing in the world. Don't go slumming don't give present's that strain your pocketbook. This is the doctrine of the higher selfishness, which is infinitely better than that lower form of the same indispensible commodity that expresses itself in public demonstrations and showy performances of duty at fche expense of other demands that are crying in the closed hearts of our own, whom we persistently slight.

In my mind the forlornest of all Christmasses are those which belong to the single men and the bachelor maids. And each year, as our society progresses in the blind folly of extravagance and display, the number of these unfortunates increases.

TERMS HAUTE SATURDAY EYENING IVf ATL, DECEMBER 18, 1897.

Is woman again to blame? Is it because she now demands of him a present the price of which would in the old days have bought her complete wedding outfit, that he cannot, dare not ask her to name the day? Is it because she wants a house which he cannot afford and an establishment which he cannot maintain that they shut their eyes on the dream of love and journey on alone, growing old and haggard in looks and cold and dead at heart? Is it that woman has grown braver and can fight the battle alone, or is it that she has grown less brave, afraid of life, content to walk upon its outskirts rather than join hands with the man she loves, and face the trials of the old time womanhood for loves sweet sake? While not entirely given over to old fogyism, I think that I have discovered that the best way to do most things is the old way, and so when Christmas comes, could we, oh, home sick hearts, return to the simplicity and sweetness of the old way—how happy we should be?

For this season then, though the demands of our complex life are inflexible and there is no shirking from the ranks of "the processsion" let us return for a little while to the good old ways, and keep a home Christmas sacred to the love of our youth and the memories of our childhood and bjessed be they who like the wise men of old, have a little child to be the guiding star to this most permanent peace on earth for worn and weary hearts:

JULIET Y. STRAUSS.

Christmas In Russia.

The Russian Christmas is ten days later than the English one, but is celebrated very much in English fashion. Families all meet upon that day and country house parties are many. The tree is a Christmas yew and Is beautifully decorated. The gifts are placed on small tables near the tree. The churches are decorated with greens and so are the houses, but no mistletoe is used. Two or three days are public holidays at Christmas time, and the people greet each other with, "Happy feast to you." A huge pyramid of rice with raisins In it, which has been blessed at the church, is served at the Christmas dinner, and the meats are goose, duck and sucking pig. A great delicacy at a Russian Christmas dinner is veal which has been fed entirely upon milk for that special day.

An Old Time Christmas.

Heap on more wood! The wind is ohilll But let it whistle as it will We'll keep our Christmas merry stllL S Each age has deemed the newborn year The fittest time for festal cheer, And well our Christian sires of old Loved when the year its course had rolled And brought blithe Christmas back again With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious rite Gave honor to the holy night. On Christmas eve the bells were rung. On Christmas eve the mass was sung. That only night in all the year Saw the stcled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen. The hall was dressed with holly green. Forth to the wood did merry men go To gather tn the mistletoe, Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal. tenant, serf and all. Power laid his rod of rule aside. And ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes. That night might village partner choom The lord, underogating. share The vulgar game of "post and pair." •All bailed, with uncontrolled delight And general voice, the happy night That to the cottage, as the crown, Brought tidings or salvation down, —Sir Walter Scott.

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RICHES TAKE WINGS.

A Christmas Story With an Unusual Kndinjr. He was a fine looking fellow. In his hands he carried three large bodied, though none too plump, turkeys, and the big calico sign behind him with its legend, "Turkey Raffle Within," gave a pretty good inkling of how he came by his burden. "Turkeys enough here to last a week," he soliloquized as he swayed to and fro on the edge of the sidewalk. "Guess that turkey they've got at home lays over all these, but then turkey is a thing you can't have too much of."

Just then a man approached htm from the shadows—a man with a gaunt look and a coat that would fail to attract the attention of a rag gatherer. It was the usual request for "a little assistance." "I guess they took all my spare change inside, pardner. Just hold this 'fcurk' while I look."

He found a quarter and handed It to the beggar, who started to move away, but an idea seemed to strike the young fellow and he called the man back. "Was that dead straight about your having children at home and nothing to eat?" "It's true, sir, so help me God." "Then take this turkey."

A block farther up an old woman crouched in the Ico of a high board fence grinding out some melancholy tune on a wheezy hand organ. Without a word the young fellow approached her and dropped one of the remaining turkeys into her lap. "I'm a triflo short on poultry," he said, with a merry chuckle, as he hopped aboard his street car

On the opiiosite seat of the dummy sat an urchin, red eyed and sobbing. "What's the matter?" asked the turkey dispenser of the gripman. "You 6ee, the kid's mother is a poor woman living out near the park, and she sent him down town to buy a cheap turkey for their Christmas dinner. Well, he got it right enough, but some thief snatched it from him at the corner of Seventh street. That's what's the trouble." "Say, take this home to your mother," said the man who had been to a raffle, as he flung the bird across the car and came near knocking off the gripman's cap in doing so.

In the morning someone knocked at his bedroom door. "What's the mattor?" "Matter enough. Somebody got into the lardfer during the night and stole our turkey

The man in bed laughed so loud that his sister, who had called to him, pronounced him an idiot. "Say, sis.'"'

Hello 1" "Doesn't the Bible say something about casting your bread upon the waters and having it come back again?" "Yes. Why?" "Oh, nothing—only it don't work with turkey. But we can get along without one for Christmas. Why, we could have a bird every day in the year if we wanted one."

A Christmas Pie.

The following appeared in the Newcastle Chronicle of Jan. 6, 1770: "Monday last was brought from Howick to Berwick to be shipp'd for London for sir Hen. Grey bart., a pie the contents whereof are as follows—viz, 3 bushles of flour, 20 lbs. of butter, 4 geese, 8 turkies, 8 rabbit®, 4 wild ducks, 8 woodcocks, 0 snipes and 4 partridges 2 neat's tongues, 8 curlews, 7 blackbirds and 6 pigeons. It is supposed a very great curiosity was made by Mrs. Dorothy Patterson, housekeeper at Howick. It was near 9 feet in circumference at bottom, weighs about 12 stones, will take two men to present it to table: it is neatly fitted with a case and four small wheels to facilitate Its use to every guest that inclines to partake of its contents at table." Thus it is no wonder George Wither sung so merrily:

So now is come our joyfulest feast. Let every man be jolly. Each room with ivy leaves is drest

And every post with holly. Though some churls at our mirth repine, Round your foreheads garlands twine, Drown sorrow in a cup of wine,

And let us all be merry.

Dover, N. H., Oct. 81, 1896.

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7 West. Ex*. 1.30 a 15 Mail & Ac* 9.40 am 5 St. L. Llm* 10.10 a 21 St. L. Ex*.. 2.35 pm 3 Eff. Ac 6.30 11 Fast Mall*. 8.55

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ORDINANCE.

PROHIBITING ANY RAILROAD COMPANY FROM LAYING ANY TRACK OR TRACKS, SWITCH OR SWITCHES, OR

SPURS ON OR ACROSS ANY STREET OP THE CITY WITHOUT FIRST OBTAIN ING THE CONSENT OF TilE COMMON COUNCIL. Bo It, ordained by the common council of the city of Torre Hante, Indiana.

SECTION 1. That It shall bo unlawful for any railroad company owning or operating, or having the control and management of any such railroad having tracks within tho city of Torro Haute, and using and operating the samo for the hauling or carrying of freight or passengers, to lay or cause to bo lala any additional track or tracks, switch or spur on or across any of tho public streets of the city of Terre Haute, without first obtaining permission so to do from tho connnon council of tho city of Torro Haute, which said permission or grant can only bo given upon a petition or application in writing, filed with tho common council, specifying the street to bo crossed by said track, switch or spur, or upon which said track, switch or spur is to bo laid, and such petition or application shall state tho point of commencing of said track, switch or spur and tho termination of the same, giving the total length of samo and what streets will bo crossed or occupied by tho said truck, switch or spur, provided, tliat each day said track remains, shall bo an additional offense.

Provided further, that nothing In this ordinance shall apply to the Torro llouto Electric Railway.

SEC. 2. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall, uprn conviction boforo tho Mayor, he lined in any sum not loss than twenty-five dollars

City Clerk.

JGLECTION NOTICE. TEIUIE NAUTB & INDIANAPOLIS RAILROAD COMPANY.

SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

TERRE HADTB, IND.. Doc., 15,1897. Tho annual mooting of tho stockholders of this company will behold at the company's office, room No. 4, Union Passenger Station, In the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, on Wednesday, January 12, 1898, between tho hours of ID o'clock a. m. and 12 o'clock noon, for the election of seven (7) directors and the transaction of such other business as may bo brought before the meeting.

GEORGE E. FARRINCITON, Secretary.

"gJLEOTION NOTICE. TERRE HADTE & LOOANSPORT RAILROAD COMPANY,

SECRETARY'S Orrice.

TERRE HAUTE, IND.. Dec, 15. J897.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of beheld at tho comt Union Passenger St

this company will beheld at tho company office, room "No. 4, Union Passenger Station, the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, on In Wednesday, January 12, hours of 12 o'clock noon and o'clock p. m., for the election of five (SJdlrec'ors and for the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting.

Indiana, botweeri the

GBOROE E. FAKRINOTON, Secretary.

LECTION NOTICE. INDIANA ft LAKE MICHIGAN RAILWAY COMPANY.

SECRETARY's_OrriCE.

TERRE HAUTE. IND.. Dec. 15,1897. The annual meeting of tho stockholders of this company will be held at the company office, room No. 4, Union Passenger Station, in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, on Wednesday, January 12, 1898, between the hours of 12 o'clock noon and 3 o'clock p. for the election of five (S) directors, and for the transaction of such other business a*, may be brought before the meeting.

OZOROE E. FABRINOTON, Secretary.

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