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Literary
December 26, 1913
Judith Gap Journal
Judith Gap, Wheatland County, Montana
What is this article about?
A man writes a daily diary-like letter to a distant friend from Thanksgiving to Christmas, presenting it as a thoughtful gift that embodies their bond, evoking classic friendships like Damon and Pythias.
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DIARY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT
Peculiar but Pleasing Remembrance Showing Absent Friend Was in Mind of Donor.
On Thanksgiving day a man sat down and began to write to a distant friend. But he wrote only a few lines, and laid it aside. The next day he took up the pen, put down the new date, diary-fashion, and wrote some item of news of interest to them both.
So each day from Thanksgiving till Christmas he added something to the letter, as he would in a diary, ending and mailing it just in time to reach his friend on Christmas morning. At the top he had written this message:
"This is all the gift you get from me this year; but it carries more thought of you and more love, I imagine, than do some more costly ones I am sending. But just put it in your pocket for a dull January day. It will keep."
And this was a letter from a man to a man! Damon and Pythias, David and Jonathan still live in our prosaic American business world.-Mother's Magazine.
Peculiar but Pleasing Remembrance Showing Absent Friend Was in Mind of Donor.
On Thanksgiving day a man sat down and began to write to a distant friend. But he wrote only a few lines, and laid it aside. The next day he took up the pen, put down the new date, diary-fashion, and wrote some item of news of interest to them both.
So each day from Thanksgiving till Christmas he added something to the letter, as he would in a diary, ending and mailing it just in time to reach his friend on Christmas morning. At the top he had written this message:
"This is all the gift you get from me this year; but it carries more thought of you and more love, I imagine, than do some more costly ones I am sending. But just put it in your pocket for a dull January day. It will keep."
And this was a letter from a man to a man! Damon and Pythias, David and Jonathan still live in our prosaic American business world.-Mother's Magazine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Christmas Gift
Diary Letter
Friendship
Thanksgiving
Platonic Bond
What entities or persons were involved?
Mother's Magazine
Literary Details
Title
Diary For Christmas Gift
Author
Mother's Magazine
Subject
Peculiar But Pleasing Remembrance Showing Absent Friend Was In Mind Of Donor
Key Lines
"This Is All The Gift You Get From Me This Year; But It Carries More Thought Of You And More Love, I Imagine, Than Do Some More Costly Ones I Am Sending. But Just Put It In Your Pocket For A Dull January Day. It Will Keep."
And This Was A Letter From A Man To A Man! Damon And Pythias, David And Jonathan Still Live In Our Prosaic American Business World.