The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication.
In this trifling affair， that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events， the two latter are of less frequent occurrence.
