Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-19
The Spirit of AnDrecia.ion

Editor M0rntRg Neos: Having been
travelling over the South generally for the
past six months as correspondent, etc.,
of late, the following sentiments have
been impressed on my mind, and if wor
thy of notice you are at liberty to insert
the same in your columns.
Say good word. The disposition IN
criticise and find fault seems to be natural
to good many persons, and is the cause
of vast amount of trouble in our social
and family relations. There is scarcely
an endowment of more value to ones COM
tort and success in the world than the
ability to see and appreciates what is good
in his surroundings and associates. There
Is no place where the spirit of apprecia-
tion is of more value than in the public
and business life of town or city. 1t is
necessary to the n0urishment of proper
local pride and patriotism. Every one
likes to live in community where things
are prospering, where there is an
active, gO-ahead spirit, end n
general feeling of wholesome
growth. There is no better way to help a
town run down than for the inhabitants
to think that it is running down. and IL is
great assistance in building up a town
Tor every one TO think it is prospering.
The smaller the number of grumblers in
community and the less of that spirit of
envy which is unwilling to acknowledge
another,s success, the greater will be the
prosperity of the place-therefore. sav a
good word for the town, and for everybody
IN 1t that you can. If you have a rival or
competitor in business, do not run him
down In the hope that you will thereby
help yourself. You will in the end iniure
yourself by making it seem that the town
is not prosperous enough to support a
good living competition. If every one
thinks the town is going to the
dogs because his neiebbor does
not manage his business to sniff
him., an impression very much worse than
the fact will soon be snread abroad. II
the people of a place take a genuine
pride IN it, they rejoice in the prosperity
or every citizen and are not inclined to
bellttle his success. Outsiders will have
good opinion of the town, and that tone
of feeling is very easily and quickly com
municated to the surrounding country.
II you make out that your neighbOrs do
not amount to much, the hearer will be
very apt to class you in the same list, as
their reputation is your reputation: their
prosperity is the prosperity Of
the place, and your own as well.
If we really take pride in our town we
zen, and if we rejoice in the success of
our fellow citizens we shall feel an in
creased pride in our town. A feeling Of
mutual appreciation and interest will
beget spirit of mutual helpfuIness which
cannot tail TO be OF much practical benefit
to the town. "In union there is strength
and we say that when everybody pulls
together there must be general advance.
Every man works better when he feels
that his neighbOrs appreciate his efforts.
lie Will put his shoulder to the wheel
with more vigor for few hearty words
OF. encouragement. The spirit Of appre-
citation also favorably affects the social
atmosphere. 1t makes society more pleas
ant, and hence thep place more desirable as
a residence. The more general we can
make our mutual cooperation and en-
couragement. the more valuable will our
social life become, and in proportion 70 its
value the more widely viii it be sought
Tor. And 1t Is pleasure for me TO say
from observation and experience also.
that Savannah, has good many things
to be proud of in her society and in her
city and its surroundings, and should
take just pride in them, by making it
generally known, by saying a good word
for whatever deserves it, and she will find
a constantly increasing worth along with
her increased appreciation. C,P.H.