The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-12-30
Happy New Year (!

Time. May it have more of good
than evil to all, both rich and poor,
friend and foe As it's days, weeks
and months come and go how many
are the events which will cluster
about them of wonderful and varied
interest. Who knows, standing upon
the threshold, what is beyond? What
Joy and gladness. what suffering and
grief lies just ahead? And it is well
we do not, for if we did, the first
would lose the pleasure of surprise
and knowledge Of the latter would
take away the strength to meet them.
eSuficient for the day is the evil
thereof" and so also is the good
There was an end to the crucifxion
and then came the angels of the
resurrection. The smoke of the bat
tie rolls away and day by day benign
Nature clothes the CORY field with
flowers. The strife over, the end is
peace, which could not come without
the other. It is Kismet, not to be
avoided.
Let us all look back over the past
year and for that matter our past
lives, and see what of good or evil
we have done. If we have in any
way injured our neighbor; done him
any wrong or caused him to do wrong,
let us go to him, make amends and
be at peace with him. IF any one
has injured us let forgiveness, and
not revenge, be carefully accorded.
The vicissitudes of life are many
and great Prosperity does not come
to all, nor yet does adversely. Con-
tentment in life is better than gold,
and a conscience void of offence bet
ter than fine gold. Failure in bust
ness may happen and the future look
dark and gloomy, but there are still
rays of sunshine in the goodness of
= God for those who trust in Him, and
are diligent and faithful in every en-
ployment and work. Pinching pow
erty may darken homes and make
desolate the Preside, but the grace of
God in the heart brings cheerful
ness which cannot be destroyed.
The year 1886 has done it's work.
It has passed away never to return.
Whatever lessons it has taught let
them be needed, and as we pass on
towards the setting sun of our earth
II existence and within sound of the
clark river" we can stand upon the
brink of time and look to yonder
shore where all is bright, peaceful
and happy.
Like a great army we are marching
onward and onward. Some may fall
in the heydey of youth while seeking
after honor and fame in the midst of
the din and smoke of life's battles,
but they leave behind but the i'm
press in the sands of time to tell the
future ssthey once had BEEN" Some
may endure vicisitudes, troubles and
trials until with white hairs, wrinkled
brow and tottering frame they lie
down to sleep in the dark chambers
of death to wait for resurrection's
morn. So each and all have their
way, and they walk therein until the
grave in the silent city of the dead is
all that is left to mark, in the march
Of time, the spot where they fell.
If the year comes loaded with
pleasant blessings and royal gifts, be
sure they are only loaned. Taken
from the treasury Of God what is Of
real worth will be carried back by
Time to be placed where .smoth doth
not corrupt nor thieves break through
and steal" Only be sure that evil
and falsehood can not help but die I;
the good, the true, the beautiful live
forever and by virtue OF hope and
patience all will be well.
TO all Of our readers, both great
] and small, old and young, we are