The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-03
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This is 8 good time for maaa,Aa..
coca subject for meditation is tlae 49,.
lngs with which we ara surusndsI -
people and as individaAla TO-.
sometimes it may seem az II tha aSsss.s.
sites and Affections which fall ID arr -,
, are greater thGn we can bear, or A. 49,
SO great thata measure of comDIasht A
not unreasonable, If We would Dsnaa -.
Tore condemning or bewailing our sifne-
tons in life, and compare the lipht $50
! dark sides of our lives, or our own ~
with that of others, we should be -
hasty to cast reflections.
As q people, we are the most fsEorea
upon the earth. Ours is a free cosntrv
and its people are ready to die for tbt
principles of liberty, that they NAV ba
secured 70 their survivors and to pos
terity. But this truth has been too re.
Gently brought to ourminds by the cere-
monies of Memorial day to need REM.
tition. We are living To-Day in a land
made free and preserved to US BY the
blood of hundreds of thousands OF man
who loved their country.
AS people we are prosperous and
happy. Nature smiles upon the land
and promises q bOuntiful harvest. The
business OF the country is ia a state al
moderate but substantial prosperity.
There has been decline from the gituR-
ton three years ago when everythin0
was booming" but this was to be e4-
pected. That the country is on solid
financial basis is shown by the fact thdt
the Wall Street furry hardly extended
beyond its limits. The country was not
in condition to be scared at = shadow.
There have been times in the history IF
the Nation when like occurrences would
have resulted in great panic, followed
by long season Of ''hard tiSaes." We
have to be thankful that such was not
the case in the present instance.
Individually. it is for ourselves 10 re-
feet and consider how much our share
of the blessings of life outweigh the
affections. n, when we are tempted
to bewail our condition 10 life or to be-
moan some new trial or adYersitv that
has cast It's shadow over Us, we would
compare our lots with those of Others, we
might see within we are really favored
beyond our neighbors. One man
may be richer in the goods Of this world
than another. but the trials of the rich
man may be so great that his possess
sions give him but little comfort. al
man may not be worth much, but be
has less to lose, less to worry about; and
in no country are riches more apt to
take wings than in ours If a man has
not riches, perhaps be has good health;
il 30 he is far better off than bis neigh
Dor who Is rich. but would give all his
gold If he were not broken down and
suffering with disease. A man may
lose one or more of his faculties; aeci-
dent or disease may deprive him Of the
use of liRb; but every man, if he will
but cast his eyes about him, may find
bis fellowDen in worse condition than
he. There Is not one in thousand
who, if he would impartially consider
the good and i'll that has befallea him
in the measure of his existence, but
woRld see and confess that be has much
TO be thankEGll for We should look on
the bright side, hope for the best, and
never allow ourselves to be discouraged
BY real or seeming misfortunes. There
is purpose 10 the ills Of life which we
may not see now, but which, neverthe-
less is for our ultimate good--.BurEiHQ-
ton Hawkeye.