Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-10
Our Chapter of Wonders.

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mite string of wonders | can get
togetheri l wonder how many
girls there are in Savannah who
fully realize what their mothers
are to them, or what a difference
it would make in their lives if they
were robbed Of their moihersf |
wonder how many of us appreciate
as fully as we should the many lit
tie sacrifices made by our mother
only that the cup of our JOY might
be sweetenedi | wonder how
many of us could stand by the
death bed of that dear mother free
from the prickings of conscience
that a knowledge of the many in.
stances of duty shirked wherein
the task fell on mother wOnld
bringi | wonder if we are not
more unkind to the parent who is
ever ready to indulge us for the
sake of our pleasures than we
would be could we but realize how
near was the final partingi And |
wonder if we are not guilty of
many little acts and words that
will some day rise up in the cita-
del of our hearts biting like a SER
pent and singing like all adderi |
wonder how many hearts within
the pale of my acquaintance would
quake and almost burst with re-
morse should they be forced to
stand by the open grave of a par
ent today.
wonder why it is one man la
bors and another reaps the re-
ward-why the man in the man
sion gathers the fruits of the poor
mans toil9 | wonder why the poor
man strikes the blows and the rich
man gathers the golds And | won.
der who is the most worthy
our respect, the rich man or the
poor, and who receives it9 | Won
der if it is true that anything that
is honest is honorable, and if so
why is it a poor man will allow his
pride to increase his wants and
double his necessities How many
hands are idle to-day only because
of pride when those at home are
needing the bread those hands
could honorably earnf | wonder
if the miners are to be blamed for
Objecting to convicts competing
with free labor, thereby depriving
their children of food aud raiment
And / wonder if Gov. Buchanan
is not to be praised when he as
says to enforce the laws? There
is always a right and a wrong. |
wonder which is right and which
is wrong in this instance9 And now
that the Legislature has empower
ed each county with authority to
make such appropriations as it
sees fit for Worlds Fair exhibit
| wonder what Hardin will do?
wonder why it is Savannah can't
be the commercial center of this
section; why she can't have rail.
road yes two of them-a corpora.
ton, an opera house, a skating
rink and plenty of good sidewalks!
In fact | wonder why she can't be
more modern and not so ancient
Some people think these things a
drawback to the morals and relig'
ious advancement of country |
wonder if they really are, and !
wonder how far we are ahead OF
Nashville in religious advance.
ment' People must and will be
employed. | wonder how much
more harm there is in going to al
opera house and being entertained
An hour or so than staying al
home and back-biting your neigh
bort OF course you wouldn't Cos
sip one particle nor say WORD
derogatory of your neighbor but
that fellow-O we'll everybody
knows him-he would be only tt
glad to mountainize your faults Oh
belittle your virtues. Of course
he would-that is his delight.
wonder if it is right to condemn
the church because there are
"black sheep" within its folds9 Ant
then | wonder if the theater is Il
he condemned because all actor
are not ChristiansY
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