Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-30

ton Let us make short summary of
the blessings Of our city lives and see
how much there IL IN them for which
we ought TO thank God.
We should In the first place thank
God for our homes. do not here use
the word home In the broad. but In the
narrow. sense. II may be but humble
cottage with poor. worn furniture: but
II Is home. and every article In II has
It's tender associations. Perhaps Il Is
more afiiuent Then there is the more
Iiise for gratitude TO God. Then we
should humbly thank God for our beds
and carpets and pictures upon the
walls. our dining room tables and
kitchens and for the four walls OF our
own libraries ! want you to thank
God today for your city house which a
few weeks ago you looked upon as a
prison. but now. with its rooms and
its closets and Its familiar entrance,
you consider the most blessed place in
all the world.
Blessings of Home.
It is strange fact that. in order
to appreciate our city homes as well
as our other blessings. most OF us
have TO be deprived Of them for awhile.
We are great deal like that quaint
laborer who was hod carrier. A
friend was commiseratlng with him be-
cause he had to carry his heavy load
Of bricks up the ladders TO the top of
high wall. oh" he said, II do not
mind tie going up much. for when
reach the top | always feel SO con-
tented when ! put my load down."
Most Of Us, once In awhile, have to
carry heavy load In order to be
happy when we do not have any loads
to carry. We must be separated for
q time from our blessings In order to
appreciate them when they come back
to us. We are like some people living
IN the climate OF southern California,
one of the most glorious climates In
all the world. Here people sometimes
grow absolutely tired Of the sunshine.
"Oh." said man to me some time ago,
Il wish could get rid OF the sun. 1
am so tirel Of looking at It, II is beau
tiful day after beautiful day for week
In and week out and for month In and
month out. would that could see
just one old fashioned New England
storm or Illinois blizzard" YES" /
answered my friend. You wish you
could see n Chicago blizzard again, but
as soon as II begins 10 howl about your
ears and send Its chills running up and
down your backbone and make you
hug the fire you would mighty quick
wish you could feel again the glowing
warmth OF the California SUM-" 1t
does seem strange that perpetual bless.
ings can pail upon US. We must be
deprived Of blessings for little while
TO appreciate them when we get them
back. This fact Is especially true OF
the comforts OF our city homes.
Longing For the Country.
When the summer months drew near
last spring the city house did not look
as attractive to us rs il IL today. We
l0nged for that little cottage by the
seasliore. or we longed to give up
housekeeping and have change OF
cooking and go and board at the sum
mer hotels. We pictured the beauti.
full visions OF sitting under the trees
and hearing the bees hum. Our
mouths watcred at the idea Of eating
the fresh laid eggs and drinking the
rich milk. thicker than our city cream.
The trunks were packed: the tickets
We're bought: the city house was de-
serted. For what? Instead OF the
beautiful cottage by the sea. some Of
us exchanged our comfortable city
homes for u little bandbox OF house.
II was 50 small that we had to go out
into the front yard to turn around, or
else we might have done ourselves a
physical injury. Or. instead OF the
great wide parlors OF our city home.
we were shut up I'm two or three little
rooms of hotel. where II was so hot
that like the chickens ON a sultry day,
we had to keep our mouths open most
of the time 10 catch our breath. Then
the food. Rich milk? Fresh laid eggs?
Delicious vegetables? Oh. no. The
best Of the farm products are sent to
the city markets. not TO the country.
We were crowded and jostled. We had
to read our books In stiff backed. I'M
comfortable chairs. or sit down under
the trees. where we were always afraid
OF being stung by the yellow jackets"
Instead Of our great big city closets
we had 10 live for the most part In
trunks. And the beds. oh. my. The
mattresses must have been made out
Of shavings. And everywhere you
turned you kept longing for the COM
forts OF your city home. Now. my
friends. we are back to our city homes.
Let us thank God for them Let US
thank God for the simple. wholesome
meals we have. Let us thank him for
the sitting rooms. with their big. COM
Portable chairs. and for the bedrooms.
where we have place for everything
and everything In Its place. Do not
talk to me Of the sublime blessings OF
summer watering place. but OF the
sublime blessings and comforts OF our
own city homes.
The Gold setting.
We should also thank God for our
city homes In n broad sense. What