The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
that arc now gravely proposed blythe
dell Holmes calls tho Northern (and

Se l LIFT eyer e. from tho au hNorhe a
ally critics.
"NIodern IlnpsN
When we see this in every nooe, ll
American newspaper, we know exacily
g sy.y dos two Ct a ines soo or foar
five bath rooms tMr. Wizards house IN
tubes, gas, electricity. telephone. sta
tionary wash, tubs. sinks. range. 19 e
soiled linen from Farret to laundry, and
Heaven knows what beside. All these IS
things seem matter OF course 10 us.
More or ths we ,o all haxe But they
are all most modern. and comfortab }, "a, hs
they make US, we must not lose slght
OF the fact that they are BY no nouns nouns
vital We could get along p .sGrssa.
BILE as 1t would be to do without any
OF them, now that we have known the
comfort Of them. Great a nnio ms. t Vnt
P them. naS' Avea AA0 '-'' "N'A
When 1t was FIRST proposed to light
London by gas no less parsonage than
Sir H1mphry Dayy h1e ny steR Fl r
bowels Of the earth) said OF the project:
II never heard such nonsense IN my
life. Why. you might as Well Try 70
the aown tne seien
lists may be mistaken! And now gas
is an old tale in London. and electricity
IS talking Its place very rapidly; The
by,produot OF gas pays for al the
London i a. poor ro and all Who care for hu-
manity would greatly regret to lose.
BY q penny or farthing in the slot ar
! rnp, MI Inn ~.
ranged to give a pint or quart Of boil
| ing water to any one who can pay for
It. am credibly Informed. and nd many.
many thousands of the homeless poor,
and alleys and slums of London, under
/ London Bridge. in barrels. on boxes
along the wharf. anywhere. whip out
tea pot or coffee not. draw the water:
buy farthtng bun, and in prosperous
breakfast right then and there! Isn't
u Just piteous? And aren't we Ameri-
cans fortunate and spoiled and un-
grateful to God for all He has given US?
We often do NOT say grace or thank
! Him once a year for His bounty. though
the Egyptians thought man 70 per-
feet heather savage and zoe to tho
gods and TO his felloWman' II he fall
ed to do that act OF elemental p!ct5 and
gratitude!
Criticism.
! Whom my Northern acquaintances be-
gin to scorn the South and severely
phase it. R sha ssih siways t aESe
pleasure in expressing my intimate
conviction that the South is the most
valuable asset OF tho Union. in her con-
isms; her sweet, pure family life: her
strongly religious sentiment; her im-
mense' nelghborly kindness; her re-
spect for the Constitution and for
l z,rtk l. q
and dislike of divorce; her good faith
and honesty in business; her dislike
OF sensationalism and experiments in
political issues; the value she sets up
on character and righteousness as the
ington, Lee and Jackson are worth
more to the State of Virginia in exam
pie and noble achievement, standards
Of values. than all the merely material
Yes. the whole world beside. God bless
her throughout all her length and
breadth, / say. and preserve for her
the very greatest and best gift that He
men and Women We can p Walt III for r IT the
bridges and mills and ",skyscrapers'
and autos. and all the other ingenious
mechanical devices of the day, but we
can't do without the life and soul Of
our country.
I "such Place.
AS for the airs and graces OF tht
people who come down from the cities
TO our quiet. dear. refined. Kind littl,
: Virgtnian towns, and spend the sum
mer finding every fault with then
under tho sun. :hey are really beneath
, contempt. Half of them have neve
! known anything as nice as their sur
roundings and associates hero in al
their lives. None Of them have eve
received half as much courtesy or kind
ness from strangers or. indeed, from
, their own people. And when even TIL
5 skies, trees and grass fail to pleas
them, and they unpack their perennial
/, II never saw. such place!" one doe
! feel dreadfully tempted to presen
J them with railroad time table!