The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-12-18
wasted sympathy.


II comes to me this stormy day
as | at at my desk the qiestiion
Shat about some OF our neighbors
.aaybe who have not made provision
or days like these? To what ex-
tent should we let our feelings influ
slce us so far as helping them out
believe haye tender spot fol
s.ddics who have not enough OF the
Aecessarlss Of life, ! mean enough
good wholesome food, warm wooden
.lothing. winter footgear, eomforta-
Jle homes, where the mother is 50
situated that she Is not unpleasant
~ concerned as 10 the childisl
wants OF her brood How many Inn
proyident heads OF families have we
N Manchester? Any healthy man
reed make no excuses for not pro
siding All these things for his family
turing the past two years, as WORK
mas been plenty with good wages
and altogether eatables are and have
been higher priced than formerly,
The extra wages have more than coli
pensated for that difference think.
For the sentimental side OF the
question We have the negative argu-
ment that our sympathy IL not APP
preciated and | am not sure but 1T Il
we'll founded, but for one | am in
clired 70 think we had better err in
chat direction than In the other.
Ne are spending lots Of money In
Manchester for which we will see
so rsturn as all citizens Will
acknowledge. but whether 1t is all
wisely spent IL the question. We
can boast of many improvements IN
matters that are pleasing to oui
eyes and other senses. but are we
Aot losing our grip on some matters
hat in the future may give us trou-
ole? How many young men in this
town give pFoinied OF becoming
prominent personalities In affairs
u State or Nation? How many oil
our young women are fituing themse
yes TO become powers FOR good In
the future history u hancli-ste'?
Does our system of education call
out that spirit OF upward and on
ward" that we OF the older genera
lion perhaps used TO read so much
about In our school days. 1t seems
10 me that our young people do
.Iot give heed so much to getting on
Iii life as they used 10 III days o.
he past as | recall them. Maybe n
is because OF the fact that In the
dlIages OF Manchester | see 81
many fan1..ea moving aoout having
10 homes OF their own Lmprovldent;
ghere must be cause for this
condi ION cf things, and. If there is,
COW can 1t be remedied We are
sorry for our neighbors In sickness
who are suffering for the comforts
~ life, but that Is useless nn.esa We
do something for their relief now;
.sn't that wasted sympathy II
he parties never profit by the les
son the hardship has taught them?
10 speak plainly. think our Inn
5rovement Societies are overlook
ng the most vial interests that
make for the good of Manchester
do not claim TO have the ability |
o formulate a plan that viii bring |
about what most earnestly desire
o see, moral as well as pays-
al healthy condition OF all our peo-
,le. ! consider u Of most conse-
luenee that our young people be
cared to habits and practices that
very citizen may be proud to know
HtGiA 81 w NtaAn AHNah 49, tt'tS 49,
world. for this | realize that our
,est blood must eventually go 10
,laces OF larger activities than Man
hester. | wonder II our best peo-
lie. our thinkers, are giving this
ubjaet their consideration. and
I ~. are we aiming high enough
Al sec possibilities for rich lives
u Manchester
Can We make our town 50 attrae-
I've that the young manhood and
oung womAnhood OF Manchester
hall. IN the co,nirg years. glory 10
ehiesements that will be the envy
{ the State,
Respectfully yours.
EBER L. TAYLOR. I