The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-08
ENVOY WRITES ABOUT
SEVERAL THINGS.
Makes Interesting Observations about
Christmas Celebrations.


Editor Sentinel:
The long to be remembered Christ
mas 1914" has come and gone. To the |
aged and infirm it has been a time to
recount the halcyon days of long ago.
To the men and women of middle age
il has been a time of anxiety; looking
INTO the dim and misty future, which at
this time seems gloomy, OMNIBUS and
portentious. To the young men and
girls it has probably been season of
oyous courting and love-making, a time
Of giving of gifts which be it ever so
tumble If it comes froLl tine right one
IS held as very precious. To the small
children who still retain their faith in
Santa Claus as Christian does his in a
crucified Christ, it has been time of
unalloyed pleasure. They have made
the days tuneful with their gleeful
shouts and the nights luminous with
their explosions of fireworks.
As grow older | cannot reconcile
myself to the present mode of celebrat-
ing the birth of the Savior. Take the
average man and he calls it dull and
empty day unless he has whiskey
enough to fill his hide-and then he
wants to fill his fellow-man full of lead!
Sort of curious, amt it?
Christmas 1914" has come and gone.
Let 'er gol She foreshadows the early
closing of one of the most disastrous
years in all the worlds history. With
nearly half of the world at each others
throats, lusting for blood and getting it,
with the crowned heads visiting their
armies and cheering and driving their
men on to more devilish deeds of daring.
while keeping their own carcasses out
of the reach of bullets, with snow and
sleet, water and mud every where and
crepe festooning the doors of thousands
of homes, with hunger and nakedness
stalking across nearly one half of Eu-
rope it is time for 1914 to close don't
you think?
What of 1915? No one knows, but
IDe DOTltnIS are ilOt ShCSAH6s AhNA
are no prospects of the early closing OF
the war that can see. Germany does
not lay down her arms for France woulo
then even up old scores. France can.
not afford to quit for this is her one
chance with Great Britain and Russis
for allies to humble the pride of Ger
MANY. England can't afford to make
peace for she has her best opportunity
TO humble her one commercial rival il
Europe. Russia cannot afford to qui
for Germany has stood like a lion II
Russia's path of supremacy and tn
time has come to strike her decisive
blow and forever remove this menace
So there you are. Let 'em fight til
they get their ''gorge!'
Hard times are said to be productiv
of girl babies and Candidates. Immedi
ately after the New Year watch then
bud and blossom" Indeed some hav
already taken time by the fOrelOck an
announced. Others are having thei
many friends" solicit them to'"com
out" and soon the lists will be full
overfiowing. Yesterday heard drum
man say that hundreds of people wer
soliciting him to come out for Justic
of the Peace. And SO it goes.
But the happiest man is the fello'
who lives in the wildwood far from tn
smadd ening crowd" who has corn
his crib. meat In bis smokehouse an
sorghum and 'taters IN bis reach. FIRE
from tho eorroding cares Of debt an