Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
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from the
Democrats Pen

Well, another Christmas has rolled
around, and we are all one year older;
and, as the years pile up on US, the
Yuletide grows more and more like
any other time of the year. Only to
the extremely young do the thrills
of this great festival come in all their
Measurable force. Santa Claus is the
Patron Saint of Childhood; he forgets
us in our old age.
But Pm hoping he may take on the
similitude of "Good Luck" the coming
wear, and in this form visit all peo-
pie and all institutions. l hope our
preachers of the gospel reap a rich
harvest of souls. l hope our mer-
chants may load their shelves and
quickly unload them at profit. l
hope our physicians may be successful
in easing physical discomforts, and,
better, prevent them. I hope our
mechanics may find labor for their
time and thus live in comfort and
plenty. I hope our educators may
find reproductive soil for their teach
ing, and the youth of the land go
forth prepared mentally to fight the
battles of a cruel world. I hope our
legislators may be endowed with wis
dom in the making and unmaking OF
laws. I hope our officers of the law
may find a dearth of crime. I hope
our farmers may experience bounti-
full crops and remunerative financial
returns. I hope our lawyers may be
influenced by equity in the manage
ment of their cases as well as by a
strict Interpretation of the statutes.
l hope the u. S. Goernment may soon
be at the end of it's depression, and
it's people started on the road to
productive group rather than one sup
ported by the dole. l hope home and
family life might return to the SIM
plicity of by-gone days. I hope the,
seasons may come and go, bringing
their regular and bountiful returns,
and that no great physical unheavel
of nature may bring death ans: de-
struction in it's train. 1 hope that
moderation in all things may char
acterize the race; moderation in al
coholic drinks; moderation in auto
speeding; moderation in eating; and
moderation in all matters pertaining
to the advantage of physical and
mental existence.
And if that isn't enough 81 hopes"
l hope every good citizen will bring
to this office his name to be entered
upon our subscription list. It's the
best investment of one dollar and a
half he could possibly make, and I'll
guarantee if this is done, all the other
good things will be added thereunto.
Now, that maybe little rash state
ment, but it's worth proving, anyhow.
If what I say doen't come to pass,
just charge it up to old bad Luck"
But, speaking of Christmas, don't
you remember the joy and gladness
old Santa brought to your young
heart? Or has it been too long ago,
and the incidents of that youthful pc
riod have faded gradually from view.
Then life was simpler. 1t offered
fewer temptations. Home life was
largely developed; it seems now to
have transferred it's arena of action
to the back seat of an automobile.
Since we were young, a Great World
War has turned the world upside
down. Drastic changes in human be-
ings and institutions have taken place.
These have effected a lowering of
moral standards. They have created
extremes in dress, which would be
astounding to our grandparents. A
great freedom of thought and action
has plunged the world into vortex
of wild life and living. Woman has
found her way into the avenue of
trades and other occupations, which
have deprived her, in the majority
of cases, of that feminine quality so
admired in our grandmothers. Chill
dren seem to have lost their reverence
for their elders, and the world seems
swallowed up in a great whirlpool of
fast living.
This is an awfully doleful picture,
amt it? But sometimes when a
mans thoughts start down hill, they
gain momentum and size, just as a
snow ball does. But let us all for
get it this Christmas; think of the
good, the pure, the Christ-like and
maybe the ills will not bear down
upon us heavily. Here's to you all,
"a Merry Christmas"