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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1921)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XLVII, More Little Tots Need Ex pressions of Love —Those More Fortunate Will Not Forget Them. It is not nil pleasant to be called poverty-stricken. We are not pau pers. Recently mission board of one of the leading denominations of Southern Protestantism sent a bulletin to all quarters in which its church had places of worship informing its represenatives of conditions in the Far East. Among other thingsmentioned as evidence of the disastrous plight in which the “orentals” were trying to ex ist—not live —were the statements that the leaves of the trees had been used as food; the bark after wards had been eaten; the thatch ing from the roofs of shanties had also gone as food, and even dogs were being served ns a portion of the meagre diet for the unfortun ates in question. It being contrary to the religion of certain people to kill a dog, the natives allowed their beasts to die and fall in the street whereupon the first human being to reach the fatal spot might claim the dog as his meat. Provided there might be two person arriving on the scene simultaneously the only way to decide the ownership of the dog’s carrass was to fight it out man-to man, the winner of the combat to enjoy his weil earned meal. It is to be hoped that these conditions have improved considerably ere this. However, brings again the state ment that we are not paupers in this g- eat land of ours. As fi P happy Yuletirie roach- A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. A Worthy Christmas Appeal “SHE HAD WEPT HERSELF INTO SLUMBERLAND” McDonough, georcha, Friday, December 23, 1921. es—just a few days off, in fact — many there be who are trying to solve the mathematical problems by which a way may be ascertained so that what used to pay for a re memberance for dear old dad will this time settle the gift question for the entire family. Mothers and sisters sit by the fireside these cool evenings and they together check over the list /of names and set down a possible gift for each one included. Dad is to receive a pair of hand-made bedroom slippers thus destroying his old plea that there is danger of catching pneumonia by running about the house making early morning fires for the rest of the family, including the lazy big boy who has it made easy for him by an indulgent mother on the gronnd that “Son must be allowed to grow and nothing like sleep in the early hours of morn ing—especially winter morning— is so sure to produce these desir ed results.” Mother must have a dressing gown of some soft fluffy stuff, clothed in which she mav witness the aforesaid dad knock the bark of his big toe hunting the bedroom slippers which she “put away” the day before—so she says. The lazy big brother gets a fine home-knitted sweater —By far more approDriate to have made it an alarm clock, as a boy has to get up before he can don the sweater and take to the woods for a rabbit hunt —so dad says. He’s always bringing up the min ority report in his own home con ference. The rest of the family report “non c incurrence” in all his recoin-, i ddions as to the prop er sort of home government. Sister rosily do •--n’t need . any- thing inasmuch as she has had everyihing that could be pissed out during the year since last Christmas, but she is a ringer iti the receiving line, “Her name is Jimmie, tak ■ ail you gimmie.” It is indeed a difficult matter t.> de cied what sue is to receive as rouge, lipsticks, and such like— home-mad' , are consim red as great a failure as home brew, and not near so acceptable as a sub stitute for Y: old <i iginal, so dear mother ju"is n a* tb .! Me 1)8 given a b ml< check hearing dad’s signature and turned loose on De partmentStoiv Row — The sug gestion meets with the unanimous in the affirm dive, th it from ail who are allowed to vote. Dad puts it down as another item for the minority report entertaining the fond hope that some lie may be able to gain the fioor and make his statement if he be ex°cuted an instant later. He’ll go to the Happy Hunting Ground yelling “scissors” anyway. This is the way the average family plans it in the midst of so-called hard times; tax paying on war indebtedness; the era of readjustment; lot i, d -trust! m as the result of b )i! weevii raids; and what not? And tak -s plaet- in the home where there i as a matter of fact a dad. a mother, a sister, a big brother,et al. Be what ibout the plans for the horn - whe re there is really no home? Dad iong since has passed in; moth »r gone —the orphan’s lot. Unpleasant to be e d poverty soicken, yet how often there is consid rble foundation for the charge! In thinking of the re d spirit of the happy Christmas season.it is not very d.fhcuit t. stray a way from what the day was intended to tMeii as a true lesson of hu manity. Much concentration is essenti il lest we forget the One for whom the day is a birthday anniversary. He became poor that we, thru’ his poverty, be , made rich. He came not to he ministered unto, to minister and to give His ki'e a ransom for many. He counted it not too great a price to pay for the happiness of the folKs on earth; to set up a real kingdom the very foundation of which was to be ser vice in making others happy. One of His last commands was “Feed my lambs.” He was al ways the champion of the child. When others objected to the pres ence in their midst of “One of these little ones,” an immediate rebuke was always forthcoming coupled with the invitation so characteristic of the love of the Giver of Christmas “Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not.” Sloney indeed is that heart which can not be touched—and touched deeply —by the apparent need of the lit tle ones. Their 'ove rings true. No duplicity has befouled the well spring of their unpretentious af fection. They, in their response to the love of their seniors, are just abot as near 1 like Him who was the same yesterday, today and forever, as ever human' has become. On the return of til's pastor to hi* former charge, by appoint ment of his conference his heart v/as mide glad by the wo. is of appreciation, doubtless ill-de- rv ed. from his membership. B it, after all is said and facts weigh t, (Continued on luHfc j>asre.) $2.00 A YEAR
