Laughing Like Sunshine Brightens a Gentle Mood
Poem echoes how a laugh brightens the day and steadies the heart. It compares laughter to sunshine that lingers in memory and brings courage, happiness, and living joy to St. Louis readers.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
3
Poem echoes how a laugh brightens the day and steadies the heart. It compares laughter to sunshine that lingers in memory and brings courage, happiness, and living joy to St. Louis readers.
A fragmentary reading follows Leyn as he rides west seeking a new life and income. The narrative records inner conflicts about money, marriage, and a plotted plan to control income while alliances fray and vows loom over a fragile future.
Jim Allyn spurns wealth and control for Nell's love, vows to seek fortune in the West. After years of hard luck and lonely work as a cowpuncher, he learns Nell has quietly given her fortune to him. She writes she will bring in a $500 yearly income, and they plan a Europe voyage aboard the steamer next day, united in shared future.
A bronze John A Logan statue unveiled in Washington and praised for its beauty and power. Sculptor Franklin Simmons designed a monumental pedestal with scenes of Union defense and preservation, flanked by statues of generals and senators, topped by a 14 and a half foot horse and rider.
Washington reports on Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Humane Society member, who carries a badge to inspect allegedly ill treated animals. A curbside incident with a team driver ends in a tense exchange about collar fit and police involvement. A closing quip about a man who speaks of weather in a low voice hints at secrets kept from his wife.
A preacher extols Christ as supreme over all time and art, urging sermons to center on the Savior. He recalls saints and martyrs, emphasizes the power of words, and describes death as a Christian ascent toward heaven with Christ ever-present.
A sermon summary notes that Jewish religion is largely patriotic in tone. Rev T Hamlin of Washington and Rev Cadman of Brooklyn are cited on thought of God and the role of scripture in guiding reason. Father Boardivan of San Francisco adds comments on the Word as it relates to age of reason.
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