This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1955 Page: 13 of 20
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WINDOWS TOWARD
THE DAWN
By Leo Bennett
(In May Sunshine Magazine)
PORTRAITS OF PEACE
Two artists took up their
brushes to limn on canvas their
concepts of peace. Day after day
they worked, until at last their
paintings were completed. Let us
examine their creations.
One canvas depicts a placid
rural scene centering around a
lovely country home and a well-
kept yard. On one hand are fer-
tile fields, and an abundant har-
vest. On the other, smooth-
browed hills roll leisurely toward
the turquoise horizon, on which
cattle browse with perfect con-
tentment. A friendly sun shines
upon this blissful picture of calm
contentment.
One turns from this tranquil
view with a sigh, envious of the
happiness implied by the scene.
Let us look now to the neigh-
boring canvas.
A terrific storm is tearing
through the picture, bending
trees double in the wind-swept
valley. The sky is ominous and
gloomy, rent in twain with the
zigzag of lightning. In the fore-
ground is a rugged mountain-
Mr. and Mrs. Bill McKee
Transfer and Storage Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Miller
C. E. Miller Insurance Agency
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Minor
Mr. and Mrs. Oran Monroe
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Knight
Monroe-Pearson Company
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mizell
General Insurance
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Monroe
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Killingsworth
Economy Home & Auto Stores
side down which a great water-
fall rushes furiously, plunging
over the precipice to tear the
heart out of the valley far be-
low.
Why is all this fury called
“Peace”?
Now we see it. On a ledge of
rock projecting from the cliff,
sheltered by an overhanging
boulder, a little bird sits calmly
on its nest, unmindful of the ter-
rific storm that howls across the
mountainside, or of the torrent
of water that plunges downward
near by. Having no fear, the bird
is tranquil and composed in its
precarious shelter. Though we
seem to be deafened and swayed
by the storm, so vivid is the ar-
tist’s portrayal, our eyes remain
fastened for long moments upon
the tiny creature that is content
and unperturbed in a raging,
heaving world.
What a picture of peace this
is, after all!
If we would remain strong
when storms assail us, we must
have an inner strength that
gives us the wisdom to look be-
yond the present uncertainty to
the future certainty. If we are
strong enough within, theie is
nothing from without that can
do us harm.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Moore
Moore Building Products
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Morris, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Morris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris
Morris Chevrolet Co.
Dr. and Mrs. Gene Morris
Mr. and Mrs. E. Walter Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Morrison
Morrison Mill
Mr. and Mrs. David Mulkey
General Contractor
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Myers
J. L. Myers’ Sons, Well Drillers
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Headlee, E. J. This Week in Denton (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1955, periodical, May 6, 1955; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1016921/m1/13/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.