It’s a Disgrace… Some Day We ‘ll Do Something About It.

It’s a Disgrace… Some Day We ‘ll Do Something About It.

Kingsport Times-News – 

…As often as Grand Juries meet,

We get reports with words of

heat

About the jail.

Each grand jury in its turn

With sharp words make a man’s

ears burn;

They never fail.

We’re told that something must

be done

And what’s the Net Result?

none! …  Read More

Mac’s Window By W. J. McAuliffe Words are used correctly if they convey the same idea or image to the hearers that the user has in his own mind, even if the dictionary says he’s wrong. *** As often as Grand Juries meet, We get reports with words of heat About the jail. Each grand jury in its turn With sharp words make a man’s ears burn; They never fail. We’re told that something must be done And what's the Net Result? none! That’s pretty rotten. And in a little while the tale About the shameful county jail Is soon forgotten. Oh yes, it's only fair to state That we decide to investigate And name a Committee. It makes reports and 'recom- mends,' And there again the matter ends; And that's the pity. We all agree, its a disgrace, It puts a blush on every face; Yet we condone it. Because when action is proposed To another committee off it goes, And we postpone it. Some day we 'll do something about it. The optimists tell us, we should not doubt it. But someone mentions, The final abode of this Great Unsaved, Generally known as Hell, is paved, With Good Intentions.