Winning Words 1/25/10
“That which is beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.” (Ninon de L’Enclos) This is from a book of Words of Comfort, sent to me recently by a reader of WWs. Today’s quote is one that is both beautiful AND good. This week I plan to use some more quotes from my “gift.” ;-) Jack

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: Proof....there are some beautiful flowers out there...but deadly. Most though are absolutely beautiful and GOOD. People are like that also. FROM JACK: I've heard that the poinsettia is one of those plants.

FROM MOLINER CF: Some of the people are beautiful all of the time and all of the people are good some of the time, but not all of the people are good and beautiful all of the time. Abe Ryser

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: Could be...but I love yellow roses! I guess it was from when I was little and my favorite song was "Yellow Rose of Texas". FROM JACK: Briefly stated, the song is based on a Texas legend from the days of the Texas War of Independence. According to the legend, a woman named Emily D. West — a mulatto, and hence, the song's reference to her being "yellow" — who was seized by Mexican forces during the
looting of Galveston, seduced General Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico and commander of the Mexican forces. The legend credits her supposed seduction with lowering the guard of the Mexican army and facilitating the Texan victory in the battle of San Jacinto waged in 1836 near present-day Houston. Santa Anna's opponent was General Sam Houston, who won the battle literally in minutes, and with almost no casualties. This legend is comparable to the Biblical war story of Jael and Sisera, found in Judges 4:14–22 and repeated in poetry in Judges 5:23–27. Jael's story was popular with Protestant Christians of the time and would have been familiar to slaves and freedmen as well as the white population.