May: Uncertainty in Human Affairs
By Editor
"May."—That is all that can be said; it is the strongest word we can use with safety. Even tho Edward VII. were twenty years younger, we could only with safety say, "The coronation may take place in September." "The best laid plans o' mice and men
Gang aft aglee." "Man proposes, but God disposes." There is no certainty in matters human and mundane. The kings of the earth are many, like the priests of old, "because that by death they are hindered from continuing." How many blighted hopes were built upon the expected coronation! How many were disappointed! How many million dollars will be lost by those who at that time wished to make a great display or reap large returns from sale of merchandise! Even tho the king recovers, as every one wishes and expects, what disappointments and heart-burnings there will be!