The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-17

Iahc4i, !Oi value teCtIteN. tJSH NC
call halt until wc can consider tie
assertion.
"ror value received" 1t has &
very plausible sound. For 50 much
money paid cut, such and such ser
vice has been rendered; for such and
sucl, service, so much money has
been received; for one favor extend
ed, another has been returned; for
one courtesy offered, its equivalent
is given. How exceedingly com
Portable and well balanced! What
very methodical and placid lives
must they lead who keep their debt
and credit account. all through, 50
carefully adjustea2 No gush Of graf
itude for disinterested kindness stirs
the even current Of their blood: no
pathetic yearning to pour into SOLE
dead car passionate thanks for past
blessings ever disturbs their reveries !;
no sudden impulse prompts them to
bestow benefits in iield whence they
can never reap r=turn. All is paid
for. No debt is owed for any posses
sion. Houses, lands, clothing, food,
servants, education, books. travel
all things that 90 10 make up a life
Of ease and refneInent-hare come
to them in exchange for value given.
But, stop a moment. Health,
hope, peace, loyc-are these nothing
in happy life? What was given in
exchange for these? You Will say.
love was given for love, and the rest
came by nature. Ali, some love does
.tsss,5.4s557 Tor value received,' and
Mature is only another name for
..cas:, ..cas What value does q mother
receive for all that she gives: Her
love comes not III exchange, bat cx
lists from the beginning. Can the
anguish, the endurance, the patience,
the long suffering, the sleepless
nights and anxious days, the utter
asacrifce Of self, the answering de-
yotion and the untiring service that
measure her love, he balanced in the
account with For value receiycd"
What value does she receive even
from the best Of children? Can they
give her back the strength spent in
serving them? Can they restore the
yigor she has~iost in giving ard pre-
serving life 10 them? Can they pay
her back, coin for coin, the labo-s Of
her hands, on their account, the c.
resses she has lavished on their help
less heads, the prayers and hopes
and pure ambitions she has cxpend-
ed--perhaps in vain-upon their
lives2
No man dare say that lie can con-
pensate his mother for her cares on
his account, even if he would, for no
man living can conceive Of what lies
hidden in a mothers heart. Nor is
it>esl5 a mothers service that is be-
yond price. SO long as humanity re-
tains a trace cf the Divine, so long
will the best Of service in any field
be that which money cannot buy.
Good work should command GOOD
pay, the world over, but good pay
cannot always ensure good work.
For good work is made up Of mate
rials that cannot be bought, but are
derived from higher sources than ma
terial things. Ability, energy. con-
scicntiousness, perseverance,, are the
chief elements Of good work, and.
though they may be hired for money,
they cannot be created 1y 1t, nor are
they always available in return "ior
value received.
willing service, the service that is
geEGered with cheerful zeal, las its
source and being il feelings tI:at lie
outside and above mere DusincS, con.
siderations. We hire q man to rem
der us certain services, for whic: We
agree TO pay him & certain price; bu;
if he serve us we'll it is because lie is
prompted BY sense of duty, L feel
ing Of goodwill, desire to excel.
'o'-so serve US Ill we may discharge
'u ub1s~if he serve US well VIC can
Eyer feel that accounts are exactly
when We pay the wages
that afc his due. lie will have rem
dereI something more than the letter
of the agreement called for, q some
thing that money cannot quite con-
troll, and that leaves Us ~ so much
5nnkkJ il dsJPs~
~ I'd even ilI-such Intangible
- gs as the affections there can
Ser be perfect exchange of feel
Jg for feeling, hcart-throb for
.3:art-throb. The very diversity
90 human nature forbids it. In
almost every family there is some
one black sheep upon whom is law
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