The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-09
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.

Miss Carrie Hair. of LexingtonCounty,
is spending some time with her cousin,
Judge Hair and family.
The movement in the cotton market
for the past week has been moderate at
fair prices. JIG bales changed hands at
prices for good cotton 1T s. to 10 cents.
Total number of bales sold to date,
1894.
ThebuSiness III Judge Hairs Court is
Certainly on a boom and he is beginning
to feel his importance, and we should
not be surprised to see him soon put on
a beaver and wrap his official person in
a silk robe while in court. Yes, the
Judge thinks he is as great rs the Grand
Archon, and some of the sisters and
brothers thought so too the other day
when he sent brother Fred and sister
Lucy up to the big court.
Rev. G.. 4. Marks has received, and IS
seriously and prayerfully considering Il
call from the Southwest Virginia Synod .
to perform missionary work, within the
bounds OF that Synod. We hope Rev.
Marks may have clear indications to
make up his mind to remain with us.
The material from which mules is for
mulated must certainly be costly. We
have never seen so many offered for
sale throughout the country, and the i'll
crease of numbers seems only to in
crease the price.
The other evening was sitting very
quietly in Mrs. Y's room with my ell
bows on my knees, and my face buried in
my hands, unconscious of any thing thlt
was going on around me-, when | was
aroused from my lethargy By tn: gentle
touch of Mrs. Y.-she is a magnet and a
large size one at that-''say Iube. what
in the world is the natter" Oh! moth
ing much, l replied, | am only 4 little
de<pondent this even ing. yes ain down
spirited, feel like l have not bit OF
energy LETT, the whole world is "upside
down." every current is against me, no
harbor or haven in sight. Yes, I've g t
the blues, am so thoroughly blue, that
myvery ting.r-nalS are blue. Everything
around me looks blue, and thought if +
only had the man that invented blue
glass, l would hang him to the first limb
Just outside the house. But woman's in
huence comes to the rescue. What would
home be without Il gentle, kind, condol-
ing wife.
Mrs. y. in soothing tones began to re
buke aud encourage No. She said,
''arou>e your self from the solitude Of
your own imagination>, and be manly,
take courage, the world is not half so
bad as YOU think, in fact this worll *
in great measure just whit we make
l.. Besides this. advrrSitirS must needs
come, and oft-tim"s the darkest hours
are inst before day" l began to feel
the force OF her argument. and knew it
was useless TO make counter move
ment. or even to cross 'Xamine her, so
| thanked her and marched off in single
file, enechclon to the library, in the
hope OF finding something to divert my
mental abstraction. Lucky thonght, for
the first lines that my ewes fell upon
We're these:
Tho good are better made BY i'll.
AS odors cru ushed, are sweeter still.
Adversely, sage, useful guest,
Severe instructor, but the best;
1t is from thee alone we know,
Justly to value thiHgS below"
The writer, then III substance pro
ce .dS somewhat in this strain. The
mind is vested with numerous powers
that must be struck with heavy hand to
prove that they are the offspring OF Di-
witty.
Then, welcome adversely. Thy hand
is cold and hard, but it is the hand OF a
friend, Thy voice is stern and harsh,
but it is the voice of Il friend. 1t seems as
il man were snmeNhrt like the earth. 1t
clnnot always bask in sunshine. The
SHOWS and fro<ts and storms and bliZ-
yards of winter must come to work in
the ground and mellow ii, and make it
fruitful. \ man upon whom the sun
shines continuously, is like the earth Ill
August, it becomes parchcd and dry. and
hard and close ground. He is 4 happy
man who's: circumStanc 5 suit his tenn
per, bnt he is infinitely happier who can
suit his temper to his circumstances.
There is virtue in keeping up appear
ances and am resolved to do 1t. Old
Mrs. Parington told Ike that there was
nulhin ike kecpin up apperanci>.' Eeo-
pie are foolish who grnlnb!c at every
little mi chance, and run about and t II
how unfortunate they are. People Con
like to have unfortunate acquaintanceS.
O It the best foot toward is good old
maxim. and I'm goilg to TO it. am
nov millionaire, | am "a rich Is Jay
G ,u!d, 0. S n ttor Stanford of Califol nl2 .
Hive the fairies come. No, what then.
I've had these vast treasures for some
time. value Mrs. \. at five millions and
we have three children valued ut two
millions each. There are eleven millions,
and the property is not for sale, even at
these figures With these assets at my
command, expect to let the storms OF
alycrsitv howl and whistle arnuut IN
and I Will whistle as braveiy, a..
reckon the two whistles will make 4
melody. 1CbE.
PO1i ARIA.