The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-26
HERE AND THERE.

Reflections by q Herald and News Man
A Ride with Governor Tiilman-Head
Lines and Head Gear-Peak, Alston,
Union-Other Random Thoughts.
I have let the ink dry on my pen
two or three times in the effort to
evolve a suitable headline for what L
propose to write in this column. 1t
may be that I hardly know what l
will write, or it may be that headline
writing is not my for.
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That reminds me that headline
writer is very important factor in any
newspaper. Some people never read
anything but the headlines. Some
people then don't like to have Others to
put a headline to what they write.
Then some people form their opinion
of what an article is from the headline,
even after they have read it for them
selves. On the whole the head or any
animal is a very important adjunct
Some people form their opinions OF
men by appearance of their heads
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Talking about heads and headlines
reminds me Of head-gear, or to be more
particular, of hats and bonnets. l was
at certain church in Newberry few
/, Sunday evenings back, and very
pretty young lady sat just IN front o.
me with one of those modern hats on
the back of her head about the size Of
= the bottom of half bushel measure
Well, I could not seea thing in fronto'
me, not even the head of the preacher
and which ever way I turned my gaze
that hat was there. Now, I love those
big bats and pretty, blushing youne
girl looks doubly pretty and sweet II
front of one of them, but hope wher
I am at church or the theatre and want
to see in front of me that will not gel
behind one. But I am not complain
ing. It is contrary to my nature anc
T was never known to do such a thing
and hope all the young girls will just
continue t. look as sweet as they can
49,
Waiting for delayed train in the
city of Aston is not the best thing
ever heard of to give one an even tenn
per, and, as our Prosperity correspon'
denswould say,is not calculated to make
one "happy and serene" But such
was my luck last Saturday. wanted
to 60 to Union and return the same
day. If all trains were Oh time I woulo
only have one hour and forty minutes
at Union. The train going to Union
on this occasion was announced one
hour late. Well, I endured the wait
in patience. The operator announced
TO me as some consolation chat the train
coming down was So minutes late al
Saiuda and would be unable to make
up any time. Reader did you ever OBJ,
serve that in all the bitters of life theirs
was some sweet? Never a night so dark
but there was a star somewhere. And
never day so cloudy but she beautiful
blue sky could be seen somewhere. Sc
in all the troubles of life there is q
ray of hope somewhere piercing
through the dark and lowering clouds
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Well, got to Union, had about an
6o1r-ooss-mSre, saw my man, got good
dinner and returned. But I did not
wait at Aston for the, Laurens train,
but went on through to Columbia and
returned. That may seem like ex-
travagance to some people to do ali
that riding, but could not stand the
idea of another waitat Aston. have
nothing against Aston, but it is not a
place at which like to wait for train
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Then you know there is only one
thing in which the country editor bears
any resemblance to, or can at all be
classed among, tho statesmen and big
men of the country. Would you like
to know what that is? Well most Of US
have ''annuals" or "quarterlies." The
only difference is the editor pays for
his in advertising, while, presume,
the statesman is supposed to be made
more tender, or gracious, or sympa-
thetic in his dealings with those things
sometimes called 'soulless' corporations,
by. the use of one Of those little ''annu-
ais" have nothing at present to say
against these ''soullessn corporations.
Upon the whole I believe I have gen
orally found them as ready to serve the
public good as most individuals where
personal interest came in.
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This thing of personal interest
where ones pocketbook comes in-is a
great motive lower. Did you ever
think of it? a gentleman of my ac-
quaintance sometimes argues with me
that man always is actuated from a
selfish motive in some way or other. |
will leave that riddle for you to solve.
AS for myself, l am not so much OF a
pessimist as to believe any such stuff.
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I did not have much opportunity to
see much of Union. But she is muddy
like some other towns I have seen.
And it rained there, too, just like it
has been doingin Newp' But what
little saw was we'll -esed with the
appearance Of things.
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