The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
FINE OPPORTUNITY.

For a long time Scotland Neck
has enjoyed the reputation OF being
one of The most hospitable towns III
the state. Wherever Scotland Neck
is mentioned IN North Carolina, and
in many places outside OF n. G., the
Thought comes up to some one OF a
pleasant, agreeable, intelligent com,
munity, where the stranger and the
soiourner find open homes and hos
pitable people. And this very
favorable impression of the town
and its good people has had much
TO do with the progress Of the town
and community during the past
lew years. Opportunities have
multiplied whereby the people of
the town may show more and more
OF the kind aud obliging spirit for
which the community is noted; but
TIE DEMOCRAT thinks that the fin
est opportunity for the town in these
things is presented IN the new mil
itary school just opened.
TO be sure, the presence of a
school boy is no very great epoch,
neither is the presence of dozen
school boys; but the presence of
fifty strange boys and young men
in the town, carries with it a sig
niticance that perhaps Is not prop
erly regarded by many. We say
fifty strange boys, because with the
local patronage Of the school now,
we suppose there are about fifty
who do not live here.
Now. each one of these boys and
young men who come to Scotland
Neck, receives an impression of the
place and its people. And it Is
worth while for every single citizen
of the town to try to make favor,
able impression npon these boys
and young men. Indeed much de
ponds upon the impression made
nDOn them. Whatever receptions is
given them and whatever the opin-
ion they form of the people of Scot
land Neck, Will be communicated to
that many homes away from here.
And this impression made upon the
boys will be the Impression sent to
those homes. These boys are going
to be active business men in their
respective sections in few years:
and their impressions Of Scotland
Neck while students here will re
main with them through life.
And not only those present now
will carry influences for Scotland
Neck according to their several i'm
presslOnS; but this will be the case
with all those who shall come here
through the long stretch Of the
years to come.
1t IS, then, a matter of no small
importance that the people of the
town begin now to cultivate a dis
position to show becoming couIte-
sizes to the boys and young men
who come to the town through the
influence OF the school. You have
no idea, kind reader, with what
pleasure the homesick boy will
mention your name in letter to his
father or mother, If you have spoken
a pleasant word to him and shown
that you felt some interest in him
And not orly will he mention you
pleasantly and so introduce you te
his parents who are strangers tC
You, but who will never forget
your name, but the boy himself will
carry pleasant recollectioDs of yor
as long as he lives.
And when it is remembered thai
hundreds and perhaps thousands OF
threads of snch influence are to &C
out to the different parts of the
state through this medium, it be-
comes a matter of no small impor
lance that the people Of the town
be courteous to the boys and young
men.
Say pleasant word to them
sho" interest in them, whether you
know their names or not, 1t will
help them much and it will helI
the school and 1t Will help the town
Our Brother Quill Drivers.