The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-27
P'ints from Pinetop.

Isn't it funny how people try to
stick their finger in your eye?
Sometimes when you think you have
stuck your finger in fellows eye you
have slipped up.
A meets B; A talks; D listens, uut
doesn't say much. -.... -
A thinks he has stuck his finger in
B's eye.
3 thinks a is about as big a fool as
A takes 3 to be.
Consequently, "where ignorance is
bliss its folly to be wise"-on either
side.
This needles eye is sometimes re(a]d
it is always also white and blue-but
if there is any green in it it fails to
show up iu the looking glass.
While it is not desirous to be consid-
cred in one sense exactly as q machine
heedle," yet it does its own pointing,
stitching and threading.
No, sir; you don't stick your finger
in the eye of this needle.
= says 'you gave the mosquitoes
-
Now if anything was said derogatory
or offensive TO the mosquito it is re-
tracted with quick apology.
b But while the mosquito is in the
majority, and has his own way, still the
minority have some rights that should
be respected.
The most Objectionable thing about
it is he can't be convinced; he won't
listen to reason, but begins to howl you
down when you oppose him.
Down with the mosquito! He must
be crushed in some way. Parcel him
ont in blocks of five-but be sure you
get him on the right block.
Politics disturbs the equilibrium, dis
gkises the prevaricator and disgusts
the honest man.
On one hand am asked TO write on
politics; OF the other to say nothing Of
politics.
This column was started expressly
to talk exclusively of other topics; to
amuse those who would be amused: to
entertain those who would refuse not
to be entertained: to hart neither sides
feelings; to do good if possible; certain
ly to do no harm.
And while everybody around you is
making himself obnoxious each to the
other. [ would simply say, that,
If you sprinkle sulphur in front of
your hen house it will help to prevent
cholera in chickens.
Next!
Of course we all have the right of
our opinions.
I have nothing to do with your vote;
you have nothing to do with my vote.
I am no better than you. You NAV
be better than I-if you are don't
know it.
AS long as one writes and talks to
suit party he is ali right-he is SEN
sible fellow.
When he says anything that doesn't
suit that party he hasn't any sense
whatever-is blamed ignoramus, you
know.
If he has sense at all, be has as much
on one side as he would have were he
on the other.
There are some powerful sorry men
on both sides and some mighty good
ones on each side.
Why not always be fair?
"Oh! consistency, thou
Let's change the subject.
A sensible girl is one who, when she
can sing and play well, does not affect
edly drawl out, "Oh, I cayn't." when
asked to s'giye US some music"
Oh, no. The sensible girl is she who,
modestly conscious of her accomplish
ments, gracefully grants the requests
of her friends and accommodates them
promptly and to the best of her ability.
Every time give me the common
sense girl with or without the shoe),
and not the giddy, silly, shallow girl,
whose thin-skinned beauty, however
attractive, most aiserabiy fails to hide
her mental deficiency.
Some men can write, some can talk,
some can preach. None can write,
talk or preach to suit everybody. In
fact somebody will have objection to
every thing written, said or preached.
Some folks are obliged to be critical.
The sermon was too long or too short;
the mai oughtn't to have said this and
no ought to have said that; why didn't
you do thus and so? why did you do
so and so?-until the world has become
great big fault-fnding, unsatisfying,
criticising mass. We can't all see alike.
Because you didn't like the preachers Is
sermon it doesn't necessarily follow
that the sermon was not good. Others
did, and are as fully competent to
judge as is Mr.. Critique. Some people
criticise to show their alleged superior
(?) sense, iguorantly oblivious of the
fact that they are exposing their igno-
rance and making themselves ndicu-
lous in the eyes Of the truly cultivated
and refined, who do not always point
out flaws when they see them. There
never was a sermon or speech that
someone else than its author could not
have improved lin his nind) by adding
a word here and there or erasing q
line to suit his own peculiar or erratic
fancy. There is entirely too much of
criticism. The point of the needles
argument is, if a thing is good, it is
good regardless of the fact that you or
someone else could improve it in some
particular. IF you don't like it pass it
by, especially if you can't do better
yourself. Pinetop produces just that
kind ola NEEDLE.