The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
TWO INTERESTING ITEMS.
He Tried to Kiss Her-And the Last
Dance.

unexpected. One of the best things of
commencement week was not on the
programme. A certain young man
one afternoon, so the story runs, had
the honor lit turned out not to be first
honor, however, to him) of showing
the urban and suburban beauties Of
Newberry to a charming, aud now
more than ever charming, young lady
Not content with thoughts of the sea-
son, the scenery around and about him,
and the elevating presence Of bis refined
companion, be attempted to kiss her.
Then it was that the best thing of the
week happened. If be kissed anything
at all on that occasion it was the cheek
Of old mother earth-for the young
lady, to her lasting credit, pushed him
ou> Of the buggy and taught him de-
served lesson that may, and should, be
to bis future benefit.
1t was plainly and painfully evident
that the lessons of commencement had
not done the young man good. Rev.
Mr.. Painters quotation from Words
worth, II have felt presence that
disturbs me with the JOY of elevated
thoughts" fell upon dull ears so far as
he was concerned. IF be had listened
attentively to the ennobling words Of
Geo. B. Cromer on character-"that
which is left after hypocrisy and pre-
tence and humbuggery have been
stripped from 1.-THE might not have
fallen. But perhaps that was his
conception of 1.-The main purpose Of
life"
Doubtless this luckless young man
imagined, as he kissed the aforesaid
face c. the ground, that be saw the
picture, drawn By Mr.. Cromer from
Sterne's Sentimental Journey, LAS we
passed along the valley, a herd of asses
stood on neighboring bill; how they
viewed and reviewed u.s." The appli-
cation is reversed from the original
meaning If be tailed to be Impressed
with any of the pure and beautiful!
sentiments Of commencement, be un-
doubtedly must have realized that
there was more truth than poetry in
the practical ora.lou Of R. y. Counts
at the Junior contest, that "every ac-
ton has its reaction" and which latest
exhibition, to paraphrase the eloquent
language of Rev. Mr.. Daniel, awakened
emotions well calculated to interfere
very materially with the rythmic flow
of the young mans soul, and to disturb
very sensibly his pleasing spell of mu'
sical harmony. And the very pine
needles clapped their little hands and
laughed.
We advise him to take the advice Of
DR.. Vedder and read more good books;
and then, if be really wants. to kiss
something, let hiG do as DR.. Vedder
tells US the poet Southey did: who,
when he could no longer enjoy his
books, kissed and caressed the books
he could DO longer read" Or let him
study the graduating speech of A. E. P.
Bedenbaugh, "Iconoclasm," and learn
something of image breaking.
The young lady is to be sincerely
and heartily congratulated; and we
thus publicly notic- the incident, not
Intentionally to add to the discontinue
of the young man-who, however, de-
serves no psthy-but to place on
record, on behalf of the type of true
womanhood represented by this young
maiden, the fact that there are women
in the Sunny South" strong enough
to teach a certain set of men that the
price of buggy ride is not kissl
Don't he fooled. One girl cannot be
Judged by another. Because one girl
pays the price of buggy ride in kisses,
10 her own confusion and shame, it IS
no direct evidence that another, no
matter how full of life and fun, can
be lightly dealt with. Not by a large
majority! If all the girls were thus
particular, more young men would be
of some account to their country, ln-
stead of fickering around like moths,
altogether unconscious of any respon-
sibility or ain in life.
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Another interesting item is furnished
by the firm decision OF several young
ladies and gentlemen in their stand
against the dance. The young men in
question are the most prominent, and
the young ladies are the personification
of all the good qualities of their special
class. We will not take liberties with
their names, though they deserve to be
written in letters Of gold, but will coll
tent ourself with chronicling the deed
as worthy of record. The stand taken
by these young persons was their re-
fusal to participate in the late club
ball. We would not be misunder-
stood. The club in Newberry is COM
posed in great measure of our best
young men, and its object is one Of
pleasant recreation and amusement
and social intercourse, which ls worthy
| and innocent so far as it goes. But
advantage is simply taken Of the op-
portunity to record "a excellent exbi-
bition of moral courage, These young
people had concluded to give up dane
ing, and when the test came they
showed the courage of their convic-
tions, and bore testimony that their
profession was not pretence. The
curled-lip scoffer who on the occasion
of Mr.. Pearson's meeting said that be
could get up dance here in less than
three weeks will please observe the
marked contrast between young men