The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-23

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1t would be almost miracle if we
ha:t Mt made some mistakes. but
serve notice on you that if we find
that we have weed or noxious flower
in this garden of ours, we will un.
doub'ed!y pluck it up and cast it
forth
y Roman story-teller relates that on
one occasion some Of the noblest la
dies iu Rome, wives of Senators and
other great men, were comparing their
jewels; one. showing diamond tiara,
auothtra a ring, another = bracelet and
so on. when one of the ladies unnoticed
by the others, left the room. She
presently retained, leading her two
baby boys, twins (the senator forgot
there was about 10 years difference in
The ages of the boys and presenting
them to the ladies. who rose at her
approach, said: These are my jew
els" | don't think there is any wom-
an more venerated in Roman history
than that matron-the mother of the
Gracchi. Her two sons lost their lives
in struggle with the aristocracy for
the emancipation Of the masses. But
the words of that matron have echoed
down the corridors of time. Can
notsay with pride, to youyoung ladies,
that you are South Carolina's jewels2
We have brought YOU here to this
institution of higher education for the
purpose of training.
You will remember, or if not, I will
tell you that some Of the most beauti-
full gems are dull and lustreless stones
when taken from the mine. 1t takes
grinding and polishing, sometimes a
great deal of it, to bring out the light
which the Creator put into them, and
which we see in the perfect gem. You
are Jewels, and as l look upon you
do not wonder at the eloquence of my
bachelor friend here. There is hope
for him vet. ladies. But to return to
the smile. You are here to have the
grinding and polishing that the gem
requires, to be shaped to perfect wom-
anhood. YOU who are the hope of the
State. You have come here from the
graded and common schools, some,
perhaps, without many of the oppor-
tunities which you ought to have had.
Let ME give you word of encourage
ment. 1t is this: A great thinker has
said, He who trains his faculties to
the utmost of their possibility and he
who does the duties that lie before
him has made a success" Do your
best, angels can do no more. And /
only hope that if some of you are con-
fronted with the problem of having a
worthless husband to care for you
may be able to support him. Do the
best you can and feel sure you will
succeed. I know you must be hungry
from the expression Of your eyes. l
want to say one thing, however. The
thought is recalled to my mind by the
view of this beautiful rosebud garden
of birds. Bobby Burns the great Scot
tish poet whose genius is revered by
all Scotchmen and all English speak
ing peoples. loved women better, I
think, than almost any man who ever
lived, judging from the tribute he
pays to them in his verse, and this is
what he says:
''Old Nature swears
The lovely dears,
Her greatest work she classes, O,
Her prentice hand
She tried on man,
And then she made the lassies, o."
Now 1 say in parting | will carry
with me to my dying day the memory
of your bright faces. It will always
be pleasure to me to point to the
opening of this school at Rock Hill.
Remember what we have right to
expect from you, young ladies, make
much Of the opportunities before you,
and may it prove that every girl who
leaves this institution may have a
right to feel proud to say Il was at
Winthrop" and may we say 1--WE are
proud that we have Winthrop" :
After Miss Souther had sung solo,
Mr.. j. E. Breazeale was introduced
and assured the audience that Win
throp College should never lack State
support if all the legislators thought
as he did on the subject.
Mr.. W. D. Mayfeld then made an
earnest plea for the common schools
of the State, after which the benedic-
ton was proclaimed and the exercises
were over. T. @. WITHERs.
Emanuel Williams Killed.
Emanuel Williams, the notorious
outlaw, has met his fate at last. He
was killed at Seivern in Aiken Coun-
ty last Saturday night by Mr.. Oscar
Meyer, conductor on the Carolina
Midland Railroad. 1t seems that
Meyer and Williams had had some
trouble some two or three weeks since
at Seivern, and Meyer had been ad.
vised by numerous friends to be on
the q 1ert lest Williams would take an