The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-23

cine that really tastes good and
sweet, Thank, you doctor, that is
so nice ana such pleasant relief"
Mr.. IngersOll delivered here some
few weeks. ago his new lecture,
called Superstition" 1t has
brought forth quite comment from
the pulpit and many other people.
What difference between two
scenes that 1 can portray so poorly
One is Mr.. Ingersoll, standing be-
fore many people and saying IF
there be God" Please mark well
the words. IF there be a God"
And when he has made what
his followers would call "a hit"
there are some who applaud.
Mark we'll the words "Some who
applaud. The o her scene is a man,
an artist now insane, who has posi-.
bly, painted his last pictures, giving
two to the world that have attracted
the attention of thousands, making
men and women better men ana wO
men, and to gaze upon those pictures
tits most difficult to keep silent the
foundation of the soul, and thou.
sands upon thousands have said tits
passing strange, if there be no God q,
why all things should be in such
sweet accord and nothing out of
tuna" Oue man removed from the
battlefield, by simple canvass,
paint aud brush, has touched the
hearts of thousands, while the other
man upon the scene of action occa-
sionally hears the feeble applause of
single voice saying Good" One
man would repell; the other one
would bring millions.
"Glad as the flowers that drink of the
showers,
And turn their sweet smiles to the sun.
His pledge written deep in our hearts
we shall keep,
No matter what fortune may send.
Arm in arm we shall stray down life's
beautiful way,
To the pillow of dreams at the end;
Your hand in my hand
And each in the grasp of friend"
Say, Mr.. Editor, Xmas day when
you are surrounded by turkey,
cranberries, oyster soup and every
thing that is good, please, oh, 40
please think of poor Talamaque
And that night when the scenes
change and you become The victim
and the turkey becomes the judge,
and after the oysters have caught
YOU and treated you as only hob
gObblIns can, and the next morning
when you say to your good wife IL
wonder what makes me so stupid
this morning." please think how
happy 1 will be.
| will try to get home by next
October. NV friends have asked
me many times if am coming back
to Columbia. Why, of course l am
coming back home. But l shall say
that | have had quite an influence
brought to bear upon me and many
temptations offered for me to move
to certain city; but this is what
I've said: mo, friend, come thou
rather to me in this fair Athens, and
live in peace and happiness. The
noise of thy proud Rome makes life
shorter and more miserable. The
gaudy cOlOrs and fading pleasures OF
thy naughty city fade into dark in
significance before the sweet calm
and smiles that rest upon the lips of
every Narcissus that I love; every
Magnolia that I've breathed, every
grass plot that | worship and every
foot print I've made. Her columns
are vet festoOn5d by the sweetest
memories and her halls beautitieC
by moving and venerable shades
and every vibration Of the summer
air sounds note in the Oratorio and
Grand Opera of life that gives mo
ton and beauty to all things around
US. No! Friend, cannot break
the ties | love. Come to us, and live
in love, peace and joy, and together
arm in arm--hand in hand-we will
go down ITO the pillow of dreams al
the end"
Now, Mr.. Editor, it's but few
hours before night will take it:
flight aud rosy morn shall robe the
sky, SO with a merry y mas and
a thousand worlds of good wishes
for You and yours, and prosperous
New Year for everybody, always be-
lieve me, Yours truly
HAZEL PADGETT.
No S2 Lexington Ave-, n. Y, Dec
II, 1898.