The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-24
FOR SALE By J. e. KAUTMANN,

Home is not merely four square walls,
Though with pictures hnug and g:!dcd:
Home is where affection calls.
Fili'd with sLrines the heart hath builded.
Home-go watch the faithful dove
Sailing through the heaven above Us.
Hore is where there's one to love:
Home is where TIERS one to love US.
I have no doubt you will turn up
your nose and charge me with senti-
mentality. I plead guilty to the
soft impeachment. am sentiment
al, and I have but little respect for
the man who is not. Il is the soul
of religion and patriotism; it is the
iifeblood of all good society; it is TIE
essence of love. Every soul that
ever found its way from ea,th to
heaven was waited there on the
wings of sentiments; every brave
spirit who ever faced death for bis
country was led by sentiment to the
battlefield; every beautiful picture is
a sentiment reflected from the heart
on the canvass; and every creation
of the sculptor's cbisel is the silent
image of a sentiment. What power
is il which leads the bride and
groom to the altar to seal their vows?
It is the pure sentiment of love
What is it which makes home and
life and the world beautiful? 1t Is
sentiment. What are the flowers
but the fragrant sentiments Of Goo?
Who are the brawlipg brooks and
ripping rivers but the laughter and
song of the waters? What are
laughter and song but sentiment?
My wifeless friend, somewhere in
thy heart there is an angel sentiment
sleeping. I appeal to you in the
name of religion, and patriotism. and
society, and love to wake it, and let
it fly out in search Of its kindred
sentiment; and it will not be long
until broadcloth and white swirs
shall float down the aisle Of the
crowded church together, and a new
book of thy destiny shall be opened,
revealing mysteries which thou hast
never dreamed of before. Loneli'
ness will quit thee, there, and thou
shalt walk in sentiment and newness
of life.
Behold the widower, with his pink
bald head, his wrinkles, and his
rheumatism!
He wires in and wirts out
And leaves the ladies all in doubt
As to what is his age and what he is wor L
And whether or not be owns the earth
he is the most popular man OF
sny age who moves in society. AL
Ways light-hesrted and gay, be
knows all the nigh cuts to the hearts
Of the fair. He is the beautiful ant
in the sugar bowl, and always gets
his share of the sugar; be is the
swiisest old colt on the turf OF love;
be leaves you at the first quarter
post; he passes the SWEETEST of the
swell in the first half milo, and
comes in on the home stretch with
his nozzle over the moon and his tail
over the stars, a winner in a walk
His power lies in sentiment.
You are as good as he, and are en-
lowed with as much good sense
Why don't you study him and learn
the art of counting? do not know
whether it is true or not that matches
are made in heaven, but I do know
that they ought to be made on earth
It is the law of nature that all life
shall mate; therefore you are dis
obeying the law Of nature. l thlns
nature is wiser than you, and you
ought to think so toe: and now that
the beautiful spring-time has come
follow the example of Bob White
and begin to whistle for your mate
1t will soon be time for the billing
and cooling of the doves. Bill and
cob re.
Longfeliow was not crly a poet:
bat a philosopher when be said:
AS unto lQS DOW tIS lCiu -,
SO into the man is womaE;
Though she bends him. She ooeHs him;
Though she draws bin yet size fJ!.ows;
Usel. IS zach without the other.
I am sure you need a little bend
ing, as we'll as some mending and
somebody to follow you, especially
when you are oct late at night. !
am equally sure that you are useless
without the other.
Couple up, get your mate: claim
your bride, and begin to live. In the
delightful cotillion CT married life:
give your partner your right hand
and swing halfway hound. Swing,
swing. swing!
Yours in the swing,
Robt. L. Taylor.
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