The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-08-30
Ocean View Hotel,
Wrightsvil'e, n. c.
A WEEK DAY SERMON BY
REV. G.. G. BROWN

MT. EQltOT w 0ltS fIS!S NY tteo'
berg is looking after and reporting
concerning things on the other side
of the world. I'll try to Keep you
posted concerning the current issues
on this side.
Here by the seashore many things
happen. 1t is here that people are a
study full of curious interest You
see we are au aggregation of strang,
ers from all sections of the country
Some are willing to remain strangers.
but others have a vain ambition TO
make themselves known Mr. A
wishes to create the impression that
be is wealthy, and so talks as to get
the report started to that effect. That
he is wealthy, 10 one knows-he
himself may not know it, but if be
can get the rumor adoat, be is happy.
Mr.. D is anxious to make it known
that he is doing very large busi
ness; be is none cf your common
trash. He succeeded in making
some believe all he said but his
wife played havoc few nights ago,
when she said glass of beer always
made her feel better after days hard
work at the ironing table. Here and
there you will find man who keeps
on hand pet ten dollar bill, and if
he wants TO buy a cigar. he always
first pulls out his bill. and then ends
by fishing up nickle from the doubt
fnl depths of his trouser pocket To
live in a vain show is ruling pas
sion with some. Their life is all a
thin veneering When this is torn
off not much remains. and they de
scend to take their place among the
masses to which they belong These
are the sad cases, which cause US to
become disgusted with our kind.
The mirth, provoking folk who
come here are those from the interior,
who have never before seen the
OCEAN. The comments of the dolt
from the rural recesses are ludicrous
Some OF them carry away with them
bottles of water from the ocean for
the people at home to taste and know
that it is salt One of them had
beer bottle filled to the stopper, but
was arrested by wag who told him
the sea water rose and sunk every
six honrs ard would do the same in
the bottle. The result, he said,
would be that the bottle would burst
unless some of the water was poured
out. The ruralist accepted the state
mens in good faith, and poured ont
abou. third of the water, and 80
left room for the tide to rise in the
bottle
On the train to Wilmington, while
crossing the sound, heard a rank
raralist exclaim, "Why look here
doctor, when, we came over here this
morning. all this place was covered
with water aad now it amt nothin'
but mud'' '.Yes. the tide was in
then, and now it is out" "Weil, sir,
does the tide come away back here
too ?" And he was not half mile
from the ocean.
Sitting on the froat piazza, two
nights ago, couple went walking
down in front of the hoteI-the mans
arm around the woman and the wo
mans arm around the man A bevy
Of girls were looking on One Of them
said, "That's nobly.'' "Humph !"
said another, "tbat's nothing, they
are married; but 0, if this ole beach
could talk. what stories it would
have TO tell =; From what ! had
seen, l inwardly applauded the silence
of the beach. hope it may con
tinue to keep It's mouth shut.
Oo Sunday, few of the demi-
mondes are here. They march
through the pavilion to the beer shop.
and disappear until the train is ready
to return They seem to come down
Coz the ride and for the glass Of beer
Except for the fact that they stand
unabashed with men at the beer
counter, there is DO mark to distin
guish them from the fair sisters
whose feet have not taken hold upon
the pit. There is path in which
women walk, only to frd that re
turn to better things aud 8 pnrer life
is impossible We shall never reach
the climax Of civilization until the
law that crushes the woman shall!
also bind the fallen man To enact
and enforce the law belongs to
woman. There is no consistency in
her Withdrawing her skirts lest she
touch her fallen sister on the streets.
while she gives herself to the arms
of the fallen man in the mazes of the
dance and in the fellowship of the
call room. If the unwritten laws of
the world are unjust to women. a
large part of the blame must rest on