The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-22

;lat SniGI>:ll l1"l1I'\ - 81 N''-'''', = >1'O
,y,,rI,I -, ra?IS.c il? b!e>S al the
a,.s>ta.;c college Of Aumorists. The
n.,n That p.akc, NE laugh is my bcne-
factor. do not thanl anybody to
make me cgy. | can d. that without
;...y assistance. Y, Ill cGy enough ana
nave enough 10 cry about. GOD o!esS
all >aillful pauStcrs, all reparieelstS, al
,,roncunders Of Ingenious conundruns,
all those who mirthfrIly surprise IL
with unusual juxiapositjon q words;
Thomas HOOD and Charles Dickens a"d
SIDNEY Smith had divine mission,
AID 50 have their saccc>>ors IN these
times. They stir into the aid bever-
ave q life the sacc!:arine They make
the cup Of earthly existence, whlch Is
sometimes s,ale, stferve>ce AMI bubble.
They placate arimo>itics: They foster
longevity. They s!ay ioiif5 and a6sur-
diues which all the sermons of all the
pulpiys canco; zach. But what use are
YOU making Of yoGr Wit? Is II be
<m;rched with profanity 2nd uDclean-
ness? Do sou employ it in amusement
at physical defects for which the victims
arc not reponsiple! are your Fo"e.s
OF mimlcry Esed 20 pn' Tei's'on AZ W 'pu
contempt; ss 1t !: pHacl o. Hess:sS.'5 80 ,
Is it fun at others misfortune: IS 1t
slee at their a2saFpoln'lHin' 3nI 1 -, > 20, :
IS II bitterness iG' "'P os oaop 'u'u ,r,o .
cup: IS It LHe the - ooSE5ne VI ,-aaG,. -aatI ;.
mlSla abs.n'nlem INTO 1 -, 1l'l> -'I'lo - )!
distastefuiiy pungenH lAtn 30 -" f,a a,s
the stal Normwood: ours is ;"e :: lun au
of rattiasnake trying now "eII !: eau
sting. i is ,he fun of a ha"S irving :
how quick II e2a $ .FiAe out 'he eye % q
dove!
But | WILL change inlS ana s"fFose
you are star Of worldly pFosfe[l'! :
Then you have large opportunisy.: / hGu =.
can encourage tha1 arl.s1 @ os 1Ssiss ~ as,9l al'
picture. You can improve inc heios'
the stables, yhe highway, oy lntfoeNc,
ing higher style G :2Hl ana morse ana
COW and sheep. You can bless 'ne
world with genealogical achievement IA
the orchard. You car advance afoofi- @
culture and arrcs: The ceathfui 4es'rue- ~
tion of the American forests. You ba can L
put piece OF sculpture INTO t4e ntSne E
Of that public academy; you Gaa 3oe e2som Savs
a college, you can s;ocSlns 1'uoV oeis :iS
feet from the wlnter1roS1' you can pUAtq
a church, you can put a mlss'o1afs y, VI
Christ oE that foreign shofe, you @ c@A
help to ransom. world. \ rlcn man nan
with has heart rlsnt-can 20" 'e" |e
how Eqeh good James A1,.I9A c,,. u d
George 1e2oGoE or a I e'Gt ;, O0Gs:s sA - :.
Nllllam 4. Dodse cio "A5:e ia us ~ -
is doing now thathe Is aeSo: 1neLi IL - -
not city, Town or nelghoorAooI 'na'
has not glorious specimens OF eohSe-
Grated wealth.
But suppose you grind the face OF
the poor. Suppose, when man
wages are due, you MAKE him walt 1or
them because he cannot help himself
Suppose that, because Instantly IS SICK
and he has had extra expenses, ne
should politely ask you TO raise ms
wages for this year, and you roushls
tell him if he want better place 10 sc
and get it, Suppose, by your manner,
5ou act as though he were nothing
and you were everything. Suppose
YOU are selfish and overbearlng ano
arrogant. Your first name ought to be
AtsiIa and your last name Attila be,
cause you are the star WormTood. and
you have imbittered one-thlrd II not
three-thirds Of the waters that roll pas'
your employees and or"satlves ana de-
pendents and associates. and the Ions
line Of carriages which the undertake!
orders for your funeral, in order to make
the occasion respectable, WIZ be hI!eo
with twice as many dry, fearless eyes
as there are persons occupying then.
You will be in this world but te"
minutes. As compared with eternity
the stay Of the longest life on earth Is
not more than minute. What are we
doing with that minute? Are We I'M
| UltiSI lLC NOLASSSiS W SSS-N>'
tical fountains, or are We like Moses.
who when the Israelites in the wilder,
ness complained that the waters Of
Lake Marah were bitter and they could
not drink them their leader cut OF the
branch of certain tree anG threw tna'
branch into the water, ana II 9ecame e
sweet and slaked the th!rss OF ehe sur
fering host? Are we with pTsnch OF
the tree OF lie s"eetenlng all the ofacA'
ish fountains that We can touch'
Hundred gated Thebes, tor all time tc
be the study Of antiquarian and hlerog;
lyphis; her stupendous RUNS spread
over p miles; her sculptures presenting
in figures OF warrior and charlot the
victories With which the now iorgot5eD
kings OF Egypt shook the nations; ne5
Qoellsks ana columns; haInaA inu w
Luxor, the s'upe?dou: temples oI ne, me-
prl6e. y" no can imagine Tue sIea'l:sS
OF IheoeS IN those Gays ""ea tne up 5