The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-12-26

These little chaps alarm me-alarm
me with their innocence, their happi-
ness, their love, for have forcbod
ing that il cannot last. Life is full Of
sorrows and they will have their share.
It is the common lot. One melancholy
poet says: "Man was made to mourn
Another says: II would not live al
way" but / like that one better who
wrote "Thc world is very lovely. Oh,
my God, thank Thee that live. :"
From my window almost every day l
sec two little girls, only four and six
years old, turning the corner and
coming up through the grove TO see
grandma and grandpa and be pctted
and, of course, befcastcd with biscuit
and jelly and apples and to nurse the
cat and play with their little Cousins
fine Paris doll. They always come
hand in hand and with clean faces and
ribboncd hair and we meet them at
the door, for they bring sunshine to
our hearts and home. 1 love to have
them climb into the back Of my big
chair and bother me while write, and
L have to stop and draw pictures for
them and to hear the little one call
me her good old for nothing gran pa.
The other day met them going
another way and they said they were
going to see their other grandma
"Yes," said l, "you have two grand
mas, but you haven't got but one
grandpa The little one looked up
lovingly to me and said owe don't
need any more" I bought fine tur-
key for the boys who are coming and
the little girl surveyed him and said:
Gran pa, he is running ut the nose
and it's bloody" 1t was the older
one who said the turkey is sick, /
reckon, for he keeps vomiting.
Dean Swift was oynic and had nc
love for children. He said that an
author who talked about his own books
was as silly as mother who was ever
telling something smart about her
children. reckon he would say that
grandparents were more silly than
mothers. confess that it is good
part of my happiness now to mingle
with and to pet the little grand chill
dren and that is why I feel alarmed
for fear something will happen to them
before die or that will die before
they get old enough to love me with
dove that will not forget, and think
Of Tom Moore and his gazelle that
died. I don't know where my spirit
will be, but it seems to me now that
would like to have these little ones
bring flowers to my grave sometimes
and talk about me. What would the
world be without children, for Of such
is the kingdom Of heaven. just
imagine for moment tho desolation,
the despair that would pervado the
home and society and trade and COM
merce-not day school in all the
land, nor Sunday School; not little
shoe or stocking, nor little hat, nor
doll or toy in any store; no castoria
or soothing syrup or other infantile
medicines; no fireworks. no Christmas
nor Santa Claus; no nothing hardly,
for it is fact that the world is work
ing for children. The cynics say that |
marriage is failure. Suppose it is in
many cases. Children are not failures.
Divorces may stifle the love of man
and wife, but they still love the chill
-dren and contend for the possession of |
them.
Good schools build up towns and
communities and tho children make |
the schools. Country people move to
town to educate them. What would
become Of the 1000 teachers in the
State Of Georgia? What would the
publishers do with all their school
books and picture books? Who.would
60 to picnic or monkey show?
What excuse would men folks have for |
going to the circus? Wouldent it be
lonesome, no account world?
But marriage is not failure. 1t
could not be, for it was ordained by
God. One or two unhappy marriages
in community sets all the dogs bark
ing. Divorces are multiplying, but
only al. g the very rich or the drunk
en- poor. Money or whisky are the
cause Of most of them and in nine
cases out of ten the man is to blame.
There is but one scriptural ground for
divorce and nine men are guilty of
that to one woman. Poor, long suf-
fefing women. How silently, secret
ly and sadly you have to endure what