The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-15

! In 1880 the writer came to Ncwbcrry
without friends and without money.
MIR. Poo', at that time, was at the head
OF affairs in Ncwbcrry, SD went to
him and asked for work, aud | have
nate enough to have found in him "A
heart too pure, Il disposition too sweet
ana II soul too noble to ever turn q
young man aside who wanted to work
or make anything for himself SO he
gave me job in his brick yard, and
was very agrecably surprised on Satur-
day evening, when MIR. ~. 6. Fool was
paying OF the large number OF hands
IN the corner store, on the very spot
where the postollicc now stands, to hear
the noble old gentleman say: '"Tcncb, |
p''ml 'ed this boy one dollar per day,
bus Ind that he is worth more than
! that; pay him one dollar and twenty
i've cents per day." My young heart
beat quick with joy to realize that !
had found man with so kind heart,
because at one time my father had been
rich, but had died very poor, and the
friends whom he had in his prosperity
never said kind word to his poor son.
so went back TO Mr.. Pools brick
yard on Monday morning with removed
energy, and tried to show Mr.. Pool
| my appreciation of his goodness to me
by truly spreading myself, and on the
following Saturday, when we had come
TO the same place for our weeks pay,
and being the only white laborcr in
the crowd, after Mr.. Tcnch had finished
paying the darkcys the noble old gentle
man said: "rcnch, this boy is worth
more than we paid last week: give him
Tl30 per day. could not suppress
my feelings, and had to turn my head
Tor moment to keep him from
seeing the tcar-drops in my eyes. And
| went back to the brick yard the next
Monday morning, again with renewed
cncrgr.
On the Wednesday following the no.
bic old gentleman came driving out to
the yard, and he came straight to me
ana said: "J0hn, get in my buggy and
90 and put on the best clothes you have
got, and come back here to me-"
went, and | could not imagine what on
earth was the matter. was so afraid
] had done something that had dis
pleased him. But when got back he
made all my anxiety turn to joy by tell
ing me to take charge Of the yard--hc
was going to the Grccnvilc fair and he
wanted me to boss his hands for him.
God bless the good old man. 1t was he
who started me in life when needed q
lricnd, and for twenty long years he
was Indeed my best friend.
When the time Of year came for his |
brick yard to close. he elected me Chief
OF Police Of Newbcrry, which position
| heid eight years, and although / |
honor ana respect all the different
Mayors that | served under, yet Mr..
Pool was, the whole time, my friend |
md adviser. / remember, on one occa-
sion, when some drsperadocs tried to
lake the town, and after hard strur.
rlc succeeded in getting them safely
ocked up in the guardhousc, my good
'ld friend drove up to where a large
'rowd had collected on the street and
called me out to his buggy and said:
My boy, am so glad that you have
shown the people of Ncwberry tha6 you
're man." And all through life Mr..
'ool has been my adviser and friend,
nd while appreciate all of my friends,
oday MIR. Pool stands first in my heart
because he WAS q true friend when q
oung man needed one most.
And when | was appointed Magis.
rate, again the old gentleman showed
lis regard by driving down to my Office
nd having me called out, aud with a
'arm grasp Of the hand and tears
howing in his eyes, said; "My boy,
m so glad you got the appointment. |
now you will do your duty" and he
rove of. How few people who are in
0od circumstances will notice and helm
poor boy May no mist of sorrow
'vcr gather around those he loved, il
ny prayer. know that one Of my best
rlcnds has gone, and Ncwberry has
ost one of the best men that ever lived.
mourn with those that mourn.
j. III CHApPELI.