The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-27
Poriman Letter.

as much covering for the spired and
cupolaed metropolis OF Anderson as f..
the n::ss:1 1iiot. vi the county and the broad
un'swept, promiee.laid fields Of the
country. When the sun shines WA all
know 1t. and we feel lil,o telegraphinR to
the fartheat neighbor Of the outermost
limit and asking: "Does the sun shine
in your sky today" Just es we aro too
apt 10 remark, chow rainy it is; how
cold; how miserable" If we could only
forget the rainy days, the cold days, the
miserable days, earth would bo all heav.
Ell. Sunshine, the type of heaven, has a
Wonderful influence on the minds and
lives OF people. Few crimes are commit
ted under sunshine, few tears that will
not dry upon the wet cheek under the sun
shine. few enemies can meet each other
under tho light of the sunshine aud not
perhaps reach out the hand. It's
strange II ever capita, penalty can be
executed-under the sunshine-where
Gods face is looking down hetweAn .hc
bare CT heaven. Perhaps these infections
occur In the morning before the sun
washes its face In gladness aud comes out
to smile. The influence of the sun ON q
child's mind is eloquentlv illustrated in
an incident known to the writer. The
little child-a boy about four years-was
looking out his window into clear April
sky. His elbows were resting on table
aud his chin In his hands. lie had been
meditative for long time, and lady,
his aunt, was sitting beside him. Final
ly he startled her by asking: "Auntie, is
mammals sky bright" The question
waa strange and poignant; for, short
time before. the mamma" had lost her
only stay in the world-the child's father
and was then about three hundred
miles away seeking to make living for
herself and little boy. Doubtless then g
pail Of Gethsemane had settled under
that April sky, shut down, round about
the farthest horizon, mufiiing out the
sunshine. Her world was very dark
within; but the little innocent heart
asked: "Auntie, Is mammals sky brighi?"
That was the meditation, tho sublimity,
the ideality awakened in the child's ma
ture, cultivated by the sunshine.
"Is 1t dark without us,
Darker still within?
Clear the darkened windows,
Open wide the door,
Let little sunshine in;
Let the blessed sunshine In"
This, perhaps. is not Letter" froLa
Portmap; letters" should be full OF
news, excitement; occurrences that draw
away the attention from the only repeat
ed annoyanoes aud commonplace han.
pentngs Of the day; but we here in Port
a n On N AV~lw A@tkl
than crops and so and so s sna aeH s9one %ose
There is soul In peture In spring time
and 1t gets into our hearts through the
beauty In our eyes and the fragrance In
our nostrils, and when we are filled to
inspiration with this we care little for
social and political disturbances and
family aenoyances. They are not worth
to us their space on paper or their time
In reading. Fortunately we have no
deaths to chronicle though 1t Ia often ad-
mitted there are 'misfortunes' worse
than death. The 1NTELLIaENCER, how
ever, lacking It's Piedmont correspou.
dence last week, was not anrrised Of The
death of highly estimable citizen Of
Piedmont, James III Simpson, one OF the
fathers" of Slmpsonville, Piedmont.
Mr. Simps on was wealthy and influen-
tial He retired from hie labors March
18th to reap from the harvest of we'll
spent life. Behind him he left in charge
OF his sorrOwing wife their youngest
daughter, Miss Ada, who from the malady
of the grippe. in Its worst consequences,
was lowering between life and DEATH
The correspondent has not been apprised
OF the recent condition Of the suffering
young lady. Mr.. Simpson was inferred
at Shiloh under the Masonic honors. The
Church was unable to contain the num-
burs who paid their last tribute of respect
to the deceased.
Some newG on the light Of an intelli-
gent future reaches US here from Noun
tain Springs High School, where the
young teaoher. Miss Walters, Is deter
mined to make name and future for
herself and pupils. Debates of NO small
Importance are stirring up the ambitious
intellects Of the youths, and from Mr..
Edward King, son Of the we'll known
teacher OF Shiloh school, Mr.. D. e. King,
comes 70 o. ths correIPondsnt and gentle.
vitation to be present at q debate of un-
uaual interest. 1.-THE honor OF attending
falls to the lot OF the correspondent the
readets Of Piedmont who were not so for
tunato as to be present ehall know what
an enthuaiastio high school joint debate
sounds and looks like.
Another trifie Of news that comes from
Piedmont is that Mr.. Jesse Adkins of
Shiloh, was the fortunate discoverer Of a
treasure trove on the Richardson prom
erty, where he resides. A pot OF gold.
we have heard. Is buried there. We do
not knt w the truth OF this or the truth of
Mr. Adkins discovery, but we do know
that congratulations have been pouring
In upon him even from far away Pelzer
In the BEGINNING Of this letter, speex-
ing cf sunshine. we have six degrees less
OF It's warmth on the hills at Portman
than in the valleys beneath. The wind
blows the warmth away, probably, for
when the wind is briskly stirring in the
low places 1t is exctedly ram paging
among the trees and curls Of smoke on
the hill tops. 1t 9 known to tear up
things pretty generally, delighting In the
mad monody OF "I'm mon.rch Of ali /
survey" Enterprising real estate men,
seeking paradise for Charlestonians.
might not be at all imprudent in casting
glance oyer the hills at Portman Shoals.
An acquisition to the eocial circle here
is Mre. j. NJ. Devine. The lady's hus-
band, because OF his ability in inultleas
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