The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-05
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Items ofInterest From This yus.
thing Little CITY.

says that it is appointed unto man
once 10 die Nearly every letter that
[ have written since Jan 1s. contains !
tho dea'h notice Of some one of our
friends and neighbors and it does
S, EN- to me that it is our best pc,plo
every time. we are told though that
the wheat shall be separated frum the
chaR On Saturday morning was told
that Mrs. Martha Il Covington. the
widow Of only a few short months Of
Robt Covington, had on Friday night
gone to meet her help meet of Sd long
years of earthly trouble ia the land
where tho wicked coase from troub
ling and the weary are at rest She
was at the .timo Of her death in her
74th year. She was born near Tatrm
was the daughter of Ellie Thomas a
man known in his time for his good
ness and 1t ring character. Smal,
wonder then when the children Of
such men live to raise our best peo>
plc. feel that I am only doing half
my duty when try to write some
thing about the noble traits Of this
good woman. l lived in her house
when l was n small boy. No mother
WAS ever moro kind to her own than
she was to me, and even after | had
artiyed at mans estate she always
seemed to take a lively interest in my
welfare, spiritual and temporal. She
was the first 10 come to me with words
of sympathy when my own mother
died few short years ago. How fit
ting it was, when she Too had been
almost a mother to mo in my youth
ful days. Just little while ago she
vas in Clio with words of kindness
and good advice. How glad am that
never forget these things. was
nnavoidably prevented from attend
ing the funeral services ut Hebron on
Sunday a. m, but | am told that an
unusual crowd was present to pay
their last respects to this good woman.
She lolves among our best people a
large family Of children to miss her
good motherly care and example. The
neighborhood has lost Il good member.
The Methodist church will have one
member less on earth hut ono more
name will be added to the great list
Of the faithful that took delight in
doing the will Of the Lord on earth.
Right here for the benefit of all
who may not have had the heart
breaking sorrow Of parting with their
best friend, mother, as we'll as for
those who haze The boys especially, l
want to insert few timely lines that
was given me by my own mother
long, long, ago.
Hast thou mother Do her loving eyes
Still wear tho light and beauty Of tho skies?
0, let no word or thoughtloss decd Of thino
E'on for moment mako them cease to
shine. III
Hast thou mother Are her tresses white
And doth ahe gaze on thoo with falling
sight
Think Of thy childhood cradIod Ia her
And guard with tenderness her fn'cd
rtue, t,ieute ora many whilo the slsy Is
. 'ht4il,
oot so5n tlo, you!sp K " clouO appcat
While sl, who go2od On thee before vita
pFpla.
Darkness and storm bring closer TO thy sidc.
Though all the world combine to doubt thy
trnth,
Her smiles arc thno as in thy spotless
youth /;
Crimes may not sever, danger cannot part
Thine image from tho love within her heart
MOTHER! 0 say if earth has sweotor sound
In forest depth or tlowery valley found2
Floats there tone upon the summer breeze
SO full Of all awakening sympathies
For me thcro is ono spot by wild flowers
dressed
a holicr, dearer spot than all tho rest
My mothers grave there love and metnory
stand,
While faith describes her In better Land
For the past few days the weather
has been all that the farmers could
ask for. Every is we'll up with
their work so far as | have seen. The
prospect is fifty per cent better than
1t was ten days ago aud everybody
more hopeful.
Our town has vagrant law nov in
force. CONS, quently the sound Of the
mandolin is growing fainter as dis.
tanco lends cnchantmcnt to view and
hearing rs we'll. We thank our town
council fot the much needed rest.
q dandy is thing who would
BE woman If he could;
But az he can't, does all be can
TO mako folks think he aint nan
| sec some shirt waists around nm
the wrong back. It makes me poetical
you see.
The twentieth century amusement
cub Of our town gave d most enjoy.
able entertainment on last Friday
night at the academy. Ice cream, cake
pretty girls, bright moonlight made
somc OF our young mems fancy light
ly turn to thoughts Of love, or at
least that is the way some Of them look
to me. The members of this club are
doing a good work here. They have a
very aice Library and meet weekly.
These kind Of things should bo en-
ocuraged in every town as they tend
to elevalo the young mon who take
part in them.