The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-11
POrtman Letter.

| quent montion of Piedmont in a Port
man letter." Simply .hIs: p!e..E,oH: l.;
the correspondence home. Who doea
not love their home? Who does not sec
in its plain surroundings the witcheries
over its name as the eye would wander
over spray Of MISUNDERSTANDING ovor
i's last sy liable az tha eye would hesitate
over the last devoted blossom in the
spray?
| Then tho friends OF home; how their
| eyes reveal new beauty of character, how
| the lesson Of love and devotion and suf-
fering which you were too busy to notice
before. now speak oiouuentiy from eye
and lip and action; and you think how
blind are the senses which .joste against
each other day by day! The jostllng
rasps the fine edges OF susceptibility, re-
| moveB its acuteness, makes you dull Of
understanding toward the things that are
best in your friend, makes you Intensely
acute toward those which are not faults
in your friend, but irritations In yourself
| caused by the .aspings.
How excellent are partial exclusions
from society. The Saviour knew this,
| and when worn with the press OF the mob
upon him retired TO mountain, when
the spirit groaned with the intirmities of
the human flesh which pressed upon the
| delicacy OF the soul He sought the loueli-
ness OF the wilderness, or the seclusion
OF the garden whore He would pray, and
| think and grow strong In the intimacy
In
jostlinga of material life which wear most
upon the finest natures. People from
cities also know this we'll. The irrita.
tons of the incessant grind which cut
deep into the soul filing away in con-
stant waste tho precious years which
should survive only to prolong the hap
piness Of the creature toward its Creator,
the grind which makes the average life
Of the citizen 35 years, and which 10
average GO. This is the grind that in the
household, in less degree, makes the
visage of the loving mother sour, and
the conduct Of the devoted father harsh.
1t iR not lack OF love or lack of devotion;
but the steps in the treadmill Of life are
too frequent and there is no rest, no
change.
Change should be one OF the provisions
oflife, In all stations, in all conditions,
change should be as ysligiousa u relaxation
as the removal Of soilod or old clothing
Ia the exchange for clean and new. The
body Of the soul becomes hagRard and
uncomfortable in the sour rags Of every
day occurrences. Over and over and
over the soil Of common uualtered hap
penings weighs upon the spirit and
makes 1t uncomfortable. Change ia
needed; freshing up OF Incidents, and
like the refreshed body the soul Is lighter,
merrier, better fitted for exalted labors
and energetic struggles. Where there is
lack of change there ia monotony of
existence that crushes the soul within its
narrow bounds; the fragrance that should
issue from life Ia buried beneath the
crumbled walls OF fallen aspirations and
the dead sameness only gives forth stag
nant odors, and often the ruin Of life.
The mother, of all individuals, peeds
change from the petty worries of house.
hold, and the change In the mothers
countenance after perhaps little visit
somewhere is such an occasion Of Joy to
the father t. he accepts this as novelty
In his life.
These meditations are not the dominant
experiences of the correspondent at the
old home; but in an under current they
accompany the upper stream of pleasure
derived from the meeting with friends
and the Joy of knowing they are glad to
ot 6aH
ship and listened to fine sermon by the
talented young son OF Rev. DIR. Preston,
Of Greenville. and saw the Sabbath
School, which Is the pride of the Presby.
teran Church at Piedmont, we'll attend
ed and compotently, as usual, superin-
tended under the auspices OF Mr.. Willie
NesSitt. n young lady whose beauty,
because of her refinement and delicaoy
we will not mention in connection with
her name, told us 30 many are speaking
of Portmar. We wished to say a great
many tlattering things ourselves about
the little place, but really felt delicacy
In clothing SO much airy imagination
with importance. We told her there was
river and dam there and power
house which supplied the city Of An
derson with light and electric motive
power. hotel on the top ofa hill and q
little cottage on the SUNNI of q higher
hill-the abode Of the correspondent, and
there all visible Portman ended. The
beauty of Portman Is its natural acenery,
the life of Portman is derived from it's
many pleasure excursions which picnic
around and among the lrocks and hills
These young people seek that change
which sweetens life among the caro.free
breezes and In observation Of the en-
ployees in their work on the dam.
In Piedmont we are indebted to Mr..
and Mrs. Porter Dcason for ti1oir kind
ness, and Messrs. John and r. E. Lee
aud their hospitab]e wives, who live a
few miles from Piedmont.
We were glad to exchange compliments
with the family of Mrs. g. w. Browning,
Of Shiloh, on the merits of the ANDERsoN