Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-03-06
Rev. b. M. Palmer preferred Shakes

peare, Milton and wordsworth,
Bacon, Bulwer, Scott and Goldsmith
best characters William, Prince of
Orange, Washington and Lee; his
favorite occupation preaching the
gospel; best trait truth; sum of hui
man happiness good conscience.
X. j. Burdette liked Mrs. Brown
ing, Carlyle, Thackeray; his favorite
character Colonel Newcome and
Cromwell; best trait sincerity; sum of
happiness home full Of friends.
Henry S. Foote liked Shakespeare
and Byron, Macauley and Tacitus;
his favorite characters Old Mortality
and Washington; the sum of happi-
ness. conjugal felicity.
l.. f. Bleckley chose Shakespeare,
Byron and Tennyson, Hamilton,
Mill and Pascal; his favorite characters
Don Quixote and Marcus Aurelius
John b. Gordon preferred Shake
speare, Macauley and Carlyle; his
favorite characters Washington and
Cato; his favorite occupation raising
fine stock; best trait in man, integrity,
in woman tenderness.
L. M. Norwood, Shakespeare and
DcSb tldlG III IIldH uOnOI.
Wallace p. Reed likes Shakespeare
and Macauley; best character is Ma
poleon; best trait, justice; sum of all
happiness is a happy home.
Joel Chandler Harris prefers Shaks-
pears, Scott and Thackeray; best char
ters, Jefferson and Lincoln; favorite
occupation, looking after my roses;
best trait in man is honesty; sum of
human happiness to be at home.
All of these men name the sweetest
words in our language and also the
saddest. Amony the last are lost
forever lost-it might have been
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and
one says most of them begin with the
letter ID, as disappointment, dismay,
destruction, despair, debt, duns,
death, damnation and the devil.
There are other writers in this al
bum, but space forbids. These are
enough for young man to choose
from. From these he can make up a
good library, for there is not ques-
tionable book among them. Shake
peare and Macauley are in the lead
for authors and Washington for char
acter, truth for the best trait in man
and modesty in woman. About half
these men liked the early morn and
the other half the twilight, except,
however, l.. q. G. Lamar, who says
his favorite hour is o'clock at night
q never knew before that he played
poker) OF these sixteen notable men
just half are dead. Their record is
made up and the book is closed. Their
influence upon the present generation
cannot be estimated nor overesti-
mated. No great or good man or
woman has an adequate idea of what
he or she is worth to mankind. Last
Sabbath we heard very grand dis
course upon environment from Rev
Mr.. Mumford, who has established
that industrial school near Macon for
the rejected children of the state,
those who are under the ban and
whom nobody wants and nobody cares
for-the children of drunken or dis
reputable parents and whom no
orphanage will receive. The elo-
quent and earnest preacher declared
in words that burned: "Men and wo-
men are not born, they are madel
Made by their environments, their
parents or their early associates. ="
He is going over the state gathering
up the friendless and pleading with
the good people to give these children
chance. "Give every friendless
child chance" he earnestly ex-
claimed. His text was "Bear ye one
another's burdens and so fulfill the
law of Christ" 1t is a hardened
heart who can listen to him and not
give something. There should be an
other question in that album, what is
the worst and most prevalent trait in
mankind? And / would answer.
"seliishness. - BILL ARP.
simplicity and OstentatiOn at Fu-
nerass.