The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-29

somebody. There are hundreds OF peoPie
who never get thanked at all: Plenty 0f
severe criticism, plenty of fault finding
plenty of nisinterpretation, plenty OF De-
preciation, but as to gratitude y =
market IN which the supply does mot sequat ]
ths Jemands ! 90 q -:
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glan s uS, t;n,, Every ittle
IN gne WorA u .,uas aftsr ma and Sc
Whlie soclety !ases 49,. : - ls
m4St E have a,,.,.,, !, scla,.
Lnere als -. ivy sausI al = an eyi, s;des Ths
aceeIa eoSII s1ue tSa rand aa5 the evil only
eSou eoo s;i and +he nrSohah;i;fy ia that me-
Ine NE eVm a;on sI% - fha r;shA oninion. Most
dunn OPINION ls Sne f'fns +. ", ~ d6;nc
OF tne peoPts Wlgam tSa. a.,s rder ma cis.S
apout as wen y1s.r o. CSC .neo,,Ia Win are 1
cumstaInses n ~ canni;,ds ,tbat n 4. md I
worse tnaI ! s a,,ara ~ .-oyra ma All nv Z
If fae same sa .Ia,, Iaa pans Sad wo,,id nrobabiT
, ae tIas a. tres ,ss,..a .a than tbev now Are Ths
aSs na.I es ,.for,,, ia ihe mnat, important (
,rorE bnt nany of the reformers. dwell.
inc on one evil. see nothing but evil and
thew get 40 used to anathema they forget !
tLs nsef,,lness once IN awhile .ofsa bene6fc.
t;nn Thev oet "a acc,1stofzaif aE6 exccrs
iatino nni,iic men that theESd Hot realizeS
that never since John Hanc0l y ri b0ldest
-chirography signed the Declaration OF In.
dependence, never since Columbus picked
up the floating land flowers that showed
him he was coming near some new coun:.
try, have there been So many noble ana
splendid and Christian men in high places
in This country as now. You could 60 INTO
the Presidents Cabinet or the United
States Senate or the. House OF Representa-
tives in this city and find plenty Of men
CAPABLE of holding an old fashioned Msthos
d;st nrayer meeting, plenty of Senators
and Renresentatives and Cabinet ofacers
to start the tune and kneel with the pen.
itents at the altar. In all these places
there are men who could, without LOOKING
at the book, reeite the sublime WORDS, g
did Gladstone during vacation ~ e & hasaa5sc 8a 8ass
den. ri believe, in God, the Father AZ
mighty, Maker of heaven and earth, AND Z
in Jesus Christ" and from the Senate ana
House of Representatives and the fIesi.s
Dental Cabinet and from the sp!xgHnqin&
Offices and committee rooms II they feeulds
hear, would come many voices resp 09ding
"Amen and amen!"
chr;ot;an co,rtesv esueciaIly commend
n thase who have subordinates: Almost
every nerson has sorne one under him. How
do Won treat that clerk. that servant, that
assistant. that employe? Do you accost
: h ~ u. - Js that -rb;ch yn,r might kindly
LII nl L; ~ ~ ~ 10 The 5;rsf words Chat the
H,,i,a asl I'M nf WoiI;noton yftered were sfIf Won
,sIaas.W LIZ y Tbatieonanaror IN what twas I'M
s please. ra,,anas thas sreatnst hattie ever
somI !ssIs IS;, i..t IN So,,ra aaLed IN. h;s eer.
iousn: :e - - 1,as,IS +sta ,n1oe tea replied.
nI..se II y h;s last words An exnyes.
u yos parrtsssr Raart;fnl characteristic
S,oa =, anU - ciaas The dav laborers IN Sweden.
,asa;Gc - a s.a a.nh other fake off their hats IN
a1s,.aSoe passrnS There = no excuse for boorish-
ness in snv circle. As complete i gentle.
,r,,S rnoT,s 40 ever lived was the man who was
unhoraed on the road to Damascus add be-
headed on the road TO 0stia- the
apostle. I know that he might bsssS chArss
acterized by the way he apologized 70 Ara
Mas, the high priest. I know 1T from tho
way he complimented Felix aa Judge,
and from the way he greets the KING,
thank myself, King AMippa, because Z!
shaIl answer for myself this day before
thee touching all the, things whereof I am
accused Of the Jews, especially because -
know thee to be expert in all customs and
questions which are among the jews. I
know that Paul was a gentleman from the
way he opened his sermon on Mars hlih (
not insulting his audience, as hinG yatlss =
translation implies, oIs sayingh sn .i,;s,. s -
of Athens; perceive tnat ha. az sninss s.:s y
are very deVout Know ns .WaS 8 s.:alri.S ~
tleman from the fact tnat When ~ as VII q
Others OF shipwrees, ON .se as tns XVII y;
Melita visited the governor OF stneslssana
he was most impressed with the cogItssyS
shown them and reported that ylnts Y !
these words: In the same qlarSers aWeiS
possessions OF tine cnlsl man ol sne as,sn =,
whose name was Publius, VINO received lS y
and lodged us three days. cou.eeousal!y.stSsf
And then see those words o. aoylce I Mnicn WEI
he gives: Bear ye one anosner u1,ITa4s, .n,MI4s,
In honor preferrlng one announcer fl ls'it on. &
or all men,. \; .ss
What q mighty means OF usefulness -
courtesy! The lack Of it brings to many
dead failure, while before those who pos
onportunity are open. You can tell that
,,rhanitv does not come from study Of
hooIs of etiouette. although such books
bove their use hut from mind full Of
tbonohtfuiness for others and heart IN
sr,nnst thv with the conditions of Others.
r. tnose conditions be prosperous, a
cladneas for the success, or If the condis
tions be depressing, sorrow for the unr
favorable circumstances. An, thus world
needs lighting up!
To those of us who are prosperous it %
no credit that we are in state OF good
cheer, but in the lives of ninety.nine out
of a hundred there is a pathetic SIDE,
taking off. deficit. an anxiety, trouble.
bslpful H % action, 1--WE we may nj lift little Of the
burden and partly clear the; way for the
Stumbling foot. Oh. what a glorious art
f is to saw the right word ii the right
,vav at the right time! -
II others lack courtesy, that. is no rea.
son whv Won should lack it. Respond to
rudeness by utmost affabiity. Because
some one else is a boor is no reason why
yon shonld be a boo-. But how few show