Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-17
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN.
Nathan Beeswax Gets Excited Over
Romance.

WHO KILLED COCK ROBINs
Nathan Beeswax Gets Excited Over
Romance.
Have you heard the news?" said
Mr.. Nathan Beeswax, excitedly, last
night. mo? Well, me and Betsy killed
the bear. Here it is in cold type in the
editorial columns Of The State, news
paper Lend me your ears, little Bright
Eyes. and I'll read it to you: The
State fought Evans and the man must
be sceptical, indeed. who does not con-
cede that it defeated him. Isn't that
exciting? Now you wouldn't have
known that II you hadn't read it in The
State. It's an exclusive story; it's news
and no other got 1t. Such enterprise
cannot be lauded too highly. 1t shows
that II you want to know things that
other folks do not know you've got to
keep tab on The State.
"Since you brought up the subject
Mr.. Beeswax," said one listener per
NIT me to say, as my friend, Mr.. Bill
lings, would observe, that would rath-
er not know so much than to know so
much that amt So"
Eyes, and The State was armed for
just such fellows as you. Hearken to
it.: The man must be sceptical, in
deed, who does not concede that 1t (The
State) defeated him John Gary
Evans) Now that's what you are
you are sceptical, indeed. Now will
you be crushed?".
But Mr.. Beeswax," persisted the
sceptic Evans came within a half
hundred votes Of defeating The States
candidate, A. c. Latimer, in Richland
county, The States home. And Tai
bert, whom The State did not admire,
defeated Hayward, the choice Of The
State, in Richland county. How can
you reconcile these facts with the pat
ent and resistless influence which
you claim for The State?'
Away with facts" snorted Mr.. Bees
wax. I'm no realist. Facts cruelty ro-
nance and I'm a believer in romantic
ism. That's why I'm believer in The
State, and I always have been. When
I was child did not cry for Castoria;
I cried for The State"
But now that you have become a
man." observed a pious looking indi-
vldual, 'you should put away childish
things"
You degenerates give me sensation
OF intense lassitude," retorted Mr..
Reeswax. you can't appreciate the
artless whimsicality the sweet in
souciance and the fleeting perfume Of
the poppy which make this story a
masterpiece Of mysticism. Allow me to
read it to YOU again, lest ye forget, lest
ye forget. The State fought Evans
and the man must be sceptical, indeed.
who does not concede that 1t defeated
him."
"Well, where do the people come in,
Mr.. Beeswax: didn't they contribute in
some measure to Evanss defeat?"
There you go again, old sceptic,"
flashed back Mr.. Beeswax. 1.-THE State
shouted in a certain voice: John Gary
Evans must be defeated!' And 1t so
happened. Don't you wish you could do
things as easily as that? What's that?
Didn't carry its own county. See
here; you're a lobster. Why should
The State waste time and energy in
swinging its own county when 1t could
elect its men without it? What's the
use Of doing more than you have to-?
Get thee to hospital; you are deliri-
Gus. Scepticism has gone to your
head"
"All right, Mr.. Beeswax; have it
your own way, but don't put too much
faith in that claim of The State. Re-
member all is not gold that glitters."
That's true, Mr.. Sceptic," retorted
Mr.. Beesxaw, "but that old adage has
not affected the price of gold bricks
Now let me read you that story again.
want you to memorize 1t, because
believe, with Matthew .trnold, that
man cannot claim to be cultured unless
he Is familiar with the best that has
been thought and said in the world
Listen again: The State fought Evans
and the man must be sceptical, indeed.
who does not concede that 1t defeated
him. Don't you wish you could hear
voices like that? It shows the power
of the imagination. Would that I were
able to wander with such unstudied
abandon in the domain of fancy for
then the great American novel would
be written and Nathan Besewax would
be its author."-News and Courier.