The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-12
FIGHTING "THE MINIATURE"
Striking Address by Mrs. jamie Herbert
HAYNES.

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Il am not prepared tonight to
give such an address as all or.
ganization of this kind has the
right to expect from its presl-
! dent: discussion of our depart.
ments, a review of the pa.so ina
plans for thefuture. AM instead,
With your consent, we will talk
Of some lessons and truths that
that are of interest to US as an
organization. :.
Since the world was young it
has been customary to learn
beautiful lessons and great truths
through the medium of stories.
In speaking of Agassiz, Long
fellow says: "And nature, the
cid nurse. took the child upon
her knee, saying here is a story
book thy father hath written for
thee:
And he wandered away and away
With nature, the dear old nurse.
Who sang for him night and day
The RHYMES of the universe.
And when the way seemed long,
Or his heart seem to fall:
she would sing more wonderful song,
Or tell more marvellous tale.
I know that to some Of you
this year the way has seemed
long and your heart has begun
to fall and since I cannot sing
YOU a song I will tell you a mar
vellous tale.
We rarely ever grow too old
to listen to a story. Margaret
E. Singster said, long after she
was grown, s'I too, am fond of
a story and I love the teller best
who tells me the strangest mar
yels and leaves me the riddle to
guess" I will tell you one Of the
strangest marvels, but with your
consent we will guess the riddle
together.
younger THAN TRUTH"
IT'S a Grecian story thousands
of years old, but younger than
truth. The frontispiece lllustra-
ting this story is a hideous mon
ster. outwardly, part beast,
part human, and Judging
from the expression of his face.
inwardly wholly demon. Facing
him stands a man, In the full
glory of strong manhood, clad
from head to foot in armor, a
glistening sword in his hand
ready to close in what appears
to be a very unequal contest.
This the story:
A Greek boy, Theus, lived in
the country with his mother.
One evening. while walking in
the beautiful fields with her son,
this mother told him that he was
the son of king who lived in a
far country, and when he was
old and strong enough to over.
turn a, rock, which she pointed
out imbedded in the earth, and
secure the treasure underneath,
lhe might go to his father and
share in the government OF his
kingdom. Day, after day the
youth exerted his strength to
overturn the stone, which seem
ed each day to sink deeper in
the earth. One glorious day his
strength came upon him, and
overturning the stone, he found
underneath, his fathers magic
armor, his sandals, his shield,
his helmet and his sword. Thus
equipped he started for his faith
er's kingdom, blessing each coun-
try ashe passes through by some
loving and generous deed made
possible by his fathers magic
armor. One morning after hay
ing reached his kingdom he was
awakened by an exceeding bitter
cry. All the agony and heart
break of outraged love was in
it. He sprang from his couch to
find the cause and was told that
it was the vail of parents moan
ling for their children. His in
former was surprised to find that
the kings son did not know that
his kingdom gave as tribute to
an enemy each year twelve OF
it's fairest youths and maidens
to be fed to a monster, known as
minataur, who was kept by this
enemy in a wonderful labyrinth
and fed only on the flesh of the
most beautiful youths and mai
dens.
Instantly Theus felt his re-
sponsibility. This must be stop
ped; this minataur must be slain;
in vain did friends try to dissuade
him; but he would go to the en-
Iemy's country, into the labyrinth
and try to kill the minataur.
But no sooner did he reach
the enemy's country than his
sword was taken from him, and
without this he was helpless.
After some time of waiting, the
daughter of a king restored his
sword and led him to the en-
trance of the labyrinth. She told
him all the danger, the danger
of never being able to find his
way out and of being overcome
and eaten by the monster. In
only one way could she help him
She would stand at the entrance
to the labyrinth holding in her
hand one end of a white silken