The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-29


Websters famous bluc-back spelling
book. the frontiSpiecc OF the speller
an engraving OF the temple OF Fan1e'
whose dazzling dome represents the
pinnacle OF human aspiration. rlNed
in our memory is the wisdom dis
guised in fables giving the flavor OF
Aesop to its last pages, to-wlt; the
story OF the milk maid. whose glddy
fancy OF the green silk dress she
would buy with the profits OF her
dairy so unbalanced her head that she
dropped her pail. teaching not to
coun, chickens until they are hatch
ed, and giving rise to the term,
"spilled milk" And there also comes
to mind the story of the farmer who
took it for granted that the gored OK
his neighbor ia lawyer) was telling
him about belonged to that nelghoor'
and who turned so quickly when he
learned it was his own: whence the
expression, There's a difference in
whose OK is gored." Then the fable
of Poor Dog Tray illustrates the dan
ger OF bad company. 1t was a great
book.
Mr.. Diver surveys the kids. takes
his seat, but arises with greater aiac-
ritv than he sat down: that lively
lad, Jim Harrington. had located
bent pin in the seat. "Jeems' was
very studious. industrious as bee
with his lesson. and looking as solemn
and wise as an owl,-he overdld 1t.
Mr.. Diver caught him with an eight
foot rod, vigorously demonstrated
with him over his houlders and coun-
selled him not to insert his bent pins
so as to puncture the epiderm1s OF
his (Divver's) seat OF honor.
Diver was built for thrashing lads.
One leg was longer than the other,
and when, with rod in hand, he stood
on the long leg and came down on
the short one plying his rod the
urchins howled. Another "Jeems,"
surnamed Crosson. for some trick
was seated at DIVERS side. and. not
knowing how to keep out OF mis-
chief. perpetrated rough prank. The
girls giggling and laughing caught
Mr.. DIVERS eye ind he traced the
prank to Crosson. Forthwith the rod
descended. and Croson's tears were
not tears OF JOY falling into lake
of glory" Calvin Higgins, sensible
lad, is scroughing Jake Worthington
(who fell a victim to the saloon men,
and others off the bench; Diver with
an alert eye, catches HIM. and Hlg-
gins receives the usual penalty.
Handsome Priest Pratt is making
goo-goo eyes at the girls, but Diver
fails to see him. Bob Holman IS
swapping knives with another kid, and
as usual. Bob skins him. Many,
many others appear in the picture.
but I can't mention all now.
'Tis II o'clock noon and out go
the lads and lassies shouting. The
girls 60 to the spring and, with pleas
ed :aces. look at their names carved
on the beech trees. The bare-tooted
boys play at bull pen or chasing the
fox. Yonder'S athletic Dave Holman
as the fox, tireleSs as the sun and fleet
as deer. the youngsters yelling alter
but never catching him. How happy!
BLESSINGS on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy. with checks OF tan;
With thy turned-up pantaloons
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace:
From my heart I give thee JOY,
I was once barefoot boy"
We had no pattern boy (petted BY
the teacher and hated by the boys al
ways cited as rebuke to our aberra-
ions.
Oh! the years back OF us are full
oi voiceS.-voiccS eloquent and pa
thetic:
The night birds sing and the stars
above
Tell many 4 touching story