The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-23
THE NEWBERRY OF THE
DAYS THAT ARE PAST
LETTER FROM FORMER NEW.
BERRIAN, NOW IN TEXAS.
Loving Words For The Old Folks st
Home-More "reminiscences,
By One Who Knows.
Woodville. Texas.

There is no time like the old time,
when you and I We're young.
When the buds OF April bloSSomed.
and the birds OF Spring-time sung;
There is no place like the old place,
where you and were born,
Where we lifted first our eyelids on
the Splcndors of the morn.
There is no friend like the old friend,
who has shared our morning days.
No greeting like his welcome. no hon.
age like his praise.
There is no love like the old love, that
ue courted in our orl'i:.
Though our leaves are falling, falling
and we're fading side by side.
There arc no times like the old times
they nc'er shall be forgot:
There is no place like the old place.
keep green the dear old spot;
There are no friends like Our old
:r.cndS-nay heaven pro.ong
their lives:
There arc no loves like our old loves,
God bless Our loving wives.
Since my last letter received let
-,er from my sister Mary. who writes
thus of one OF the good ladies OF New
berry in the olden time. Mrs. Mary
Graham: Il know she was q lovely
woman-so kind and thoughtful OF the
Young folks happiness. All the CHI
drcn and young people were sure OF
a warm welcome at her home. She
loved flowers and she loved the young
people to gather them: the flowers
must have loved her, for they b!oomed
so grandly under her care. No chill
dren were denied entrance into her
beautiful flower yard. On her death
= bed she said. / feel like | was Just
going into the next room. lhe
righteous shall be in everlasting re-
membrance."
East of the Shoe store was large
hickory tree making a delightful
shade. Next fronting Main street was
the law Office OF Caldwell & Caldwell,
fPat &. and Gen. Jimmie j. Oh Chan
cellor Caldwell we have already writ
ten-he was rather tall and slender.
OF him we can we'll say that he was
r:::h IN intellectual g,l: and tea,nera-
ment 2 man y: wide information, wide
experience and great ability. he was
a gentle. generous, truthful. constant
accomplished, high-minded man. A
distinguishing feature OF his mind was
his power OF reasoning and OF express
ing the result in appropriate language.
As LAWYER he hated vice and delight
ed to stand forth champion OF VIZ
tue. He loved Justice. law and peace.
As a solicitor he had no superior, as
chancellor he was winning his way to
the hich,S, excellence. AS result OF
his early training ne was deeply rev.
erential towards God. His father Dan
Caldwell was a Scotch lrishaan from
,;,r .oarty OF Antrim and an elder
in the Seceder church.
The Sco,ch-Irish are humorous, not
like the Irish witty: they are serious
.,ce and their thought is tlnged with
the:!,.:.,: they have b:'l conver>ant
from, childhood with the serious prob
lens OF existence. their wade mecurn,
the shorter catechisrn and Rouse ;
Psalms. The old SecederS follow
closely the Westminster assembly
the Wes,ulinsters adopted Rouse 5
version o; the Psalms as their hymn
olosy and the Seceders follow them,
while the Prcsbyterians seem to i2:'. re
them. Such training had Chancellor
Caldwell. 1t is always pleasant TO
think OF him. Ny father esteemed
him greatly and 50 did I. When |
was college boy lie often invited me
to visit him ard was greatly cncoUr-
aged and benefited by his counsel.
He died. i'll the full strength .; his
powers in the iullnesS OF his lame
and in thv midst OF universal love and
cSlcein.:.
Mrs. Caldwell was one 0; the most
intelligent and pleasant ladies OF her
L. L, .L,n loneliness and uIaCe o.