The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
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fcoutinued from Page One.) bIe kind that requires consistency os practice with profession. US out oh date. ,a,, aaal-
 .The religion. that requires far aea,. enaa. ,nr has kept many a good man hose inc grindstone' and won't do, at all. in this progressive age.
 0sT1o others or they'll do you,~is the Csolden Rule now, and living up to IL the good man can add to ms Green hacks, silver, to his silver. gold 10 ms gold. office. roha,, it. Ss
 -Four Philosophy Is first rate for noor fellow or a nigger and is brimiui of If smitten on one cheek. turn ele other also' and get all the run out ,, o, wrongs done you that you can, 1t VII , be an admirable characterlstlc ol .ne cotton fields of our beautiful ana De1 loved Southland
 "so, write Philosophy. .sRut I must bring this letter to close. I would like before we so hence and be no more for the remnant of old Company "A to nave reunion' [ am not SO old and far gone as Gen aroi Oates and would like for some naughters of the Confederacy to en, liven the meeting with their olesseo 
 presence. ,ar pur campaigns and talk Of those who are waiting and watching at the Beau- tifuI Gate to welcome us, Where sick ness sorrow, pain ana oea'h @re ie and feared no more. "Your friend of the long ago,
 william Benson,
 ."Co. A. seth Alabama.
 'P. s.-Send me your photograph. h..
 Think of that after forty years oI silence and forgetfulness! And after comine in to me, like I was ten cents store, and picking out what ne wants and, after all, cheats himse" with the poorest article!
 And he wants my photograph! Wny, he knew. me when I was young ana strong and erect and good iookIhE |ths+'s what the girls said) and brown haired (not parted in the midole' now ever1, etc. H.,r Now. I'm all the other way, back hent teeth gone, hair white and gcoo looks couldn't be discovered with a microscope or a torch at midday h"t I'll send him one and after looking a, it he will be like the fellow who went to fine artist to get picture of the "oIe nan~ That was his pa. The artist told him he would be glad to give the ohI gentleman a sitting any time. But pa's dead" he said. Well, then. bring me photograph of him. repiiea el,, tne artist "Weuns ain't got none. How did vou expect me to take picture of your father?" well. weuns thought we could jest tell you how pa looked an youId make the picter. All right"
 pointed to deliver the photograph. The davlcarne and with 1t the young fellow ,rhs "nicter," was ready. After look jng at if a long time the fellow said 'This shore is pa, but he has changen nightly" r, been nretty busy with my looks to no good Rut notice that Time does that for many and many of us and we cant help it. While Time can furrow our cheeks. wrinkle our brows and dim our eyes we can hold him in some cneck with a pure conscience. IT IL ndoh been for a good conscience l recAon would be a sight to behold. But u,ifb the havoc of time and the mars and scars of evil sometimes bladly think:
 If should die, tonight ,r,., My friends would look upon my qulet Before they laid it in its resting place. And deem that death had almost iei' And laying snow white flowers beside
 my hair. ., .-s.,, would Sn OOJn It QOWH "'NN NS"NA-
 tenderness. ,,-, = And fold my hands with lingering ca- Poor hands. so empty and so cold to-
 nightE
 And my pleasure grows while think:
 If I should die tonight
 Nv friends would call to mind, with Soma % Kindly deed the icy hand had
 wrought. . I Some gentle word the frozen lips had Errands on which the willing feet had
 sped The memory Of my setnsnness anu Nv hakty words would all be-put aside, And so I should be mourned tonight And best of all:
 "If should die tonight, Even hearts estranged would turn l
 once more to me, Recalling other days remorsefuliy; The eyes that chill me with averted | would iocS upon me as of yore. per
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