The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-22
BFyTH]GA'S GENERAL BUDGET.
DarlingtOnian Writes of Things of
Great Variety, Which Interest Some,
No Doubt

No Doubt.
have nearly gotten out of the prac-
tice OF writing. For some time I have
been almost continuously on the
road. sometimes in the car, at others
in my buggy, and have seen all sorts
of people in all manner Of condition rs,
All proverbs are not true. For in
stance you hear it it said that it takes
all sorts of epople to make the world,
which is false as can be- The world
would be better off without a lot of
the folks in it, and could easily do
without them. a business man said
to me that a truly honest person was
hard to find. Has the world gotten
no better since old Diogenes went
around with his torch. I was about
boarding a train at a certain town
when one suggested the purchase Of
a ticket; another whom 1 did not
know, a preacher 60 as afterwards
learned, said he never bought a ticket,
either because If the conductor missed
him he saved his car fare, and justified
himself by saying it was not his busi-
ness to run the conductor down. Yes,
he was the exception, and not the
rule. He was a rascal, as might
easily show. But is the world grow
Ing no better? Possibly from YOUR
viewpoint, no. but to others, on high
er ground, yes, thousand times.
spoke to man about a matter
and he replied: ut is none of my
business" He represents set of
| folks who stand for nothing and
never do anything to mako the world
better. No partisan, no antagonisms.
no friends. or rather a friend to
none. slept two nights with two
little boys, brothers. The first night
tao younger. Ben, lay on the back
side, against the wall. and there he
stayed. let Leroy kick and squirm as
he would. The second he was in the
middle while Leroy was anywhere to
keep out Of the reach Of his heels
Some day conjecture Ben will make
man you can put your finger on
while the other may be uncertain
facilitating, in the easiest place. re-
gnrdless OF cost.
A woman Of some culture teaching
In a certain community. never associat-
ed with any one. went to church or
sabbath school because, she said, she
could learn nothing by it. Maybe not,
tlien she could teach the people a lot.
1t is bad to be so poor that you are
mean. and yet there are some such
people in the world. Out in the
! country they fool around, defrauo,
impose OH and beat their neighbors
beyond all endurance, then conclude
when indulgence is withdrawn that
everybody Is mad with them, and
having no stock, as last resort to
oxtort money from the people to avail
themselves Of the stock law.
Hero Is another that IL bought at
her prlcc..wOuld bankrupt a Roths-
child. And what precious thing
she or he r.. dear at any pricc-a
bundle Of nerves. very touchy, deli
cate, bcrne down Ly the sense that
they are not appreciated. gloomy. dis
gruntied. given to drink and heaven
only knows what else with whom the
world Is out of joint, painfully dis
satisfied with all things but them
selves. they succeed at nothing bet
ter than in keeping every body about
them In hot water. Friend. IL you
have such companion 1 am sorry
for you.
Tho catalogue grows apace, and
who says we need such people.
Bad reads! never saw their equal
From Bishcpville to Camden. from
Camden to Boykin. they arc almos.
impossible. with an empty vehicle.
and II the rains continue n condition
faces US that is serious TO thiak of.
And as sec 1t there is no remedy for
1t unless they brush them, quite d
proper thing to 10 where they are
clayed, as I know by experience. Many
Of our roads have the brush sufficient
which. when removed, would destroy
lurking places for raScals and tougher
~, - a. -
II sufficient quantity arc laid, for
number OF years. 1IagooI.