The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-23
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us appear indefensible when if we
were acquainted with all the circum-
stances we would realize that what
seems to us positive infraction of
tant piece of impertinence is none
other than a conscientious response
to a desire for the performance of
duty.
Today | discovered in two words
a satisfactory explanation of many
things which had caused me con-
siderable perplexity and some little
annoyance. An Imperative concept"
is defined as a person who receives
commands from on high. Experts
class it as one of the many delusions
of the insane. In it's mild form
it is not dangerous only rendering
dts victim what some of us call. little
meddlesome. In it's more virulent
stage it develops in frenzied man
lacy resulting in the destruction of
human life.
Not long ago l was introduced to
a callow faced youth. Before part
ing he handed me a card with num-
| Der of texts from the bible on it.
am half of hundred years old,
have always been a student, have
done some thinking and have read
| tho hihln
a bit of impertinence a tier init
nation that l had never thought
and that he should try to put me
right. Now know that he is an 'Him-
perative concept" and l forgive him.
| have met many who knew bet
ter than | whether l should go to
church or remain at home, what |
should read and what I should not
read, what games | should play and
what ones | should let alone, whe-
Their | should go to a theatre or not
In fact, were disposed to regulate
my conduct, whether it suited me
or not, | thought them just common
! hiCudlCiS. hilOW III" tldl they ne
imperative concepts" and here and
now beg their pardon
have seen strangers come to
town, mingle with only the moral
and religious people of the place and
in a few days tell them of rotten
ness and corruption that the cham
pion FOUNDERS know nothing about.
have thought him the possessor of
a vivid Imagination and somewhat
allied to poets and novelists | know
now that such is an imperative con-
cept,' and should not be held to that
degree of responsibility which en-
cumbers morals in their normal con-
dition.
l am rejoiced to make the ac-
quaintance of the imperative con-
cept' for it reinstates a large por-
ton of my race to that extent that
when | have been too hasty to CEN
sure | can now lavish bountiful
supply of plenty.
! j. M. Newcomb on Forreston No
2 had cotton blooms two weeks ago
| Mr.. NewcOmb is a good farmer and
has made it a business success. J..
w. Huckabee's hands were busy with
hoes. w. l.. Burton came in from
work about done up, but took a
short rest and went back to his
| WORK 7
fried chicken, roasting ears and plen-
ty besides. On Waxahachie ]. B.
Tyler was blowing cotton and had
his crop in pretty good condition
One Of the leading citizens of Boz
community is G.. w. Maxwell. I
nooned with him and his family
and foun dtwo fine horses and
plenty of good work stock fine
family, plenty of boys and chickens
and one Of his daughters gave us
some fine music on the piano while
we ate dinner. l.. B. Rumsey and
son are adding to their store and
the Odd Fellows are building a hall
over head. Ira Graves was doing
business at the old stand Mrs. D. B.
| Sparks was at home on the farm.
spent few moments there. C. NJ
Hooper was blowing cotton near
where l had found him two weeks
before. The worms had damaged his
crop some but not enough for him to
have to plant over much. Some of his
cotton was blooming. O. M. Bruce
was blowing cotton and w. II. Odom
had gone to town. J. D. Hooper and
his son were blowing cotton just as
Milfin reported them last year. Mr..
and Mrs. HIS eldest daughter was
just rallying from an attack of ty-
phoid fever. G.. l.. Verheyden and
wife, young couple, live on the
Paul place. They had the misfor-
tune to live where l happened to be
'vben night came add you can guess
| the rest,
C. r. Spurlock, young farmer on
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