The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-14
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referred in my last artlcle-l
reckon you wuold call it an article
ANYHOW in what appeared in the last
issne Of The Herald and News over
nv name-to a character described
bv Mr.. Dickens in his great novel,
David Copperfeld. wonder II any
If the novel readers Of this day ever
read any of Mr.. Dickens novels.
Well, in my opinion they are great
deal better than a lot of the stuff
that is read to-day. But that IS none
of nv business. 1t has been long
time since I read David Coppefheld.
Mr.. Micawber had way, as l said,
of waiting and expecting something
to turn up, and like most people VINO
do, generally the wrong thing turned
I'D. But he had a habit alsc OF doing
what he termed ''fallen back tor a
spring" ON one of these occasions
he said to Mr.. Copperfeld: "7ou
are no stranger to the fact, that
there have been. periods in my life
when it has been requisite that L
should pause, until certain unex-
peeted events should turn up; when
it has BEEN necessary that I should
fall back, before making what L
trust I shall not be accused Of pre-
sumption in terming-a spring. The
present is one Of those momentous
stages in the life Of man. You find
me, fallen back, for a spring, and |
have every reason to believe that a
vigorous leap will shortly be the re-
sult.'
Now, I was just wondering if
Newberry was "fallen back for
spring., and if she was going to
make a leap any time soon after
soma Of those things which 60 to
make up a liver town than we had
just now. This is a momentous
stage in the life Of this town. 1t de-
pends on the spring We fall back to
make the leap and the momentum we
give the leap whether results are ac-
complished or not. We need to make
that leap all together if we are to
get results from it. Little chickering's
and little selfshness must be put
aside. We must be willing to Go
something for the public veal. This
is a good old town, but it has changed
wonderfully since I have know il.
Mrs. Mieawber was wiser in this
world than Mr.. Micawber. On one
occasion we fnd her saying to Mr..
Copperfeld:
"Now I am convinced, myself, and
this / have pointed out to Mr.. MI
cawber several times Of late, that
things cannot be expected TO tu:n
up of themselves. We must, in a
measure, assist to turn them up. /
may be wrong, but I have formed
that opinion. ~
| am convinced that Mrs. MieaW.
ber's opinion was sound from any
viewpoint. Fittings cannot be ex-
pected to turn up Of themselves, IS
as true to-day as it was when Charles
Dickens put these words IN the
mouth Of Mrs. Micawber. If you
want anything to happen YOU must
60 out and get busy and make it
happen. The people who do things
in the world are those who go out
and do them and not wait for them
to turn up. And that is what l am
going to do with The 1dler's park.
am going to turn up something if l
have to go out and call the poor peo-
pie together and ask them to unite
hearts and hands in this great work.
I don't mean that we are exactly go
ing to call ourselves the poor people,
but I rather mean to say that If l
can't arouse those who have been
blessed with the money,
which some people are pleased to ;
designate the good thing Of earth, I ;
am going to the laboring man . and
the man Of small means and ask
them to unite in one great struggle
to get this most desirable thing. It
must come and I want it to come /
now.