The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-05
"fR0M GREENLAND'S
ICY MOUNTAINS"
CAME THE COLD BLA is iOF WIN.
TER-SOCIAL FrNCTlONS-A
NEWSY LETTER FROM
RIDGE SPRING

When Boreas came in an ice laden
blast from the North land the dreams
elysian of approaching spring heral-
ded by noisesome frog-land and
awakened by the bud and blow of
premature flowers and venturesome
water sprites, were rudely dispeled
and pine knots were piled high on
the hearthstone in the frantic en-
deavor to chase away with their
roaring warmth the shivery shivers
that persisted in haunting one with
the reminder that king winter was
abroad in the land.
No matter how brave the bravest
leaflet nor how gay the flowerets
fair, they felt the blight of his kiss
and caught the chill of his frozen
breath, while iceland fairies danced
over the ripling rills and stilled their
restlessness with an ice-cold shroud
that gem studded, gleamingly gilt
tered in the warmth of winters sun
and became more coldly cold, re-
vealing Rockford on the Creek
with ice-incrusted dells and grottoes
frost adorned in tatalizing contrast
to the sunlit bowers that have for
days past lured us into dreaming of
the spring-time But winter, natures
season of rest has charms peculiarly
its own. The cozy chair in the
lngle Nook the glowing Goals,
tgleaming red in the fitful freight
into which we gaze catching the in
spiration of their varying change, as
when the flames leap up the heart
leaps with them singing aloud with
JOY and dying down into a dull red
glow, quietude steals over ones
spirit inducing with sense of calm
that is blissful in its soothing until
almost unaware the spark goes out
into ashes, cold, white ashes and
thus burns, glows and dies into the
ashes of nothingness the thoughts
that with the Goals have gone out
leaving the genial glow of their ex-
pended selves as recompense for
having been; so may not our lives,
each in its own way, either glowing
blaze Or dull red glow burn down to
the memory OF having been sac
rlticial pyre, dead. white ashes, from
which the spark of Immortality has
leaped forth in glorious blaze.
DR.. f. G.. Asbill and MIR. Lewie
Boatwright visited Batesburg in the
doctors auto Tuesday.
A most enjoyable social function
OF the season was the dining Thurs
day last at the home of Mr.. and
w. K. Shealy. Mrs. J. x. Pace of
Atlanta, Ga. ana Mrs. d. P. Hartley
were the guests of honor. An elab
crate spread was Hospitality served.
Mrs. Pace is d woman of high at
talnment in christian graces and her
visit after an absence of twenty one
years is much appreciated by he
many friends who still hold for her
warm place in their hearts.
Rev. A. {. Baker of Monetta, Rev.
DR., Hartwell and Rev. J. H. Ed
wards attended the Union meeting
at Johnston despite the singing cold
Of last Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. A. c, Baker hopes to be for
tunate enough to secure the pres
ence of DIR. B. d. Gray at Bethel at
an early day.
Miss Sallie Courtenay who has
been visiting at Mrs. Y. S. Holstein's.
Monetta. has returned to Aiken.
Mr.. T. S. Williams who has been
soJourning in Annapolis and Wash
ington, d. {. visited relatives here
recently
DR.. L. J. Smith is taking an ex-
ira course of study at John Hopkins
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. L. J. Smith is visiting in
Richmond, Va.
MessrS J. A. Clark and Horace
Watkins were out III search of ducks
last Monday but without success
They found however plenty of ice
the pond being frozen over.