The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-20
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mentlng the Summer Bros. corner and
that Mrs. Evans had said something
about it, too. | will state for Your
information that | heard that the
mayor had directed Mr.. Wicker to
take one of his regular hands and
hitch him to the cart and that Mr..
Wicker had not done so because that
would not help him but would reduce
his force that much and that it was
already too small. You might inves-
tigate this and let the public know
what has been done.
Your friend, Loafer.
Upon receipt of the above communi-
cation from "Loafer' The Idler i'm
mediately began an investigation,
though the weather was very hot
but l promised not to discuss the
weather-and | went around by the
corner which this little cart has been
ornamenting and found it was not
there any longer. Where it is do
not know and | have not been able to
get anyone to tell me. Maybe the
mayor has sent it off. If "Loafer' is
right about taking one Of the hands
from the street overseer I think it IS
better to let the thing 60 on as it has
been for the grass is growing and
some of the vacant lots and streets
would make good pasturage now. The
street force and the grass brigade
should not be reduced. And Mr..
Wicker is right. It would not be
compatible with the dignity Of the
grass brigade to have one Of its mem
bers hitched to a cart.
I was thinking about suggesting to
city council that they might advertise
good pasturage for rent or hire and
maybe the papers would offer them
reduced rates. Or maybe they might
60 into the geese business as [ used
to be told when I farmed that flock
Of geese was worth as much in killing
grass as a pretty good force of hands.
At any rate. if something is not done
it will be dangerous to 60 along the
streets as the snakes might run out
at any point. And they would be real
snakes, too.
I think I saw in the paper the other
day where the civic association had
secured the cooperation Of the trus-
tees of the cemetery and that the
place was now being nicely kept. l
am afraid that the members of the
civic association are taking a great
many things for granted. The ceme-
terry looks to me that it is in about
as bad condition as regards cleanli-
ness and neatness as it is possible for
it to be. The squares are grown up
in grass and weeds and where they
have been cut down they have been
piled either in the roads or on the
sides Of the lots and this does not
look as well as where they are left
standing. Fact is green and growing
grass makes a prettier appearance
than a pile of dead grass. Then the
fence has never been painted and is
in a broken down condition. The pal
ings are off and the whole thing has
a dilapidated appearance to me. The
people Should take little care of the
city Of the dead.
I forgot. I wanted to say to my
friend, "Loafer,' that I am no 'Lit-
tie Idler' and so far as [ know am
not in particular any body's "Dear.''
Still I have been in this town good
many years and I am very anxious to
see it get in the class to which it
rightly belongs, but it is the hardest
job I ever tackled to make everybody
see that it does not pay to be selfish
and that no man or woman either has
any right to try to live all to HIM
self or herself. But I am going to
keep on preaching the gospel of sun
shine and brotherly love and kindli-
ness and friendship.
The Ldler likes to 60 to church. He
would like it more if it We're not for
the big hats in front Of him every
Sunday-or Sabbath-The Idler likes
either appellation Of the Lord s Day
equally well-which keep him from
seeing the preacher-the hats, I mean,
which keep me from seeing the
preacher, and the big coils Of hair
which protrude from the seats in
front. which keep me in mortal fear.
BEt I take the risk, anyway, because
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