Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-09-15

nations come in very we'll, but we are
always out Of stamps, and many an
opportunity slips by for the want of
stamp. If | had plenty of money
| could work better, as my work is
constructive, and to have to worry
over finances is hard. Sometimes l
have six letters and only one stamp,
and how to use that one stamp to the
best advantage Is puzzling.
My lovely assistant, Mrs. Meehan,
of Atlanta, is collecting funds for me.
She has five hundred club, and all
who join pledge a dollar year to
keep up the office. A lady who is a
bread winner sent six dollars a year.
y small boy wanted horse and he
could not get it, and he ran to his
mother and said, "Write to Miss She
lor for me. Sunshine will get my
horse" | sent him few pictures Of
horses and he said, Il knew 1t; Sun
shine does it," Wasn't that comfort
ing, and didn't it show training for
this child, who was on the cradle
| roll?
When Mrs. w. p. Reid had circle
in Seneca they dressed poor child
| for school and filled her empty stock
| ing no Christmas, and one time the
child was invited to see Mrs. Reid.
| When she saw her she looked amazed
and was asked why. Her reply was;
81 thought she was like God or Santa
| Claus, but she is woman like ma"
| This child was taught that she must
work, too, and she has developed in
to a thoughtful Sunshiner and does
many kind deeds, such as gathering
fruits and wild flowers and sending
| them to her benefactor in town and
rich splinters for the minister's fire.
| There is always way to scatter sun
shine If we try. .....
| The wc-!: IS IS ;:;o1y ii.aiI uii me. 1ne
ih0Uk-KGGpIGy alone is a job, and l
! feel tn>t now the Rubicon has been
crossed and the work will not be so
bard | hope to call for a State fed-
uration and open in a city an office
with a paid stenographer and mana
ger to do all the work, such as pass
ing on clothes and other articles.
Then the State leaders work will be
! lighter. | have had the honor to be
| allowed to use two copyrighted aru-
| cleS in my work-One from John
! Trotwood Moore and one from Theo-
dore Haskin. | had 800 copies made
of Mr.. Haskin's article on Sunshine,
which | will pass on Our State mot
to is: ct is better to try and fail
than to sit idle and do nothing" Our
State flower is the poppy. | selected
it for two reaSons-first, that life
led for pleasure only was as the pop
py, beautiful, but would not last.
The Juice of the poppy, if carelessly
handled, would bring death, but it
used with medical skill would relieve
suffering; second, in honor of my
mother, who has passed on for five
years pint of poppy seeds, and
these have gone all over the country,
, and she has given pleasure besides
by passing on the flowers. One night
she saved the life of a poor mans
horse, for it's illness called for NOR
phne and none was to be had. The
poppies were boiled in tea and given
to the horse. Only a flower, but oh,
what a mission! Won't you make
your life as useful as a flower? Mrs.
Sanders little deed of sticking up her
riding switch in front of this church
made tree and shaded the church
she loved. Just cup of cold water.
If you draw the water and give it,
that is sunshine. Sir Launsfall found
out that he who gives himself with
his gifts fed through himself his
hungry neighbor and his Master. To
those who have not read Sir Laun-
ldll 5 NlSlOl1 L "otIu Say pltdSe Iedu
it. You will be better Sunshiner.
The success of my work is this
prayer. love and tact. AS | seal a
letter | ask God to bless its mission
to His glory, and my love for the
work is as a mothers for her babe.
| try to use tact. Phillips Werner was
asked how he got the Africans to
church. He said, 81 drop little salt
as | go-just enough to lead them
on-and when | get to the church !
! spill lot, and while they lick 1t up
| | preach to them, and then lock up
| the salt until the next time. Afri-
| cans love salt and will lick it like a
cow"
Our State work is to work for COM
| pnlsory education, education Of de-
| fectirn children and establishing a
| library for teachers and improving
rural life. In our creed we accept
! the Fatherhood of God and the bro
| therhood Of man, and it is natural
! that. with that relation, we want all
our brothers to have the best that is
| going, and an education is the best
of all worldly things for man. If
parents will not send their children
| to school it is the duty OF the State
| to make them go. The Bible plainly
| tells us that If you love God you VIII
keen His commandments, and how
can those who cannot read keep
| them? We are compelled to pay
taxes to keep up the schools. why
not compel them to go and get the
benefit of it? Is this land OF lib
erty when in SO many homes the
children are growing up like rag
weeds in neglect? Compulsory edu-
cation is the voice Of the press, the