The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-16

church, where [ found and handed
him this important paper. I haye Of
ten thought Of this, the grandest sold
ier of the 18th century, standing in
the pew, clad in his gray uniform,
looking as humble as the smallest
child in the church.
Now boys, remember that there is
no tragedy like wasted life. If I
could get the ear Of every young man
for but one suggestion, it would be
this: Make the most and best Of your
self.
Jefferson Davis says, "Strive to
leave when life on earth is ended,
that good name which virtue only
will command" Boys, here are some
familiar quotations that may be Of
use to you in after years.
'"The good need fear no law,
1t is his safety, and the bad man s
awe'
"Revenge is a naked sword,
It has neither hilt nor guard,
And, instead Of the heart Of the foe,
Thou mayest find it sheathed in thine
own.'
''Live innocently; God is present. -
"In judging others, man labors in
vain, often errs and easily sins; but
in judging and looking into himself
he always labors with Fruit
'"I have often heard that it is safer
to hear and take counsel than to
give"
"What the superior man seeks is
in himself; what the small man seeks
is in others.'
"a kind-worded man is genial
man, and geniality is power.''
"Discretion in speech is more than
eloquence.
"To serve God is to reign.'
"The right thing is never to talk
about self at ALL"
"The word character comes from a
term which means to engage upon or
to cut in. Character is that inner,
substantial and essential quality which
is wrought into the very soul, and
makes a man what he really is.
Character is also a perfectly educat-
ed will.'
Never allow your ambition to get
ahead of your judgment, for fear,
like David Crockett, you may say, HE
who commences the work with a gen.
eral love for mankind and suffers
his feelings to dictate to his reason,
runs great hazard of reaping plen-
tiful harvest Of ingratitude and clos
ing a tedious existence in misanthro-
phy."
This is the language Of disap-
pointed man.
Gen. Marcus J. Wright says Of him:
"In 1885 he was defeated for con-
gress. This preyed heavily upon his
spirits. He had tasted popular favor
and enjoyed high position and was
loath to give them up"
He determined to leave Tennessee
and seek new fields in Texas. Some
verses Of his, the only ones he ever
wrote, show the condition of his mind
at this time. He says:
Farewell to my country, I fought for
thee well,
When the savage rushed forth like
the demon from hell.
In peace or in war I have stood by
thy side
Ny country, for thee I have lived:
would have died.
But I am cast off; my career is now
And I wander abroad like the prodi-
gal son,
Where the wild savage roves and the
broad praises spread,
The fallen, despised, will again go
ahead.
Col. Crockett was killed at the
Alamo by the army Of Santa Anna.
He falls and expires without groan,
frown on his brow and a smile of
scorn and defiance on his lips. A fit
ting end to his heroic life.
In few years some of you will be
charged with the care of others, and
will be obliged to reserve to your
selves leisure for meditation, prayer
and self-examination, and diligently
watch over your own souls.
He that is bad to- himself, to whom
will he be good.
Let your home life be as full of
sunshine as the meadows are Of dals-
les in June.
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