The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-10

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tiers since | became connected with
the Enterprise, consequently have
endeayored to discuss as many sub
jects, Many times when | sat down
to write my head seemed az empty
as it is tonight but by making a
start some kind Of a thought would
ask for utterance. | have the repu-
tation. | believe, of saying what
think. Mainly, | suppose, the repu-
tation is deserved, but if | or any one
else should at all times give full eX-
preston of our private opinions
concerning public matters we would
be denominated as fools and some
who agree with US would be the first
to raise racket, for did you ever
stop to think that very few really
sensible, thinking people are in full
sympathy with the common idea on
most subjects. We are all more or
less morally cowardly. We are
afraid to raise q Dissenting voice
against any theory of government or
religion. | am opposed to a great
deal of our Sunday laws and there
are thousands of good men the same
way but We are afraid to say any
thing about it. In fact, if | should
say all I think of great great deal
our our laws, if l should full explain
that much that passes for good
wholesome laws is the offspring of
an imperative concept, if ! should
say that our criminal laws should
not prohibit any action which does
not interfere with the business or
pleasure of others, l would be called
a man desperately wicked and on
mischief bent.
All of this reminds me of an old
lady who had hired hand. One
Sunday while she was gone to church
the cattle got into neighbors corn.
The hired man drove them out and
repaired the fence. When the good
sister returned home he told her
about it. She said, Il would rather
YOU had not done it, He said, Il
hated to see them destroy his crop. y
She said, Il would rather the crop
had been destroyed than that you
had broken the Sabbath" He said,
why, Christ passed through the
corn on the Sabbath day and his
disciples plucked ears of corn and
ate and when the Pharisees CRITICS.
them the Sabbath was made for man
and not man for the Sabbath. she
said. Il do not believe there is any
such stuff in the book He got the
bible and showed the passage to her.
She stretched herself, looked up at
the ceiling, drew long breath and
said, We'll, he had no business say
ing it," Christ, / think was the
greatest teacher of good morals the
world has ever seen. / do not believe
any improvement could be made on
his code of morals. Yet | find many
at this day who make professions of
purity far in advance of Christ
sometimes am tempted to think that
they mistake a meddlesome DISPOSE
ton for piety. / found a copy of the
Ellis County Mirror in my box when
| came to town Friday night. | APP
preciate it very much for Mr.. Mid
dIeton is a thinker and an all
around good man, and one of the
few men who think thoughts and
has the courage to express them.
We have several subscribers in
Dallas and they are doing we'll. j.
F. Strickland is president of the
sherman Interurban, Osce GOODWIN
is secretary; NJ. B. Templeton and
Tony Williams are connected with
the legal department. The boys say
the interurban is doing we'll. Joe G.
THOMPSON is dealing in stocks and
bonds, James 0. Hammett Is a tIus-
ted employee of the Murray Gin Co.,
w. s. Park, Forreston boy, Is 90
ing a good real estate business, j..
V. Clark, from Italy, is enjoying
himself. Tom l.. Jones, the genial
ice man, handed me dollar and
said send it to Box "a, Waxahachle.
C. Q. Moreland was in from his farm
on Ennis with some cotton sam
pies. C. l.. Sutton, the manager of
the Twin Thickets Gin, was with him
and got on my list. Irwin Smith, on
the Stacy farm, was listing land.
went with him to the house, saw
some good hogs on the way and
fine new girl at the house.
j. A. Dixon has been here more
than fifty years and everyone who
has been here long knows Uncle
Joel. He and Jim were watching a
kettle of lard cook in the yard. Mrs.
Dixon came in from town while l
was there.
John Verheyden, in his 10th year,
was gathering corn. | asked him II
he supposed | would be able to ga
Their corn at that age. He said this
is not hard work" Mrs. Verheyden
recently returned from visit to her
children at Stamford. Mrs. w. j..
Lowe showed me her son, Joe, nam
ed for his grandfather, j. H. Hick-
man. | like these grandfather
names much better than these mod
ern names with so many ruffles on
them. 0. H. Satin was at home. He
Il no. tr;p hic who iS in