The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-02-03
4 BUNCH OF YI0LETS.

4 BUNCH OF YI0LETS.
Just a bunch OF riolets-little wet
yiolets, the nearest human OF all the
flowers that blow. rcpose on the now
Halmcd and forever still breast OF
the murderer. What though he be a
stranger in strange land. some low
ing hand-not loving his awful crime
nor his wicked life. but loving be-
cause he was one OF Gods creatures
placed those wee flowers on breast
hat was once free from guile that
once nestled against mothers
breast. What though his deed were
bloody. his crime dastardly and his
fate Just. Already his spirit had flown
away To meet its judgement: could
m act of love be auGht but good in
,hiS silent tribute to the handiwork
oI God? Some heart, Alled with gen
ninc love and affection for mankind,
prompted the act. Just a bunch OF
NtoietS on the dead mans breast.
The act in no wise condoncd the
'""ii oiCa' oIIl II IcSSeucu not one
Whit the righteousness Of his crime,
he stencil of which rose even to
heavens gate; 1t evidenced no SYM
pathy with the mans life. But Il
was the out8rowth Of a pure, affec-
uoMatc thought. Here lay the corpse
OF hH lnknown villian-unknown and
unclaimed; a desecrated temple of
Coda human body. Somewhere in
ihe world that body was once, il NOT
noW, dear to some one; some heart
has bled for tho wIckedneSs OF that
nrart now still. Some one here in
our midst had n heart big enough To
feel for that other heart that once
nled-hcnce the deed, whose fra
Erahce reaches the throne Of God.
Just bunch Of violets little Wet
NioletA. whose deep blue eyes kissed
h3 hearcn'a breath and coored by
It's skies. keep watch over the wreck
and ruin OF human life.
To The News and Courier: There
are many prohibitionists in South
Carolina who have no sympathy with
IN" tactics OF Superintendent j. l..
Harley, OF the Anti Saloon League;
nor are they 60 be held accountable
ior all his sins. The Ant-Saloun
league did not originate the whiskey
iiaht In this State. and even now. It
~ ny 40 means the principle factor
in the contest. The Rev. Mr.. Harley
may think he ia the leader OF the
1rohibiuonists; he may be dreaming
The News and Courier says morals
cannot Do legislated into people.
Maybe not: but as Dr. Cromer SAYS:
The law can make it mighty uncom-
portable to be immoral" They
are really funny some of The News
and Courier's arguments against pro-
hibition.
The newspaper now under the
nre for their efforts to expose corrup-
ZION in high places should have the
active support OF every true Amer
lean, for their cause is the cause Of
us all. fine words and true, but
passing strange in that they fall
from the lips of one BENJAMIN Ryan
Tillman
The upShot OF the News and Court
cr's argument against State-w wide pro-
hibltion is Charleston should be
allowed TO legislate for herself in
this matter: let us alone" But per-
haDa a little Interference would do
Charleston good; it's rank heresy,
oE course. to say so (at least to Char
icstonians). Lifelong custom and
habit do not make a thing right.
DO our people now recognize the
dire need OF a city hospital here?
The Kings Daughters should be en-
couraged and assisted In their endeav-
ora to supply this need.
lIousekeepers In Laurens were "up
against It" Sunday morning. Vet,
IL iJ said that not ore OF them lost
her temper and that they all attended
morning services at their respective
churches wholly uhTuffiGd, sweet and