The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-10

the only thing | see for the town to
do is to 60 ahead and build one Of its
own. The grounds around the power
house, on the creek. have been made
4 pleasant resort. and large crowds
90 there every evening and spend an
Aour or two. This Is step in the
right direction. and Superintendent
Schumpert and the commissioners Of
public works and all others who have
aided in the work are to be commend
ed. An "ocean wave'-not a marcelle
wave, thank goodness put down
there Saturday for the young folks.
It is a nice place to 60 to and
spend an hour or two, and the num-
ber of people who take advantage of
1t shows the necessity for a park in
the city on larger scale. When I hit
on that scheme about the Johnstone
park I thought I had the whole ques-
ton solved. and that the making Of
the park would be we'll under way by
this time. But YOU can't sometimes al
ways tell. as some fellow said about
little Willie when it was suggested
that he was safe in heaven.
But what's the matter with making
a park all the way up the creek from
the railroad trestle to the Werber
place? The land along the creek
what land would be necessary-is not
worth anything much for anything
else. The making Of the park would
improve the sanitary condition all
along, and it wouldn't cost much, and
it would be great thing for the
town. and it wouldn't be necessary
to issue bonds for it, either.
What say you, candidates for mu-
nicipal honors, as to this suggestion?
Talking about eats howling, I saw
very pretty dog on the street the
other day: He was bull dog-a bull
terrier, think, is the official name
Of him. He was strong, and well-kntt,
and his chest was broad. Of course,
the expression of his face was not
very pleasant, but, then, bull dogs,
you know, never have very pleasant
expressions. This bull dog, though, I
felt sorry for. He had big collar on
his neck, and a chain was attached
to the collar, and attached to the 9TH
er end Of the chain was a man. He
WASH It a blind man, either, who need
ed to be led around by dog, nor was
he an old man in need of assistance.
He was a young man, who ought to
have been able to get around by him
self without any trouble. And cer-
tainly he wasn't in any danger Of get
ting lost, because Newberry is not
such big town as all that.
Now, don't you think that was pref
ty hard on the poor doggie? And he
was SUCH fine specimen of the canine
species. too,-if species is the proper
word to use. It sounds all right there,
but really don't know whether it is
a good fit or not. But that is neither
here nor there. I svmpathized with
that dog from the bottom Of my heart,
and I certainly do hope that he lost
that man. Don't you?
I always did sympathize with dumb
brutes. And I am glad to know that
when the automobiles build all
those good roads they are going to be-
clever enough to allow the OK and the
mule and the ass and the horse to
go along there, too. Won't that be
fine for the poor OK and the mule and
the ass and the horse? Especially the
ass.
You see, questions have been 50
much the order Of the day here lately
that I have unconsciously got into the
habit. But question sometimes an
swers itself in the asking, however
paradoxical that may sound, and such
a question is all right. because nobody
has to 60 to the trouble Of answering
it. and it can't provoke any contro-
versies.
You know. never did like contro-
versies. and especially newspaper
controversies. And. while YOU may
not believe it. I never did like any
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