The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-25

she guessed she naQ Oetl@f 90 Euat
shopping that she had been thinking
about as it would save another trip
ard it was so much trouble to fix up,
and would Pythias please let her
have forty dollars. Pythias coughed
up the money without batting am eye,
and Philopena took it and went out,
winking at herself as she went, and
Pythias spent the rest Of the day
tal0ing to himself and kicking the
chairs around. And now We come to
the saddest part Of it all, for Damon
and Pythias we're never friends any
more. In fact they never spoke to
each other again as long as they
lived, and they always acted as if they
were afraid to get Within reach Of
each other. Damon moved to New
berry not long aftermard and that
was the last that anybody ever heard
of him.
This, children, is the true story Of
it. Of course it is told somewhat
differently in the histories, but his
tories are always unreliable. You
would do well if you would never be-
lieve anything you read in the his
tories unless you just know it is so.
Now, Pythias was a pretty good
sort Of a chap in a way, and he had
a lot of friends, and they managed
to cover up the scandal. It would
have been awful if it had gotten out
on him, you know. The way they
managed to cover it up was that they
organized lodge, and In this man.
ner they kept the secret all to them
selves. They called the Lodge the
Knights Of Pythias. Other lodges
were organized, from time to time,
to meet similar emergencies, and the
thing kept on growing, until to-day
the knights Of Pythias is one Of the
)sSrongqst secret societias in Shie
country. It also claims to be one
of the noblest. Some Of the very
best people belong to it, for, you see,
you can't get so many people into
thing without having some Of them
above the average. Your papa be-
longs to it. Thank you, children.
The Knights of Pythias is really
splendid organization, and it does a
lot Of good. The only deception it
practices on the public is in the
name, for it is not the Knights Of
Pythias at all, but the Nights Of
Pythias. For when the Lodge meets
the members get up and talk about
what an old soak Pythias was, and
bow he used to spend his nights, amd
how We must never go and do like
wise. When new members are
brought in, the first lesson impress
ed upon them is that while it is pos
sible to fool woman if we will all
stick together, it can't be done every
time, and it is ever so much better
if We DON'T do anything to make it
necessary to try it. Another lesson
impressed upon the young members
is that if they Will stay at home of
night and behave themselves they
may not have quite so much fun, but
they Will feel a whole lot better the
next morning and they WON'T be
afraid to go uptown. 1t is a very
beautiful lesson. You just ought to
hear Frank Lander giving the lec-
ture. He is fine on it.
One Of the mQttoes of the Knights
of Pythias is that those who make
hay should live I'M glass houses. An
other Is that am honest man never
gets fat. 1t has been said by envious
and malicious people-those who
have been blachballed, perhaps-that
another of the notices is that the
Lord admireth cheerful liar, but
that is a mistake. There is no such
motto in our noble Order.
We have told you all this, children,
SO you will understand Why it is !
that papa has to go up town tonight.
You see, all the knights Of Pythias !
in Anderson County are coming to
the city tonight to be the guests Of
Lodge at a banquet in Maple /
Hall. There ares TX or eight lodges
in the county, mad every member is
coming, or most Of them, SO there will /
be a big crowd. It is a great honor
for Chiquola Lodge to be able to en-
tertain all her brethren, and we are
going to spread ourselves. It is
going to be a serumptious affair. F!
There will be eatables and drankables
and smoheables from who laid the
rail, and speech making to beat the
band. There will be speeches by such