The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-14
THE IDLER.

quet to the contestants for the sew
,eral prizes offered in the contest
which closed on last Monday. The
Idler was not invited and at first it
felt the slight very keenly but on
second thought if it had been its
identity might have been made
known and then it would have been
impossible for it to write any more
and that would have been calamity
to this community for it is sure that
it has a work to accomplish. Now
this is not egotism-I believe that is
a good word-but just cold and hacd
statement Of faet.>
You know this is a good old town
but it needs to be told some things and
it needs to be told some things and
they should be told in plain and
simple language so that he who runs
may read and I am trying to tell
them so that every body can under
stand. That is not meant to assign
to myself any particular Importance
because I want everybody who is
foolish enough to read what [ write
to understand that [ am very hum
bic citizen and don't give a-snap
of my little finger what people think
of me, I am going to write what l
think with malice to none and love
to all mankind but with truth and
justice as my ideal, and when the
editor refuses to publish what I
write then I am going to quit writ
ing right then and there because L
don t care whether I work or not.
Well, they tell me that they had
some good speeches at this banquet
good because Of their brevity.
That is what I hear the contestants
say. It was a sort of love feast. 1
wish I had the diamond ring or the
watch. But wasn't it nice that the
only girl in the lot got the first prize.
But don t you think she would rath-
er have had the diamond ring. Ev-
cry girl I ever saw wanted diamond
ring and what does girl care for
few paltry gold dollars.
The editor had better given me
those, gold dollars with which to buy
Little pellagra or something like
that. But then 4 reckon if he had
not given them away he would not
have had them and so it is all right:
My doctrine is that whatever is IS.
best and 7 am going to try to keep
in that faith. "
In my last I said something about
the "thou shalts'' as being prefer
able to the thou shalt nots." Have
any Of you read the decalogue. There
are some "shalt nots in it but what
does it say about the commandment
which contains all the rest and
which is the essence Of the whole
moral law. have not the Book be
fore me but it seems to me that il
runs something Like this: "Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart and thy neighbor as
thyself'' and that all the law and
the prophets are contained in this
one Commandment. If I am mis-
taken I will be glad to be corrected.
What docs it mean to love thy
neighbor as thyself and who is thy
"Greater love hath no
man than this that he will lay down
his life for his brother.' Had you
ever thought of this? You 60 and
get down that Good Book and read
what it says and you will find lots Of
good things that you had never
thought Of.
Well, they tell me the legislature
is in session again. I hope it will In
crease taxes, provide for the ,exRen-
diture Of money, draw its pay and
adjourn and not pass too many fool
ish laws. We have more laws now
than the average philadelphia law
yer" can keep up with. Did you
ever hear tell Of that term, "Phila-
delphia lawyer? To my youthful
mind many years ago it carried with
it great learning.
It is getting time again to talk
about that park-The Idler's park.
It must come. We must begin to
plant our trees and shrubbery and