The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-08
VOLUME XLVIu. NUMBER 19
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THE IDLER.
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I wonder if many old people ever
read the funny paper. [ like to
read the funny paper, especially
Buster Brown. Some Of his resolu-
/ tions are very good and carry good
lessons. There was one recently
which gave Busters experiences IN
Getting an education. He was al
ways late at school so he decided to
remain on the steps Of the school,
house over night and he felt sure
that he would be on time next morn
ing and then he adopts the follow
ing:
Resolved, That too much atten-
tion cannot be given to the import
ance of being OF time. Promp5ness
is the biggest asset some men possess
I would rather be prompt than tai
>ented. I want them to say: Don t
worry about Buster, he said ne
would be here and he will" Doing
a thing at the right time IS more
important than doing it. If a hum
ter wants to hit deer he must
shoot while the deer is in sight. II
YOU want to catch train you must
Get there before it starts unless You
are a mighty fast runner which
YOU'RE mot or you would have been
$ on time. Don't be late.
Now that contains some very
strong truths in such a way that
YOU will not forget them. The
prompt man, however, is forced to
waste a great portion Of his life
waiting on those who are not prompt.
Be on time. Be prompt. Be pune
tual.
I had a real good old counfGy
laugh the other day all to myself. l
laughed and I laughed until I al
most split my sides. I just couldn't
help it. You know I am country
cracker myself and this joke is all
on me. I resd the Observer. Now,
! I thought everybody was reading
The Ldler, even the Observer, but
that is a mistake. After all I have
been saying about ''parking" the
old court house square, and planning
a "fower garden" and some grass
and making it attractive the Obser-
yer says it must be mistake. The
|Dbserver never heard Of it until just
nov. That's the worst jostle my lit
tie bubble of fame ever received. But
it's all right. The park is coming. Did
Won read that 'leader' in the OBJ
server about it? Well I did and I
must stop to laugh again. Please
pardon me. But my, the concern
for the poor country people, one Of
which I am. Now, I don't mean to
tell YOU who I am and that doesn't
matter, The idea Of making a
little park and planting few flow
ers and a little grass driving US coun-
: try people from the town. Why
+. We like nice things ourselves. It is
too funny for anything. I did not
understand that the purpose was to
block the streets but rather to open
them so the country people could
pass along through them with their
teams and I think the country peo-
pie would rather see a little "park-
ing" and. a ''hcwer bed" and a
nice lawn on part of this square
than to see a lot Of hacks and 'irays
and wood wagons standing around
on it with a lot Of idle negroes.
But it is too funny for anything,
this great concern for the country
people. Now if you want to bring
the country people here give them
the highest market for what they
have to sell and the cheapest mar
ket for what rhey have to buy and
spend your energy building some
good roads to your town and in do
ing that you will be busy and will
do something for your town. But
it is too funny and you must ex-
cuSe me this time.
I see that city council has a prop
tosition to pave the streets. To put
down $4,000 at one time, but to take
six years in which to pay for it.
That would be too good. You can
not expect anybody in Newberry to
favor such good proposition. The