The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-04

returned voluntarily to private life.
It is step that I have never regretted.
I have had a better time, less trouble
and have prospered more, and on the
whole have been happier out than in
politics. Why should a man who likes
to have the best time he can compli-
cate his life with politics? Of course
I admit that somebody has to fill the
Offices, and I wouldn't think of throw
ing cold water upon political aspira-
tions and ambitions, but in my own
judgment so far as a mans general
welfare and happiness are concerned 1
would never recommend politics to
anybody. A political office will do
very well for man who has no other
way Of making money and who hasn't
any, or for man who has so much OF
this worlds goods that he Is simply
looking for pastime and way to
get rid of what he has. But for a
man who can make money at anything
else, no. . .-,,.... '''szass '''as'-aaE;ss'ss:s as;;s s:s
"They are talking a good deal down.
my way about the next presidential
election said Private Allen in answer
to a question. Harmon seems to be
the man to whom Our people are look
ing with more favor than anybody
else. 1t is true that since that crank
shot him, Mayor Gaynor has come in
to a great deal of notice. Of course,
the elections this fall will have a good
deal to do with prospects, and If Judge
Harmon carries his State he will look
like TT to our people down South.
eyes, there is some talk about the
high cost of living down my way, but
the Southern people are not altogether
dependent on others for a living.
There are fewer large cities, and our
people, being more rural than they
are up north, for the most part raise
what they use for food, so that the
higher cost of living doesn't make
such an impression down there as it
does up here, where the population is
congested and everybody has to buy
what he eats.
There is progressive spirit
abroad in our State, which reminds
me of conversation I heard just be-
fore leaving home. Two Of the ne
gro servants had just come back from
big funeral near by.
"*Was it much of funeral?' my
sister asked them.
"Lawd, yes, Missy replied one of
them. why, dab was mob shoutin' an
hallelujahin' ovah dat cohpse dan All
evan seen at revival
"'But why the noise? should think
at a funeral everything would have
been quiet and SOBER
"'Lawd, no, missy. Don't de good
Book say 'Yuh mus not squinch de
sperrit?'"
"Tell that story about the trans
fers," suggested one Of the party.
''Well, I happened to tell it because
the man who got up the dinner to
President Taft in st. Louis was a
street railway man. There were two
darkies who were discussing the diff
ference in the way the neyco and the
white man got along, and one Of them
said, 'Ah tell yuh what Eph'm, dah's
lot il. dis heah transfer business. De
white man undahstan's it, but de mig
gah don't.
"'Yuh see, de niggah done give a
note to do stohkeeper, an de stoh-
keepah he write somep'n on it, an
give it to de commission man. De
commission man he write somep'n on
it, and give it to de bank. P'haps de
bank give it to anothah bank. Now
all dem white folks don't do nothin'
an de poh niggah is de only one what
has to pay
"That reminds me of a negro who
called in at the ticket office in At
lanta and asked what would be the
price of a ticket to Birmingham. Five
dollars he was told.
cam what would be de price Of a
ticket fob cohpse to Burnin' ham" he
inquired. Negroes always call Bir-
mingham 'Burnin ham from the odor
and the smoke, it is supposed Same
price, s5,' was the reply.
"The negro thought a moment.
Then, AN what is the price Of round
trip ticket fob a live pusson to Burn
in'ham?'
"'Nine dollars and forty cents
can what would you change foh