Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-12
Observation-Disclosures. .s'.i..is3.3..3..i..3.,!.
III. .I.{.
{.e&. SUNSHINE RAYS. .f..f.
IL. .i..{.
Observation-Disclosures. .i..i.i.i..f..i..i....S.
SUNSHINE


The season of good cheer brought
to me cards, books and dainty gifts
filled with sweet messages of love
and inspiration. They came from
the North, South, East and West,
and from the mountains to the sea in
the fair Palmetto State. And be-
fore Christmas, packages came, enab-
ling us to send from the State head
quarters over five hundred rays of
cheer.
A gift l value greatly came from
an old soldier, prompted by appre-
citation for what l had done for the
soldiers. l appreciate the valuable
book and the thought that prompted
the gift and the friendship of the
giver, who is an "old gentleman OF
the South" which is the highest type
Of citizenship. The book was "Remi-
niscences Of the Civil War;" by Gen.
John b. Gordon. The giver did not
know that there was a chain that
binds me closely to Gen. Gordon At
reception at Agnes Scott College
was presented to Gen. Gordon, and
Miss Hopkins said, "This girl is from
Hampton's State and was taught by
her grandfather to yell for Hampton
before she was a year Old The
general, taking me in his arms kiss
ed me, and raising his eyes to heaven
prayed that ! night "live to do some
thing for my State and keep up the
Hampton spirit"
] have tried In an humble way for
ten years to do this, and as the year
is closing thank God, while the way
has been rough, He has guided me
and many fond hopes have come to
pass.
One year ago tonight as the year
was closing, ! walked out of the State
House from meeting Of the State
Teachers Association. In front of
me was the life-like statue Of Hamp-
ton, and Trinity church, where the
great worrior sleeps-in the words of
Father Ryan, "Sleeps the sleep Of
noble slain, defeated, yet without a
stain.' AS ! walked by Trinity grave
yard to my boarding house | stopped
to mediate. Surrounded by such en-
vironments, could my thoughts be
other than high and lofty freighted
with desire to help the struggling
around me, when the bells sent out
the sweetest chimes to tell of the
closing year? But from a tomb !
thought | heard the words from the
immortal Timrod, "Girt with such a
will do and bear, assured in the
right and mailed with prayer, thou
wilt not bow to despair" and again
from the same sweet singer | hear
him sing Of the Palmetto State "Tell
the world that since the world be-
gan, no fairer land fired poets lays,
or has given a home to man."
Tonight, as the year 1910 comes
in, am sitting by the freside Of my
old home on the Tugaloo river-The
Tugaloo Farm, where four genera
tions have dwelt in peace and love Of
country, and to me comes as new
years resolution our ID. A. r.. motto:
Let statesmen save the forest and
citizens the streams,
And poets pen immortal lines to crys-
talliZe their dreams;
The ID. A. X. conservation is work
most cOnServate,
TO keep alive the patriot fires, to
make the country great;
THIS Is our work, my sisters: To train
the youthful minds
In patriot ways, and make our days
greater than those behind"
Marye r. Shelor
State Leader Int. Sunshine Society.
Dpcpmbor 81 1Q00