The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09

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CRYING around. but they approach
men in a dignified manner, tell
them their wants and leave the
matter for consideration, IN this
way they have accomplished
much, and a gentleman when ap
preached by them does not look
over his shoulder to see who IS
watching his embarrassment but
is always pleased TO converse with
and introduce them to his fellows:
but that other set, when seen ap,
preaching. it IS who can succeed
in lodging them the fastest. Ihe
Senator from Spartanburs may
not know it out his colleagues who
had hearts feltsorrow for him and
the others with tiendish slee. en-
loved the coustancy with which
he was being tagged after oy
1.-The bride" It was suggested
that the newly married husband
had a grudge against the Spar
tanburs Senator and was getting
even, # it is so that groom must
have a heart OF stone, for woulo
not punish my worst enemy IN
such a manner. The mourn1ui
faced tar.heel would at least walt
until she could get q fellow in z
committee room where thcymisht
be private from the gaze OF the
wicked herd. and then she would
turn loose her tear-spigot and get
busy with her word pictures OF
the horrors of drink and giving
instances Of good men and women
who had gone to the bow-wows
because they were not restrained
from the drink evil, in nearly
every case she told Of the victims
who went to perdition, some few
were rescued by her and are now
safely in heaven. Her story was
we'll recited had it not been fos
the frequent resort TO the haEd-
kerchief to wipe away the tears,
but these interruptions detracted
from the effect, then to reinforce
her appeal she would put herself
in an attitude Of silent prayer, all
the while forcing her listener on;
of respect. to stay with her until
il ssited ner 10 let him 50. We
heard of one man who slipped
out Of the room while the lady
was praying for him and when
she raised her bead and found
that he had vanished she was not
so meek and lowly. but rather
manifested a temper and SAID
some thingsa about the man. Ihese
women mean we'll perhaps ou'
their sisters should cage them
during the session OF the leslsla
ture at least
One of the most important
bills up for discussion, compui'
sorry education. met its death IN
the House, it never reached the
Senate as all, whether the House
made a mistake in defeating this
measure is a question, there is
much illiteracy among the whites
in the State and the negroes are
fast becoming educated, the effect
upon the future will be OF great
consequence. ! favor a modified
compulsory education law, what
I mean by a modified law is, that
if the legislature will enact a law
that the execution Of it IS put en-
nrely in the hands OF the trustees.
lust as is the school iund, then
vii! De glad to vote for compul
so,y education law, something
must be done to get the white
children of the State in the
schools, the number of school age
not attending is appalling. and i,
must effect the future citizenship.
It is the 6utv Of the legislature &c
provide the necessary means tc
have the children given an ele
mensary education at least, ano
lit cannot DE done unless compui'
sorry means are resorted TO, be
cause there are parents who are
indifferent. preferriDg to make a
slave IF their children and prof:
by the labor of their hands, rath
er than so to work themselves &c
give their offspring the support
they are entitled to from the au
thor of their condition. This is
no over drawn theory, fortunate
Il in the towns the children at.
tend the schools, out in the couu
try and about the mills it Is
shameful to see the number OF
children Of school age who are
hack horses of parents that only
appreciate their children from a
mercenary standpoint wv b y
send John to school when he can
make his three dollars week in
the mill. or Mary either when she
can cook and wash, While the
old oman is following the OK at
the plow:" There is never q
thought Of John or Marv,s future
welfare, but the negro in the ad
Joining field is working from early
morn until late IN the night to
keep his John and Mary at school
50 that they can enter upon the
worlds requirements with the
ability to hold .helr own. The
only reason why compulsory ed
ucat!on is unpopular is because
she demagogue has preached a
false doctrine and has caused