The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-01-04
BY WAY OF REMEMBRANCE.
Ex-secretsry Rrousham of the Booster
Club Has His Say.

Ex-secretary Brousham of the Booster
Club Has His Say.
of all the words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these, it insight have
BEEN
am fully aware every place has
its grouches and knockers. They are
prevalent evil, and 1t has been said
, Greenville has its share of them. II
you don't do enough you',e slow and
back number. If you use your best
judgment and move at your regular
gait, why you are too swift. Now II
some kindly disposed person would
tell me just where to strike the happy
medium | would be forever grateful.
One is cussed because he entorces
the law. another because he don't.
If one runs amuck, breaks the law by
exceeding the speed limit or do things
considered proper anywhere else, why
the muck raters get busy and say
they are very improper persons or
make other highly complimentary re.
marks. One holding public office if
he don't do all that each and every
one thinks he should and have a
pair of full grown wings also and a
lackey toting prayer book around,
why he is not straight. If he is very
demure and attends church, he is a
hypocrite and is waiting to do somo
one. Where stranger should a.
ways have courtesies extended. here
unless he thinks to bring Burk' $
Peerage he receives cold considera-
ton. One may try to enliven things
and people in general up. but the
only thanks is that he has gone wrong
only lacks the opportunity. But If
there was one to give, it should not
have taken three months to do it..
When the gay time ceases, the person
has surely gone wrong and any credit
ors he may have, get OH the trail. |
admIt | went the pace here as any
where lived. intend to go it ire
spective of the views or opinions of
anyone and right here in Greenville;
but with some limitations as to
friends. The Ethiopian can't change
his color nor the leopard his spots,
| can't change at this late date to
suit the whims of everyone in Green
vile. If each and everyone attended
to their own business, it would keep
them busy. don't see. as has been
asked by many, what in the devil one
is to do-to please all; but | intend to
attend strictly to business hereafter
and contine myself to more Legitimate
pursuits than suburban building or
trying to attain the impossible and do
what others before me have tried for
years to do, and in vain. We may
hesitate, creep forward with tremb-
ling caution. in matters affecting our
own affairs. But we show no such
| nervousness when 1t comes to inter
fering in the affairs of another There
we are swift and sure We give ad'
vice freely, we say ought in authori-
tative tones; we even enforce judg-
| ment if we have the power. Why
not? If matters do not turn out
well the fault will lie not upon our
advice, but the laundering way our
advice was executed. Besides we
shall not be called on to pay the
bill The inevitable faces everyone
but the one who can get up and say
he will do and dare. in whose vocabu
larry the word fail does not appear
deserves some word OF commenda
don. To my many friends | can onIS
say, they are worthy the crown oil
any king" and that my name will be
linked with the great things now and
to be, in Greenville,
l.. r. BRoUGHAM.