The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-14
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THE IDLER.
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I have frequently written about
what a valuable asset kindness and
courtesy were and how little they cost.
I read the following in a paper few
days ago, signed Edwin A. Nye, and
this is only part of the article, but l
think it is worth while passing on:
Courtesy and kindness cost nothing
but a moment of time-a moment that
we'll may be spared for smile and
respectful hearing to the oft reject
ed, weary and half despairing.
Besides, Chickens come home to
roost.
"The push you give some hapless
traveller on the dusty road will react
on you. 1t must be so. And a kind
ness shown will come back to you in
blessing. It must be so.'
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That is my doctrine and I have been
preaching it for many years. You can't
do a mean or dirty act unless it come
back to you at some time, some
where. A kindly deed will come back
some where at some time in blessing.
It is bread cast upon the waters. 1t
must be so. It is the compensation
Of nature. You may walk around here
with your head lifted-too high to
notice the poor and unfortunate-too
good and too great and too busy to
stop long enough to say kind or
encouraging word to some poor fe1-
low who is in trouble the compensa-
tion will come to you. Be, sure OF
that. On the other hand kind words
and kind deeds are just as sure to
come back in some shape, at some
time. .s 6 ."'. So
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! 'tChickens come home to roost. y
You have seen it in your experience.
Be sure of that, for it must be so. Did
you ever feel blue-like you would like
to hear a kindly, sympathetic word
and see a kindly smile. Well, if you
never did the time is coming when
! you will, and the recollection Of a
kindly act done by you will be a
pleasant memory. Did you ever read
what Whitcombe Riley said about it.
If not read it. It will do you good:
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When nan amt got a cent, and he's
feeling kind of blue,
An the clouds hang dark and heavy
and won't let sunshine through
It's a great thing, o my brethren fol
a feller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder in a
! IrleNuly SOTt Q1 way
It makes a man feel queerish, it max
es the tear drops start,
An you sort o. feel a patter in the
region of the heart;
You can't 1ok up and meet his eyes
you don't know what to say,
When his hand is on your shoulder in
a friendly sort of way;
o, the worlds a curious compound
with it's honey and its gall,
With it's care and bitter crosses, but
a good world after all;
| An a good God must have made it,
! leastways that is what I say
When a hand is on my shoulder in a
friendly sort of way.
! Somebody has sent me copy OF
the Laurens Advertiser in which I
find the following:
"The Idler," in The Herald and
News, brings up the GreenVille to
Charleston highway, making sug-
gestion that the automobilists contri-
butte a certain sum each to aid the
work along. That is a good sugges-
ton, but we are somewhat pessimistic
as to the large body of Automobiles
contributing money for roads. They
are very willing to talk about them
and to blame the county officials for
not working them, but when it comes
to putting down the cold hard cash to