The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-11-21

not been said. We forget tnat "olu
once put in motion can not be recall
ed. I have noticed that there are some
people who seem to take delight IN
saving unkind things about others
when there is really no occasion to
say them. And really it would be
easier and better to say kind things.
A kind word costs very little, and
there is no calculating the amount of
| good it may do. .;..:x.;4
have had the 'blues" for several
| davs. and I am almost afraid to write
| for fear I may say something some
one will construe as unkind, but 1
am going to try mighty hard to avoid
anything of the kind. found the
other day book mark in an old Bible,
which was the property of most ex-
celIent woman, and this book mark
had on it "What to Read" and in the
list is the following: "If you have the
blues read the tWenty-seVentn
Psalm.'' I read it. "The Lord is my
| light and my salvation; whom shall
I fear? the Lord is the strength OF
nv life: of whom shall I be afraid -
The second thing on this book mark
! is: eff your pocket book is empty,
read the thirty-seventh Psalm" Fret
not thyself because Of evil doers,
neither be thou envious against the
workers of iniquity
"For they shall soon be cut down
like the grass, and wither as the green
herb.
Trust in the Lord and do good; SO
shalt thou dwell in the land, and ver-
lily thou shalt be fed.'>
Of course, I have only given you
one or two sentences from these two
Psalms, but it will do you good to
read them through. The Bible is a
wonderful book.
T have been a very close observer
of men for many years, and I tell you
that you can find nowhere more
true portrayal of life than in this
great Book. And if men would live
lust little nearer to what it teaches,
this would be a pretty good old world
after all. We would not need such a
big "blue' book of ordinances of the
town, and then the one We did have
would not be so frequently disregard
ed. Men would be happier in this
world, and better prepared for that
transition to that brighter and better
world which we are told is prepared
for those who fit themselves while
here to enjoy it.
T see that Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. S.
Livingston have given to a set OF
trustees a half acre of land some
where down near the railroad for
park, and that it is to be called Vir-
; ginia. and that the trustees have Sc
cured an option on another piece OF
land adjoining. 7 don't know exactly
J where this land is, but hope it. will
stimulate some others to get active
and build a real park here in NeWber-
ry. I have almost lost hope. hate
to say it, but there is something wrong
with the old town. wish | knew
where it is, for then I would try 70
apply the remedy. I have been mere
a long time, and 7 do not believe that
it would have taken as hard work
% years ago to have started park
as it does now. We are all too busy
getting rich, I reckon, and yet do not
see the income tax list increasing very
rapidly. True. it has one or two
names that were not there last year.
; but some that were there are Off. and
those that are there do not seem to
be very active in put-:c spirit May
! be that is the way they got Their"
We'll. I want to say to them that they
will not be able 70 carry any more
with them when they come 70 pass
over than I Will. II zach o"N "oHl0
cc.ra down with a thousand for the