The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-20

ment one of them, I can not return IT,
That wall of yours for the return OF a
knife, is like the woman's who ent1ces
child to come to ner, by holding
out to it a stick OF candy with one
hand, while behind .er, she holds a
stout switch for chastisement, in the
other. While the editor might not ask
any questions, the police have pernl-
cious habit of asking some very trou-
Dlesome ones. A Turkish proVerb says
that Whatsoever a man flndeth or
stealeth, that same is his own, proVld-
ed he keepeth it from the knowledge
of his fellowmen." AS editors are all
considered good Christians hope he
will heed the Bible injunctions, "Give
to every man that asketh Of thee, and
to him that taketh away thy goods,
ask him not again for it, and "him
that taketh away thy cloak, forbid
him not to take thy coat also" Luke
1-30.
In Matthew $40 We are told:
From him that would borrow Of thee,
turn not him away And '.if any man
taketh away thy coat, let him have
thy cloak also.'' Now, I am in no
need of a cloak, if it be all the same
to you, I would take a. gold 1S-karat
fountain pen thribble K. G. Or pair
of dog skin driving groves, No. q.
! Goldsmith tells us the way to get re-
lief from impecunious poor relations
is to lend them your second best Sun
day suit. The way to get relief from
troublesome thieves is to give them
good. fountain pens or driving cloves:
Thieves, like the lilies of the field,
they grow, but they toll not neither do
they spin. Yet Solomon tells US,
sMen should not dispise thief, it he
steal to satisfy his hunger" Proverbs,
k1:3O, and encourages him In the 9Th
chapter and 18th verse, by saying:
"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread
Ieaten i nsecret is pleasant" l was
not hungry when stole only for a
! knife with a silver handle and such
tluxuries should not be in the hands OF
an editor, for it may exalt him and.
"whoever .exalteth himself, shall be-
abased-" Ordinarily a pocket knife 1s
useful auxiliary, for with it, one
can cut his toe nails, peal peaches
trim trees, sharpen pencils or IN en1er-
gencies, can be utilized to stand on
an enraged man, till you can pull your
gun. But a: silver handle is an use
less appendage. This knife I wish
to keep, too, for the sentiment. that
surrounds it, as a symbol OF the folly
Of an editor, who will leave his valued
assets lying around to tempt honest
men, while he is fighting for the good
OF the community and welfare OF the
people. As for returning the knife,
should I be so inclined, that Is even
. beset with dangers to the editor, and
I will tell him story and he may
> draw out the moral himself.
A German settler selling goods while
following the army of General Seigle
was beset with many troubles and
yexations. Says he: ..~,~ ssua
"Von day dere comes my store in, d
cavalry man and say, Hey my frient,
you got some pocket knife? Yes, I
I have some pocket knifes: and show
him, and ven he ride away, find him
!, had steal Won knife. I go by General
seigle and tell him, and he say, 'Nef-
, fer mindt, l will make dis calveryman
TO you pring, back desc knife Sure
enough, by und by, he prings back dot
knife and ven he lay it down on Won
tcounter, py dam, he steal eight more
kniees from de oder counter"
The Man Who Stole Your Pocket
Knife.