The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-12-15
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THE IDLER.

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have been sitting f:ere in my lit
tie room all alone tonight and was
just thinking-yes, my mind was going
way back to the good old Christmas
time in the old home in the country
side-and the happy days of innocent
childhood and how different things are
now. How little it took to make me
happy, and how much more some peo-
pie spend. now, and | am satisfied are
not near so happy as l was t.en. l
hung up my stocking along side the
broad fireplace with its log-iback log
as big as one man could toat. And
off to bed | went wondering what San
ia Claus was going to bring to me
during the night And wnen bright
and early the next morning | found
that :.e had really come and brought
me an orange, an apple, few sticks
of red candy and maybe a bunch OF
fire crackers, and few raisins, was
satisfied and happy. Those were hap
py days. And then it generally snow
ed about Christmas and 1 went rabbit
hunting. That was great fun. It is
not the va. e of the gift that brings
happiness, but rather the spirit with
which it is given. 1 was just wonder
ing if I should hang up my old stock
ing t is Christmas if old Santa Claus
would remember me as he did in the
good old days. reckon not. l am too
CID now and I've passes me by. 1t is sad
to grow old And yet, years do not
make one old, and l Save made up my
mind to remain young so long as l
i've. l know that / am a great deal
Younger than many persons | know
wno have not seen near so many WIN
ters as l have, and who 'have not had
the experiences that I have had.
l saw in paper t e other day this
little innocent paragraph from the
editor: eve want to plead with those
w.o intend giving us pecktles this
Christmas to please purchase some
other color than red" Now, all L
have to say is, that those who. intend
to give The Idler Christmas present
of neckties, or candy, or sox, or stock
ings, or shoes, or hats, or an overcoatI
or a pair of gloves, or anything else,
Just go a,ead and select any color
that suits your taste and it Will be re-
ceived with heartiest of thanks and
good wishes for your happiness and
success. l really need some necktles
and an umbrella and a a(pair of shoes
and an overcoat-O, we'll, l. need so
many things that it will take too much
space to go over the entire list. Just
any old thing that you don't need and
think of. Here's hoping that each
, reader of tbs paragraph. and every
one else may be happy and that he
will make some one else happy.C 1t
doesn't matter about me.
saw a pretty good thing in the
paper the other day that Fisher got on,
He, represents a man standing on the
rear of a street car looking at man
in AM automobile and remarks: Gee,
Smiths a lucky guy to have a ma
chine" A man on foot sees tae man
in tie street car and he says: Brown
is fortunate cuss to ride in car,
I've gotta walk A man comes along
on crutches and sees the man walk
ing and says: Gee, Jones is lucky to
be able to,walk." No. A in prison sees
the man on ,crutches and observes:
"Tnat guy with the crutches is lucky
| TO be free And fellow prisoner OF
No A remarks: ga is lucky boob.
He's only got Is years more to serve
while Pm to be croaked next Tuesday
So there you are We should not be
envious or jealous. Our lot might De
q great deal worse The moral is:
Be satisfied with your own lot and try
to make it better without envy of some
| one else.
BY the way, l see tie editor is try
ing to suggest that We raise little
fund at home to II lp the poor and
unfortunate. The suggestion is good
ono We shOu1d helm suffering hu-