The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-05-21
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Some one, a little while ago, sent me
the following note: "For The Idler to
use some time as his own suggestion.
1t belongs to his creed. First sight of
tie card brought The Idler to mind %
And here is the card to which refer
ence is made:
When you have a thought that's
CHEEKY,
Pass it on;
1t will surely aid the weary,
Pass it on;
Give it freely, do not keep it,
Fill your measure full, taen heap it;
Later you will surely reap it;
Pass it on
am surely pleased and grati1ed
that tie reading of any such beautiful
and sweet and Thoughtful sentiment as
this would bring to the mind of any
coed person something that had writ
ten, and that any one scould ascribe
to me a creed like this It is true that
this is my creed. But so often people
misjudge you that it is. truly gratifying
and refreshing to be accorded even
that which is due you. When | find
sonnet ing that l thu > good | want
to pass it on to some one else. If it
has helped me and made me feel bet
ter and act better, I want to pass it
on so that some one else may have
some of the good. 1t does not make
you poorer, but it will enrich you to
give of this. You know that we are
told that We grow by giving and doing,
and that we accumulate by giving away
and using ourselves to help others. This
great war that is going on is the out
come of selfshness and selfshness is
the outcome of the greed for money
wealth-and the commercial spirit
which ltas taken hold of the entire
world, and the God of hosts is going
to bring men together even if ,it-must-
be done through suffering and blood.
By the way, heard the otter day,
and this reminds me of it, that even
the keeper of the ladies' rest room had
been possessed, to small degree at
least, of this sordid and selfish and
greedy spirit of tie age, and that ac-
counted for the clover taking posses
sion of the beautiful grass that is US
ually to be seen on the monument
square. This is the last place where
such a spirit should predominant, l
hope I may be permitted to say. You
will recall that this square was moved
only few days before Memorial day,
and that the burr clover was very lux
uriant. l understand tnat the reason
for this was that the keeper Of the
rest room protested so vigorously
against the cutting Of the clover that
the authorities were rather too timid
to dare to nave it cut until some of
the other organizations got in after
them The purpose for desiring that
~ o1o1,o, roTooi, v,oc fO oofhpr tho
seed and sell them, and thus make a
little money. Perish such thought.
How could any one with the high
ideals of the keeper Of the rest room
ever think such thought? Let us ME
back to the days Of unseIflsh service
and help instill the love of the beauti-
full and create desire for good senti-
ment, and help these ladies and girls
to have vision so that they may see
something in the world beside the al
mighty dollar. I am surprised, be-
cause it seems to me when I passed
along the street by the old court house
SO1lS WILLIE dSO, saw OSC~oIAAOA NV"
ers on either side of the walkway that
leads to this delightful spot where
the ladies from town and country love
to congregate and while away the idle,
moments, and it has also seemed to me
that they were saying,
81 am going where the flowers bloom,
And the noney-bee huns,
Where are girls are always singing,
Where the orioles nest is swinging"
Now, listen, 1 am not raising any
question with any one, nor am I criti-
cizing or finding fault, but am COM
mending.
And utenHthey tell me that the rea-
son that the clover has not been moved