The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
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| opera house in a long time, but L
thought | would go our to near and
see the play on Friday night, for sew
eral reasons, chief among which l
reckon is that it was home play by
nome people, and then it is pretty
good time to get acquainted with the
young people, and the fellow who does
not keep just little in touch with
the young folks had just as well pass
in his checks. Well, now, started out
to write about something else beside
tle play. Of course, it goes without
the saying that all Of us enjoyed the
! play but you know, when We begin to
grow DID, even if We don't admit it,
we really feel better at home around
the old chimney corner, and l looked
around in vain for some Of the old ia
miliar faces that | used to see at all
the plays, whether by home talent or
otherwise Alas, and alackaday, they
were conspicuous by their absence.
We'll, we'll, this is not yet what |
wanted to say when | began to write.
The old opera house looks just about
like it did some thirty years ago, ex-
cept at that time it was considered
and was very much up to date as opera
houses 60 l knew, however, that
there was something missing, and it
took me the longest time to decide and
locate what it was. All at once it
dawned upon me what there was that
is not there now. And what do you
reckon it is? l bet you couldn't guess
If | were to give you thousand
chances. Some of those old guys will
remember right now when l tell what
am trying to say, and if there had
been any of them there Friday night
l am sure they would have had the
same thoughts that came to me. Since
I think of it, l believe that l saw one
or two who were thinking the same
thoughts that came to nle. Once upon
time there was great big sign in
great car box letters on either side
of the wall upstairs that read some
thing like this: "THE POLICE ARE
INSTRUCTED TO OBSERVE Or
DER" YOU remember now just like
you remember the little window and
the little room where the sun came
peeping in at morn, don't you?
1t was too bad how some OF the boys
IL reckon they were boys-did behave,
or fail to behave, and at first it began
to worry me, but when saw that there
were others who took it very much
more to heart, why l began to enjoy
the fun myself. l reckon you call It
fun. 1t is funny how human nature is
constituted. And we are all more or
less human think sometimes that
am less-and there is something in our
nature that makes US forget our own
troubles and annoyances, if we see
some one else who is more troubled
and annoyed than we are, and then
there is another thing about the human
nature of a boy-he delights in con-
tinuing his pranks if he sees that they
annoy some one. I do not think ne
means to be vicious by it, but he just
has enough of the old fellow in him
to make him-I mean the boy-enJoy
the sport. Well they had time Fri
day night. Them brogans and No. lis
made some noise on that floor upstairs,
and the shrill wnistling was some
thing beyond compare. could not but
help thinking of that unknown CORE
spondent who wrote about the germs
that were scattered by the whistler,
and l wondered if that person who is
so afraid of whistling germs was out
Friday highland to think OF the dan
ger he was in-for certainly if there
is danger in. whistling germs the en-
tire audience was exposed. And the
quarantine should be put on at once.
You know, like to hear wnistling,
because no one can whistle when he
feels bad, and like to know that peo-
pie are feeling good. have heard
about the fellow who whistles to keep
his courage up, but think that IS
simply figure of speech-that's what
you would call it, l reckon, Prof. Setz-
ler-anyway l do not mean the kind OF
vhistling fellow does when he's mad,
but the kind he does when ne feels
good, and that is the kind We had Fri
ay night.
I would just like to whisper gently
oni0v u MIS-