The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-19
Uncle DQUe's Letter

When was boy there used 10
be story In one OF my readers that
told OF man who went a long way
from home to look nt a piece of land
he had bought. In order to get bet
ter view of the place than he could
fiom the ground. he climbed to the
top of stub Of tree. When he
reached tho top he found that the stub
was hollow. His foothold giving way.
he fell inside. clear to the bottom. lie
must have had some interesting
! thoughts nm the way down. but these
we're az nothing compared TO his feel
inss wien i,e fuun:i AZ bear lying
| curlcd up down there. The mans sud-
den appearance frightened the bear
| terribly and with Il grand lunge he
;:prang up and started for the top.
Now is my chance!" thought tile
man. and lie grabbed the bear by the
whisHcrs on tho sides OF his hams
as he bounded out of the hollow, and
The animal quickly whtskcd him out
OF his desperate position. have al
ways had great deal Of respect
for that man. He saw hie chance and
made a dive for 1t. The result was
1lI he had reason TO expect. II lie
had stopped to figure 1t out, whether
the bear would be strong enough to
pull such weight out OF that hole,
nr whether he would turn about and
eat him .up alive or not, probably
thero never would have been man
left to tell this story. But he Just
grapplcd with his opportunity and let
the speculation go till the next day.
That was sensible. Millions OF men in
our day are sitting down in the bottom
OF holes that are darker than that old
hollow stub, philosOphizing what the
bear VIII do and when he will do It,
and all the time the bear Is fairly
| bounding toward the top. leaving them
there alone with their speculations.
a good many of us wear life away
sharpening our raZors and getting
ready to shave. In the meantime the
Whiskcrs are getting flcrcer and long.
er. 1t VIII hurt like Sam Hill to take
them OFF when we get around to Il
anu then we will make bad Job o,
It. II you and ever get much tina,
Is worth getting in this world W.
VIII have to get 1t for ourselves. Thu
world is too busy with its own chore,
to como over and do ours for us. S,
what is the use Of waiting for tn
Other fellow to pick the peaches 70,
US? Grab and grab today. must be the
word.
Simply because the peaches on our
tee do not seem to be swimming in
sugar and cream, let us not sit by and
wait until they are. The chances are
that we will never SEQ the day when
we VIII not have to pick the peaches
'irst md look out for the cream and
sugar afterward. Nature likes to do
things In her own way. and we must
acknowledge her supremacy In such
things
| There NAV be better day than this
one We arc living In. but II ti'never will
como, unless we graft lit with the
scion of today. ss,..s.. ur,a,..I-.
Some OF the Presbyterian churches
are uf;fnr a new Psaltcr, which Ia tho
iate3t and newest liymnal of praise.
containing 1876 tunes selected from the
hest collection Of the CONGREGATIONAL
music In American and Great britain
lhiR book has gone forth upon its
sacred mission and brings anew the
imEcrtnl and. inatchless hymns. of the
Eibie, which have been sung In far
OF centuries and countries. Th.c,,
nave been chantcd by our Lord and
MS discipteS and which shall abide
forever. God has commanded us In
Ills word to sing praise unto Him.
The singing Of praise honors Cod. TIC
man who has been blessed cannot re-
lrain from prafsing God. To slug
praise relieves the soul in time of sad.
ness. Sacred songs have been the
sLaitwayc upon which many q mnn
mas climbed from the depths OF sad
ness to the heights OF spiritual 1oy.
singing strengthens the life conflict.
Many q man has braced himself for
= coming conflict by the music OF q
rsaim. Luther In tho days OF his
greatest darkness would saw. ~, eft ,is
sing the forty-sixth Psalm." which bc-
gins. God Is our refuge and our
strength, an ever-present help In time
OF trouble" and with song OF praise
~. IN us nps, ou' Lord went forth to
DIS dreadful anguish In the garden
singing robs temptation OF It's power.