The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
Newberry Is To Haze a
Three-Day Chautauqua


it more than words can convey (tnat's
the formal way to say it, believe)
and l sometimes pray for better vo-
cabulary of good and expressive ad-
jectives so. that | might say whole
lot of words and nothing else, but l
haven't got it and so there you are.
Now, really and truly | was right here.
Can't get away. VISA | could. The
article printed Friday was written for
Tuesday, but somehow the editor held
it out and I know it was a whole lot
better than a lot of stuff that he did
print. But then he thinks because [
write for the love of it and get no pay
that he can do me just any Way, but
some of t1ese mornings he is going
to wake up and find himself awfully
mistaken. Because with the war and
the high price of living my income may
give out, and then l will have to get
down to the common place Of trying
to earn bread. Anyhow, I'm right here
and can't get away. If you want to
do me real favor and are genuinely
interested in my welfare, you might
arrange to give TIE Idler trip to
the mountains, or fix up nice cool
alcove in some shady nook of the park
for his comfort and enjoyment. Now,
what do you say to that? 1 see from
the Observer that the park is to be
formally opened some time very soon,
and some distinguished personages
are to make addresses. Now, that also
tickles me most to death. Just to
think t3at l nave a prospect of living
to see my dream of years realized in
park in this old town, and at the
very place that l have talked about so
much and for so long time. If l was
an ordinary person that would pun
me up just little also, but am so
glad that the people have been aroused
through my efforts to do this thing,
and that We have the park at last,
that am perfectly willing to sit back
and hear these other fellows talk about
how me and Betsy killed the bear.
The park is tie thing. And then to
see how the children are focking there
already, and what a good time they
are having is compensation enough for
any ordinary person for even more ef-
fort than l expended. Let the whole
town turn out to the opening, and If
every one VITO goes would bring a sill
YER offering of one dollar the park could
be even more beautifed and enlarged
than it is. AS to it's permanency
have not the slightest doubt. sup
pose it will be named on the evening
of the formal opening. By whatever
name called it will still be The Idler's
park all the same But what we want
IS for all tire people of every descrip-
ton and name to unite in making it
what it should be, and this can be
done by united effort.
And, by the way, that reminds me of
half page l read in the Columbia
Record the other day headed in red
letters: ''The people build the com
munty." Tat is just the doctrine that
have been preaching for J1ese many
years. And, by the way further, |
want to say that the Record is doing
a mighty fine work in the building Of
Columbia and my friend Col. VIM.
Banks is doing some mighty good work
in the editorial department of the pa
per. On this page is Tie dial of a
clock and on the face for the hours
is the following: "Our town first"
If you will take the trouble to count
these letters you will see that there
are just twelve, making full day.
Then the following appears in big
letters so that every one may read:
"The other day man said: 1t is
pity that We have no man who is
enormously wealthy, who can go ahead
and spend money, and do things to
! make Columbia grow
1--WE believe that this man put his
finger on the one big sore spot Of Co.
lumbia, and sounded tee keynote OF
our present lack of that progress that
all of us feel is possible for Columbia.
That thought is in everybody's mind
that thing subconsciously hinders our
doing what We ought to dove are
waiting for the other fellow to do it.
We are sitting, wondering, wishing,
watching, waiting like Micawber for
something to turn up, instead Of going
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