The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-25
THE HERALD AND NEWS
REPORTER SPENDS WEEK
IN LAURENS COUNTY

Parks station. about three miles ID
| the hospitable home Of Mr.. ". r.
, Wright, was where the reporter found
| himself last Saturday afternoon one
week ago, and where he spent
| week, filed with rest, recreation anu
| endowment The time was so full OF
real life and pleasure that ne couio
not find it convenient to visit the city
Of Laurens, much to his regret De-
| cause of the friends there he Wantea
| 70 soa-where. having lived once ne
| will love forever.
The editor heralded it rna' MS re :
| nortar went to the country to eat
fried chicken, but the editor didn't
know about possum and other tnlhsS'
The reporter knew what h was 90
Ing He didn't haye the hard Work Oh
prof Derrick, Clerk Goggans and MT
Ncswain to do. but he wanted to get
avav from the newspaper grind lof
at least a week, as the rest Vas need
ed although he didn't like to leave
tbe editor with so much to DO.
If this reporter were star girl re-
corter he would say it was sweet
rest and lovely time (Which indeed
it was) and if he but told the nail
| .s If actually was he would lay n1m-
sa1f liable to being accused OF having
| tna swell head: So he will not men
tion the sending of messages IN the
shane of watermelons and woros'
o+c nv beautiful creatures OF tns
| neighborhood, and other delightful
,;++la incidents OF not dissimilar ma
! tura But he will run. the risk oi
| mentioning the serenade by Mr- Tom
childress and his esteresting singing
! orchestra one night. Mr.. cnhdress
nlavs on the organ and sings we'll
accompanied by daughter and TWO
sons in the fine and beautiful sing
ing They know that this reporter
| loves music and they are willing 70
ride through the country to play ana
| s;no FOR him. for which he returns
his unbounded thanks.
| IT is excusable in a tired neWspa-
nar fellow to mention how he en-
loved these nice attentions anu
how inspiring it was to sit on the
porch of nights listening to the mu~
sic O, the possum dogs in the sur
rounding woods, to the accompanl-
ment of the halloaing of the hunters.
and looking down the stretches hshN
ed only by. the rays of the planets anu
stars without the tear Of being blind
ed at every turn by the large glare
of the automobile fights. 1t was ali
very pleasant and hard to leave and
the weather Qike the water the boys
talk about) "was fine" Daysafter
day and night after night for one
seeting week it was restful to take
it all in and to. know and feel that
that was all to be done, just to enjoy
It and not have to run a rumor down
or chase a~personal or write card
of thanks or some other notice OF a
meeting or to ask Judge Ewart for
a hint of the next marriage; or Sherln
Blease, Chief Rodelspefger, Recorder
Earhart, Magistrate Douglas, Coroner
Lindsay. Jno. H. Baxter and R. Y.
Leavell if they had any news, al
| though it is not agreeable news o1e
| gets from the undertakers} but when
| there is only one hand on the JOB
he has to gather it in from ali direc-
tions.
On, the relief OF getting away from
| It all, II but for one short week OF
little brief hours and minutes in
| which every second counted. Hence
the reporter believes be has some
friends who Will share his gladness
| in his being able to swap the busy
rush OF writing for the easy walk
Of looking and listening without
working on a little vacation. No one
but the party himself knows what a
pleasure it is to get out Of going the
rounds and dragging the net in the
] hunt for news.
But-the "man behind the pencil
Is back again, and as he got back
only last Saturday afternoon late,
and the next day being Sunday, and
the next following being Monday,
press day, the only time for getting