The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-02
KELTON

Mr.. VIM. Conner, formerly of the
Ridge, but for several years lived in
Jonesville, died yesterday at his home
in Jonesville and was buried at New
Hope church today. He had been in
poor health for many months. He was
an honest and Industrious man. He
leaves beside his widow, who was be-
fore her marriage Miss Gault, three
brothers, two sisters, three sons--E.
E. Conner of Kelton, Jack Conner of
Spartanburg and Foster Conner Of
Jonesville-and three daughters,
Misses Alley and Pearl, all from Jones'
vile, and many other relatives and
friends to mourn his death. All have
the sympathy of their many friends.
Well, we have got the liquor down
to one quart a month. I fooled about
and failed to order myself even one
gallon during all the gallon-a-month
time. l guess ! have not lost any,
thing by my negligence. Was Christ
a prohibitionist or was he only tenn
perance man? If he was a prohibi-
ZIONIST why did he have wine and why
did he make wine during the wedding
feast? We should be temperate in
all things in eating, drinking, work
ing, talking, yes, in everything. Dear
women, you who have drunkard hus-
bands, if you could do like one I heard
of doing you would save more drunk
en- husbands from drunkard's grave
than by abusing them and breaking
and pouring out their liquor. I will
give you the way she did. 1t is fact
that many poor unfortunate lovers of
strong drink get the very best of wo-
men for wives and when they get on
their sprees you can hear them say
ing, 81 have got the best wife in thu
country" On one of their sprees two
of them got to disputing which had
the best wife. Finally they decided to
test their wives. They were to go to
the home of one one night and then
go to the other. About one or two
O'Clock in the night they started. They
got to the home of one of them. He
knocked or rang the bell; his wife had
gone to bed; she was dressinb before
opening the door. He began to curse
because she was so slow. She en-.
braced him and kissed him and told
him to bring his friend in. He quickly
asked if she had any supper. She said
yes, but it is cold. He began quar-
relling why she did not have it warm.
She replied, "I sat up until II o'clock
to keep your supper warm; was tired
and sleepy and lay down." She said
to him, "Talk to your friend and I'll
soon have it warm" While she was
warming his supper she was singing,
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul" They eat
and retired. Next morning while she
was preparing breakfast she was sing
ing Crock of Ages" She got break
fast ready and called them in; they
sat down to the table and she said,
"Go ahead, I will wait on the table"
AS they began to eat the visiting
friend said to her, "How can you be
so cheerful with drunken husband 2"
She said, 81 have an unfortunate hus-
band who loves strong drink and I
know all the pleasure he will ever
have will be in this world and I want
to make him as happy as I can" That
was the fatal shot; he left his knife
and fork in his plate and said "By
the help of God I'll never drink an
other drop" and his friend said, "Nor
will l." that tended the test. Now,
my dear women, it will take all the
grace of God for you to do as she
did. If you ever save your husbands
it will be by the power Of love. Love
is the greatest power in heaven or on
earth. Did you ever think that one
could be too jealous? look at the
great apostle Paul. what he did and
he said he thought he was doing Gods
service when he was prosecuting the
Christians. Yes, and some O. our great
Americans when boasting of our lib
critics on the seas may be as far mis-
taken in international laws as Paul
was of the old Hebrew law. I believe
it was David Crockett who said, "Be
sure you are right and then go ahead"
We are continually hearing some
thing new. Someone asked me the
other day if I had any gourd seed.
I asked him what he wanted with
gourd seed. He said he wanted to
plant some around his house to keep
the snakes away. Well, believe |
will plant some around my house to
keep them away. / might get bitten
by one and they won't let me have but
quart month. G. r. G.