The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-16
ANOTHER SHORT CHAPTER
On SUME OTHER PEOPLE

a, the psychological moment" but 1t
has been crowded out until the pres
ent time):
In last Tuesdays issue there was
a little paragraph saying tnat tae
best people in the world lived III
NeWberry. 1t attracted no attention
Whatever. That is, there was no out
ward or visible sign OF an inward or
internal attention.
In Friday paper there fol1owed
sequel paragraph saying that there
also 6weit here the meanest man anu
the meanest woman. The paper was
about three hours old when the frs1
response to the latter st,ltement came
meandering along. The reporter dld
aaNot expect to hear from the better
Psentiment he had expressed. he olo
expect to hear from the worst. Hs
planned to let the second follow Wheh
he wrote the first, knowing ht1ie
of human nature.
There are exceptions, but as a rule
people don't care to hear the sooo.
They don't come to the reporter ana
say: 81 was glad to see that nice
little piece about our friend" very
often the friend himself doesn't see II
or hear of it, so far as you or we
know. But let something appea.
against him, he'll see it and near OF
it before the ink is dry on the paper.
Poor human beings, weak worms ot
: the dust, want to know right away
who the meanest man or woman IS;
thev don't care to know who IS the
best. The paper may be full Of news.
1t NAV contain important matters.
1t may have in it's columns many lit
tie items intended to be beneficial.
helpful and encouraging. 1t may
speak pleasantly of people with
view of spreading good will among
men. It may strive to scatter the
= clouds and to open the way to let
*little sunshine in and to encourage
the disconsolate to look for the best
by keeping bright the eye on the star
of hope. 1t may try to do all thls'
and it is sweetness wasted on the
desert air.
But let something Of harsh ma
ture get into the paper, even IN an
obscure place. 1t wouldn't De IKE
hunting a needle in haystack, as
it would be if a beautiful thought ap-
peared in the most conspicuous po-
sition. 1t would be pounced upon
with more rapid darts than the Jay
bird made on the june bug on its way
to heaven. The man at whom It was
aimed would see it when he would
not have seen compliment. his
friends would all see it and rush to
tell him. People would say to the re-
porter: "That's the way to talk. Hit
him again. Give it to him good.
Why is it? 1t is because Of the same
human nature that makes them go 10
the picture shows when they know
land look for and would be disap-
&pointed if they did not see) pictures
(which they kick against, will DO
Behown. They like the sensational. :.
That little paragraph about snort
skirts attracted more attention tnan
all the combined paragraphs ABOUT
sweet music, beautiful sunsets, the
glory of the starry skies and many
another during past years.
1t is all in the same line OF tnlnk-
ing that makes man overlook all
else in the paper to run to the report
er to tell him that he made mistake.
A mistake! Horrors! lA little error
that towers above all the news items.
\ News items and other matter that are
lheo hard to get up twice week, Nnen
zone has TO do so many other Things
II besides, and which keeps him from
&having time to write letters to his
relatives and friends. 1t is natural
Athat an error should creep in IN the
Bhurry of hearing things, with the
!hphone bell ringing, people talking
Without thinking, and lotNo other
noise going on at the same time. And
we can tell you right here that 1t IS
very much easier to sit down and
write an article like this or any 9TH
sDer than it is to get up thousand and
8bne little separate items of news and
like. And lots of things happen
the time in Newberry to keep
8Eeporter busy.
MANY of the things which happen
$don't get in the paper, many OF them
&known to the reporter. Lots of them
"A escape him, of course. One man can t
/ see everything. People come and go
that he never knows of. But as 1t
is there is never any room for more,
and some have to be crowded out:
Had he nothing else to do he could
I'll the entire paper with personals,
which would be much too much. That
column is only a little side line,
caught on the fy.'' Weightler mat
@ters claim attention.
III with it all the reporters ROAD Is
full of rocks and stumps. There are
some roses on either side, Deautlfui'
#sveet roses, Chat is. in roses tlme)
but many of them have thorns. The
rocks and stumps are always there,
sbut the flowers drop to "the> last
A rose of summer The reporter
can't mention every 'Tom, Dick and
Harry" who has had the grip, the
the chickenpox or the measles.
hat would fill up the paper, even