The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05

it will be terrible slaughter for
them.
But the boys that l saw are looking
we'll and in good health and fine spirit
and l believe would like to hear the
command to go across the sea. It is
well that it is so, because if they
could fully realize what it ali meant
I doubt if they could make as good
soldiers.
This was my first trip to Cheraw to
stop. went around to see my friend
Strickland, the ne Ispaper man, and
had the pleasure of meeting the fam
lily. They used to go with me on press
trips and they seemed glad to see me
again. Mr.. Strickland is a genuius in
the printing business and has two lin
otype machines and does great
amount of job work.
Chief of Police Pegues whom I used
to know was exceedingly nice to me.
And I was glad to see him again.
l also met my friend w. P. Pollock
with whom / served a term in the leg
islature, and he very kindly took me
and the soldier boy In his car and
gave us some idea Of the country
round about Cheraw, and am frank
to admit that it was revelation to
me. We must have driven some 25
or 80 miles. The rods are fine and
the farms look prosperous and here
are some of the handsomest country
homes that I have seen in the State,
and not one or two, but all along the
way are nice modern country homes
with all the necessary buildings and
modern conveniences, and everything
has an air of prosperity. It was GER
tainly great pleasure to see this
country and then it gave me differ
ent view OF this section of the State
There are no, finer or better kept
farms anywhere in the State than in
Chesterfield county.
Cheraw is one of the old towns OF
the State and the old church is there
that was built before the American
revolution and the boards are good
and sound though the Episcopalians
have built new and modern church
in another part of the town but they
still keep the-o1d one. The old grave
yard alongside the church is the rest
ing place of some of the great men
of the State and on the tombstones one
reads names that are familiar and of
those who have made the history Of
the State great.
was pleased to hear the people
of Cheraw speak so nice of the be-
havior of the soldiers and to hear my
boy say how nice the people of the
town had been to him and others of
the company
By way of parentnesis I want 20
say that just as l was writing this
story my friend and former partner in
the publication Of The Herald and
News, William P. Houseal, dropped in
my study for a few moments, and you
know he cheered me up very much. 1
was glad that he came. He is stu
dent of history as we'll as prophet of
the weather and he says that this
world war is set out in the Bible and
that it is soing to end just as it is
there writ. He has intuitions about
many things and they generally come
around just that way. Now there are
those who think that this war will go
on for se|aral years. 1 do not see
how it is possible for it to last very
long with all the improved devices of
AuAoU uCoti uCllOu ludt LuOQorn
science and invention have brought
about, but be that as it may, Mr..
Houseal says the war will soon be
over and that our troops will never
get over there in time to do much real
fighting. And that the great common
er and peace advocate who has three
times run for, the presidency will be
the next president of the United
States. But 1 am not going to talk
about the war. 1t seems to me, how
ever, that if our Christian civilization
means anything that all the great
Christian nations of the world could
bring about peace without the sword,
but I reckon they can't and so must
bring peace by force of arms. Might
makes right. E.H.A.