The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-15
LETTER FROM "AUNT KATE,

Dear Advertiser Readers ::

Dear Advertiser Readers:
\ happy, prosperous and peaceful
New Year TO all Of you! May 1919 in
decd be good to each Of you! Did any
Of you make any New Year rcsolu-
tionS? Even if we can't. q" which is
worse, won't. live up to them, yet it
will DO good on every New Year to
take stock Of ourselves look our
shortcomings, Our sins OF omission,
as wei las commission" squarcly IN
the face, AM thus while in Il pcnitcnt
mood resolve to do just a little better
And that reminds me Of Uncle Johns
prayer. Did any Of you ever hear the
old veteran tell it? If not, get him
some day when you strike him in town
with that bran new suit on, to tell YOU
how he prayed once ito be shown
himself-Now Lord, just let me
see mysclf"--you will enjoy it,
One Of the resolutions | made was.
that when one did a commcndablc
act OF any nature whatsoever, TO show
due appreciation.
Did any Of YOU tell our good old
ncighhor, Judge Wright. just how much
you enjoyed that article Of his that
ran for scvcra, numbers in The Lau
rcnsvillc Herald on "Rrcollcctions OF
76"? fully intended to do so at the
time, but | Just never did think Of il
when I'd see him. | did SO thoroughly
enjoy them, though | read thcm bur
though II couldn't be otherwise With
as much as there is to do al this house.
So in order hat | might cniof them,
some rainy day, put the papers care
fully (at least though; Sol away. But
alas! alas
looked long for j. \. Wrisht's
Rcc1!,cctions but in vain Has any
body moved the papers | put Just
hcrc?" | Qucrrcd OF Ste children. No
one bad seen, nor Aad anyone touched
any papers at any tin>C. II wish you'd
listen low ma gocs OH abGrt thoSC
old piNcrs.' said one little bo,' aS She
polished his gnn and sGuintcd ono eve
look.NG lhvod-l 10 see If n" barrcl
was Dr:ght as now money. "Shc talks
exactly like she had lost valuable
document Nnd 10 tell the truth that
is exactly what they will one day
prove 70 hC.-a vt.uLol" historical
docum nj Ills r,owIcGs q VAS first
hand ana he is the only one living who
went through the events therein Given
The incidents and happenings Of those
days OF trial arc hrrc to stay to the
most Of us.
Cr NINE relate Of one particular time
when IL, oIder'S rode out from I.au-
rai2 10 CAPTURE my grandsirc and his
sons. My grandmother vas one Of
The ,ns' tempered cd ladies that
yy,r Iivl \unt Rrrscy was known
r0r ana side for her patience and her
uo N nvnr just the 0,pos'rc Of
rnm1n. his VAS like match 10
nowl,r
Thu u-' or a, least This parti"u-
j." time he comp'roIv 10, her tcm-
Ha" a'rd ,Ao ,o'Iir,s loudly and
tone she called thrm 10 their faces
"tEn raNiNgs aud ecrapings of rhc
Garth" They cantorod up on thcir
pr"Ncn@ nags and she reminded them
that stolen horses rode free. There
was one dappcr little Frcnchman thai
tried to paciHy hcr. and reminded hci
OF the old adagc his mother learned
him IN faraWay sunny France, at is
long lane that has no turning" AnC
so il is. the lane turned for us in the
South, and now in France the Lane
that seemed so fcarfully long an(
leading straight to their beautiful
capital vas turned by American
heroes and some Of them from tn,
South
! hope some day TO sec the Rcmin
iSccncrs in phamphlct form and tel
yon right now. | want one OF them.
Another whose writings T enjoy
ar" signed "Wm d. s." My. how
":sA know 2s many interesting in
cidnn's as he. wish he'd write Of
t"S started SCRAP book on,
fno vim his pieces occupying frs
oIoo- IN like TO find if now. bu
eHo i was dcstroyod by childsl
hands also.
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