The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-14
Letter from Mr.. Bcthea

| while ago / heard a preacher af-
firm that people could serve the devil
so faithfully that finally they come
TO look like him and half believe It.
! Years ago took occasion to remaclx
about facial expressions. Some expres-
sions we are born with but .there are
others that are acquired. All children
have innocence i'm their eyes and can
stare you steadily in the face but some
grown ups have an unsteady, stealthy
gaze. tho look OF the sneaking dog.
Others herce. high. self-important
browbeatins stare and others an hon.
est-open whole hearted look. full Of
| the milk of human kindness and good
cheer. t+st+ 1900
There are various expressions of the
mouth. the most contemptibIe OF
which are the sag down at the corners
as thoughfa bad dose had just been
taken. And the turned up at the cor
ners. as though about to disgorge. Ev.
| eryone can abide the mouth like n
poor mans wages from "year to year"
| because 1t never snaps and bites, but
necessary swallows you whole, the
almost infallible index of the wit.
Another mouth we love, tis q
dangerous one particularly il the lips
are bit thick. lis that whose lips, are
cnpid's bows. Thin lips. nervous ex-
cftabie temperaments fevery, pathetic.
eloquent.
The Jowl Of monkey indicates fool
isnness, fevfty, littleness: the -.jowl of a
bull dog always indicates tenacity, es-
pecially when the lips are compressed.
All sorts Of pee .,le make up the
world but 1t would he better off, hap.
pier In every way could we be rid of
some of them. o.
One Is Impressed, as he moves
around that men and women are
grown UP children. All have their .imi-
tations which with the wisest are quite
restricted
The chief pursuit of man Is happi-
ness but their ideas as TO it's character
and attainments are multitudinous
Come to think of It, the really sane
cool, level-headed are vastly In the
minority. We grown ups laugh at the
! antics and pranks of the simple and
of children. but do the same things on
bigger scale. Few people know they
make the world they live in, and won
der why IL is so hard and cruel
| Our actions are boomcrangs that al
ways come back to us. III thrown with
foul intent they hit the thrower foul
who wonder why II am so unhappy"
l asked woman for simple flower,
as much as a matter of courtesy as
otherwise but she cnarled back, do you
always get Jour wants?''
| One day young man, i'm "a morning
walk encountered an old one, vet
eran of the war BETWEEN the states 9.
stranger in n strange hand ali alone,
wife dead and kipfoiks gone. In con-
versation he learned the old gentle
man the night before slept i'm black
smith shop and had gone without
breakfast. He turned about, led the
stranger to his home gave him break
fast, made pallet for him on q large
swinging cot where the old man was
soon wrapped In sleep.
The young man passing saw this
and fearing the old soldier might talk,
cold. crept In another way, got "a ouil
which he gently drew over the sleeper
but just as ne dropped 1t the old mar
reused up. saw the kind act and
brcathed God bless YOU"
. Tho other night there was bi,
meeting here OF the gouged and goug
ers. Yes, they actually came together
for a conference on the subject o.
house rent with representatives from
cities as far away as Savannah Wa,
Snch a meeting necessary? On,
statement u certain landlord I'm At
lanta rents AN apartment house TO,
, ten thousand dollars year. Inyes
tigation showed that property value,
at nineteen thousand dollars.
Il There are some great people I'm At
lanta. "A certain Mcthodist sub
scribed literally to the Baptist Taber
nacle. sent Or. Ham and family I,
his winter home I'm Florida which the
OCCUPIED free of charge.
, Another gave him fine automobil
and $4,000 paid mp life insuranc
, policy. This last advertising a newl
I finished apartment. stipulated tina
, only people with children need appl,
I could give the names or these gen
!, tlcmcn. but prefer not to.
. "flaggod" Bethea.
a Hotel Aragon Atlanta. Ga.
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