The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-07-30
Editor Presents
Compliments Is
British Formula
Miss Waddell Finds Dixie
Editors Are Courteous
Also ..,
CIV MAUDE WADDELL)

The editor presents his COM
pliments and regrets that he is
unable to avail himself or the
communication kindly offered
him that's the way they re
iect your manuscript in London.
How do | know? Of course not,
certainly not, do you think Ia
be writing shout it? Eut a very,
very nameless person got one Of
those, that is those rejection
slips from London, (. c. 4, Eng
land, from the London Times,
published by the London Times
Publishing Company. And the
whole thing was so soothing, the
editors compliments and ali, that
! forgot, | mean The person TOR
got and thought the manuscript
was being accepted.
The editor presents his com
pliments," now | ask you what
American editor ever presented
his compliments to whom under
what circumstances when, and
Why? There are many gentle Gus
toms this country should emulate
and everything would he much
pleasanter. Why couldn't our
editors present their compli-
mcnts.-it wouldn't cost them
anything and then there is that
old Chinese custom which is so
thoughtful and nice. | mean the
one where you give the cXccu-
toner some money to make 1t
lust one stroke with the axe when
hey are going to cut off your
head You see, it's SO much pleas
antcr that way. And now that
he NaZis dress the eXecutioner
I'm for the execution and all
but | got China and Germany
mixed didn't ]? MAJ be after al
It's Germany where You fee the
| eXccutioner.
"The editor presents his COM
Ipliments". If England and the Old
South are not one and the same
in thought, custom and phrase
ology then no two peas in any
pod are alike, and this is being
written in Charleston where the
English laid down their BRICK,
nearly three centuries ago and
the bricks, brought over III sail
lug vessels are here right how, in
better condition than many q
brick made since. \ vision of the
editor Of The London Times
"presenting his compliment"
brought wildly before the writer
all old-time gentleman of the
southern school Of ariStocracy on
whose tongue was often heard,
with a smile and courtly bow,
"prescnts his cOmpliments.' And
even long years after "the war;
kwhen that dear gentleman's
; eightieth birthday was being ccle-
brated another gentleman, of the
same generation, 'prcSented his
compliments" accompanied by a
bottle Of champagne, Of vim
tage even longer gone than the
stately pmascology Of a more
courteous, more charming and
more cultured day.
Jeremiah might be considered
a roaring optimist as compared
with prophets who could Use up
at the present day and voice
lamentations over the cour-
tesies of a dear, dear past that
has vanished like the SHOWS Of
yesteryear". So especially bless
ed has the South been in the
matter OF charming manners that
he writer has heard it asserted
hat right here in Charleston one
nay walk along Broad Street
and see the miraculous sight Of
gentlemen meeting and tipping
heir hats to each other.
The stately ships move on,
TO their heaven under the hill,
But, O, for the touch Of q van
ished hand,
And the sound of voice that is
still.
Break, break, break,
On thv cold gray stones, o sea,
But the tender grace of a day
that is dead,
Will never come back to me.