The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 08, 1908, Page SIX, Image 6
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* PAUL AND PAULINA OR *
WHICH WAS WHICH. *
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By Ethel Thomas. *
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(Continued from last issue.)
At home, superintended by Mary,
two colored boys were freezing cream
which was sent every hour to the busy
twins. To their surprise and delight,
Mr. Dalton contributed a load of fine
water melons. There were several oth
er ice cream tables, but our twins
were very popular and had such P de
lightfully attractive table, they got
more customers than any three others.
Uncle Jake hollered, "WUr.ermillions!
-de bes; on de mawket-thin skin,
thick meal, red an juicv--oo--ee! oni
ly 25 e.nts." Aunt Diisie with white
cap and spron deftly dished out the
cream and poured lemonade, and the
twins with sparkling eyes and happy
laughter darted nimbly about wait
ing on customers. Some one wanted
a button-hole bouquet from the vase
. on the table; then everybody wanted
one at 5 cents each. Paul, on the
lookout for every nickle sent a note
to his mother:
Mother, I know you are dreadfully
tired, but can you possibly send a
basket of flowers for button-hole bou
nets? The flowers on our talbe have
all been sold and brought-I don't
know how much-but a whole lot.
I've got it in a pocket to itself.'" A
great basket of beautiful rose-buds
and geraniums with delicate ferns
and geranium leaves, was soon at the
Springs and all sold. By five o'clock
everything was sold out, the people
were leaving for their homes, and the
tired but happy twins were delighted
to see father and mother coming for
them in the carriage. Uncle Jake
and Aunt - Dilsie rode with them, al
most as happy, and fully as tired as
the children.
The horses were cared for and then
all went to the sitting room. "Here,
lil Mis, take his here stuff-I'se tired
hearin' it a jinglin'," laughed Uncle
Jake empting his pocket into Paul
ina' cap. "I got all dis here fur dem
watermillions."
"There's two big ones in the kit
chen for you and Aunt Dilsie,'' said
Mi-. Dalton, and Jake grinned from~
ear to ear and thanked him. Then
Aunt Dilsie spoke up. "An I got
some money -too, I reckin, nigga!
Guess you ain't de only 'uni what kin
jingle de coin. I seld some cream an
lem 'nade, too. De chilluns done fine
shore ,but de rush wuz too much fur
da lil shanks an' I bleeged to help
- 'em out-bress da' 111 hearts.''
From the depths of her great apron
pocket the faithful soul drew out- a
big handful of nickles and dimes and
dropped it into Mary's lap. Paulina
untied a small bag which hung by rib.
bons from her waist and Paul emptied
his trousers pockets. Mary's eyes
were round with astonishment, as it
was all poured into her lap.
"Great Scott! Fillie an' Tom Wal
ker!'' exclaimed John in a burst of
old time meriment. "Will you take
$50.00 for it uncounted?'' he asked
laughingly.
"Oh! do you think there is that
much '' gasped the twins: "Let's
- count it quick!'' screamed Paulina,
her fatigue forgotten.
"Well, I know there were 80 wat
ermelons at 25 cents each and that
would be-how much?"'
"Twenty dollars, papa !-and all
your gift.''"
"Well - Paul says- the flowers
brought $5.00-that accounts for $25
not counting eake, cream and lemon
ade. Yes there's more than $50.00."
"De Lawd hab mussy!'' gasped
Uncle Jake.
''Well, be quiet as little mice now,
- and let Mama and me count it right
now in a double quick,'' said John,
and Mary passed him about half of
the pile and they both commenced to
count. "Papa'' finished and wrote
down .$31.90. Mama had $32.85,
making a total of $64.75.
"Great Scott ! Come here, you won
derful twins! How 's that?'' showing
them the figures.
It was impossible to describe their
delight, or tell how, though. nearly
tired out. they laughed and cried and
danced till Uncle Jake thought they'd
go crazy, while John gazed on them
with wonder and admiration, curious
ly mixed with a feeling of regret. The
twins insisted that Uncle Jake and
Aunt Dilsie take a dollar each, which
the darkies tried in vain to refuse.
The children then paid the two boys
who helped make the cream. and
wanted to pay their mother for her
expenses and trouble but she would
not hear to it. So "Papa'' and
''Mama'' were promptly and grate
fully thanked.
"How much have you in your bank
children?'' asked John. "One hun
dredand forty-five dollars papa,''
" Please (Io. 1'apa. r i shail lie
down1 .n the flb or and s itiall just like
I did the tine Preaeer Stowe wa
here and I had tuu wait!' exclaied
Paulina. "Me too!' declared Paul
emphatically. And as usual the twins
had their way; the mVrt.u 5 was pail
a h vCl !rme 1)ak to .,hn.
(The End:.
TALE OF A LACE WRAP.
Involving In Its Climax the Problem
of Feminine Shrewdness.
One of several men employed in a
downtown office boisterously proclaim
ed the time honored principle that
women are devoid of principle.
"They are tricky to the core, every
mother's daughter of them," he said.
"They don't know what honesty
tnsns."'
Mr. Bateman resented the imputa
Oon.
"I don't believe a word of that,"
he said. "Women have just as sound
principles as men. -Take my wife, for
instance. She is the soul of honor.
You couldn't hire her to do a tricky
thing. Just let me tell you what a
trump she showed herself to be a
week ago. She was coming home
from the matinee. While crossing
Broadway she found a package that
had evidently been dropped from the
platform of a car. Obviously there
was no way of catching the car and
restoring the package, so of course
she brought it home. It contained six
yards of beautiful creamy lace. The
eheek said it had been paid for and
ost $13.50.
"Now, my wife had two wraps
whose sleeves needed remodeling, and,
human nature being what it is, her
first thought was that she could util
in the laee for trimming. But her
spirit of rectitude triumphed.
"'No,' she said, "I won't use the
bee. I will take it back to the store.
'ossibly the person who lost it will
inquire about it at the lost and found
department.'
"I advised her to keep the lace
not bother about the woman who had
lost it. My wife seemed startled at
my iniquity.
" 'If I return it and the loser does
n't call for the lace, what will become
of it ?' she asked.
" 'The store will gobble it up,'
said I, 'and sell it over again. It be
longs to you'just as much as to them.'
"But she was resolute. 'Possibly
you are right,' she said, 'but I cannot
keep what is not mine. I must return
the lace.'
"And she did,'' continued Mr.
Bateman proudly. "And that, I take
it, is as pretty an instance of honest
dealing as you will find in anybody,
either man or woman.''
The scoffer at feminine honesty ad
mitted that for an example of' probity
Mrs. Bateman 's heroic surrender of
lost property would be hard to beat,
and the meeting ad.journed with sen
timent leaning pretty strongly toward
the maligned sex.
Mr. Bateman went home in a partic
ularly happy frame of mind. He kiss
ed his wife with unusual fervor and
finally offered to take her to a thea
teit. When she was dressed he noticed
a ldifference in the appearance of her
mohair wrap.
"Isn't that lace something like
tht you found in the street the oth
er day?'' he asked.
"Yes,'' she said, "it is the same
piece.'
"I thought you took it back '' said
Bateman.
Mrs. Bateman blushed. "I did,"
she said faintly, "'but I-I got it
again. I couldn't give it up. I went
to the lost and found department the
next day and asked for it myself.''
"Oh!'' said Bateman.-New York
Times.
Overdoing Exercise.
It is quite difficult to impress upon
women the good of exercise; but it is
equally difficeult to compel them not to
overdo it.
Give a woman a pair of dumbbells
and tell her to take a gentle exercise
for five minutes every morning, and
Ishe will swing them with violence
several times a day until her arms
ache from exhaust ion.
It is the same with every form of
exercise suggested. It seems the na
ture of women to overdo it through
ignorance. They do not know its value
enough to comprehend its danger.
They think if a little is good more
is better.
They weary themselves out, deplete
their heart action, give themselves
acute indigestion, all because they
will not do in moderation the thing\
that would make them well and
strong.
Dotors and physical culturists say
they have to fight this tendency in
women more than any other one thing
when they are upbuilding their blood
pr idly rin I n ii ut tle (i"1 1)- b x.
You have just paid out $4--t hat
leaves,$@.75 to add-.$205.75! Great
Scott ! You musti't keep so nmeh
money carelessly."
"I declare, John, if I can get in a
word edgewavs, I'd li:e to remark
that this should be a ie2:"n ro some
farmers I know who are getting poUr
er e: ry year r .ua n1; cot ton,' said
M!arv ariouslv.
"One farmer has lea roe? t ie les
so, diear, and if (d spares his mis
erable life and resto:e; him to
strength again he will profit by it,''
replied John, stroking her brown har
dened hand lovingly.
But we must hurry over the month
of July. Glad to say that the 15th
of August found our twins in posses
sion of $300. Tomatoes had been in
great demand and they received fancy
prices for them and other vegetables.
Crops were better than in years-so
was John's health. He shunned town
as much as possible and being truly
repentent, was beginning to gain
strength and grace sufficient to over
come his one great weakness. Hope
stole back into his heart as, on the
morning of the 15th of August he
gazed with pride on the corn and cot
ton that had been "laid by" and
looked so promising. Surely it would
be easy to raise that last five hundred
dollars and free the old farm from
debt when the crops were gathered.
Alas! in the afternoon of the same
day a terrible hail storm swept
through the country and for miles a
round all vegetation was completely
destroyed. Leaning on a table with
his head buried in his arms John was
a perfect picture of despair. Great
sobs shook his body, and half distraot
ed herself, Mary was vainly trying to
comfort him.
"Gone! gone! the old home will
never be redeemed, Mary! and I had
rather die than leave it!"-he groan
ed.
"Dear, we have each other and our
precious children yet--don't grieve
so!'" pleaded the wife with her arms
around him.
"Mary, I'm punished more than ]
can bear!'" he almost shrieked.
"John, are you the only one whc
has suffered, do you think?"
"Mary, you don't know how I feel
about this-I--ean't--Oh! the mar
who holds the mortage will so' gloal
aver our misfortune-he is so anx
ions to get the place-I-'' and
John' s voice broke completely.
Two little figures paused in thi
doorway; two little faces grew stil:
and white with anxiety; two loving
hearts throbbed in sympathy. Johr
continued:
"Mary, you know as well as I
that years of steady drinking ruinei
my health and caused me to neglee'
the farm. If I had ever possessed th<
tenth part as much push, pluck ani
energy as our darling children, the oli
farm would be a different place. Bui
it's gone! now-I '11 never have the
chance to realize hopes of this morn*
ing-the old farm must go, nowT
Oh! Mary, why did you marry me'
"Because I loved you, John; and I
love you still more as the years go by.
What care we what happens, just sc
we have each other and the twins? '~
kissing him.
Two little hearts reached the sub
lime heights of self-forgetfulness and
two faces glowed with the glory of
self-sacrif ice. Noiselessly leaving the
room, the twins soon returned with
the cigar box and its treasured con
tents. Little hands raised Papa's
head, and his tears were kissed away.
"Now Papa, we are going to help
vou right out of this. Here's our bank
and all it contains with our love and
best wishes,'' said Paul in a glad
voice.
"Yes, papa, an' it's $300 sure!'3
chimed in Paulina. "We don't want
a piano. We've got so we'd rather
play with the 'hoe! And la! the way
we can make music on these old flint
rocks would astonish you. Take it
now, Papa, darling, do,'' she pleaded
as he pushed the box away and shook
his head.
"Yes you really must. Papa,'' de
elare Paul. "And yvou can sell Robin
for $200 'to Mr. Pike. He said yes
terday he wanted him for his wife to
drive. and would g'ive that much. I
guess we can manage to live some
how till we make another crop. I'm
going to be your right har.d man, and
another year we'll work like every
thing. The crops are all ruined and
we won't have them to gather. So of
course that will give us more time tc
clean up and get ready for next
year!''
John Dalton raised his head and
looked at Paul in astonishment. What
philosophy from childish lips!"
'Children. I. just can't take your
money'' he declared. "But God
bless yon for your sweet unselfish
sacrificial natures.''
"John,'' pleaded Mary, "they will
be grieved terribly if you refuse their
gift Tae it dar, in the spirit it is
NEWS
We have moved our E
ing on the corner of Mc
better known as the Mit
Also our Grocery to M
site Addy's shop.
We most cordially in
customers to come and
will also give special
ones and thereby endez
of them. We still give i
Star Lye, four boxes for
Best White Wine Vine
Ninety-Seven Plug
J. N. Wyllie & Co.,
Best Cream Chei
Smith
We Len(
BuyH
We provide easy terr
We enable borrowers
in Monthly Installments
allowed to meet obligat
it is cheaper than payi
to save money to buy a
Contract.
if you want to save m
takre a Security Contrac
Call on A. J. Gibson, A
Treasurer, at office, cot
strvets, next door to Oc
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gar 25c. per gal. a:
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robacco, put-up by
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Season 1908=09
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ments, from your own selection of
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.
N ti"ce is iwE h .:ieL tha the
PUkS f re1iztrati n for the town of
ewherrv. S. (.. will be open on Tutes
iy. Septeml)er St!h. 1 90. and the uin
rsigne d as Supervisor of Regi=tra
in for the said town. will keep said
oks (peln ever-y (ay from nine A.
until five P. M. (Sunday exeepted)
eludina the first day of December,
)08.
Eugene S. Werts.
Supervisor of Registration.
It Can't Be Beat.
The best of all teachers is exper
nee. C. M. Harden. of Silver City,
orth Carolina, says: "I find Elec
ic Bitters does all that's claimed
r it. For stomach, liver and kidney
oubles it can't be beat. I have tried
and find it a most excellent medi
nes also for weakness, lame back,
id all run down conditions. Best
to for chills and malaria. Sold ur
er guarantee Pt W. E. Pelham and
on's durg store. 50e. .
EWBERRY SCHOOLS TO OPEN.
The next session of the Newberry
raded Schools will begin on Mon
y, September 21, 1908. The schools
ill open promptly at nine o'elock.
The pupils who were not present on
3eount of sickness last June and also
?w pupils will report for examina
on and classification at the office of
ie superintendent on Thursday, Fri
ay, and Saturday, September 17, 18,
ad 19, for the purpose of regrading.
W. A. Stuckey,
Superintendent.
Best the World Affords.
"It gives me unbounded pleasure
recommend Bucklen's Arnica
ilve," says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel
ill, N. C. "I am convinced it'e the
st salve the world affords. It car
I a felon on my thumb, and it never
tils to heal every sore, burn or
ound to which it is applied. 25. at
r. E. Pelham and Son's durg stare.
BARBECUE AT JOLLY STREET.
We, the undersigned, will furnish a
st class barbecue at Jolly Street on
aturday, September 12, 1908.
The Rev. J. A. Sligh and Prof. E.
.Counts will be present and speak
>the farmers on the cotton union.
hese men have had great experi
ice in farming as well as in educa
onal work. Everybody is most
eartily invited to come and enjoy
ie day. A good dinner and good
>eeches and a pleasant day promis
I to all who attend this barbecue.
Admission to the table will be 4G
mts for ladies and 45 for gentlemen.
T. D. Richardson.
J. Walter Richardson.
The Remedy That Does.
"Dr. King's New Discovery is the
smedy that does the healing, others
romise but fail to perform,'' says
Ers. E. R. Pierson, of Auburn Cen
-e, Pa. "It is curing me of throat
ad lung trouble of long standing,
iat other treatments relieved only
~mporaril; New Discovery is do
ig me so much good that I feel con
dent its continued use for a reason
ble length of time will restore me to
erfect health.'' This renowned
>uh and cold remedy and throat
ad lung healer is sold at W. E. Pel
am & Son's drug store. 50e. and $1.
rial bottle free.
HALESTON~ & WBSTERN? CAR
OLIlfA BY.
Schedule in effect May 31, 1908
v. Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m..
.r. Lam-ens 2:02 p.m.
v. Laurens (C & W C) 2:' p.m.
.r. Greenville 2:00 p.m.
v. aurens 2:32 p.m.
. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m.
v. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m.
.r. Hendersonville 7:45 p.m.
... Asheville 8 :50 p.m.
v. Lauren3 (C & W C) 2:32 p.m.
r. Greenwood 3:32 p.m.
r. McCormiek 4:33 p.m.
.r. Augusta 6:15 p.m.
Ti-Weekly Parlar Car line be
een Augusta and Asheville. Trains
'os. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays,
hursdays and Saturdays, leave
.sheville Mondays, Wednesdays and
ridays.
Note: The above arrivals and de
artures, as well as connections with
her companies, are given as infor
ation, antd are not guarantead.
Ernest Williams,
Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Augusta, Ga.
Geo. T. Bryan,
Greenville, S. C.,
Gen.Agt.