Refugio Timely Remarks and Refugio County News (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1931 Page: 2 of 8
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THE REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS
Friday, May 1, 1931
Mr. Kelley—Do you know how they
take the census in Scotland?
Mr. Mann—No, how?
Mr, Kelley—They just roll a half
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of the Lord.”
‘‘Use done jined,” replied one of the
colored sisters.
“What did ye jine?” asked the ex-
liorter.
“Do Baptist- Church,’ she replied.
“Why, chile,” said the exhorter, “ye
ain’t in the array of de Lord. You'se
in de navy.”
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with his fellows. • In accountin
this we -are supposed t<
man’s reason, and the i
of all other living creatures.
Perhaps no other* faculty man pos-
sesses is so abused by him as that of
speech.
Care and discrimination always
should be exercised in the use of
words, and they should not then lie
used until after deliberate thought
when this is possible.
It is very much better to think
without talking than to talk without
thinking.
It might he well for those who speak
without thinking if they were handi-
capped at least to the extent of being-
stammerers. They might then think
before they speak.
When the court asked the colored
man why he didn’t speak in his own
behalf when given opportunity to do
so rerplied, “Jedge, I ain’t no lawyer;
I can’t talk without thinking.”
Being unable to speak is rightly
considered a deplorable affliction.
But worse than this is to have the
habit of speaking without due consid-
eration of what is about to be spoken
—littering words disapproved by God
and afflictive of man.
It is worth remembering always
that we do not have to apologize for
things we do not say.
He of whom it was said, “Never
man spake like this man,” put this
awful emphasis on words, “Every idle
Word that men shall speak they shall
give account thereof in the day of
judgment.” And it is well for one to
read and ponder His words—how He
was able to utter the most sublime
truths in the simplest way by using
the simplest words. For example, the
Sermon on the Mount was voiced in
words 82 per cent of which consist of
only one syllable. This wins a mar-
velous use of words, expressive of mar-
velous truths, of marvelous meanings.
Back still farther in that wonder-
ful Book we find similar use of short
and simple words in expressing pro-
found and beautiful thoughts, sweet
and noble sentiments, inspiring and
precious promises.
That most wonderful of poetic clas-
sics, considered by some critics to be
the most beautiful gem of all litera-
ture, the Twenty-Third Psalm, con-
sists of 118 words, none longer than
three syllables, but few of two syl-
lables, all the others are one syllable.
It will be noted by those who study
the Word that simplicity, sublimity,
profundity and beauty characterize
the contents of that greatest of books,
from one end to the other. Imagery,
presented to the reader in language
as simple as its truths are sublime.
The poet Coleridge said, ‘‘After read-
ing Isaiah, or the Epistle to the He-
brews, Homer and Virgil become dis-
gustingly tame, Milton/ himself fairly
tolerable.
Another extraordinary thing, too,
about this miracle Book is that those
who wrote it, with very few excep-
tions, lacked much of being educated,
either as to philosophy, or the use of
words. Many of them likely did not
know what the word metaphor, the
phrase figure of speech, or other terms
used in describing literary prodcutions
meant.
They probably were utter strangers
to rhetoric, but they succeeded in put-
ting on whatever material they used
in writing thoughts and facts in words
and sentences that were not only im-
pressive as to phraseology, but they
are stately, ponderous, powerful, in-
cisive, eloquent and impressive, to a
degree that makes them stand alone
as to composition as well as in the
matter writen.
Not only do we find the greatest
masterpieces of literature in the Bible,
from the standpoint of ethics and
moral philosophy, but also some of the
most refined and biting sarcasm to be
found in the language. One of the
most striking of these is in the 18th
chapter of I. Kinfes, which tells of
Elijah's contest with the priests of
Baal as to whose god was God. Here
is part of it:
“And they took the bullock which
was given them, and they dressed it
and called on the name of Baal from
morning even until noon, saying, O
Baal, hear us. But there was no voice
nor any that answered . . . And it
came to pass at noon that Elijah
mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for
he is a god; either he is talking, or
he is pursuing, or he is on a journey,
or peradventure he sleepeth, and must
be awakened.”
It would be difficult to find any-
where else purer sarcasm, more
searching irony, bitterer mockery, or
such withering contempt as the proph
et uttered in derision of these priests
and their godless god.
Another example of stinging sar-
casm is found in Job’s reply to one
I of his friends: “No doubt but ye ,are
j the people, and wisdom shall die with
you.” This surely is a gein of its
j kind.
! Apolidorus, giant slave of Cleopatra,
| had his tongue torn out by her order.
! His royal mistress felt that his power
j of speech was of less importance than
I his ability to tell the secrets of her
court. There are many who would
be happier than they are—some of
their neighbors also—had they no
flow of language than with a cataract
of wrong, words barren of ideas'.
Many are like Gratiano, of whom
it was said, “Gratiano speaks an in-
finite deal of nothing.” Many speak
an “infinite deal of nothing,” many
write the same, many print just that.
The truth is that too much is spoken,
too much written, too much printed.
The world would be vastly bene-
fited if fewer and better words were
spoken, written and printed. We all
use too' many words, antd we talk
about too many things about which it
is not profitable to talk, write or even
think.
If only criticism, censure, condem-
nation and silly gossip were elimi-
nated from our conversation, much
time and unhappiness would he pre-
vented.
This is why epigrammatic sentences
are so much appreciated. This thought
recalls the story of the colored man
who had just been given a sentence
of 30 days for some offense. He re-
marked to his friend:
“Dat man sho is some epigrammat-
ic, jedge.” “What you mean—epi-
gummatic?” “Well, de dictionary says
dat er epigrammatic sentence is a
short sentence dat gives yere er lot
ter think erbout. Dat’s whut he give
me.”
The impetuous and impulsive Apos-
tle Peter had the right thought about
words when he exclaimed, “Lord, to
whom shall we go? Thou hast the
words of life-”
The One to whom he spoke not only
had .“the words of life,” but He was
the “Word of Life,” for “In the be-
ginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was
God. The same was in the beginning
with God. And the Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father), full of
grace and truth.”
“All the power of words” is an ex-
pression used by Alexander Pope. Cer-
tainly they do have wondrous power,
but the extent of it is. dependent upon
the cause in which they are uttered,
the manner of their use, the earnest-
ness of him who uses them, the sus-
ceptibility and understanding of the
person to whom they are addressed.
Men use words most to talk about
things they think about most. Words
used in conversation, disgusting, dis-
crediting and obscene, can be much
better employed in discussing other
things.
The effect of words on the mind
is like the effect of chemicals on the
body. The real power of the chemi-
cals is resident in their essence. The
real power of words is resident in the
thoughts they convey. The essence of
one is not seen, nor is the thought of
the other.
Acids cause the flesh to smart and
burn, eat away tissue, inflame, atro-
phy and canker. Hence we speak of
the remark of certain persons as be-
ing caustic, sour, biting. How terri-
ble are such words; Acid-like are
words that are sarcastic and ironical
in all too many cases. How sharper
than a needle’s point are word's in-
tended to belittle and depreciate the
efforts of 'another! They torture the
mind like barbed arrows and poisoned
hooks torture the flesh.
Acid words torment and goad human
beinfes much as do the darts thrown
into beasts to anger them by inhuman
tormentors. While the pain and suf-
fering of the flesh produced by the
darts are terrible, the sorrow, humil-
iation) and discouragement caused by
lieart-eorroding words full of irony
and sarcasm uttered by embittered
men are much worse. Those who so
speak, “speak daggers.”
But just as the laboratory contains
chemicals which deaden the agonizing
pain caused by hurtful agencies, so the
lexicon of language contains words of
wonderful comfort and inspiration.
Why carry about vials of acid and
poison when you may instead be the
hearer of ungents andl salves? Why
burn and scarify when you may soothe
and’comfort and assuage? Why cause
a heart to Shrink and ache w’hen you
can make it swell with satisfaction
land sweet content?
For every acid we should have an
alkaloid with wdiich to neutralize it.
There also are oral anodynes, so-
porifics, sedatives and narcotics.
These words benumb the sense of men-
tal pain much as the medicines men-
tioned affect the body, even to the
extent of anaesthesia. They are all
right in some cases, as are anaesthet-
ics. But there are other times when
they consist of flattery and sycophan-
cy, effusive unmerited commendation,
which dull and blunt the sensibilities
against the ingratiating and insidious
machriations of one who would atro-
phy, desenitize or destroy.
These sometimes lead into what the
wordling would call delightful indul-
gences, exquisite weaknesses, delicious
vices. But always it must be remem-
bered that the more delightful the
fleshly indulgence, the more exquisite
the human weakness, the more deli-
cious the carnal vices, the more ter-
rible and downdragging they are.
“A word in due season, how good
it is!” says Proverbs.
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THE RENTED PLACE.
They tell me I am foolish
To fix a rented place.
But, oh, the loveliness of flowers,
The beauty and the grace!
The marigold, the zinnia,
And plain old hollyhock,
Blooming in profusion
Along my garden walk.
All have the power to charm me,
To take away my care
And fill my heart with gladness
When I see them growing there.
This is a rented place, they say,
And tho’ you’ve worked for hours
You’ll, maybe, have to move away
And leave your pretty flowers.
But I still will plant a garden
Tho’ it be a rented place,’
For they tell me of my Father
And of His love and grace.
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