Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-12-20
Bill Arp Upon the Panik.
Ee-y Hen ougli to Do What Z. Ca


Erery Nca Ought 10 Do What u caa.
"Bnl Arp expresses himself very sensihly,
Though face,iously, on the panicy times,
about which we have heard SO much OF late
He has addressed the following communion
ton to the editor Of the Rome, Georgia, paper:
Mr. NuvIy-SUR: In these tryin times !
think every man ort to do the best be can
Geo. Wya,, axi Cor NY views upon the situa-
tion and that's exaktly wha, told him. Says
l. George do you 90 home to your hash house
and do tie very best you oln" George seem
ed to understand me and made tracks for his
tavern. He'll cum cut all right-Georse will.
When possums get scace he can live on koon.
The main ishoo IN this crisis seems to he
little diakulty in ex,hansin tie pr'lukis of
tie country Eyrybody says there is plenty
Of eyrytLng but there's DO money to keep 1t
moyin. Sum foaks who used to credit night
sn,ar, are now -uuuiu the cash skedu!e, which
amounts to a regular blockade. Ishoold think
that luuiak would know that its the worst
time IN the world 20 begin a cash system, when
there aiut 20 cash. IT evrybody worli swap
rouud what they hav got to spare it would
soot most Of Us nifty well. Anybody is well
cum to swap with me for anything in my line
Of bisness, aud if my price don't SCOT EN- III
cum down to theirs rather than break trade.
for You know tie margin on my side is biz euua
to allow right STUART room FOR dodgn. At all
events intend to do the very best can.
The credit system is good euuf for me and
in my opinyuu it is a highly harmonious and
friendly institution. 1t makes people respect
ful aud respek,able When owe good
hearted man he feels kindly towards me jest
bekaus he has befrieudcl ne. BE feels s1rler
Ike was one Of hi, pet hms. When hereads
over the parable Of the good Samaritan lie un-
koushiously says to hin self, that's me. !
helped Arp and his luvly offspring when no
body else wouldent." think il would be %
good thing if eyyblly owl one another
All around. Itimproyes The tone Of society.
II enlarses the heart aud has good eGekt ou
tie liver. It settles ones dinner, aad hence
Mr.. Solomon wit about bowels Of mercy aud
bowels of compassion never kuowd one OF
these corked-up cash men bat what WAS dis
pepdksl. Iucccr tnowd man who paid en-,
FIR everything who bad any cash 20 lend % po.I
: f-llcr without sckurity. A cash man is al
ways an independent man, aul you can't joke
with him to do any good don't Ike then
1T much. They think their money is a h'il
better than anybody elses money. They live
lat home and board a, the same place, but th'
latch string dou't hang on the outside much
rhry don't want anybody to borrow theil
whccl-blrrcr nor sc, water ont Of their well
Sull. suppose they ave tryin to do the very
bc-t they can.
Ikea man who can't refuse a poor filu
credit when be needs it aud is tryiu toray.-
Do l.kt it, better to credit him aud lose it than
{, be dolgin round the truth to keep from IL
or To- die Of os,fslshuu Of the heart anl peek
r,cks go the next world for Twin. kuowt
poor shoemaker onst to AK a storr-kreper
O. trust him foe pair Of piucher,. The store
srrper told him be would DO 50 but that De
d.lrut hav a pair in the house The poor fel.
rr loakl around sadly aud happened TO Sc,
.m upou ,he t'p shelf, with one pair outside
.e rApper. Why, there's sum Mr. Mack
.,,, he. Ma.k vil,ei fora moment, but D.,
.Ilcd aud SAYS them up there are s,ecI
p,arhrrs and are worth just two dollars aud a.
/ .di' Jo.hnovd they was worth 81! cents
out he iucrsently remarked that he had never
umd steel pair and he believed be would try
en- Mack always declared them pinchers wa,
nifty rcl sold tho be never got the money ]
,hink however that every mau or, to do tn
very best he can.
But Of an times IN the world look upon
the credit system as Just the thing for pan.k
--uot that the panik is anything pert.kler To-
me. b. uo means I've been night in the
middle # onc al my life. I've never seen the
tine that there wasn't crisis at my house. ]
wa. born in a strain aud its f3lIered ne up
ikc shadder ever since I've got akklimated
u jt, as the doktors say Itspart Of my daily
entertainment io coutriye for future suppHes.
It keep, me lively ard polite aud amiabie.
bear these merchants tAwlin about brilgn
over aud "bedgu ia aud disgiu hole to-
day to be filed up tomorrow Well, every
mau is budgin could hay got a patent
right fr all that sort OF bisuess some 20 year,
ago. aud had It renewed for Improvements
every year since NJ sur, I've moi idea of jiuing
the cash system at any time Of life aud espcsh-
aally vt this periikiler period. Ny constitu-
tou wouldeut stand it. It's goin to he jest al
that fgIler eau DO to pit through this squeeze
on a credit and 10 for me would perish to dsth
10 two days II my existence depended on the
cash. Is eoin 20 take bubble team to pull
through this mud hole. shore nnd right smart
pusmu behind We've all got the breecAin
ou at my house, aud we'll go through if tie
ban.e string don't break and the duruei thing
don't last too long. One Of these long-winded
pauiks " uLl strain my credit system power
fully, but evry body must do the best be, she
or 10 can aud trust to Providence for the sequel
Mlr. Nevin, Sur-Now Is tie time for ioaks
t. show what metal they are made Of. Now is