The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-25
BILL ARP.
He Wants no King to Weld the
Masters Rcd, and Not
Much Politics.
BILL ARP.

Much Politics.
Who wants a King? I'm power
full mad with the whole yanky ma
tion. l don't know exactly what
I'm mad about and l don't care but
Pm not mad enough to fight nor fool
enough to threaten 'em with a king.
They have been aggravating us a
long time and now their newspa
pers crow over us and bullrag us
and tell lies on us but then in a
business way our people seem to
get along pretty well with 'em. We
all trade and traffic and Joke togeth
er-we buy their goods and they
buy ours and our commercial re
lations are all pleasant and and if it
waselt for politicians NOBODY would
know there was any split up in the
family. Politics amt as big a thing
as some folks think it is. We like
our leaders and honor them as
statesmen, but they museat expect
US to cut up and froth at the mou tn
every time they're slandered by some
yankee editor. If they get turned
down in the spelling class they
needent expect US to pick up our
hats and quit school about it
Some folks are IN too big a hur
ry about getting on top. Our turn
will come after awhile. History
says so. Toombs has excited 'em
terribly, but lie is not going to hurt
EN-. He's too fur off. As long as
We keep him at home there is no
possible danger. He's a high TEN,
pered man and that's the reason he
dident go to Chicago. He was
afraid he might get mad all of
sudden and turn over the temple.
One of our Barlow boys went down
to your town the other day to see
the circus, and he was so captivated |
with the concern that he determin-
ed to jine it. So he applied to the |
boss and bothered him so much |
that finally the boss agreed to hire |
him. He got him a currycomb,
pair of big shears, and a file, and |
took him round to the Bengal ii
gers cage, and says he: "Tll give
you fifty dollars week to attend |
to this tiger. You must curry him
three times a day-trim his claws |
three times a week and file his teeth |
whenever it becomes necessary
The last man l hired was a little
careless, and the tiger eat him up,
so you will have to be very particu
lar"
The young man studied awhile,
and says he: "Mister, l don't think
this business will suit me. I'm not
skeered by any means, but I'm
a very high tempered man, and I'm
afraid 1 might get SUDDENLY mad and
kill your tiger"
l am glad the general didn't go
to Chicago. Its a heap better to
stay at home and cuss by telegraph,
amt it?
Now it's bad sign to hear folks
talking and writing about a king-a
limited monarchy with General
Grant on the throne. For twenty
years we have been wandering
around like the children of Israel
and like them have had very bad
Judges. When they got desperate
ike some of our politicians, and
old Samuel they wanted a king the
Lord grew angry and said "a king
will give you, Tor you have reject
ID me and he will appoint him cap
aims over thousands, and over fif- ,
les, and make him instruments of ,
var, and he will take your daugh-
ers to be cooks and bakers, and he
will take your fields and your vine
ards, and give them to his ser ,
ants, and he will take your good
lest young men and put them to :
lis work, and he will take a tenth :
# all your sheep, and cattle, aud :
,roduce, and ye shall be his ser /
ants-and ye shall cry out in that
ay because of your king, and The /
ord will not hear YOU" p
Now, l know a great many good q
men but I've thought q
he whole thing over, and l don't v
now but one individual I'm will +
az to be king over me, and that's a
Irs. Arp, my wife. I've tried her +
overnment for 30 years and am +
7Illing to live under it. L don't
now what anybody else might do,
ut do know she would take good
are of me and our children with a
beral entail for our coming poster k
y. But 1 don't want General t
rant. He's got too many rela- Il
ons. Our folks wouldn't get nary il
dice. Everybody from our gov a
rnors down to our cOnstables If
-ould have to step down and out. n
couldent even get to be the kings fC
Dol, for see that Office is already 81
pplied for by Judge Lochrane, IL
lough know l am the best quail Ii
ed to fill 1t. Then again we would CT
ave TO have a nobility established a
nd pat over US, and you would see d.
arron Crawford, and Sir Chap Ii
orris, and Lord George s. Thomas, d.
nd Earl Hargrove circulating in b.
veried grandeur with heralds rid Sc
Y before them exclaIming: Make b,
ay for his lordship's chariot" e
hat would be delightful, wouldn't ht
? No, sir marry king tor me. b,
S Mr.. Shakspear said is
Let US endure the ills we have; eI
Not fly to others that we know not Of. re