Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-24
William Arp's Poor Nabors
Borrowers and Lenders.

grindstoue?"
"Woll, ycs, reckon so; don't grind on
tho middle nor on ono side; hold your axe
square with the rook.''
"Mr. Arp, wove como to borrow
shovel and pick to work on the road;
they've warned us, and VIC hain't got any
toola."
eyes, you can get 'om. When you get
douo with 'em don't throw 'em over the
fence but bring 'om for me. The last time
I loaned fellor shovel ho threw it over
the fence in the loaves, and ! never found it
e.. .~I-D
"Mr. Arp, mother wau.s oav.sh uivus
straw to fill bod tick.'' GAIL right, sir,
60 to the barn and got it."
"Mr. Arp, mammy says she wants to get
mess of turnip grcons, she says yourn are
going to seed mighty fast, and cutting 'em
will hope EN-"
"Mr. Arp, pup sent mo after your sheep
shoars."
"Mr. Arp, nanny says the baby is siok,
and to please send her your parcgoric and
little white sugar"
"NIr. Arp, good moruiu; family well7"
"Yos, tolerable, think you; how aro you
all at your house?" oome to see if you'd
lot me get board tree often your land,
looks like you've got 50 many thought
may be you'd spar me ono"
"Mr. Arp, daddy says they are gwne to
preach Unoio Billy's funcral up at Bethel
church to morrow and he wants to borrow
your spring wagon and some gecr to tako
nanny up in.'
"Mrs. Arp, mothor says ploaso send her
some garden eoods, the rats cut up oil
hcr'n."
"Mrs. Arp, sis Sal says please let ono Of
your gals stitch up this frock on your ma
chine, she's got felon on her finger aud
can't SOW"
like to SEQ my poor nabors so friendly,
though I'm obliged to think this sort of
business, is little over donc. Some poor
folks can't help keeping poor; and I like
to help em along according to reason.
The trouble with mo is I'm poor, too, but
they don't believe it. We put on little
style, and hold our heads up and have got
some nice things in the house, and piano
and some pictures hang around on the
know any better. When people have rich
ways they must divide out occasionally,
whether they have surplus or not. These
poor folks do as we'll as they can, consider
ing and haven't forgot how they fought
for mo and my niggers in the last war.
There arc some living by me now who
fought four years and wear tho scars of
battle, and since then they started in the
world with nothing, and they have just
about held their own, for they haven't got
nothing much now but parcel Of children
that 20 bare footed and are always hungry.
A nabor camo to me the other day and says
he, "Wcll, Major, We arc in luck agniu at
my housc-a power a luck-the old wo-
man didn't have but six children yesterday,
but she's got eight this morning" "Is it
possibe7" says l. eyes, sir--shc had
couple of pair of twins last night, both of
'em boys. and you sec she hadn't made
arrangements for but one, and Two come
down to see if Mrs. Arp didn't hayo a
surplus of baby clothes a layin around
sorter like.
Jews, Mussulmans and Christians now
1.-Two in harmony in Palestine, and non.
Mussulmaa seldom suffers in my respect
on account of his creed. Evon the red fez
is not obligatory on non NJ Mussulman Gov.
ernment servants. European clothing is
now common both with men and women,
and many cf tho latter may be secn dressed
in tho atees Paris fashions. Tho pashas
no longer move about in constant state, but
may often be seen on foot in tho streets
with only one or two attendants. European
furniture, chairs, sofas and tables are now
common. Great bells are now allowed to
be tolled in tho Cbristinn churches; old
Christian churches have been restored and
new ones built in Jerusalem, Nazareth,
Tiberias, and elsewhere. SO also have
number of synogogues especially in Jerusaa
lem been built during these twenty five |
years. All this progress must not be taken
as sign of any laxity in religion on the
part Of Mohammedans, who have during
this time built many new mosques, mud |
otherwise sboWn themselves much attached |
to ther religion as over. Justice, also, is |
much more impartially administered, and
the old barbarous punishments have been
abolished. In Jerusalem tho Sanitary Do.
partmeut is in charge of German Physi-
cian, and building affairs are 10 tho hands
Of German architec;.
The National Groenback Convention was
in session lost week in Chicago, and after
an all night session, at3.45 A. NJ. Thurs
day it was moved that the convention pro-
ooed to ballot for nominee for President of
The United States. After tho second bal
lot, just MS tho sun roso and shown in tho
hall windows, tho result was announced as
lS for Jas. B. Weaver, Of Iowa, thctotal vote
md without motion the nomination was made
unanimous. i. X. Chambcrs, Of Texas,
vas nOminntcd for Vicn prosi6cnt Thooo |