The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-18
No. 81.

in gimpson weed blossoms and got
stung and his hand and his arms
are all swelled up and my wife,
Mrs. Arp, she had read about a
little bee sting killing d man and
Of course big bee sting could kill
little boy all the easier. Then
again Lhe grapes are ripe and ap-
Piles are green and the children
banker after en- and might get
sick, and there's some little clothes
to make, and the winter socks are
to be knit and so on and so fourth
and lastly but not leastly, there
seems to be some trouble about
something to wear. When she
pats on her best clothes she always
looks mighty pretty to me, but
still l suppose I'm no judge of
such things. [ told her that every
blessed woman at Catoosa was ex.
actly in the same fix. They had
nothing to wear. But after all,
that is a little pardonable weak
ness that we men have no right
to complain of, for they are heap
better than we are whether they
have got any thing to wear or
not. We must all do the best we
can to clothe EN- decently. When
old mother Eve had to leave home
she made the same complaint and
father Adam did the best be could
he got her SONS, fig leaves and
few straws and fixed her up.
A farmer has got some leisure
now to ruminate upon his state
and his country. It's every pa
triot's duty to reflect upon the po.
litical situation and prospects and
get all the light be can. For sew
eral years we have been mostly
concerned about our state-priz
ing her out Of the mud. But now
she is all safe and its a fitting
time for us to consider our nation
al affairs.
Our national politics is q big
thing. 1t was always big thing.
but it seems to me now that the
coming presidential contest is big.
ger than it ever was before. I've
been hoping for change ever since
the war, but it was weak sort Of
hope that was prepared in advance
for a disappointment, but now I've
got an abiding, consoling faith
that the end of the lane is in sight
that we are bound to whip EN-,
horse, foot and dragons. My
hopes are so pregnant and exhil.
Grating that I could hardly bear
up under a defeat. The calamity
to the nation and to me would be
awful. AS one of the only two
original Hancock men, maybe ]
take it 100 heart to much and fee
more responsibility than | ought
Ne and Mr.. Stephens got on the
same line together somehow and
started the Hancock boom. We
are the only two pure and unadul
terated originals. Jim Wadde
comes next. He was mighty close
on behind. We three will live IL
history Ike them fellers who az
rested Major Andre in the rev
olution. They saved the country
and so will we. The democratic
party took our advice and now
if it don't make any mistakes OF
blunders, the country is safe
| Another revolution is going on
Ofice-suckers and omce-seekerE
are fleeing from the other side il
gangs. | hear the dutter of theil
wings and their plaintive screecE
sounds like the wild geese flying
south in the fall Of the year. 1T
most astonishing how some. mel
can diagnose an election and how
shifty they suddenly become.
hear men hollerin for Hancock
now who have been side-wipi1
around Grant and Hayes 'anc
Sherman and company ever since
the war. They are trying to I'm
itate the regular democratic yell
and are ready to swear they never
was anything but a democrat
These office. suckers and seeker
are the best sort Of diagnosers
I've known men TO 90 abou
abusing Governor Colquitt and hi
administration who are now sail
ing around and tanning him Will
their wings like o vampire fan
his sleeping victim when he want
to suck his blood. They think h'
is going to be nominated, but II h'
aint then they can prove they
never vas for him. | saw felle1