The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-03-03
As ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
4 ESOy WHO Esiscnsses-IsIc Most
AbStruse Problems Of Life
One Moment aud Pole
cats the Next.

/ ICorresPondenoe Of the UourisE- Joarnsil
LITTLE ROCK, Peb. 20.-The other day.
while in the southern part Of this State, |
stopped at log farm house Just as
dark, rainy evening set in. ! was psrtieu-
larly struck with the quaintness of the
place, and when saw an old oolorel man
moving around tho yard hunming in that
peculiar manner characteristics Of his race
was for time lost in the remembrance
Iof ante beilum days. The proprietor Of
the farm, man with deep, melancholy
eyes and a voice that sounded like s
bensdietior, invited me into q large
square room, where log FIRE blazed. Ia
one corner, near the FIRE place, sat a ehurn,
and hanging from cross beam was Ion
string Of twisted tobacco The farmer
George Grafton, introduced me to his
wife, "hhle old lady" and to his little
boy. lad about six years OF age The
appearance OF this boy impressed me. His
large eyes aud an expression of face so
marked aud strong for one so young en-
gagged my attention. Pretty soon the
father and mother left the room to ''see
about supper" the husband not having
become so enlightened with the march OF
progress IS to allow the wife TO DO all the
homework.
I al wish, said the boy, looking up sud
dsuly, "that those chickens would keep
Ell tbs porch They make me nervous
looked mp surprised. lyon are very
young 70 De nervous" I replied.
| "fes, ! am very young, and yet sm
very old. 1t seems strange that have
| lived 80 short a while, and that ether peo-
pie have lived SO long, aud yet, when my
mind drifts back TO the time when light
seemed fret TO dawn upon me. think
have lived very long time. My brain,
. \ ia Ia
and that can not live. Very few people
have died from excess OF brain There
may be something in premature mental
development however. But | do not see
why my body should suffer. At times
am sporiigs and play with the children,
snd then ! crave to be alone to cit down
and think. have read great deal Ay
father and mother are unaequainted with
this accomplishment. I wsr taught by an
old eslorei man who lives with us, and
who was taught years ago by his young
master in Kentucky. Do l bore your
Ne; am interested"
'Whst do you think Of the Gospel as il
ls preached t0-dAy7'
81 hardly know what think." an
s"ersd, not daring to hazard an opin-
ion.
The Gospel is a source Of trouble to me
have read papers attacking the bible
and attempting to destroy its Divinity.
aud have waved them aside. but TO-DAY I
found an cid book be life OF Charles XII
OF Sweden, by VoltAire In his preface
to the work are come of the strongest ex
pressions have ever seen in print. lie
begins by aquotstion from Aristotle, In
credullty Is the source Of all wisdom. and
P ecssds 70 snaihilGts everything unreal
He could believe nothing that reason
teaches him IL impossible lie did not be
lIsVe that Caesar, in full srmor. could
Jump into the sea AMI not sink He did
act once refer 70 the Sihls, but somehow
could not help making comparisons.
But yet, when l read The story Of Christ.
when live 10 its poetry, beauty and sim
plieity, l push away every thing else aud
only see bright STAR, a little child, a
man, cruci6xion."
The old gentleman entered and annouue
ID that supper was ready. l could not
eat Cor looking at that boy could not
realize how one SO young could have such
thoughts. After supper, while the father
aud mother were putin away the dish
e., l retired 10 tbs sitting groom with the
child.
mister lend me your knife he said
Mister, have you got dog? Iy Uncle
jim caught pole cat AID Aunt Riah
v euldu't let him come into the house"
He had undergone an entire change. He
talked ia manner 80 silly that at last
went 10 bed 10 get rid of him Next morn
Ing ASKED him II lie could read, aud lie
kicked a me, snatehed up cat and raH
from the room.
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