The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-24
Gates.

There are great many kinds of gates.
Every man has gate of his own that he
carries with him when he moves around
We do not mean that gait, but the gate that
man passes through when he enters or
leaves an enclosure in a legitimate way,
aud does not climb over the fence, When
Sampson left GAIA he was accompanied
by one of both kinds, you remem ber. but
that has really nothing to do with this
article, neither has the ,cei qheks of tho
German. We are coming to the subject
directly. What difference there is be.
tween the gates or portals in England
anG ii other parts Of Europe, and tho,e
that impede travel out on Onion Greek,
which is part of the United States.
When al English editor calls on some
earl or noble marquis way, or to collect
arrears of subscription, he rides I'D to
stately portal at the end Of flower Dor.
dered avenue, shaded by noble ancestral
elms. From the UNCOVERED porser's
lodge emergss the venerable form of one
of the nobleman's family retainers. He
opens the gate, and bowling low with I'm.
covered head. and, with the dignity and
bearing of an archbishop, motions the
coachman to drive right in. When the
editor hurls toward him silver coin Of
the capacity of dino, the old mans
howls Of joy and gratitude may be heard
for miles.
We have very different kind of ar.
rangemens in this country. When an
editor goes out to visit friend on Onion
Greek, the first thing he does not see is
the Kind OF gate referred to above. The
onion Greek gate, we mean the ave rage
gate in that Heighborhood, hss to Be
opened by yourself, great deal Of exer.
tion and fence.rail. There is no obsa.
quious menial to come out and open IL for
you, but there is q hadry pioneer, in a
rude cabin close by, who will come out
and use language to you, and intimidate
you with gun If you do not shut it af.
ter you have succeeded in opening It..
1t requires marked ability to open the
average Texas gate. It is usually adorn.
ed with the rusty remnant 0f q hinge.
and the only thing that connects it with
the post is piece of old rope that is tied
on just loose enough to enable the gate
to fall over on one side and knock YOU
down in the mud. If you are strong
enough to hold it up, you have to lift one
end OF it on your shoulder and curve
your spine in an attempt to carry It
around in semicircle. Some gates have
neither rope nor hinge on them. We
have one of these in our minds eyes as
we write. When you touch it, it tries
to fall down on you and crush you to the
earth. If you succeed in battling it In
that attempt, it falls over the other way
and drags you over on top itself. Il
would rather lie down than stand up, and
It does not do the least bit Of good to get
angry with it and kick 1t. In fierce
struggle for the mastery with q Texas
gate it. is best not to allow the gate q
moments breathing space, for If you do
1t will lie down to rest, and it Is with
difficulty that such gate can be aroused
when it is peacefully at rest In the mud.
1t Is with pleasure that we have noticed
resolution sent to the Texas Legisla.
ture from the Sto:kmen's Convention.
in which the stockmen recommend The
Legislature to pass an Act requiring all
pasture gates to swing ono foot clear o
the ground, and to declare all other gates
nuisance. 1t would take O strong
quorom of the Legislature TO have much
influence on some gates We have wrestled
with, but It won't do. any harm to call
them nuisance - 1tras Sitfings.