The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-28
BILL ARP.
The Philosopher Talks on Every Day
Subjects.
AHdntd Constitution.

| Subjects.
Atiuad Constitution.
The crops are laid by, but there Is no
rest for the thrifty farmer, aud it is a
blessed thing that the thrifty farmer don't
want any. A change Of work ia all the
rest he wants. Some folks are coustitu.
tlcnally lazy and work only when thew
are obliged, and they are actually glad
OF any excuse to stop. They like to 90
to mill and they like to go town, but they
don't like to work. know farmer who
is a good, clever man aud behaves him.
self decently, but he loves TO talk 80 we'll
he can't work. He will talk about the
weather for half an hour without stopping.
He came to my house the other day to
borrow spade and said he was in a
powerful hurry to get back. Without
thinking of the consequences Just asked
him il the storm damaged his corn any,
and that started him. He told me about
storms and hurricanes from away back
to his boyhood, and how q man hung to
q sapling and never got nary bruise, but
the wind blew his breath away and didn't
give him time TO draw another and so he
died for want of breath, just like cow
dies when she loses her cud. He couldn't
work his bellows in such wind. And
he told how another storm blew an old
COW head foremost agains. poplar tree
and stuck both her hoIns in it so deep they
couldent pull her out by the tail, and
had TO saw her horns off and leave 'em in
the tree, and they are there now. And
so he kept on and on until / told him [
had to 60, for ! wac in 8 hurry too. Tkat
man hes lost half his life talking. 1t
always scares mo 70 see him coming.
But there is plenty to do between lay
ing by the crop and gathering time.
August is the best month to cut the
winters wood. 1t will burn freer, and
even the red oak, that sometimes burns
black and goes out, will burn we'll if cut
down in August and seasoned while.
I've got the boys cutting my winters
wood now and will haul it up aud stack
it. Two Of the fire places want wood two
and half feet long and the others will
only chamber two foot sticks. so have
the wood cut four feet and five feet, and
then we cut it in two as we need 1t.
Fifty cords will run us through winter.
Then there is the stove wood to get up.
and that is careful Job for never let
my wife or tbs girls have any cause of
complaint about wood or water in tho
kitchen. The wood must be dry and
split up fine and not too long. saw up
hickory and ash with the cross cut and
after splitting it up put it away under
shelter, and haul up the chips from the
woods to sprinkle in. 1t is not much
able to prepare frugal meal if every.
-aing is handy. The hoye catch the
chickens and FIX them all ready. L
won't let my women folks do that. 1t is
not slightly job, and nobody ought to
have it to do but niggers nuhow, con.
found 'em. But believe in independence
like to see q family independent anu
self.reliant. know families who are
always alarmed for fear their cook will
quit, and they don't know where they
will get another. And the young mar
rled folks nowadays are in the same fix
about nurses for their babies we'll,
nursing is hard work, I know-nursing
fretful child is the hardest work I know
OF. I've had hand in that business for
thirty years and wouldens go through
it again for house full OF gold. Many
night have l walked the floor in nv
long, white garment with baby in my
arms singing little monotonous song,
while l was so sleepy l could hardly
walk straight. Mrs. Arp had done her
share over and over and when she had
tried and tried to quiet the little thing,
and worried over it, and patted it, and
nursed it on both sides, and at last, in
fit of desperation, Strengthened up and
said, "Here, William, take your child"
always understood her, and took her
advice promptly she always said "your
child" on such occasions, but whenever
Iventured to punish one of 'em she looked
indignant and said "my child" She
will let me own 'em sometimes. I am
sorry for these young folks who have
about two on hand and are just begin.
ming to get fair taste of the consequent
ces of connubial bliss. I saw one the
other night trying to quiet little two
year.old and after long and patient efforts,
he exclaimed in mortal agony: ooh
please, Rosa, do please stop. crying for
the Lords sake" was sorry for him,
was, but I couldert keep from laughing
to save my life, and wanted to exclaim:
Stand up to the rack, my boy, fodder or
no fodder, for it's your child" There
are inventions and inventions, but
nursing children and raising them has to
be doue in the same old way, and happy
are they who can 60 through it with q
philosophic smile. It is the great bust.
ness of life and can't be lodged, and it
has its comforts and its rewards-rewards
that are sweeter and purer and richer
than any, for they come to q man when
he is old and needs them. Good chill.
dren who honor aud love their parents
are treasures that gold cannot buy, and
they make sweet and pleasant the way
that leads us to the grave. There is no
prettier sight in all nature than ON aged
couple who live in harmony and have
their children and grandchildren around
them to give them comfort. Burns never
wrote tenderer verse than
Snow we must totter down, John
But hand in hand we'll go,
And sleep together at the foot
John Anderson, my Joe.
Woman's rights and mans rights have
nothing TO do with such partners. In
fact, all human laws are dead letters 10
tho good. They do not need them. Laws
are made for the bad, and the frail, and
the envious, and the jealous. / was
thinking about this the other day in
your town when paid friendly visit to
good mana courteous gentleman-
away UP in the third story where he kept.
his Insurance office, so as to have quiet
and time for work. But he can't dodge
the callers and importuners even there.
I never visit him but what somebody
comes and wants something, for they
know that he is generons amt he is kind.
c'here was strong minded woman there
who had come all the way from Chicago
with petition for weman's rights. She
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