Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-05-01
HOME SPUN PHILOSOPHY.
ssAUNT MAGGIE CHANGES HER
NAME
To "oIadame Adam at the Suggestion OF
the Famous Mrs. Partington. Poll
tics and Poverty.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.

Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
RMDsvILLE, n. c., April PA
woman delights in the idea of chang
ing her name. From her earliest
childhood it is dream that fingers
around her waking hours and when
there's any prospects whatever of the
one great desire being gratitied, her
happiness knows no bounds. The pub
lie will therefore excuse me for my
delight at changing my name from
the plain and simple nom, of "Aunt
Maggie" and congratulate me on the
honor of wearing name from one of
the first families of Asia. To me, it
is decidedly very striking and | hope
that it will give me as much notorlety
as if it had hailed from one OF the F.
F.V's. Mark Twain's desire to have
costly monument erected to the faith
er of mankind, as we'll as the father of
our country suggested the idea of try
ing my luck in the Adam family,
thereby bringing into existence again
this grand old name.
Our nation is getting to be so very
English in manners and customs that
I've been listening for hcle Sam to
send over to England T., the Prince
of Wales, to be his leading man. The
finances of the Prince is kinder low
at this time, and as we've given
great many of his subjects big fort
une, its wonder that he don't try to
come anyhow. One almost regrets
that our fore-fathers fought, bled and
died hundred years ago, to achieve
our liberty, when we see the servile
limitations of our people, of the British.
Vanderbilt courts Henry Irving be-
cause he's English patronized by roy
atty. Mrs Langtry has made hum
dred thousand dollars in this country,
because she was an intimate friend OF
the Prince of Wales, and now all New
York is giving Miss Terry fortune
because she's English. We expelled
the British hundred years ago, but
We are being conquered by them in a
different way. If one has to boot-lick
other nations to be popular, | shall
choose France, and in my devotion
to the Marques De La Fayette who
so nobly came to our assistance in our
struggle with the British, / shall be a
Madam, and trust to Providence for
lame ana money.
My son Cain is a verdant youth
and often murders the Presidents
English most atrociously. He has
Just made a mistake in quoting a
proverb by saying, Poverty begins
at home" It has set me to ruminat-
ing, and my opinion is that he hit the
\ nail on the head, if he did get the cart
before the horse. Charity has almost
vanished from our households in
thoughts, words, and actions. 1t may
be because we are too poor to patron
ize this virtue, yet it saddens one to
see that one virtue so seldom, for right
behind Charity, "Gratitude' always
stands. But saddest of all is the wreck
that poverty leaves in our homes. The
worry, toll, and wear, it leaves in try
ing to hide it, is SO vividly traced
upon us. Poverty is no disgrace. All
the great reforms have sprung from
the poor down-trodden people. Re
forms here never come down from
Kings and Thrones, but have gone W
from the cess pool. Look at our ven
cradle father Adam Lincoln, An
dy johnson and Wiley KA1angum
They toiled under most discouragine
circumstances and met with very lit
tie charity at home, or elsewhere, but
by hard work, hard living, and har6
usage, achieved the grandest honor
of the earth. Its altogether in the
material that we are made of, whether
we sink or swim, live or die. Now anc
then we see bright smiling faces OF
the flats of poverty that are sailing
along on the sea of life They are ful
ofpurity, contentment and Godliness
and do leave such pleasant impression
that we are 10th to part with them.
Cincinnati, Ohio, the metropolis 0
whiskey stills, made grand displa,
OF her water-works, leaving behint
some hearts full of sorrow and an
guish. Every one knows that whiske,
Is strong, that rum is powerful, an,
that lager beer is mighty to prevail
but exactly how strong, how powerful
and how mighty, no one ever suspect
ed until the riot. There are men who
when under the influence of drink g
who regard a free fight as the highes
gift in the power of Providence. Sue
men must live in Cincinnati, from a
appearances. Perhaps Sherman wi
drop our neighbors in Danville, Va
now. and give those drunkards OF
West turn. If he does not do it, W
will show him how western man ca
get no votes, if one should be nomina
ed for,the Presidency.
Some of the newspapers say tn;
Sammy Tilden is about to renew h
youth, at the idea of being President
He dyes his hair, uses his specs 0
the sly, and wears real dude clothe
like our English dudes. He will M
suffer his coachmen to assist him
his carriage, but jumps into it like
sohool-boy and invariably tumbl,
down, for which blunder, his coacl
man is to blame. Nov the truth
the matter is, Sam is too old for an
such office. We don't want any fgul
heads now at this time. We want
good President thoroughly goo
man and if the politicians will let tt
people alone, We can find one-b
these politicians, they are the troubl
I'm in quandary about this thing
ape. Monsieur Adam and me ha'