The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-12-18
BILE ARP.
Tho roupr Folks Give Candy pu,lipg.
Atlanta Gnstitution.


atlanta C5nstitution.
| Candy pullings are nuisance, but
suppose we have to have them. I hay,
now arrived at that age and frame O
miud that submit to auythipS-auy
thing to please the children. And 0,
when they got there mothers consent th,
matter was all arranged and the company
invited without consulting me. There
was spare room in the house and as
had some writing to do 1 adjourned my
self there TO have quiet time. While
Illuminating before the FIRE and smoking
the pipe of peace and tranquility tho
young folks began to gather aud before ]
knew 1t the young ladies were nsheret
into my room as reception room, aud
was kindly informed that would have
to vacate. With a sigh Of resignation ]
retired and poked around generally.
wish had a room-a room of my own
and Mrs. Arp says she wishes she had q
room-a room Of her own. But she can'i
have one. She never will have one, fol
children and grand children would be
lost aud l would be lost. She can't slip
of to nabor Freeman's but what dozen
want TO know where she 10 and when Ia
she coming back. The dog and the cat
follow her-no she will never have q
room to herself .,g
But found good company at the candy
pulling and had good time anyhow for
do love these naborly visits. I love to
see the young folks happy aud ] love to
discourse politics and crops and nabor.
hood news with the older once. ,'..I,ut this
candy business Is not aerene lone Of tho
girle burned her hand dreadfully aud is
still carrying It in bandage. And then
1t is 80 ,nessy, as Ms. Arp says. The
children get candy oil over the floor and
tho tables aud bureau. It oticks to my
stocking yet whom ! get ready to 20 to
bed. II melts and smokes on the hearth.
The dishes are oil daubed and hard TO
clean up again. Tho door knobs and
dipper handles are sticky and they keep
sticky as long as the candy lasts. But
every pleasure has ito drawback. After
every dinner the dishes are to be washed.
After every .eposs the bed has 10 be made
up. We ride and driyo and then the
horse has TO be put up and fed. We
dance to sweet music and have to pay
the fiddler. We 60 on o picnic or on
excursion and come home tired and weary.
Every pleasure seem to be followed by pain
or by trouble just as the night follows the
day. But atill 1t ia right, for it is nature.
We live In contrasts and enjoy them.
Suppose we do hunt all day and find no
game. Hope is good thing. aud it vas
one of the questions we used 10 debate
when was boy, whether the pursuit
or the possession gave the most pleasure"
| took the affirmative one time when
was pursuing my sweetheart with love
and hope and devotion, and argued my
side with earnest eloquepce. But when
| lost her and another fellow got posses.
sion Topped over to the other side. In
q year or 80 recovered and pursued Mrs.
Arp with fear and trembling, and when
l possessed her ! was happy. The pnr.
suit is lively, interesting and uncertain
business where sweet young maiden ia
concerned, but the possession issolid and
sure aud never gives out.
We had srolic ct our country academy
last week. The night you were all jubi.
latipg 10 Atlanta we were quietly enjoy.
Ing ourselves near our homes with oul
wives and our children. The ladies, God
bless them, invited US to q supper in the
hcademy, q splendid supper, feast oi
good things with no headache in them
MY folks killed turkey end baked some
cake and the nabors did likewise, and
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tables were spread and groaned with good
things and we thought it was all a free
show until we got there aud found O
.doorkeeper and had to pay to no in
Then they finished up with ellis OF fare
and to everything there was q price, bui
we couldn't back out, for the sight and
the savory smeil provoked an appetite
After had made them a little speech
which ] had prepared for the occasion
one kind lsdy manager conducted me Ia
q seat aud said was her guest and the
choicest viands should cost me nothing
With this assurance partook amazing1y
and toasted to my entire content, and
about that time another kind lady pre-.
sented mo my bill and called for dollar
a whole dollar, aud said I had oysters
twice and turkey twice. I paid It With
cheerful alacrity but somehow I dOn'i
appreciate 80 many managers on such
occasions. Nevertheless I had the honor
Of being one fair lady 9 guest even though
I was another's victim Then ]. paid fol
Mrs. Arp'an the" children and Thought
was done, but they had q fish bond IN
one corner, behind curtain, and The
children wanted TO drop line lust 10 Gee
what they would eatch-well that cost
como dimes and next came a. raffle for I,
fine, large cake, and they all wanted d
chance, and Mrs. Arp took notion ahe
could throw 18With three dics, ana shore
enough che threw four and retired With
matronly dignity and said she .didn'!
want the cake nohow. Well, the shos;
went on, and on until they got ell oul
change and had enough money 10 plaster
the school house. There was good niusii
there and the trustees were consulted by
the young folke about dance, Just little
dance to wind up on, but they said mo, =
and they said it like they meant 1t, and
4 reckon they did, and the young folk
surrendered and said, we'll, If We CAM
dance we can have q little qualification
Before anybody knew what that meant
tho floor waB cleared aud the music began
and the twistihcation, too, aud they
twisted oil around and about, and crossed
over, and hands al round, and changed
partners, and promenade all, and partly
VOC Francais, and don't know what all
and the solemn trustees looked on with
enjoyment, and wore satisfied because Il
was only q classification. Well, Il was Z
goodly frolic and no feelings hurt, and
we ell went home happy, but awful scarce
of change. Governor Brown has eol
some preferred stock In our school house
! We preferred bis money to apyhody's
!, for he had more Of Il. If we had Edo
him there, with his awallow tail coat on
we would have preferred some more
When he gives Us two hundred dollar
more we'll name. II the Brown institute
but not till then. The name il for sale