The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-18
BILL ARP AT HOME.
The Youn. Folks Give d Candy
Pulling,

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.joymeut, not Lnalloyed arHh Uisccmtmt-
Tile Frolic at tie Country -academy. ond
Ho~ tile Young Folks E'yoyea IheD-
SclreS.
Candy pullings are g nuisance, but
[ suppose we are to have them. l
have now arrived at that age and
frame of mind that | submit to any
thing-anytbing to please the chill
dren. And so when they got their
mothers consent the matter was al
arranged and the company invited
without consulting me. There was L
spare room in the house and es I had
some writing to do, I adjourned N.Y.
self there to have quiet time. While
| was ruminating before tie fire and
smoking tie pipe of peace and tram
qnility, the young folks began to
gather and, before I knew it, the
young ladies were ushered into my
room rs reception room, and I was
kindly informed that would have to
vacate With a Sigh of resignation l
retired and poked around generally.
| wish l had a room-a room Of my
own-and Mrs. Arp says she wishes
she had room-a room Of her own.
But she can't have one. She never
will have one, for children and grand
children would be lost and / would
be lost She can't slip off to Nabor
Freeman's but what dozen want to
know where she is and when she is
coming back. The dog and the cat
follow her. No, she will never have a
room to herself.
But I found good company at the
candy pulling and had u good tine
anyhow, for I do love these naborly
visits. I love to see the young folks
happy, and 7 love to discourse poll,
tics aud crops and naborhood news
with the older ones. But this candy
business is not all serene, one Of the
girls burned her hand dreadfully and
is still carrying it in bandage. And
then it is so messy, as Mrs Arp says.
The children get candy all over the
floor, and the tables and bureau. It
sticks 10 my stockings yet when I
get ready to 60 to bed. 1t meits and
smokes on the hearth. The dishes
are all daubed and hard to clean up
again. The door knobs and dipper
handles are sticky, and they keep
sticky as long rs tie candy lasts. But
every pleasure has its drawback AT
ter every dinner the dishes are to be
washed. After every repose the bed
has to be made up. We ride and
drive and then the horse has to be
put up and fed. We dance to sweet
music and Lave to pay the fiddler.
We 60 op q picnic O, an excursion
and come home tired and weary. Ev-
cry pleasure seems to be followed by
pain OF by trouble. just as the night
follows the day. But still it is right,
for it is nature, We live in contrasts
snd enjoy them. Suppose we do
hunt alI day and find no game. Hope
is gond thing, and it was one OF the
questions we used TO debate when !
Vas a boy, "whethe2 the pursuit Or
the possession gave the most pleas
ure' took the affirmative one time
when was pursuing my sweetheart
with love and hope and deYotion, snd
| argued my side with earnest elo.
quence. But when I lost her and an
other fellow got possession, ! flop.
ped over 10 tie OTHER side. In year
or so recovered and pursued Mrs.
ARP with fear spd trembling, and
when I possessed her I was happy.
The pursuit is 2 lively, interesting
anil uncertain hpsipess, where
sweet young maiden is concerned,
but the possession is solid end sure
and never gives out.
We had q froiic ct our country
academy last week: The night you
were al iubilating in Atlanta we were
quietly enjoying ourselves near our
bones with our wives and children.
The ladies, God bless them, inZited
US to a supper in the academy,
splendid supper, feast OF GOOD
things with no headache in them Ely
folks killed q tui key and baked some
cake sud the neighbo,s did likewise,
und they get oysters somewhere and
long tables we're sprend and ga9anad
with gGod things and "e thought it
was ell O free show untell We got
there uni found a door.keeper and
had to pay to go IN, Then they fin
ished Up with bills of fare, and to
everything there was price, but We
couldent back out, for the sight and
the sayory smell provoked IN appe-
tite. After ! had made them q little
speech, which I had prepared for the
occasion, one kind lady manager con
Quoted me to a seat and said I was
her guest and the CHOICEST Yiands
should cost me nothing; with this
assurance ! partook amuzingly and
feasted to my entire content, and
about that tune another kind lady
presented me my bill and called fos
dollar-a whole dollar, and said !
had oysters twice and turkey twice.
paid it with cheerful alaerity, but
somehow I don't appreciate so many
managers on such occasions. Never.
theless had the honor OF being one
fair lady's guest even though was
anotber's victim, Then I paid for
Mrs, Arp and the children and tho't
was done, but they had fish pond
in one corner, behind a curtain, snd
the children wanted to drop line
just to see what they would catch
well that cost some dimes and next
came rattle for fine, large cake, and
they all wanted Q chance, and Mrs.
Arp took notion she could throw