The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-09-25
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BILL ARP.
he 10 Visited by "Cousin John" Thrashei
a Bnalte story.
Attqnta Consultation.


Cousin John Thrasher came to see us
the other day and made US proud. For
il Is no small compliment for man like
him to ride 1--WE miles on dirt road 10
-hot weather to do us honor and show his
regard. He dident stop long, for he is
always in hurry, and 80 just before leav.
ing he said he wanted to go down to the
spring and dip up drink of pure water.
went down with him and kept little
ahead. slept down off the log that was
close by the spring, and Uncle John stePt
down just behind me, and he stept high
and he slept far, and hollertd snake"
Sure enough ! had slept over the var.
mint-a big, rusty moccasin-and he
made for hole in the rocks and we lost
him. Cousin John dident get over it for
several minutes, and had TO set down and
blow, for he is awfully afraid of snakes.
1t 10 mighty hard on my wife, for SNAKES
are her everlasting horror. Ii we Kill
one on the premises she always declares
there is another close by, end u we Kill
two she says there must be den OF
them, and 30 there is no way to pacliy
and make her calm and serene. Carl is
getting to be right smart chunk OF
boy now, and haukers after gun, and
so the other day told him we would go
hunting snakes. gave him the small
'gun and took the big ono, and We
mesndered slowly along the branch, and
sure enough he spied that same big moe.
asn down below the spring summing him.
self on plank, and got him rest and
cooked his gun, and he took q trembling
aim and fred and killed the beast, and
he was the proudest boy think ever
" l.; hot in,,
and now he don't want to do anything
but hunt snakes, and swclls up and struts
round with his new importance. We
killed q rattlesnake's pilot over in the
field and ten young ones came crawling
This hot, dry, dusty weather makes them
travel around in search of food, and you
can see their wormy. squirmy tracka
acreas 'he road most every day. The
booxs say that SNAKES that iay eggs are
non.veasmous, and these The. give birth
TO their young are veuemous and mono
but the latter ever allow their young to
run in and run out of them. But they
let none escape if can help it. Our
mortal antipathy to snakes is to my mind
one of tho strongest proofs of scripture,
his head" whenever / have chance.
My wife, Mrs. Arp, loves to go down
to the spring house and see after the milk
and superintend the churning, and she 10
proud Of the rich cream, and prouder of
the butter, and / don't want any Of these
insidious, perambrlated reptiles to inter.
fere with her perfect serenity. love the
buttermilk, the pure, cold buttermilk
that ahe prepares, for know it is nice.
She called me down to the spring house
yesterday 10 show me how much nice
yellow butter she had made at double
churning. OF course I complimcnted her
with gushing and uxorious language, and
when she told me to GO to tho house and
look on the pantry shelf and bring her
the bowl Of salt, wherewith to season the
butter went with alacrity and brought
1t, and watched her as she sprinkled it
all over and stirred 1t in with the paddle,
and in course of time she concluded to
taste 1t and see IL It was salty enough,
and never will forget the lost and 10.
mented look sho gave me as she exclaim.
ed, "Wiliiam, you brought me sugar"
She sat down on chair and looked
away of, II thought 1t wes salt" said I,
II found 1t just where you told me-" "Of
course you did," she said. "I'm not
blaming you ut all; forgot there was
bowl OF sugar there, and If lad had CT,
my speck1 I could have told the differ.
ence. Oh my what o pity 1t is to be
old and nearly blind. 1t was beautiful
lot of butter and now It Is all spoilt."
my DEAR" said !, won't It do for
cake, and you said you was going to make
bread pudding to day and Il will be
splendid for sauce. It is already mixed"
Ehe neveF said anything, but hhudeti
me the butter and told me to set It in the
spring house. did 30 and ventured to
remark that 1t was mighty nice swee.
butter. Well, got the pudding for din.
ner and eat about twice as much a. !
wanted just to show her how good it was,
and now everything is calm aud serene.
Iexpect we will have pudding and cake
every day for week, but don't expect
to ever mistake sugar for salt again as
long as live. There are some things
that won's bear repeating in o family,
and Mrs. Arp sometimes suspects me Of
doing little devilment out Of pure cuss.
edness. ,.etil I.lf It3A@t.
We are preparing to go into winter
quarters now. My wife has called my
respectful rattsntion, to- o few broken
window glasa, and O leak In the roof, and
n brick or two. that are loose In the chin.
ney back, snd she has mentioned that
another pair Of blankets viii be needed.
sGsss .ass gTsa3=:h;!d.s.. assi: Be corning o.s
and she says that my flannel shirts are
getting old and dilapidated I; che nlways
looks after mo, bless her heart, aud ]
always look inter her. bless my heart,
too, for che won't ask for anything and /
have TO talk TO the girls aud find out