The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-09
ARP,s COUSIN.
Desires to the Rest and Quiet of Country
Life.
atlanta Constitution.

ROME, GA, June 22-My dear cousin
William.-This is summer weather down
here, the thermometer marking up in
the niueties regularly. 1t makes me
long for the rest and quiet of some rura!
retreat, where one can set on the broad
varandah of cosy country home sur.
rounded by outrageous oaks, and a bab'
bling brook in the distance, beside q
genial relative, smoking the pipe of peace
and tranquility.
Feeling that you were such cousin
and kinsmen 1 have decided, as my
children are now all at home again, to
pay you long promised visit.
Our oldest daughter, whom you re-
member, has just been released from her
arduous course in college and very much
needs frolic in the country. Our Oldest
boy has Just returned from his alma ma
ter and brought with him good share
of collegiate honors. He too is justly
entitled to rest and recreation. There
are lot of both sexes and all sizes who
have long been penned up in town and
want the liberty of the country, the fields
and fountains and fruits fresh from the
trees. We want to come over and bring
the family entire. Our youngest boy has
fayorite dog to whom he is much at:
tached, and if you have no objections
we will bring the dog. BE is well be.
haved and stylish. Another one of our
boys has a pair Of fancy goats, and rs
they are trained to work in harness we
thought that Carl and Jessie would
enjoy seeing them and playing with
them awhile. Our nurse will accompany
US. Please write me and say what day
it will be convenient for you to Meet us
with conveyances at the depot.
Give much love to all the family We
long for your pure spring water and
some fresh country air. You must not
trouble yourself about us as we are com.
ing to have free and easy time. Your
loving Cousin, HENRY:
Your letter delighted us beyond ex-
preston. My wife says, "well I do
want them to come and bring all the
children. They have been mighty kind,
good cousins to me and always did love
them and 1 know they are tired. The
children want to romp some and wade in
the bfanch, and their poor mother has
had time of it just like me-a thousand
children and no niggers-born rich and
got to work hard and die poor | reckon.
Tell them to come along and bring the
whole cslaboose."
"They won't stay long reckon" said
|. "It don't matter" said she; "let them
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"Of course" said I, "but, / was think.
ing about where you would put them
about beds and rooms, etc."
"Never mind" said she, I'VE have had
as many or more at one time and always
got along. We can borrow some mat
tresses from Mrs. Freeman and Eut them
down on the parlor floor"
GLOW about vittels 2" said l. =.
"Why, the garden is full of vegetables"
said she, "and we have got some spring
chickens and you can get some more 1
reckon, and there are lots Of berries to
make pies and things" "Did you say
pisen things?" said I, solemnly. Mrs.
Arp looked at me one of her looks and
said: "Never you mind about the vittels,
I will attend to that; I never had any.
body to come to see US and 60 OF and
complain about the vittels."
"0f course not" said I-"of course
not by no means, but you know that our
cousin keeps frst.class family grocery
and is q good Presbyterian, and they
always live we'll, even if they die poor.
Some folks spend their money on their
backs, but Presbyterian with a family
grocery looks after the stomach and lets
the back sorter 20 secondhand"
"Well, it don't matter" said she. DO
you write them to come along and bring
the last chinkapin from the oldest down.
I've forgotten how many there are now,
but if there is nurse then there is one
more than I counted on. Thought cousin
had quit-poor thingP
We'll, now my dear cousin you under
stand The situation. Our end Of the line
is all fixed up and all you have to do is
to telegraph the morning you will arrive
and we will meet you at the depot. We
have double buggy and big wagon,
and if they will not hold all and the
baggage the boys can walk out and pc,
ruse the country. So come along and
be happy. We don't care anything
about your dog; we have one here that
will eat his ears off in two minutes.
Bring the goals along sure, we are just
out Of goats and want to get up barbe'
cue while you are here.
Mrs. Arp thinks can just go out and
pick up good things in the road, and
when we have town company have it
to do, but I told her you were tired OF
good vittels and wanted to enjoy country
air and water and scenery and babbling
brooks and meandering branches, but she
says she knows better; that she never
saw one of the name that didn't eat
heartily and eat long time. But do
hope you will all enjoy the air and the
water-they are 80 pure ard abundant.
You incident bring fishing poles nor
worms for bait, we have plenty, but you
might bring along few nice fish for they
are awful scarce in the creeks since the
mill.pond was draw off. Huckleberries
are ripe now and the children will enjoy
picking them, ticks and chiggers are ripe
too and they will enjoy picking them too
about bed time and all next day. 1t is Q
luxury to scratch and pull tick off.
Town folks don't know anything about it.
They have to take S. S. S. or B. B. B. OF
Cuticura to keep the epidermic cuticle in
good condition but country folks just
have to scratch-that's all-so come
along.
l wouldent mention it to my wife but
it has occurred to me that as you are
about to break up for season you might
just as we'll bring your COW along for ours
are about played out. 1t would do the
COW good. And this reminds me that
my wife scraped the bottom of the sugar
barrel yesterday. 1t does take power
of sugar for these country berries. A
few pounds from the family grocery store
would not come amiss, and don't sup
pose you would ever miss it from the
store. Do you keep cigars now? was
thinking about those genuine Havanas
you used to keep, and those good pickles
good gracious what pickles. We have
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