The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-03

I can tell you what he wants to
do then. Why he wants to do like
the rest Of them, when they get
big Office. He wants to sit in an
easy chair and live high, draw his
pay and set up agricultural college
all to be paid for out of our tax
| money. Yes, SIR" says she, ''put
this man i. Office, Mr.. Bigwater,
| and as long as he remains there the
farmer will hear nothing from him 4
about organizing and imposing on,
and we will have to pay the same
taxes as we pay now. This is fact,
Mr.. Bigwater, and you sit there and
look just like you did not believe a
word 1 say. III bet dollar this here
Tillman don't make living on his
farm and this stirs up his liver
like and sets his pen agoing."
Says she again, "Mr. Bigwater, (
says our farmers are no Moses in the
bull rushes and they amt no such
fools as some people like Mr.. Till
man thinks they is"
Mr.. Bigwater," says she, Il want
you to answer me some questions and
put them down on paper too"
sees my old woman is got her
dander up, so I says Il will if
can;
Then answer me this. Where
does Mr.. Tillman want to live 2"
Says I, Sat home old wouan." -:
Says she, Mr.. Bigwater are you
crazy ? After all I have said can't you
see he wants to live in Columbia in the
new State House or some where near
there? NOW, Mr.. Bigwater, what
does he want to do there p
WELL says I, sorter timid like,
she wants to farm there
"Ofice Office Office Z!
office y! !' she says, louder'n a
church bell with her mouth up agin
my ear, and she says on, ::Mr, Big.
water, you are the biggest old fool ]
| ever see.'
This sorter upset me as it come on
all unbeknowin like to me, so says.
"old woman how is he going to get
there ?"
"How ?'' says she, "why by all
that writing he is doing about the
farmer and a agricultural college.
Can't you see that p
Well you see, thought he would
60 there and get his Office on the
cars and not in the newspapers, but
my old woman knows.
"Mr. Bigwater," says she, when he
gets Office what will he do?"
':Have nobody but farmers in
Office" says I, "and have no taxes
collected and have a agricultural
college free for US farmers
Says she, Did anybody ever see
such a old fool as you, Mr.. Big
water? AS 1 says to you before, he
will forget all about the farmer, the
agricultural college and taxes. He
will draw his pay, have good time
and put lawyers and doctors, and
such like folks in Office
Then she goes on talking quiet
like and not noticing me. "Thls
man is sure to fool these here chick
skull men farmers if it wasn't for the
women folks. He wont do anyhow,
and intend to raise my voice from the
bullrushes against him. Vanity will
kill him yet. He thinks he ought
to be president of this whole
country and the only way ne sees to
get there or anywhere else, is to
play upon the credulity Of the
farmers. That's it, and I knows it.
Thinks I to myself, well my old
woman is right and will drop this
man. After sorter Eliminating like
to herself for while and working
of her lips like, she gees on in the
same way, THE reason the men far
mers don't know any more'n they do,
is because they don't read the pa
pers. Sal Parks is smart one and
she had to read to her old man about
this here Tillman afore he got reused
up like. The Lord knows what
would become of Mr.. Bigwater if it
wasn't for me to warn him against
these conniving politicians and such
like men. No, sir, they shan't fool
Mr.. Bigwater. No, sir, Samanthy
Bigwater is no fool if she is NO.
man and the wife Of a farmer. Yes,
there are a good many B. R. Till
mans right here ct home aud" says
she, Il hope Sal and. her old man
will ask what they are and what they
want
"Mr. Bigwater,' says she aloud,
"now you write this down, don't
make a fool of yourself for any man