The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-09
Ms. AND MRS ARP CELEBRATE THEIR
BIRTHDAYS.

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l reckon wont call her bug though
She docs .iunc around sometimes when
thinSs 80 wrong. She had birthday las:
week, and would tell how oil she is if I
was sure she would never bo widow. She
thinNs would marry again at the drop of q
nat, but declares she wouldn't aud saws
something about n burnt child dreadnr tn c
fire. But she dou't mean that know, aud
the honest reason is that she is afraid she
never could !iId another man like me. Ii
would take her lUn, time to train another
fcllcr and get hm up to any standard of
uXorial docliIty. y young man will train
but ore over thirty won't train worth cent =,
and that is the reason why it is So Danger
Gus for Il girl Of ambition to marry an old
young man Or wilowcr. The training is
on the other side then, and she had lust as
we'll surrender to Tho inevitable.
We had birthday aud gathered all tho
children but one. They were nine of them
here, aud some grandchildren and some
friends, and We had good tune.
salutcd Mrs. Arp on her check soon
In tho morning. She always turns her
| check to me now, but she didcnt use
to by no means. | made up her bed
for her, aud swept ;he room and flew
around amazing. We had music and
played cards aud wen: = fishing and cat
spring chickens and hUcklcbcrry pic aud
talked, and the boys sal! smart things and
told OF exploits aud escapes, aud their
mother and sisters Thought they were the
smartcst boys in the world. If bow
sneczes his mother thinks it smart. Mrs.
Arp thinks her boys are an Improvement on
the old man but my ambition is for the girls
to be as smart Us their mother. There is
no room iur improvement on chat line Not
long ago ! went Off ani was gouc month.
When came back everything was calm
and serene. played Ming and autocra.
for two or three day.. an,! stru,;cd around
with tho sau.1 &L!:Sanu"ntail airs hal worn
at my house, and now AIN in my normal
state Of sweet humility. y nan must 20
away from home to put on airs. In fact
it is good idea for the woman to go too
sometimes just fer change Folks get
sortcr common to one another from contin-
uous presence. Absence may conquer
young love, but it rcfreshcs the old. |
know lady whose husband is surgeon
in tho navy, and he is gcucral!y gono two
years and stays AZ homo two months when
he comes. How do you stand it, said |.
| L would just rs leave have no husband at
all
'Oh,' said she, Il think it is Just splcn-
did. am so glad to see him when he
comes, anl | look forward to it with so
much pleasure | don't see wha. those
wives whose husbands are always with them
have to think about and hope for. | am
sure would get awful tired of having a
mam hang around home all tho year round.
1t would be 50 monctonruS. Two months
in two years is :-t about right. aud besides
you know the doctor sends inc plenty Of
money ana that makes up for his absence.
Well, it does help q good deal--moncy
docs-l'vc noticed that. When | have
money to spare feel better and more like i
gentleman, and it sheds its benign influence
on all around me. \ close observer can
tell when III in funds by pcrusing thc
family. can tell by my feelings, my ap
petite ny hilarity. \ man ought to keeI
dollar or two in his pocket all the time
just like he keeps buckeye or a rabbit
foot.
It is fruit time now. There are cher
rics and ucwbcrres, and huch cbcr.ies. anc
raspbcrries, and mubcrrics, ana the suga
Just flies all tie time. Every morning be
c fore breakfast, while Carl is milking an,
! Jessie is practicing her mnsc, pick til
9 raspbcrlics aud fill tuu!hlGr for each O
> them to take to school and Isprnklc then
: all over with sugar. go with them as ia
r as the fnot-n% over the creek, and in til
II cvcuins go to meet them. AMI We com
y by the icwbcrry patch and have 600
time They viii think about that walk
school as long as they I've, and it wi
always be a pleasant memory. They hun
hens nests aud guinea nests when they ar
] at home. AMI come 70 the house with thci
'f hats full Of csss We will begin to Gu
= oa's tomorrow, and they will iiad som
: partridge cs-s and be happy. School wi
be out next week, and then for bIackbcrri,