The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-09
NH AND MRS. ARP CELEBRATE TuE1p
BIRTHDAYS.

WIS. ARP anu are both Juno bugs. That
Is to say am bug and she is butterfly
L reckon wont call her bug though
she does jnno around sometimes when
things 80 wrong. She had birthday las.
week, and [ would tell how oil she is if 7
was sure she would never bo widow, She
thinks would marry again at the drop of O
nat, but declares she wouldn't and saw,
something about burnt child dreadng the
fire. But she dou't mean that I know and
the honest reason is that she is afraid she
never could find another man like ME. II
would take her long time to train another
feller and get him up to any standard of
uxorlal docility. A young man will train
but one over thirty won't train worth cent.
and that is the reason why it is so danger
Gus tor girl of ambition to marry an old.
young man or widower. The training ia
on the other side then, and she had Just as
we'll surrender to tho inevitable.
We had birthday and gathered all tho
children but one. They were nine of them
here, and some grandchildren aud some
friends, and we had a good tune. I
saluted Mrs. Arp on her check soon
In tho morning. She always turns her
cheek to me now, but she dident use
to by no means. l made up her bed
tor her, and swept tho room and flew
around amazing. We had music and
played cards and went = fishing and eat
spring chickens and hucklcberry pie aud
talked, and tho boys said smart things and
told OF exploits aud escapes, aud their
mother and sisters thought they were the
smartest boys in the world. If a boy
sneezes 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 as their mother. There is
no room for improvement on that line. Not
long ago | went off aud was gone mouth.
When came back everything was calm
and serene. | played. king and autocrat
for two or three days, aud stru,ted around
with the SAM c2n2apusuiail airs -hra ri
at my house, and now 1 AIN In my -normrr
state of sweet humility. ~ man must 20
away from home to put on airs. In fact
it is good idea for tho woman to 60 too
sometimes just for change. Folks get
sorter common to one another from contin-
uous presence. Absence may conquer
young love, but it rofreshes the DID, 1
know lady whose husband is surgeon
in the navy, and he is generally gono two
years and stays at homo two months when
he comes. How do you stand it, said 1.
Il would just as leave have no husband at
ALL
'Oh,' said she, Il think it is just splen-
did. I am so glad to sec him when he
comes, and l look forward to it with so
much pleasure. 1 don't see what those
wives whose husbands are always with them
have to think about and hope for. I am
sure would get awful tired Of having a
man hang around home all tho year round
1t would be so nonotonous. Two months
in two years is just about right, aud besides
you know the doctor sends me plenty of
money and that makes up for his absence.
We'll, it does help a good deal--money
does-I've noticed that. When l have
money to spare feel better and moro like q
gentleman, and it sheds its benign influence
IL A 81 ~
tell when I'm in funds by pcrusng the
family. can tell by my feelings, my ap-
petite, my hilarity. a man ought to keep
a dollar or two in his pocket all tho time,
just like he keeps buckeye or rabbit
foot.
1t is fruit time now. Thore are cher
ries and dewberries, and hucklebcrries, and
raspberries, and mulberries, and the sugar
just flies all the time. Every morning be,
fore breakfast, while Carl is milking and
Jessie is practicing her music, pick the
raspbcrries aud fill tumbler for each oil
them to take to school, and | sprinkle them
all over with sugar. 20 with them as fal
as the foot-log over the creek, aud in the
evening so to meet them, and VIC come
by the dewbcrry patch and have goot
time. They will think about that walk L
school as long as they live, and it will
always be pleasant memory. They hun
hens nests aud guinea nests when they ar,
at homo, and come to the house with thei
hats full Of eggs. We will begin to Gu
oa's tomorrow, and they will fud som
partridge eggs and be happy. School wi
be out next week, and then for black berrie
to mako jam and jelley. They can pick a