The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-02
ARP AT HOME.
After Few Weeks Visit to His Friends.
atlanta Constitution.

ARP AT HUME.
After Few Weeks Visit to His Fricnds.
atlanta Constitution.
The love of home is not an art nor an
accomplishment. 1t does not come from
early training or education. 1t is the
instinct of humanity. It is the gift of
God. 1t is pure emotion and brings
10Y and comfort to the humble and the
great. "Be it ever 80 humble, there is no
place like home" No wonder that the
simple song of John Howard Payne
endeared him to the world. The world
felt its touching, tender truth and wept
sympathetic tear. 1t is the want of
home that makes tramps and vagabondIs
and desperate men. Sometimes | think
the nation could we'll afford to give every
father and mother home. Besides the
love of those dear to US there is something
| in the locality that affects us-something
in the familiar scenes, the trees, the fields,
the branches, the running spring, or the
generous we'll. We love The trees and
vines that have borne us fruit or given
US shade; the open fireplace that gives
us welcome on Winter night; the bed
that gives US rest and sleep, and the ever
pleasing prospects of the distant hills
and mountains that seem as if reaching
up to God. Even the beasts and birds
are conscious of this love of home. The
lowing herd winds slowly o'e the lea" as
they seek their accustomed place. The
faithful loving dog will travel miles and
leagues to reach it, and the cat cannot be
easily weaned from the chimney corner.
Man has made use of this never failing,
never. .ceasing love of the carrier pigeon,
and it commands our respect and adnl'
ration when we see it released from its
unwilling prison in distant land and
watch it ascend and circle and take lts
bearings, and then with swift and tireless
wing make for its home by the nearest
line.
We are home now again and are happy.
1t is very pleasant to make little visit
off among our friends but there is always
something left behind that like magnet
draws us back again. When we 60 away
our daily habits are broken up or re-
strained. 1t was very kind and very
sincere in Colonel Crayton to say, NOW
major, you must make yourself perfectly
at home" but how could'I and be re.
spectful. I couldent take off my coat
and rest my feet upon the railing. /
couldent stretch myself upon the sofa
for an evening nap. Carl and Jessie
were not there to follow me around and
make me do their bidding. My dog was
not there to wag his tail. The affection
we have for even the Illuminate things
about our homes is a part of nature aud
is stronger than we imagine. A good
old mother, who now lives in Rome,
removed from -Cedartown to Arkansas
about thirty years ago. Her husband
sold his furniture to the nabors, for he
could not move it 80 great q distance.
a few weeks ago she made visit to
them and found at one house the sofa-
the same old sofa-and at another the
bedstead and at another the table-the
dear little mahogony table that she sewed
by and her lamp was upon it every night
as she read her evening chapter in the
Bible. She told me about it in her own
sweet way, and said:
IT had good visit and my heart vas
full all the time. + stay ed among them
two weeks, which was longer than / in.
tended, but they were so glad to see me,
and were 30 kind didn't want to come
away. Ialmost cried when saw those dear
old things we had to sell and leave them
behind US when we;went West, for felt
like they had been our friends in happier
days when my husband was alive andsl
was not old nor tired and had not seen
much trouble"
had a good time at Anderson. Of
course I did, for Anderson is in South
Carolina. 1t is beautiful town and is
full of good people. The CalhouDs and
Perrys and Orrs and other noble men LETT
their mark upon that region. 1t is
astonishing how long the influence of a
good man lasts. Not longs ago fellow
came to our town and traded horses and
got badly cheated, and he was abusing
our people for letting such mean men
live among US. An old gentleman heard
him and said: "My friend, 1 know that
we have some mean men among us. You
will find them here and there in every
community. But I used live In the
very region that you come from, and my
recollection and experience is that up
there the good men are very lonesome,
but the mean ones go about in droves."
When was in Florida visited q little
town that was settled by lot of folks
from. Eau Clair, Wisconsin, and they
were pretty close on trade. One of
our folks got used up among them, and
he said one day, "I'm going to leave this
town. I'm going to move Where
are you going," said l. He replied, u
think shall go to Eau Clair, in Wiscon-
sin, for my opinion is that every doggon-
ed rascal has left there"
I met some old schoolmates in Ander-
son, and we exchanged memories, pleas
ant memories. I couldn't keep up with
Rucker-Elbert Rucker-for he never
forgets anything and never tires. Hebad
g most wonderful memory when young
man, and it has not faded yet. used to
envy him his gift of memorizing in
few minutes what it took me an hour to
half way learn. They say it is dangerous
to start him on Milton's Paradise Lost
now. After vacation one of the boys
came D0Ck l1bG. hc WAS lMO WCCho bChAuN
and asked Rucker what we were study
ing. Rucker mischievously told him we
were in logarithms and had to get them
all by heart, and showed him the next
lesson of two pages. How the poor fel-
low did sweat overit We watched him
as he tried it in his chair, then on the
bed, then walking the floor, then heaving
sigh of despair, and at last he laid down
on the floor, face foremost, with the book
open right under his eyes, and his fingers
in his ears. There was column after col.
umn of figures. There were decimals
without number, and his lips moved
nervously from line to line. "Rucker,"
said he, piteously, ''did you get this
lesson?" cob, yes, of course" said
Rucker, but you ought to 20 back to the
beginning. You are thirty pages behind
the Glass; His look of mute despair was
distressing, for he was q willing student,
though slow. It is not worth while to
give his name, but can safely say it was