The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-03

thing belleved him because I supposed that
ne knew. slse be would not assert. IL never
occurred 70 me that be might lie. Being
{ hsssisssi zisysah believed In the honesty of
o:k sr1
! hved IN the country and ] .onged to live
u .ao city. by parents were we.; d, do; but
i; was the custom Of that locality "a live sim
Isy and bring the children up TO work
Aental accomplishments did NOT take hizh
rank in the circle In which novel for tho
Grss fifteen years of my life. ! wanted a
latter education than | was ever likely Il,
get. Somehow fancied that would get IT,
thoIgh | could not SEQ how. The holidays
always carry ile back In memory to some OF
the main events of my life. / believe thai
fs1rtune has habit of making extraordinary
cnanges when the Old Year goes out and tbs
'se4Y ohe co!rl,is At least 'it has done SO more
rslia once Ia my case; aud that Is shy nos
s~Q t'iie story TO you younger people, wis.,
naturally think Of nov leaves OF many kind
ia connection with the New Year
was only Is years Old when one bitter
Eiater ! tooa q eoatrnc8 10 chop q large
quantity NJ cord wood. |. was ono OF ths
! few ways t!Jys i,ad ia that locality of esrE.i
I ing IA l;;tls money. IL seems / ks q ro,;,.h
! way u zee now; but we did not think 81,
/. thor. vas up at 5 o'clock in the morn!n..
the woo;iA sending ti:e echo Of my strokes far
ovsl 'aa bills. WAS workin. fo- purpoaf.
The y .n'ers choppilg would give ne E1on.ys
enough ~ ssart IN a small business upon
Eiica | !a.i sst my heart. Il was nothing
.eS taan ~ buy ou9 1, lin sior, rt The Coz.
nprs" the nearest village II. Imagination I
s-LH myself store keeper at once t's.r
son cf dignity il the e0ninnnty end highly
s,tsfac,ory to Lirisslf lgoaied even higher
than that. saw myself living if hse
/ house. growing elderly, pompous and fa.,
! and in ell probability president os d ban1.
| Ike Judge Johnson for w.ola / turned Ga
| tao sidewalk every time | met him at "Iafe
! Corners" as oyery other ysush did, becaus
/ he was 50 rich and important. Fl
Now Years day found ue ia tbs woot.s,
hopping away as usual. Holidays were not
uI,scrved In that community, Gld festivits -
! Wcro AS rare as nnscis visits An extra piece
] Of pis in ny anc.i pail aud Bit of sctpe.
shing unusnai Eos supper ~ere all that
rr-ri:ed tae day fFoni 81 tho otl.er crisp, to'd
vi::er days Brt Isthoaght Of its being
1 New Years, ard dreamed NY dreams " 3 10
| | made tho ax hum. Tbc.iuck espscted out
| II that winter work could scarcely put in
small Kingdom. Whilo | was dwelling
| upon this Interesting theme something
siispped fdr above ray hoad there was q
| erash solls Llinding flashes Of light, aiid
thcD-I was no. here, at least consciously
a heavy Efrt OF Ga old dead tree had
| bIoIen and fallen upon p,e. When ''caiiie
to" found myself hurt nnd soniesshat
frozcn, dragged myself bone only TO take
! % Ery hcd for tho rer,1intler os the winter
| Such n w;ntor ~ it -was--so btstcr and hoise
| Jess that at times ] almost lost faith in ily
| good luck. coul.la't finish my contract OF
| .,ood oboipin:,, aud 81 the tin store vanished.
III tho spring ras able to be about orce
more; but thin, pale. wcaE, and with Tad
liAp The. doctors tabl ! would rever bo
| streng gain This was terrible news to NE.
AlaI for. tho good luck had expected Aud
! yeslt c 4me. though not os ! had planned
/ II has a way Of doing that. have noticed
III tho early spring Uncle Zeph caino 20
$50 us. HG was q kind hearted, uuselhsh
man, aid he took an interest In r1s.
fWhy, tlio boy isa't 'eb!s Il, do bard wos <
Hofaust ba sent TO school and 10 college" he
said, after he thoroughly understood t5e
ai.ttation. Ijue my father WINGED and SAID
uotAias. isdaeatIDa was bat little respected
i Ia those parts. 4.~@ T@