The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
The Rec~ar and the Rich Mans WOOD
pile.

This town was visited last week by an able
bodied journeyman or ltlher'ht o'ss"'' ""o
was in search for gudgeons.
He claimed to have had leg broken IN
roiIroad accident sometime long ago, and
then he said he had the misfortune aiterwaro
to break the other leg on his own account.
He walked very well, and apparently hau
oood use of his arms and hands He called at
various houses where he thought he mlsht
find gudgeons, and finally left town very
much disgusted at the "rarity OF CHRISTIAN
charity"
He almost pronounced anathemas on one
home. the occupant Of which ho hoped never
TO see again in this world, nor in the world 10
come He called at brick mansion on the
street at the rise of the hill leading toward
Anderson. and laid in his bill of complaints
and put in his plea for aims. The owner OF
the mansion, instead OF receiving him with
open arms, instead of asking him IN inc
house that he might put shoes on his ieet'
instead of ordering the servants TO XIII q hl
calf, or q shoat, or mutton he simply taik-
ed TO him standing on the door step, ana ask
ed him why he did not go 10 work. Inc
stranger plead that nc could get nothing TO do,
when the owner of the frowning mansion
supgestively pointed him to huge wood pie
in the back lot, and q chop axe that lay close
by.
Could the cold and henrtlcss world more
prieyously offend q lazy able bodied beggar?
To be talked TO in this way when he expected
aims chilled his heart more thoroughly than
could the winters blast.
Turning wrathfuly from the pallatlal man
sion with nothing TO cheer him on 10 the
next house except the foX-which he no dooo'
entertained in his stomach-and the nope OF
finding susceptible gudgeons at other ana
less portentous dwellings, he passed out Oh
sight to inquire the name and standing OF the
man who, instead of freely giving him silver
and gold, had offered him an indlSnity py
pointing TO his wood pile.
While on this subject, we hope to be par
doned jf we make suggestion to our newly
Installed town council.
While there is little danger Of beSgars get
ting the advantage Of one class OF our
people, yet there is another class oi
weak, but good. natured. good people
who are easily imposed upon by tales OF sor'
row. For the protection then or the good
hearted people who may be laboring under
some sort OF a delusion that 1t is their duty TO
give to every begging son Of gun that may
come along their way, we hope the town
council may pass an ordinance prohibiting
itinerant or journeyman beggars from going
in to business here. or else legalize the busl'
ness by requiring them to pay license lee 10
the town.
We believe II an honest North Carolina ap-
pie or fruit seller comes to town to give us
cheap apples and cheap seeds that he must
get n license from the town before he can DO
business.
Then, If a beggar desires TO come here and
engage in the business of swindling good
hearted people, they should pay at least as
much license tax as do the North Carolina
apple wagons.
We do not see the wisdom Of discriminate
ing against North Carolina apples, and In IA
vor Of journeyman beggars