The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04

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from the premises to the u n of the Old
Kings Arm She'll
"SmArting under this unwelcome de-
feat" says Mr.. Gould, "a second com
pAny was dispatched the following Tues
day to enforce submission, and with IN
structions to seize the gun and horn, and
if necessary mete out to Nj. Gould q sGlu-
tary coat Of tar and feathers. The sun
had just arrived at the meridian when, a
a favorable opportunity presented itself,
the signal whoop was given, ard the
savage horde, springing from their hiding
places, and with demon-hke yells, rushed
up and surrounded Mr.. Gould, who was
standing with his little son in the open
air in front Of the house.
eve were that SON.
Here is where Mr.. Gould slips a gram
NAUTICAL cog He for the moment seems
to anticipate his own future and regard
himself as the presid. Mt, board of directors,
| general passenger agent and conductor /;
and, ever if it be proper to use the plural
first person under these circumstances,
would it not have been more elegant to
have said " hat son was us?" 1t seems
so, we think, to the thinking mind.
But later on Jay says, "Oh, the agony
of my youthful mind as | expected every
moment to behold him Frustrated, a life
less corpse u,on the ground |" In this
sentence be again resume the singular
number. He also refers with much vlgor
to the great lRck of vitality so noticeable
in q corpse. In this, however, he is not
alone. Others have note ed it. 1t only
remained for a trenchant pen like that of
this virile young author to describe it.
Mr.. Gould's book cannot fail to please
those who love a turgid, clear-cut style
such as we find in a little book by an IN
known author called the List of Names
and Numbers of Telephone Subscribers in
the City of New York" There is no
suTplusage in the writings of Mr.. Goul@
any more than there is IN the treasury o
his corporations after he has drawn his
salary. His language is direct, forthwith
and free from rhetorical rechings.
While he does not appeal perhaps so
strongly to tie passions or the supreme
court as TolstOi does, be writes with =
symmetrical, easy running style which
reminds one of the Proceed gs of the
State Dairyman's Association of Yer
mont"
Mr.. Gould's name will be proposed at
the fall meeting of the authors club, of
New York, a social organization which
embraces such minds as my own and that
of the author of The Little Giant Joke
Book and Choice Songs for Circuses." |
shall offer Mr.. Goulu's name, and shall
ask to nave it acted upon at once, so that
he may avail himself of the privileges of
our club.
Later on Mr.. Gould and myself hope to
0o,., -, O-oo oIDioo rao1inrC fr,UO TI1r
own works. We will give pure evening
of refined thought that will take the taste
out Of ones mouth after reacing TOstoi.
Nothing passionate will be read at all.
M. Gould is nov getting up 81 upper
register part in his voice, so that he can
successfully hear himself in Chick ring
hall.
He will read selections from his His
tory Of Delaware County" and also from
his map. He will by request also read
the following, which is one of his compo-
%sirions, earlier than anything ye pu1-
hshed, and which l saw il the original
manuscript this summer. l am not thor
oughly familiar with Mr.. Gouli's earle
writings, but it purports to be his. !
give it below. 1t is on the subject Of
Hope.
HOPE.
"Hope is a real good thing 1t ~ome-
times Springs eternal in the human breast
for a little while and then with4rs. O
what should one do if bereft of hope
They would be so desp 'ndent, Il would,
if they cid not have hope. especially for
the future. We can get along without
hope 50 far as the present is concerned,
but IN tn future how different, and the
more we 90 on from one thing 10 another,
and still are here to dag aud there to
morrow, is it not better if W. must to do
those things thai are il evitable with a
CHEEKY smile on each and all, e~conomiz,ng
in every way we can, especially IN our oper-
ating expenses and divIdenos, thus leaving
more to be used judiciously by ourselves
rather than frittered away on comparative
strangers.
"Hope, o Hopel He who hath not
a tail hold on Hope Is a wreck on a single
track. o bully for Hopel On the other
hand, how disagreeable is despair /! Their
is nothing more unpopular in the world
to-day than despair.
"Then let us IN our school life always
be hopeful, and eat only sucn ~victuals as
agree with us, and which do not run too
| MUCH lulO money. L5I us eat DI&lu VIC
tuals, be hopeful and friendly to those
who are generous to us
LET us cherish Hope, aid whenever
we get the means ahead We may buy a
little railroad, or at least enough Of it to
make it disagreeable for those who own
the rest of it. ever give way to despair,
especially if you are young; a dependent
new born babe who looks with regret on
hls past lfe is a sad sight. | hope ali
such who may read this essay will take
courage and DO different 80 no more at
this time, but you VIII hear from me later
| on, JASON GOULD"
M. Gould and I will re4d from our
own works in October for the "B~nefi
Of the IUfam 1atory HuSpi Al Fund #
Ludlow Street" We tn ught that would
b. a good way to rehearse our selections
and try our voices, Nine IS all right,
but Mr.. Gould fears that IN the more