The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-10-22
BILL ARP AT AN ARKANSAS HOTEL.
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It's just awful to get along without
money. 1t looks like the older I get
the less money I have and the more it
takes to get along and keep up with the
wants of the family. An old friend told
me the other day that st. Paul made
mistake, or else the translators did, for
it was the lack of money that was the
root of all evil and not the love of it;
and he said also that the best band to
bind the family together was for the old
man to have a good healthy bank &C.
count. A surplus that could be drawn
upon when the children were in need.
don't admit the truth of either propo-
sition, but I do say that money is good
thing to have in the family, and wish
everybody had surplus that was hon
estly earned. I would risk preacher
on that. I wish his salaryIwas $4,000 IN.
stead ofS1, 900.
About this time of the year my wife
like prudent woman, begins to mention
incidentally along the wants of the fami-
ly and how the beds needs refurnishing,
for the sheets are about worn out, and will
be obliged to have some new blankets,
and the girls must have some winter gar
ments and the whole family will need
shoes, and she winds up by saying "and
you need underahirts and socks and de.
cent suit of winter clothing. You look
right shabby and it don't become you.
At your time of life you ought to dress
more like gentleman. You nave worn
those pants until they are right slick and
they have drawn up and are baggy at
the knees. I was right ashamed of you
last Sunday"
ri cannot keep up with my expenses"
said 7, "I owe some money and they are
dunniDg me pretty hard I don't know
how wewill get along this winter unless
something turns up. But I am hopeful
and trusting in Providence, for He has
never failed yet" The next mail brought
me letters from Arkansas, inviting me
to visit Pine Bluff and fair at Warren
and Offering me $500, and as Mrs. Arp
perused them she said, "Well William,
that is all right. You say money is 30
tight here you had better accept the offer
and go where it is loose, but you must
take care of yourself. You know that
you can't stand what you used to-"
So in due time 1 took the train for
Chattanooga, and it was really a pleasure,
luxury, to ride on Mr.. Thomas's road.
From there took sleeper for Memphis
over the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road, and was agreeably surprised to find
how much the road has been improved
since last travelled over it. We made
the 300 miles in eleven hours and that is
fast enough for anybody. At Memphis
I took the Little Rock train for Brinkley
and Pine Bluff. We left the depot at
7 O'Clock p. m, and soon stopped at the
river to wait for the ferryboat. And we
did wait, for the ferryboat was bringing
circus across, and ne never got off un-
til 8 o'clock. 1t took us another hour to
cross, for the river was very low and they
had to dodge the sandbars. And when
the locomotive backed down to pull US
up from the boat it carried up the first
three cars very we'll; but when it backed
down to take up the passenger cars and
had pulled us up about half way an
alarm was given that the headblock of
sleeper was pulling out, and just such
rumpus was never heard. "All hands to
the brakes l'' somebody cried, and the en-.
CINE commenced backing, backing, back
ing, and before ne knew it We were all
on the boat again. But tell you it was
alarming, especially to the sleeper, for if
that headblock had have pulled out that
run through the ferryboat and into the
car would have never stopped until it had
river.
Well, it took another hour to repair
the headblock and make the connections
secure, and at last about IL o'clock, We
got off, and then such a road, such
road. 1t was justa sin for any State to
to allow such track to be used. The
cars actually jump off of every trestle.
You can feel the jump and that sway
sidewise like an oscillating engine and
move along with the double wsbbles.
Strange to say, these trains hardly ever
jump the track, and can't explain it
unless it is as a man said, the track is
straight and the wheels have got used to
the bumps and hollows. We were due
at Pine Bluff ct 1 o'clock, but never got
there until daylight, and it was long
and miserable night. "Sorrow endureth
for night, but Joy cometh in the morn.
ing" and so I went to bed thankful and
relieved and slept few hours. The
Truelock hotel is a good one and I en-
joyed it, 80 when I was ready for break
fast took my seat in luxurious dining.
room and was presented with gilt edged
bill of fare, and I picked out porter
house steak and breakfast bacon, and
sausages, and cream toast, and eggs la
Truelock, and potatoes la something
else, and coffee, etc. Thinks I to myself,
I'll take liberal variety and eat what l
like best. Inever noticed the little fig