The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-05-21
BILL ARP'S CHAT.
Why the Mothers on Mount Vernon Re-
joice.

Why the Mothers on Mount Vernon Re-
joice.
atlanta Consultation.
a letter from Mt. Vernon says: "a
kind providence has blessed US with the
most delightful climate, the prettiest
women and the sweetest babies in the
world" I have no doubt of it, and l a1n
glad of it. A kind providence has done
exactly the same thing for US, although
ne live two hundred miles north of Mt.
Vernon. Last week friend wrote to me
from Dayton, up in Tennessee, and said
"Our little city is the gem of the noun
tains, and ne have prosperous, happy
people," and I heard an intelligent,
truthful citizen Of Murfreesboro declare
that sour Heavenly Father never created
a lovelier country than that of which our
beautiful city is the center" The good
people of Spring City wouldent exchange
with anybody, and everywhere 60 it
looks like providence has bestowed His
blessings with q lavish hand. Nashville
is proud, Chattanooga is jubilant, and
Atlanta is the hub of the southern uni
verse. It is benefcient trait in our ma.
ture to be content and even proud of our
home place-our surroundings. "Be it
ever so homely, there's no place like
home"
The focus of our affections is the fami.
ly, the friends. From there they rsdiate
and expand to our town and our county,
and then to our State and our section,
and last to our country. When the Ital-
ian business was hot I heard an old Con-
federate talking about that law that pro-
hibited our veterans from ever holding
any Office in the army or navy, and he
said he would go to New Orleans, if ne
cessary, and tender his services to the
mayor, but he wouldent goto Boston nary
foot until they repealed that Law and
begged his pardon for passing it. "Why, :"
said no, "they would put their officers
over US like they did over the niggers du.
ring the war"
We even love our own troubles and
misfortunes. '.It is none Of your funeral" !"
has more truth than romance in it. The
other day as I iourneyed to Chattanooga
I found vacant seat in front of a pretty
school girl, who was going home, and I
was not long seated before she handed me
paper that gave an account of the great
fire. I thanked her, and as perused the
frey column she leaned forward and
pointed with evident satisfaction to q
paragraph, and said: "That was my
fathers property, but it was insured.
Chattanooga can have awful big fires
don't you think so ?" The sweet girl was
proud of her fire.
The Tennesseeans have right to boast,
and I hope they are grateful in proper
tion to their blessings. I have never seen
such wheat as there is around Murfrees-
boro this season. One farmer told me he
had 400 acres.
"How much will you make to the
acre ?" said l.
He said "Of course no one can tell the
result of wheat crop until it is harvest.
ed and threshed. and measured, but I
have reasonable expectation of twenty
five bushels to the acre."
Just think of it. Ten thousand BUSH
els of wheat from one acre, and the OUT
look is that it will bring 81 bushel.
The farmers are getting on top again.
Corn is worth 81 bushel right here in
Cartersville. The farmers who have it to
sell are happy, but those Eho have it to
buy are miserable. When will the mil
lenium come, 80 that everybody can be
happy? When will the good time come
that everything man has to sell will be
high, and everything he has to buy will
be cheap7 Everything is going up except
sugar. bought whole barrel at cents
pound and now it is down to 5 cents,
and Mrs. Arp thinks 1 had better buy
another barrel so as to reduce the average.
Not long ago she bought a roll of mating
for s. because it vas so cheap, and it
went down to S. in week and hurt her
feelings so bad I had to buy another roll
to comfort her.
On the whole, think the Tennessee
farmers are doing pretty we'll. I saw
great stacks of country meat in the stores
at Murfreesboro. I saw cattle and sheep
grazing upon the beautiful clover fields.
I saw the people who owned the farms,
and they diden't look like they were tot
ing mortgage or were in debt for ad-
vances. It is not hard to tell mau who
is in debt more than he can pap. Debt
gives man subdued, careworn look.
He looks henpeeked, and I reckon he is.
He doesn't sleep we'll, and his food don't
digest. I don't believe those Tennessee
ans are in debt to any serious extent, for
T never heard one of them mention the
sub.treasury. They have some surplus
change, I know; for while we were wait
ing at station for another train that was
to meet and pass us, tall, slim old man
stood up about midway of the car and
said, "Good people, ask pardon for
what I am going to say" His hand
grasped the arm of the seat and his voice
trembled as he spoke. II am old and I
am blind as you see, but I am not q beg
gar. These eyes were put out at the bat
tie of Sharpsburg by the explosion of a
gun. belonged to an artillery compa-
ny and was honorably discharged. Here
are my papers which any gentleman can