The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-01-15
BILL ARP,S CHAT.
He Says there is Great Deal In a
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Sam Paul and Simon Peter, or, if We
put age before beauty, it is Simon Peter
and Sam Paul. Their fathers must have
been good, old-fsshioned scripture men,
who loved and honored the prophets and
the apostles. Names have good deal to
do with the forming of character. Of
course it is not an infallible rule, but
most all notable men had notable names.
historical ames-heroic names. When
child is old enough to realize that he is
named for great man he naturally pom
ders on that mans character, and becomes
impressed with it. was Illuminating over
this, and my thoughts turned to those
with Scripture names, like Isaac Newton,
John Milton, Samuel Johnson, Abraham
Lincoln, Jonathan Edwards, John Wes-
ley, John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Ben
franklin, Nathaniel Macon, Daniel
Webster and John G.. Calhoun. Then
there were the great historic names of
Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Ste
phens, Hannibal Hamlin, Jefferson Da-
Wis and Ulysses Grant, and host of 9th.
ers too numerous to mention. l know
three brothers named Shadrack, Mes
chack and Abednego, but they were
| overloaded and dident come to much, for
the boys called them Shade, Shack and
Bedney and that was enough to keep
anybody down. I went to school with q
boy named Jeremiah and he cried so easy
and so often the boys called him Lamen.
tations, and he never recovered from it.
There was brave soldier in our brigade
whose name was Coward, and he always
signed his name A. Coward. His first
name WAS Adam, but he Wouldent sign it.
he said A. Coward was bad enough, but
Adam Coward vas worse.
Sam Paul Jones and Simon Peter
Richardson met me at the postofice the
other day and / was introduced to the
venerable apostle. He is heavy set
man of large frame originally, but is now
going through the shrinksge that makes
bis overcoat seem comfortably loose and
easy to put on and put off. His manners
aud his conversations are as easy as his
coat. "You have been writing about me,
Bill Arp, as if the conference sent me
here to help Brother Sam. Jones maui
the grace into Gainesville sinners. /
dident suppose there was much mauling
to do, and anticipated good rest, but
I understand there is to be dance here
Tonight german, or some such furrin
performance"
"It vas last night" said Sam. "They
have done had it.
"Done had it, you say? Is it possible?
And what kind of thing was it 2"
81 don't know" said Sam. II wasent
there. I don't know whether it was q
boy or girl. Twins l reckon-a boy and
girl"
By this time little crowd of listeners
had gathered, and as the laughter echoed
around, the crowd increased. Sam. Jones
was merry, but the old man was solemn
and solid, and his sentences felt like
rocks a falling.
care there many of these furriners in
this town of Cartersville," said he.
ga good many" said Sam. ~ under
stand there we're about sixty out last
night" Simon Peter gave q grunt and
cleared his throat.
"None of them are decent, respectable
people l don't suppose" said he. "Just
the lower classes-the scum and scurf of
your society. Every town has its scum
uneducated, ignorant folks who don't
know any better-folks who never read
or study or think-folks who are not fit
for anything else and are hardly respon-
sible for their conduct"
"Just so," said Sam Jones, as he
winked his off eye at the crowd.
II have always thought" continued
Simon Peter, "that it was not very much
sin for poor, ignorant creature to dance.
used to let my negroes dance at the
corn shuckings. They didn't know any
better. We had big old-fashioned
cook woman who would put on hoop
skirt as big round as hogshesd and ske.
daddle around the room aud kick up her
heels as good as 8 german, but I don't
suppose that any resSectable darkey
would be caught daneAg now.
"Brother Sam, I will have to get you
and Bill Arp to help me run these dane
ing furriners out of town."
"You need not rely on Bill" said
Sam.
"Why not?" asked Uncle Simon
Peter.
"His feelings are all right" said Sam,
"but he has lost his influence"
Simon Peter looked at him searchingly,
aud remarked: "And I'm afraid you have
lost yours. What have you been doing,
10 these many years; living and preach
ing here in Gainesville and this thing
going on right under your nose? I never
did believe you was much of lasting
preacher nohow2
Sam winked again and said "Why