The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-22
BILL AHp'S EETTER.
The Older He Grows the More Money he
wants-Traveling observations.
from the Sunny South.

TOLL Tic Oh my oou|1'J
It's just awful to get along without
money. It looks like the older l grow
the less money! have and the more 1t
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 a 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
bond to bind the family together was
for the old man to have a healthy
bank account. A surplus that could
be drawn upon when the children were
in need. I don't admit the truth OF
either proposition, but 1 do say that
money is a good thing to have in the
family, and wish that everybody had
a surplus that was honestly earned.
T would risk our preacher on that, l
wish his salary was S2,0O0instead ofSl,-
900.
About this time of the year my wife,
like a prudent woman, begins to men
ton incidentally along the wants OF
the family and how the beds need re-
furnishing, for the sheets are about
worn out, and will be obliged to have
some new blankets and the girls must
have some winter garments and the
whole family will need shoes, and she
winds up by saying "and you need
undershirts and socks decent 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 a
gentleman. You have 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 Sun
day."
"I can't keep up with my expenses, "
said 7, II owe some money, and they
are dunning me pretty hard. I don't
know how we will getalong this winter
unless something turns up. But am
hopeful and trusting in Providence, for
He has never failed US yet" The next
mail brought me letters from Arkansas,
inviting me to visit Pine Bluff and a
fair at Warren and offering ME s3OG,
and as Mrs. Arp perused them she
said, "Well, William, that is all right.
You say money is so tight here you
had better accept the offer and &c
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 I took the train fol
Chattanooga, and it is really plea
sure, a luxury, to ride on Mr.. Thonas's
road. From there I took sleeper fol
Memphis over the Memphis and Char
lesion railroad, and was agreeably sur
prised to find how much that road has
been improved since last travelled
over it. We made the 800 miles ii
eleven hours, and that is fast enough
for anybody. At Memphis I took tht
Little Rock train for Brinkley and Pine
| Bluff. We left the depot at I O'CLOCK
D. No., and soon stopped at the river t.
wait for the ferryboat. And we die
wait, for the boat was bringing circus
across, and we never got off until
o'clock. It took US another hour t
cross, for the river was very low, ant
they had to dodge the sandbars. ADO
when the locomotive backed down t.
pull US up from the boat it carried VI
the first three cars very well; but whel
it backed down to take up the passen
ger cars and had pulled us up abou
! half way an alarm was given chat tn
headblock of the sleeper was pulling
out, and just such rumpus was neve
heard. "All hands to the breaks
somebody cried, and the engine com
menced backing, backing, backing, AM
before we knew it we were all on tn
boat again. But I tell you it was alarm
ing, especially to the sleeper, for if tha
headblock had have pulled out tha
car would have never stopped until
run through the ferryboat and into th
river.
Well, it took another hour to repai
the headblock and make the conne(
tions secure, and at last, about ! o'clocE
we got off, and then such a road. !
is Just a sin for any State to allow sue
track to be used. The cars actual
Jump off of the very trestle. You ca
feel the jump and they sway sideway
like an oscillating engine and NOV
along with the double wabbles Strane
to say, these trains hardly ever jun
the track, and can't explain it unles
it is as man said, the track is straigt
and the wheels have got used to th
bumps and hollows. We were due {
, Pine Bluff at ! o'clock, but never e
r there until daylight, and it was a lon
and miserable night. "Sorrow Ell
dureth for night, but joy cometh i
the morning." and so l went to be
thankful and relieved and slept for
few hours. The Truclock hotel is
good one, and I enjoyed it, and s
when I was ready for breakfast I too
my seat in luxurious dining rool
and was presented with giltedge bi
} of fare, and I picked out poterhou:
steak and break fast bacon, and sal
sages, and cream toast, and eggs a
Truelock, and potatoes a la somethin
else, and coffee, etc. Thinks 7 to m,
!. self, III take liberal variety and e;
r what I like best. I never noticed II
: little figures away off on the margin
7 l thought I was in a hotel, l di'
Well partook OF the we'll cooke
s yiands, and the polite and attentiN
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