The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-12-23
BILL ARP'S LETTER.

Il's three weeks to Christmas,
but they are plotting against me
right now-l was taking my even.
ing repose and they thought was
asleep and began to disclose their
plan%, and so l snored "A little gent.
Iy ever and anon just 10 get the
bolton facts, and find out he fam.
sly secrets, and especially what
they are going 10 do for me. |
didn't seem 10 be in il except to
foo, the bills, but maybe they will
think OF me later. Yesterday,
while was dosing, l noticed the
arrival of a lot of ladies' clOaks
which they SAID were sent up for
them to look and try On-only
this, and nothing more. And so
they looked and tried on, just to
oblige the accommodating mer.
chant, and | overheard him say
that these cloaks were sent out as
very superior samples and would
have to be returned to New York
if he couldn't dispose OF them al
prime cost. Well, it looks like "A
pity to send such beautiful cloaks
away back 10 New York. 1t is a
reflection On Cartersville. And
when fine goods are offered at cost
IT Is a great temptation 10 anybody
to buy them, especially when the
kind.hearted man Gays he will
wait until January for the money.
Credit for month or so makes a
wonderful difference. IL seems
sor,er like getting something for
nothing, for when the first dun
comes i, is only warning. Ii don't
mean business. The ook.keeper
does that as n matter of form. Ii
is a credit mobilier. Ii moves
along. Pay day is away off some
where, and there's no telling what
might happen before then. Some
body might die and leave you a
legacy, or your ship might come in
or the world might come TO an end
and so il is a great inducement TO
buy on a credit. The only trouble
IS that he days are all coming this
way. But still credit is wonder
fnl thing. Most all great enter
prisrs are done on a credit, and
the longer the credit the better the
debt. A bond for thirty years
sells for higher premium thar
one for len years, and SO | don't
see why a merchant shouldn't
wait on a man forever aud lei The
debt get gooder and gooder all the
time.
These arc idle speculations,
know, but it is nevertheless a lac
that the kind.hearted merchan,
didn't carry back as many cloaks
as he brought TO my house. Tht
girls kept two to look al a little
longer-''lirst look, then linger
then embrace" says the old song
and when gently inquired il The.
had made a purchase was affec
tionalely informed that their mo
,her SAID she would pay for them
Oi course she will-she Away
does when she makes up her mind
She hasn't got a dollar III tn
world that l know Of, hut when sh,
takes a notion to dress up he
children or make Christmas gift
or pay missionary money, recog
nixe ihe facl that We twain are on,
flesh, "wlth all my worldly goods
thee endow" has been oi force il
my family ever since married
; her and her opinion is that
healthy man who is not an idio
has no excuse for not having
little money for his wife when sh
wants it. Thanks 10 the goot
, Lord | have maintained her respec
in that line up to date and | viii
, have snme Christmas money fo
her II l have to 90 10 Texas agai
10 get it. The home and the hear
. are abont an that ,he gentler Sc
: have TO 1--we for, and it's man
business To keep both happy II h
) car. "Mama says she will pay Ia
!. ,hsm,n and | could see a mischiey
. GUS twinkle in their eyes as the