The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-20

cleaned, and persuade the silly girl to
elope with YOU. You marry her. This
"saves her honor" She takes in plain
sewing TO support you, for you are not
strong enough to work. You catch a
fish occasionally, the biggest piece OF
which is put on your plate. You Will
take great interest in politics, ana pre-
tend that you believe the country Is 60
ing to the dogs; make strong arguments
against the accumulation and oppres-
sion of capital; you cry ''monopoly," hang
around the courthouse and get on the
Jury; it will furnish little beer money,
and will lead people to think that you
are wiser than you really are. Some
time you may be elected squire or depu-
tV constable-that will be a proud day
for you. Your poor wife and little rag
ged children will be glad-they Will
have visions of a square meal once
week. Your little boys and girls will
clap their little dirty hands and look in
to the tired face of their mother and say
"Now we will not have to go barefooted
this winter, and mother you will get
new dress" But the tears will trickle
down the pinched face, for she knows
most of your small fees will go to buy
cigars and beer-the little you have re-
manning you Will spend Tor lottery tlck-
cts, or in some other mild form of gamb-
ling, while she must stitch, stitch for
bread.
But the picture is not a pleasant one to
look upon. 1t is no fancy sketch, but
one from real life.
But here is another one: That young
man over there, holding his diploma
with both hands, will go home; his IA
ther will meet him at the train with a
two-horse wagon. John shoulders his
trunk and puts it into the wagon, climbs
in and takes a seat beside the old gentle
man, who is driving. John says: PA,
let me drive-dOnt believe l have for
gotten how yet" and takes the reins. On
their Journey hOmeward they meet seve-
raj neighbOrs. John has a bright face and
cheerful "hOwdy" for each one of them.
When he gets home he embraces ana
kisses his old mother, brothers and SIS
ters, shakes hands with the hired help,
pats the dog on the head, and looks all
about the house and farm to see what
changes have been made. After supper
to him while he tells them of what he has
seen while at school. After they all go
to bed the old folks talk for an hour
about their boy. They are proud OF
him. ,
When they go to sleep there is a small
moist place on the pillow of each-made
moist by tears of gratitude. John sleeps
| sOundly, but he is up in the morning
early, helps to feed the horses and the
| hogs, lends a hand at milking, and after
| breakfast is ready for the field or any of
the duteis on the farm. His hands get
blistered and his face sunburned, but he
| doesn't mind that. Next year he assist
| in making crOp-the best crop the old
farm ever produced, because John has
| the management of it and he "fertil-
| ICES his land with brains;" he is an edu-
Gated and intelligent farmer, and must
| succeed. In few years he has accumu-
| lated something and bought a little farm
of his own. He is a general faVorite in
the ncighborhOOd.
| One Of you sweet, modest little girls,
who graduated at the same time John
| did, live near by. You have made your
| self useful at home; have made the eve
| ming of your parents life happy. John
visits you OCCASIONAL Yin fact, frequent
! Iy. None of the old people offer any OBJ
! iections-they secretly chuckle over the
| prospects of a wedding. In the summer,
when John gets his crop laid by, and has
| but little to do, he goes one day and mar
| ries Kate. OfcOurse, he had previously
! informed Kate of his intention, and she
had offered no objection; her father and
| mother said: ayes, certainly, John; take
! her and God bless you both" 1t was a
| big wedding; all the people in the neigh
borhood wero there to offer cOngratula-
tions. After that John worked and Kate
! helped him; they took care of what they
made, and-now, they are quite indie
pendent and supremeIy happy. John is
| known all over the country, and is loved
and respected. The people are urging
him to become a candidate for the legis-
| lature, and if he accepts he will get the
biggest majority ever gotten in that
| county. V NERNA ' ILLIERS.
Culieoka, May 16, 1892.