The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-03
BILL ARP'S TALK.
The Sage of Cartersville Tells OF his Expe-
rience.

The Sage of Cartersville Tells OF his Expe-
rience.
atlanta Constitution.
Atlanta is a nice town, and love to 90
there and comfort our boys and miDgle
with my friends, but I reckon will have
to stay at home. I can't keep up with
Atlanta society. 1t is demoralizing and
keeps me on strain. Every time l 60
discover some new custom or rad or fan.
cy, and it makes me conscious of my an
tiquity. III dine out or take tea with
old friends there's lot of things round
my plate that don't know what to do
with, and it keeps me uneasy for fear I'll
make blunder. Ifthere are two knives
1 don't know which one to eat with,
though I found out later that one was 3
butter knife. That is a very late fad.
There we're three spoons, which, like
faith, were evidences of things not seen.
It takes great deal Of faith, for there
were dishes handed me to partake of that
I couldent Identify. I declined all the
strange things and explained to the host.
ess that was not very we'll and had to
diet myself. Iced tea used to be a fad,
but that has gone out, thank goodness.
Sometimes have to do shopping for my
folks, but I think they have recently de.
termined to discharge me. Not long ago
I was requested to get pair of Oxford
ties, No. 2, letter D, aud the gentleman
clerk showed me some with spring heels
and said they we're all the style now, so I
supposed it was right fresh fad, and as
I dislike these high heels, I bought them.
The indignation Of my female family was
supreme, and as I took them back and
the clerk apologized by saying he thought
I wanted them for d school girl. Next
time they wanted storm dirge blazer
No. "a. The clerk dident have the storm
dirge, but had the latest thing out, just
fresh from New York, and persuaded me
to take it. 1t proved to be twilled
flannel, stitched with cotton thread, and
so had to take that back. There is one
good trait about ny family. Ifthey can't
get the very thing they want they won't
take substitute and sometimes can't
find the precise thing. Some of the old
men seem to be very fond of standing
around the fashionable stores on White.
hall. found my friend George Adair
leaning against the marble easement at
Highs beautiful front. thoughthe VAS
waiting for someone who was inside, and
so I paused to keep him company and
noticed how fondly be- saluted the beau
tiful ladies who went in and out. He
seemed to know them all, and remarked
that many of them had knc1n him ever
since they were children, and he looked
upon them with paternal affection. I
caught the contagion, too, and fingered
at the threshold, and as We slowly walk
ed away his beaming countenance SEEM
ed to say, II have thee not, yet Isee thee
STILL" Farewell, sweet darlings, till I
come again.
My boys have friend iu Atlanta who
has uncommon regard for me. say un'
common, for it is not common for young
men, especially society men, to take
much interest in veterans. know he
feels an interest by the way he did. He
invited me to ride with him and view the
suburbs. I wanted to take the first train
for home, but to please him and my boys
I accepted his kind invitation. 1 thought
be would come With a genteel phaeton
and pair of gentle horses and safe dri-
| YER and that could luxuriate with ease
| and comfort. I had heard that had a
very fine turnout, and anticipated one
that hung low with but step to terra
frms, but when he drove up to the curb
| ing at DR.. Westmoreland's Office, hard.
| " knew what the contrivance was. 1t had
two stories and no versnda-a double
decker-with seats for two on top and
seats for nobody down below-a kind Of
English hunting wagon-that perched a
man up high enough to see a deer or a
rabbit half a mile away and to shoot him
over hill if necessary. The lower story
was cased up like caison and had apart
ments for ammunition, solid and fluid
and extra guns and dog or two. 1t was
empty and opened behind like bread
wagon. My friend gave me no time to
deliberate or should have crawled in
the rear, but be said, SECT up major :
in a very kindly tone of voice. There
we're no steps and no ladder. / diden'
want to mortify him or show the white
feather so climbed on the hub and then
to the top of the wheel, and from there
I don't know how I did get to the pin
mace, but I had hardly settled myselfwher
the concern began to move forward with
great alacrity. I suddenly discovered
that there was no dashboard to catch
man-no nothing but sloping footboarc
for your feet to brace against. There
was no sidearms to hold on to and the
motion of the concern was like the old
time stage coach-backwards and for
wards-rocking like cradle, and there
was no salvation for me except tht
weight of my corporosity and to keep m,
feet we'll braced against the sloping foot
hoard He seemed to know to handle