The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-29
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Atlanta Consultation.
Brown has what We call q lazy grin that
comes upon him with the spring and
grows with the heat of the weather--it
is upon him now-just sprouted.
Brown wrestles with the weather all
the time. When it's cold, it's mighty
nigh impossible to get him up to make
fire in the morning, and then he shivers
all through the day (; but when the earth
begins to get warmed up, he takes upon
his face grin that continues there more
or less till time to go to shivering again
and that grin is the safest sign have
ever planted by. I shall plant corn to.
morrow.
Everything is bright and cheerful on
the farms, now that the clouds have
cleared away. The roosters crow louder,
and the hens sing all the day, the tur-
keys are proud, and the guineas saunter
around looking up nest. The fruit
trees are bloooming, and all the signs
point to good yield. The ground is be.
ing turned by the plowmau; smells fresh,
and is soft to the tread. All these things
have charms for the countryman, and
there be many in the great cities to day
who would like to come out with Us and
walk barefooted in the plowed ground,
and 90 over the woods gathering dogwood
blossoms, and up and down the little
streams breaking the pretty honeysuckles.
Many there be to whom such as this
would bring up sweet memories, but they
are foo poor or too busy or too fashion
able to enter into it. The busy man needs
to relax and rest by spending some of the
time of this sweet season in this way,
but it is the fashionable folks who reed
most our pity for their condition. They
can't come out with us and romp over
the woods and fields among the wild
flowers, and drink buttermilk with whole.
some other diet, for which the exercise
would give keen relish they must 60
off to the seashore or watering places,
and strive to keep in the swim of fashion.
think they must feel somewhat as I
uster feel when would steal off fishing
on Sunday was sure to take whip
ping when went home. A great num-
Der of people live in this fashionable
whirl when they are not able to stand it,
and it would be much better for them.
selves and for the world if they
would come down to the cheaper and
healthier ways of taxing rest from the city
strain.
Close to where we live they have built
watering placs"-a place where the
boys and girls 60 in bathing. I don't
know how me and Brown still stand
this, for narry one Of US haven't seen girls
in bathing since the indians left Georgia.
The Cherokee women uster 60 in swim.
ming along with the men, and they could
dive, fost, turn summersaults, or any.
thing, as good IS men; but an Indian
child was thrown into the water at
mighty early age, and it had to swim or
drown. think it would tickel me to
see some ladies of Atlanta that I know
turnin summersault from springboard
and if they do, this summer, am more
than apt to be there-somewhere about,
if it's behind log.
Speaking of behind log reminds me
of Browns turkey hunt last week. The
poor fellow had bated 'em for several
days, and he started out last Wednesday
morning to get Que, sure. After Brown
had been gone some little time, nothing
would do bis wife but that she must 60
too. Brown had just got easy behind his
log, and was doing some of his best
calling" she went crawling up to him.
She dident crawl far, for Brown is mighty
quick on trigger, and he banged down at
her, and came mighty nigh gearing her
to death. It was lucky he did not kill
her; but I bet she never tries
slipping up to turkey hunter any more.
Last Sunday we went out to. the church.
Everybody there seemed to be inspired
with good cheer on account Of the wealth.
er-spring had come. Young couples
sat in the buggies in the sunshine, and
of what they told each other there We
shall never know. The little children
were dressed in cheerful springtime style
and had few early blooms and buds
about them. Little country children are
beginning to have more cheerful look
of late. They are learning to work on
the farm, and to work on the farm
is not such a bad thing. And their pa
rents are learning not to be forever be-
moaning The hardships of country life
in little ones hearing. There is lots in
imagination, aod the children of few
years back had right to imagine that
any business wss better than farming
the conversations of the older people led
thom to believe this. Lately, though,
there is mighty little grumblipg. Farm.
ers have got to believe that they are as
good as any other class, if not a right
smart better, and this is healthy con-
dition for the little folks There won't
be 30 much leaving of the farm to 60 to
town directly, and so will come better
times.
The pressure on town people is getting
too intense. / heard good old gentle
nan say, few Saturdays ago, "God
hless Sunday" He told me that, we're it