The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-17
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MAY II, 1898.
ri thought we could afford to keep
servant, now that we're rich," she saio,
"but I can't get one"

servant, now that we're rich," she saio,
"but can't get one"
"Can't get onew he exclaimed.
"No, you can't expect millionaire's
daughter to work in the kitchen for S. a
week. The first girl went to was look.
ing for work last week, but to-day she
offered me $40 week to 60 to work fox
her. 1t looks to me as if we were worse
off than we were before. We've got t.
do all our own work and haven't even
street cars to ride on"
"Never mind" he said soothingly,
"we'll get carriage and horses"
"Where'll you keep it?" she asked.
"I'll have barn built" he replied.
"Who'll you get to build it7 Do you
expect lot of millionaires to drive nails
for you at 81 nr s5 day."
II never thought of that"
"And who'll you get to take care of
the horses and drive them :"
The ex-factory hand looked troubled
and his wife continued:
"I might as we'll tell you that we're all
out of bread, aud there's not loaf left at
the bakers, and his men have all quit,
so he's not making any more"
swell, you'll have to make some your.
self"
"Then you'll have to 60 and get the
-four. There's place about half mile
away where the man who owns the shop
still has some flour that he is selling by
the barrel, but you'll have to roll the
barrel home yourself. You can't get any
one to deliver it. We want some coal,
too."
"But how am I going to get it?"
"Well, understand the man who
owns the yard nearest here will sell it to
you, and if you buy or rent wagon and
team, load the wagon and dive the hor.
ses yourself, you can get all that we have
room for"
"Seems to me that we are worse off
than we were when we were poor" he
grumbled, as he put $40, in his pocket
and started out to make the purchases.
On the way he met an old man with
gray hair and whiskers, trudging along
carrying big carpet bag.
"Can you tell me where I can find a
good hotel ?" asked the stranger.
~ don't believe there are any left
open," replied the ex-factory hand.
"Oh, 1 guess they are doing business
on the same plan thet others have run
across are," said the stranger.
"How is thati"
"Well, the proprietor is on hand, and
be will rent you room if you will make
up your own bed and cook your own
meals. I've made up two beds and cook.
ed FIVE meals since left home, and paid
pretty good sum for the privilege"
"Where did you come from 7"
g. bout thirty miles out in the country.
I've got nice farm out there, but the
help all quit, and as am rich man now
I thought I'd move into the city where /
could enjoy life bit. No trains run
ming, so I had to walk. What's going
on at the theaters?"
Nothing. Only few actors, and no
stage hands will work"
swell, there must be something going
on. I wonder where can get newspa-
peri"
"There hasn't been one published for
two or three days. Compositors, press
men, stereotypers, reporters and clerks, /
understand, are all planning to start in
business for themselves"
~ don't see that I'm any better off
here than l was on the farm" said the
stranger thoughtfully.
When the ex-factory hand got back
home with barrel OF -four on top of his
load Of coal he was apparently troubled.
Mary" he said, as be tried to get
some of the coal dust off his face and
hands, "it seems to me mighty funny
that the people who had money before
are about the only ones who are willing
to work now. The man who owned the
coalyard was willing to give me hand
in loading the wagon. the head of the
dry goods firm was willing to wait on
me, and the man who owned the grocery
store was willing to help get the -four on
the wagon. They we're ready to work in
their line Of business
Perhaps" said his wife, "the reason
they were rich before was because they
were willing to work when they had
money"
Now it struck the ex factory hand that
there might be some trnth in that, and
after thinking the matter over, he wen!
back and got some more coal and some
more -four. Then he rented barn 6
few doors away and put his horse in it.
he had to look after his horse himself,
as no millionaire WAS going to play host
ler for him, but be was rather glad to
have something to do.
Now such state of affairs could not
last very long. Whether millionaires OF
not people had to have supplies even il
they had to carry them home in baskets,
aud it wasn't great while before every
one In the neighborhood discovered that
the ex factory hand would not only sell
them supplies, but would deliver himself.
and ne had q great rush of trade.
"Might just as we'll do this as to sit in
the doorway and smoke q pipe all day."
he said. There's just as much fun in
one thing ss in another, and besides it
makes that million of mine get bigger
instead ofsmaller."
And an r. hanpened that there were