The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-08-16
FROM a GREENH0RN

Hai is one OF the prosperous farmers /
en Fly Creek, !" and am proud to be-
the ron ol such a great man. But il
you we're to see him about home in
his homespun jeans, brogan shoes and
run-up.to-sced hat, you wouldn't take
him to b. In fifty thousand d1Mrs
He fools lots OF strangers, especially
agents (you know the country il iul
OF them, and they bother pap sight).
They always have something to sell
for the money, and pap always has
business somewhere else if he sees
them first. Sometimes they run up
on him "uubenoance,' but, taking
him for one Of The hands, they inquire
where Mr. Greenhorn is. He begins
TO scratch his head, and luiorms them
that he is not at home today, and, as
they ide off disappointed because the
old gentlemen is not Mt home, ard be,
cause Of his failure to make sale.
Pap laughs as he watches them di1ap.
pear over the hill and, says to my
self, What FOOLS these mnrtals be-"
But Felty Greenhorn is known far
and near, and his name carries power
| with it wherever it goes.
We live many miles from town, but
pap goes ovel once year to trade and
when he comes home | listen to him
for hours telling about bis trip and
the sights he saw The town must be
, a big place end | am anxious to see
: it Pap has promised to take me the
next time he goes il viii be ii smart
bay, and, OF cour.e, am going to be
smart II the promise Of trip to
town wouldn't make " boy smart, es.
+: pecially To boy who has never been
farther away from home than the
: Crossroads l." what would? The cross.
q roads are two mills down the creek
a Qrom our house, and it is the New
t York" Of Ely Greek" neighboihood
S Ever body has business at the or IS.
roads on SATURDAY.; they 60 to trade
6 get their mail and talk politics The
$ crossroads consist Of o. @ store, will
the postoilice fenced off in on corner
g two log residences and one blacksmith
j shop. Haysfed is the name OF oul
pos'cflice Hr Hunnicuit is the post.
# MASTER merchant, clerk, bookkeepel
IS (if he has any books to keep, super
intendent and general manag Of The
whole concern. He has only beer
there lew months. They say he il
Yankee from YankCedom. | sup
- posei he was something from some
q, where, as he doesn't look like on
= people. He locks and talks like
70 bigbug, wears store clothes, standing
70 collar and derby hat, He max es fun
70 OF us country people, but ! notice he
- always glad TO get our dollirs. II
and pap are as thick as two ia bed
he gives pap Jumps Of sugar and stick
of candy when he goes here O
lr course he knows how to bait his ira
,e to catch the old gentleman Cor rathe
in his dollars, He never bats his ira
for me. | guess he don't want suckers
ID Well, that's all right; he would fin
or that ! wouldn't be as easily caught a
I'd pap, as my mouth is not SO large
IS When he first came to the crossroad
pap sent me down to get the mail Wv
always get our paper on Saturday.
er walked in kind of bashful, and ha
hit hardly entered the door before
er said, "Howdy, bud" Says |, How'd
IS do, sir" Says he, "Whas can do fc
lit your" Get me pap's mail" said
u. He locked at me a minute with la
grin on his hypercritical face and sal
ay Oalf to himselD "You must be
lie greenhorn." EYES," SAID |, "I'm Bill
Greenhorn, son OF Felty Greenhorl
ou the rich farmer on Fly Greek" H
went into the Office and handed m
y, our paper without further say, but
- heard him say to one Of his oafers, 3
| went out, that "That boy has tn
right name, not only is he a greenhor
ke in name, but he is one from The crow
Id of his head to the sole Of his feet, and
,ir he continued, "His old daddy Felt,
is a smart man -ono OF wealth and il
Auence-but that boy Of his isn't niue
re better than an IDIOT" ! don't kno
IN what other eulogies he heaped upo
= my absent head, for | was soon out
the sound of his squesky voice, and
said to myself, as | went ploddin
he homeward with his words ringing i
at my ears, | know I'm green, and
n. doesn't make the matter any bette
for people to tell me what | alread
know, and the old fool had better hay
q KEEP! his mouth shut If he knew VIII
- was best for him He thinks he is !
- smart, ! wish he would go back whel
% he came from, But guess they don