The Greenville times., 1894-09-22

only see that cotton ~ says to myself,
and then | laid down and laughed a
whole passle more. wide as it Is high.
and heavy fruited from the ground up.
Now, II the caterpillars don't hit the
crop it is as good for bale to the acre
as dime is for ginger snap
l reckon Dink and Handy must of
seen my crop. cause after that they
wouldn't meet me nowheres. Blamed
If they didn't quit the big road and take
to the woods every time they saw me
comm.
Rich ON Prospects.
Well, there stayed down in the
field, walkin around over the crop.
measurin cotton stalks and countin the
bolls all the mornin. | was SO mortal
glad and happy till like to of forgot
to go home to dinner. But when got
back to the house | was whistlin and
singin and fyin around so lively till
mother wanted to know what in the
maine Of goodness was the matter with
me. l had been and got rich and recls-
less on prospects.
Then told mother all the good
news. / had been down in the field
loolxin over our cotton crop, and it
was jest simply magnanimous and
splendiferous. Instid OF maxim the sor-
riest crop in the country thought we
was good for bale to the acre, and
maybe bale and half on the best
spots. She was more than glad to hear
| 1t, to be certainly of course, but she
didn't seem no ways partclar surprised
She lowed she thought had got mad
and blue ruther early in the game, but
she kuowed it want no use to say moth
in. AS for her part, she never did lose
her faith in Providence and good sea-
sons.
we amt so very doggoned poor after
all. are we mother? - says |. Here |
have been mopin and droopin around
all the spring like sick chicken with
the pips when | ought to of held my
head way up and faced the music like a
man. ! have been feelin like the rag
ged edges of poverty and ruination,
gettin hongry in my sleep and dreamin
about the Poor House, when ought to
of felt Ike three-year-old in forty
acre field of rust proof oats Looks like
am naturally the blamdest, bloomin-
est old fool in forty-seven states any
how, aint mother ~
But mother she didn't say nothin.
She put on one of them siclSly little
smiles, but she didn't say nothin.
Whereas l reckon maybe silence gives
consent.
Let The Cheek Relr Down.
"Well, am goin to pay the game
way yonder different heneeforwards
from now on, MOTHER says T. Its no
use savin and scratchin and stintin and
starvin with cotton crop like that
comm on. We have got to live like
white folks ought to live this summer.
You must have another poker dot mus
lin and new bonnet and pair of gai-
tea shoes. Our little Mary must have
three or four new white froclxs, with
plenty of laces and ribbins for fancy
trimmins, and then her old Daddy will
buy her the prittiest pair of red top
shoes in town. AS for me, have got
to git me new Sunday shirt for nice.
Maybe my old alapaca coat will pull
me through the summer II handle her
real gentle and partielar, but | will
have to git me new pair of boots il
they cost me four dollars in spot cash.
And we have got to set a good table,
too, mother. go it tolerable heavy on
good clothes, but my heart panteth af-
ter the pantry continually all the time.
! always u,o 'eilese "a let",m. at n,, 49, d
nave oeen .oo s'inks VI Va' (. .;.t 49, .' anu
whensohever Bie ,i a,on II l an,. nv ''vu ~
ple lor n,e !" .eia Will .ai' h",o iso'' NY NY
back acne OF tne s.oil'acn aohe. "e
can nave ahytning anu esely .n.'e ,we NJ
want 70 ca. anu " ear en's .,'a su', - -
can nave biscuits .llree .iiues q uay y
we want 70, ana am goin " use s'ors, 81,
bought uooacco coiis'ah' anu ''e'os al
tue time.
f'a'n' h'"e's "A
! Mother didn't say much of anything
right then, but | reckon she must OF
been carryin on whole passle OF think
, in to herself, cause that night, when
, everything was calm and still she Lit in
! and give me plain, homely talk
| "Rufus Sanders says she, II do wish
! In my soul that you could strike level
! and travel safe and steady gait. You
: are always too high up, or either too
low down. Today you take spell of
} the studs and kick and pull back, and
| then by tomorrow you git colty and
dance and prance and frisk around to
heat Bobtail. But yesterday you had
| the studs and had 'em bad. Now you
are as firty and foolish and full of your.
: self as a colt before weanin time.
: Seems to me like 1t is most time for you
to nut up the check rein oncst more.
, Won are the farmer and the general