The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-08-09

gets old he will not depart therelrom."
| looked up at him innocently and
said, chow came grandfather not to
train his cmldreu 10 be industri0us?'
With a irown on his ceuatenarce, Al d
with voice sharp ard angry, says he,
"he did!' saw very plainly tina the
old gentleman did not enjoy the qu,s-
uon, aud it made me feel little
shaky, not knowing what the conse
quence would be, but from his answer
! had only to prove thot The old say.
ing would not ho'd good in every
case by himself and says |, chow
came va to lose the way in which
you was traiued?' lie answered my
question with his foot, and | think !
shall tea little careful hereafter how
! ask him questions guess | ought
ut to have asked HIM such questions,
as he used to be very indust ious, they
say. but it was before my recolection)
lie makes living sitting in the
shade, and ] dau't blame hlm for not
workiug-iI could, | vouli, too.
was reading our paper tie other
day, and | noticed a short sentence
which caused me to stop an study
atd reflect sni am stilI thinking
about it,sud don't know when shall
be able to get it eff my mind i
reads this va, (and | Enow You have
Ill read i) What fools these mortal,
be" I asked pap who those Tool,
were they were talking about, anC
says he, 'all OF us told him
gu IS ! didn't belong 10 he crowd
He says, 81 don't know why" Re
eau e, says |. | am gJeenhorn and {
fellow can't be two things at once
Ha, hal laughed p p, "groenhorn's ar,
the bigges fools oiuIl." Well hav,
been wondering II that's laua-l hav,
my doubts ab ut it--aud am goin,
to investigate the subject and find Gu
for myself
| was reading in our paper abau
the great Strike" at Chicago ask
ed pap who did the striking and VIII,
was struck He kindly laughed in
knowing way, and said, at was th
workm,n Striking for higher wages.
"Well" say I, "whst were the striS
ing at aud what was they stnkin
WITH" "Oh," says he, j am SUI
prsed at your dullness, Listen an
will explain. The workmen qui
work, and refused to enter the shop
again unless their employers raise
their wages, which they could not dc
owing to the depression in business
and, because they would not ODE
their demands, they began to destro
their property and rock the ftw me
who would not quit work, stoppin
all trains ard causing the States t
= lose millions Of dollars, until the pre-
) ident had to order out the militia, an
| war seemed to be imminent" Nv hat
you don't thiok we will have anothe
, war do you, said |. inttrruptjng bin
! And, il we do, will | have to shouide
, my musket and fight" Jumping t
a military position, As il ne knew al
about war, (mother tells NE he did &
through the ! te rebellion, or IA he
through the caves thickets, cellar
, and other 20 d hiding places abou
home) said he, yes, fight for you
country, like / did, and, in after year'
you may get to draw q ponsion
'Well," says l. - an right bray
Nhen I'm by myself, Chat is, il it ism
datk) but VIII u ] stand before an en-
envy, looking into the muzz,e Of hi
gun, feel as if ! was A natural borl
coward | never was 10 Int one fight
| boy called me q liar, and / told bin
he was anC ther and that il liz calle,
me that again, | wouldn't leave
greasy spot OF him. he first thni
| knew, knew nothing; and th
next thing knew, my legs were show
ing The stuff they were made Of il
carry ing my ltad toa piac" Of safety
never yeutuled TO i,ok back to Sc,
what become of my Ltigonisti an,
III tell you the truth, Mr.. Editor,
never want TO be in another fight, wa
or no was, pension or no pension
and if they want to fight at Chicago
and die on the battle field, and oni
work, and let their families slarve
and burn cars and buildings, cgr
only pity them, and say to myself
what fools these mertols be.
COUNTRY GREENHotS.
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