The Greenville times., 1894-09-22

A moor. hut the IndlueSt tfuu-
y mans feelins may run one
sand another way tomorrow.
ssp might light in and git rich
ssplins and the general pros
Nv and then wake up as poor
"a Of church mice tomorrow
n rhangefulness of Man.
In maybe no doubts man is
Z most changefulest creature
4 vain and fieetin world any
They use to tell a story ON Kit
which the same was true as
,hat will show the general pints
n drivin at in this case. Kit
black sheep and the scrape
ne whole Brantley generation.
rest of the boys, exceptin Kit,
dlers and stirrers and strictly
hom base. But Kit he lived
n in the Flat Woods and plow-
ttpd steer and was jest about as
they ever git to be. One morn
Nettles was tixin off on a Wis
% Texas. and on the road to
passed Kit Brantley drivin his
rer to a cart with a load of pine
sell.
are they comm today, Kit ~
Nm
erful slow and monstrous rocky,
uys Kit. "Accordin to the way
NJ Is runnin now don't see no
for me to drive around the poor
Inch longer"
4 | am off on n trip to Texas" "
IL. They tell me your brother
Out there doin well and maxim
hand over fist. Maybe If he
the lay of the land, Kit, he
4 help You out a little"
" II Il comes to pass that you
see BILL says Kit, tell him he
u brother back here that is
pB low down in the ashes OF
md ruination. and II he can
Iwould be much obleeged."
n Kit got to town he sold his load
Sfor six bits and got a pint OF
torn whisky for two bits in trade.
Ne proceeded to flicker up" as
and about that time he met Sam
on the street.
ym see my brother Bill in Texas,
avs Kit. tell him | am ahead OF
mds oncst more, and II the crops
htall right | will take a Hyin trip
ere 10 see him next fall"
laughed and went on about his
is, and presently Kit went and
another two bits worth of white
\. Late along towards the shank
/ evenin Kit met up with Sam
more. By this time Kit had
I'd up around somethin like q
of corn juice. whereas he was al
asa hat band and as happy as Q
wer.
hen you git out there in Texas
says Kit, 'if it so happens that
bought meet up with my brother
fll him that | am ahead of tn,
bwith no fences to climb-plents
rey and no poor kinnery-and I
|nts anything he aint got he car
on me and git it,
Got Poor on Prospects.
his present day and generation, /
ner don't watch all the pints an,
the corners pulled up clost, he i
Probable to git rich or poor on hi
al crop prospects, whereas XII
ileg used mean whisky to the SAM
\ When crops are bully and pros
bright every farmer needsa scotcl
good pair of holdin back straps
|hen he ought to set the back-ban,
few links to keep from gittil
VI Of a suddent and runnin every
ttoo deep. | took what yol
M call an object lesson along thi
Pnest upon time, and | feel like
Pught to put it down in white an,
and give it out for the common
Of the country and the risin gen
n
see had went and put in a BIZ
crop on my bottom lands tina
but the dry weather and the coo
mornins come on and luck rul
square agin me at the start. TIL
p tll staid right there on tn
1d, but somehow 1t didn't move Of
ltme. My neighbors had plante
non their hill lands and it sho
Up on long shanlSs and got ava
my as you ever saw. Oncst O
Il went down to the swamp an
around through my cotton, but
. golnation little and lousy an
and sickly lookin, till | got tire
9ok out and quit goin to the field
III went over the hills woul
i'ght up with Handy Wiggins an
Aahcraft, with their up land col
no1rishin like unto a young ba
and lookin plum bully and beaut
% at last got to that pint wher
PIT up at the house with mothe
se children and stayed there da
y night out. If 1t SO happene
met M up with Dink Ashcraft an
Miggins they was blusterin an
Y about their fine cotton, and
ne feel terrible small and bat
zept on braggin on their cror
Mln so much fun at mine I'll
81 Y didn't hate to meet them |
" road. | was plum blue and ma
" ~ spots as big as a saddle blanl
onest or twicst | thought righ
ABOUT sendin over the creek fc
smith to come and cuss out th
entire settlement for me. But
u tellin Dink and Handy that
slant look sharp and mind out
: oe with them at the packin.
holdln Down Expenses.
slong about that time / turned tn
+. psef TO the boys and the hand
~ stayed around home to hol
'ne store account as best ! coult
%skeep from gettin mad and slol
w The crops had started o
ana sorry and it was a might
me M Of year for me to make all th
sat seems to me like the Poe