The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-08-30
FROM q GREENHORN

Mr. EDITOR August, with her
bright sunshine, floating clouds and
refreshing showers has again greeted
us, and we welcomed her sweet and
fragrant breath Her gentle breezes
famed their odorous wings, imparting |
native perfumes, aud whispered t. us
as they passed, Summer will soon be
gone" lis true, the long hot days
of summer vii soon be gone (Aud
don't know that III he sorry when
they are) Sometimes | have wished
we would have no hot days (whel |
would be in the corn6eld with ny hoe
but pap sslsiI We didn't have III" long
hot days of summer we wouldn't have
any crops And when look out upon
our fields, waving with grain, from
some cool shady spot, | repent of my
vain wish, and ask myself thcqnestion
Glow could euj this cool shade If
there were no hot sunny days?'
o, beautiful summer! She produces
all Our food, is acknowledged queen Of
the year the merry birds follow her
to her winters home, the broad fields
OF tassle corn wave gracefully in the
breeze and kiss her good bye; all
earth gratefully bows to her as she
makes her departure, enthroning her
'ister-autumn. She brought us a
beautiful harvest Who can find fault
with her? Can anyon-? Whether they
can rghtfully or not, there are scores
who do.
/ was down at the Xroads jhe other
day and heard the conversation Of
some nf the loaiers and deadbea o.
Fly Greek mel ghborhood (and we have
< lois of them, toD Their penknive'
kept time with their tongues, anC
were about as useiully employed
y A quid OF tobacco r, lied between lhei
re teeth, from which flowed a c9ntinuou
Of stream Of amber which landed upol
e the floor The goods boxes which lui
le nighed them seats were worn as slic
(. ss mus'rat hole, while the seat {
their pants were wore even slickel-
that is those who had any The ms
jurity I noticed when they arose, wtr
minus; and this was the DRIFT Of the
conversation with OLD Hunnicutt (Oh
wants to ct on the good side OF e.
~ eryb dy except me) sitting upon tn
counter aod sanctiuuing every wor
or that was said
1g u tell you, gentlemen, said Jill
Donothin, who was spokesman 81 Il
q crowd, any craps air plum failui
" this year, my wheat wasn't fit to Gu
70. and my corn is not goin' to NAL
rubbins That's the way with miae
echoed all the other voices" my GA
nj were all blown down, an my era
lu' turned out to be weeds" and Nth
ne long drawn sigh and IA irown On h
dirty, unshaven lace, he continue
OF "My hogs came home the rotrer mig
m with their ears torn eff, and two
on them died, which leaves me only OF
you know and my coy, she's g d
r holiowhorn or something else, an |
=. feerod we ar G ing to lose htr, al
-, then our chickens are ALI dying WI
the cholera, and l'l tell you, gent
men, don't know what I'm to {
ers My craps ar all failure, and tim
Will ar' so hard can't get my hands OF
cad nickle, can't get no work to do, eithe
ms. Jumping 20 his feet with gritti
:. teeth and c'inched fists, he said, "a
to tell you the truth, gentlemen, |
lieve that Cleveland and the Den
cratic party is the cause Of it a
With an oath now and then, he c.
ooo tinuel for half an hour to- denoul
Cleveland and the whole Democra
falo party for his empty barn empty hon
empty purse and empty stomach, I
.,;,o ged clothes and dirty hide.
III He's right, gentlemen said II
Iam nicutt, IS though he was jud
"Cleveland ard the Democratic p1
eek is the worst enemits tie poor ma
the got or ever will have ! know t
ana was a lie, Tor | had heard papsly Of
that the Democratic party vas
two friend to the poor man, and kr
van he was right He said that the gr
vine est enemy the POOR man had
iday laziness, and believe it. Why
lick. Jim Donothin complaining about
the CROP, and accusing the Democr
, de. party for.hi1 hard timte? Because
,ith. hadn't done = who @ day's work
= al summer, Ilid AROUND IL the .hadp
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