The weekly picket., 1894-09-21

Nw@A NNNNNNye long run thar
the rich man that is always feelin like
he is dead poor. But the mainest trou
ble is that a mans feelins may run one
way today and another way tomorrow
on his feelins and the general pros
poets today and then wake up as poor
as a passle of church mice tomorrow
nlornin.
The Changefulness of Man.
/ reckon maybe no doubts man Is
about the most changefulest creature
in all this vain and feetin world any
how. They use to tell story ON Kit
Brantley, which the same was true as
gospel, that will show the general pints
that am drivin at in this case. Kit
was the black sheep and the scrape
goat of the whole Brantley generation.
All the rest of the boys, exceptin Kit,
was hustlers and stirrers and strictly
business from base. But Kit he lived
over there in the Flat Woods and plow-
ed spotted steer and was jest about VS.
poor as they ever git to be. One morn
in Sam Nettles was fxin off on Wis
itin trip to Texas, and on the road to
town he passed Kit Brantley drivin his
little steer to cart with load of pine
l.nots to sell.
How are they comm today, Kit ~
says Sam.
s.Powerful slow and rnolstrous rocky.
Sam" says Kit. 'Accordin to the way
the game is runnin now don't see no
chance for me to drive around the poor
house much longer"
.'Well, am off on trip to Texas"
says Sam. They tell me your brother
Bill is out there doin well and maxim
money hand over fist. Maybe if he
knowed the lay of the land, Kit he
mought help you out a little"
''Now If it comes to pass that YOU
mought see Bill" says Kit, tell him he
has got brother back here that is
monstrous low down in the ashes of
poverty and ruination, and If he can
help me would be much obleeged."
When Kit got to town he sold his load
of pine for six bits and got pint of
white corn whisky for two bits in trade.
Then he proceeded to ''licl1er up" as
usual, and about that time he met Sam
Nettles on the street.
IF you see my brother Bill in Texas.
Sam. Y says Kit, "tell him am ahead Of
the hounds oncst more, and if the crops
pan out all right will take f1yin trip
Sam laughed and went on about his
business, and presently Kit went and
laid in another two bits worth of white
whisky. Late along towards the shank
of the evenin Kit met up with Sam
oncst more. BY this time Kit had
climbed up around somethin like
quart of corn juice, whereas he was as
tight as a hat band and as happy as
suntiower.
when you git out there in Texas,
Sam" says Kit, IF it SO happens that
you mought meet up with my brother
Bill, tell him that / am ahead of the
hounds with no fences to climb-plenty
of money and no poor kinnery- if
he wants anything he aint got he can
draw on me and git it."
Got Poor on Prospects.
In this present day and generation, if
a farmer don't watch all the pints and
keep the corners pulled up clost, he is
very probable to git rich or poor on his
general crop prospects, whereas Kit
Brantley used mean whisky to the same
extent. When crops are bully and pros
poets bright every farmer needs scotch
and good pair of holdin back straps.
and then he ought to set the back-band
rich all of suddent and runnin every
thing too deep. | took what you
mought call an object lesson along this |
line oncst upon time, and feel like / |
had ought to put it down in white and |
black and give it out for the common
good of the country and the risin gen.
Grafton.
You see had went and put in big |
cotton crop on my bottom lands that |
year, but the dry weather and the cool
spring .mornins come on and luck run
dead square agin me at the start. The
cotton all staid right there on the
ground, but somehow it didn't move off
70 suit me. My neighbors had planted
cotton on their hill lands and it shot
right up on long shanks and got away
as pritty as you ever saw. Oncst or
twicst / went down to the swamp and
took round through my cotton, but it
was so golnation little and lousy and
and took out and quit goin to the field.
And if went over the hills would
run right up with Handy Virgins and
Dink Ashcraft, with their up land cot
ton fourishin like unto young bay
tree and loolin plum bully and beauti-
full. So at last got to that pint where
| Jest put up at the house with mother
and the children and stayed there day
in and night out. If it so happened
that met up with Dink Ashcraft and
Handy Wiggins they was blusterin and
BLOWN about their fine cotton, and it
made me feel terrible small and bad.
They kept on braggin on their crops ,
and polSin so, much fun at mine till .
turned if didn't hate to meet them in i
he big road. was plum blue and mad ,
III over in spots as big as a saddle blank /
4, and oncst or twicst / thought right 1
serious about sendin over the creek for I
elder Smith to come and cuss out the I
whole entire settlement for me. But 1 !
sept ON tellin Dink and Handy that if +
hey didn't look sharp and mind out | 1
would be with them at the paclxin. q
Holdln Down Expenses. lv
So along about that time turned the 4
arm over to the boys and the hands, b
Whilst l stayed around home to hold a
own the store account as best could, v
nd to keep from gettin mod and slop- o
in over. The crops had started off c
low and sorry and it was a mighty
ood time of year for me 10 Nuke ali the b
dges cut. Ssems 10 me ike the Poor b