The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-07-17
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Brown noticed and I noticed the
young people on that train. One of
the prettiest girls upon the train SEEM
cd to despise US from the very start.
She stuck a pin into me seven times
and into Brown twelve times. know
she stuck the pin in us just because
we were old, for I noticed and Brown
noticed that she never stuck nc pin in
the young fellows, and they scrouged
her forty times tighter than we did.
But another Fourth is over and we
are still alive, and if we failed TO have
good time ourselves we saw others
who did.
Crops are being laid by and give
promise of an abundant yield. Camp
meetings and ''big" meetings will soon
start up and hard times forget. The
country people, at last, are the hap
piest people. In all the world there
are none to be- found that puts aside
all of care and anxiety as the farmer
does. With his crop laid by his work
is done and hs leaves the increase to
Him that rules us all. If the rains
come it is good, if they do not come
it is God that rules. The farmers
partake Of this feeling more than any
other class and are blessed according.
We have done our part is the way they
think and there is no use to fret.
Thus they are always ready for the
Chg meetings and the camp meet
ings. It is mighty few country fami-
lies that are ,ught without something
good for the table and a plenty Of it
when the good preachers come to stay
week in the settlement. These
preachers freshen up the old church
and they freshen up the homes. 1t
seems that the young people tune
their voices in different strain and
the old people loose all their "close-
ness and dismiss the thought Of hard
times. Chicken, chicken! 1t is a
great time for chicken when these
meetings are going on and the good
preachers are with us. Chicken for
breakfast-fried-and homemade ham
with red gravy; chicken for dinner
chicken pie and chicken stew, with
vegetables fresh from the garden and
peach pies, berry pies, apple pies,
milk, cool from the spring, and good
cornbread. If you are at supper with
these good people you are more than
apt to have some more chicken, but,
anyhow, you will have cold beans and
good eornbread, with onions, tomatoes,
squash, beets, left over from dinner
and fresh supply Of milk for the
young and, maybe, cup Of coffee for
the old-the preacher is most sure to
get coffee, and sugar in it if he SO
desires.
It is right that these good country
preachers should have the favors, for
it is they that will save the world, and,
outside of the good treatment they
receive along in "big" meeting season,
I would rather be one Of them than
anything I know. There is not one
Of us so old but what We remember
with feelings of pleasure the good old
preachers Of our youth. Sometimes it
may seem to these good meu that all
their labor is lost, but never mind,
you live in many a heart that you
least expect, and more, you will for
ever live
Few grow so hard but that, at last,
Our hearts are touched by something past;
Some word you spoke, some song you
sang,
May bring a smile or cause pang;
In age We retrospect the way,
And learn the truth of what you cay;
Even thus-some youth You never knew
Is saved at last-snd saved by you.
SARGE PLUNKETT.