The Opelousas courier., 1895-11-23

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W&A%MNM=#> NJ Z of money. SOM
WEAWMM% ~ folks say there
amt enough money loatin around il
the country. OF course not. There
never was enough, and there n yer vii
be enough for everybody. We never
will come to that pass where the com
MOI run of people will not want jest
few more, il you please. Some people
will get rich and stay rich, whilst 9th
ers will start poor, Or git poor, and stay
poor For thus it was written down.
Rocky Creek Logic.
1t raley looks tc ne like il there was
a gracious plenty of money in the coun-
try, and it runnin loose n free SO
every man could go and help himself,
you understand, the general machinery
would soon run down and stop. Accordin
to my doxology, it ain't money, but the
| general hankerin after it thai holds this
old government down and keeps up a
constant hummin and hustlin all along
the line.
Ibave likewise also took notice in my
bruisin around that whcnsoneyer q
man goes forth to raise a mighty muss
with the government for more money,
or some particular sort Of money, you
can most in generally bet your Sunday
boots that nan never made any money,
never had any money. and never will
have any to speak of. If you could
manage so as to work up a few bets o
that line it would pay you better than
a thousand stump speeches on the ques-
ton of money.
So far as I know there amt but three
OK four ways to git money. You mought
be born into it, you mought git some
thin in the way of boot when you
marry, you can work for it and earn it,
or you a steal it. But git out your
little note beok now and set this down:
You can't take your hamper basket
and 60 and gieDmethin for nothin.
When l was a boy WI use to sing a
little song that started off as follows:
Where greenbacks grow on white oak trees,
} And the rivers flow with brandy,
Where the streets are paved with chicken pie,
And the girls are sweet as candy"
But as yet l never have been able to
round myself up in that pleasant coun-
tsy. The general combination Is quite
altogether too gorgeous like and rich
for a plain and common old plug like
nae.
So long as a dollar will buy a dollars
worth of dry goods and groceries, with
a bottle OF vegetable matter thrown in
good measure, you understand, and
80 long as l can keep o few of the docu-
ments put away in my old sock, am
not the man to 60 out and kick up a big
dust with the general government in
regards to money matters. And it don't
make a continental bit of difference
with me whether nj share comes in
gold, or silver or paier. At our house
money is money ev1y day in the year.
When Money Was Plenty.
But l have seen the times, fellow
when there was money q plenty
and to spare in this great and CROWN
country. And some of these old stagers
that have now got the snow and hay
seed in their hair never can live long
enough to disremember that time.
When the bottom dropped out of the !
government naturally of
course our money went up the spout.
We then had more money than most !
anything else. You could get your hat
full of money for a barlow knife or .
plug of sorry tobacco. You could sell
one square meal for $50 spot cash.
There vas dead coolies of money in
them days, you understand, but it took
) heap of pushin to make it 60, and it
wouldn't fetch much when it went. 1t
must of been somewhat like the old
nan up in the hill country said about
The State bank money-"too durn new,
md too much of a kind" 1t was sorter
ike the nan that went to town after
and took along his OK cart to
'aul it homs in. Right along there
'efsee 1t paases out of my mind ! want
Q say that another old-fashion shootin,
lghtin. KILN var would be a good
hing to make some men out of simlin.
'eaded dudes, and put a stop to the
'enersl howl about hard times" and
money"
in them dark and tryin days when
money was SO tremendous plenty and
mes SO almighty hard to spend l made
trade that put me ahead of the
ounds, as it we're, with time to spare
no fences 10 climb. I sold a piney
'oods farm over in the hills for ~, 500
nd bought a plantation down on Deer
reek for so, 800. I sold out to old man {
lily Stringer and took his note for the /;
'oney. Then l bought from lobe
and give him my note-no :,
averly note, no mortgage and no lien, {
ou understand, but jest a plain, hon.
IT, everyday. Hardshell Baptist note. !!
When Pay Day Come. I
All Of the papers in the two trades +
III due alohg in the fall, and that was !
le last year OF the war. The govern !.
ent was now ruther shaky at the :
lees and money was easy and p!anti- 8
i as pig tracks. When pay day tome i
q man Billy stringer's horse was tied q
to the rack at our front gate before :
eakfass, and the old man come right :
'wn to business rs soon as he could.
II have come over this mornin to I
up my note. Rufus" says he. {,
We'll, ! am ~thunderin glad to see =
y, Uncle Billy" says I. !
"Rut I amt got nothin Int fonfad- h