The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21
SARGE PLUNKETT.
INTENDED TO PROFIT
THE OLD MEN OF THE COUNTRT.
How the Farmers Receive the Advice OF
"Less Acreage" and Their Opinions
of the Picking Machine

For The Constitution.
Just so sure as time brings its changes
and physical iniirmities, just That sure
does it bring changes in mans social IN
fuence and political prestige.
We had an old dog around the house ana
an old rooster i'm the barnyaTd that we
have been watching for quite while.
Knowing that time was telling on our
good old dog W. went to work to nave
one to take his place when ne had passes
away. TO this end we brought nome
most likely young pup and friendly one;
too, and turnsd him over to our GOOD oli
dog TO b, trained in the ways that ne
should go. From the very start the very
first thing. our old dog thought II proper
10 give this pup a thorough shaking up
which he proceeded to do. At once thf
pun was thoroUgnly coWed, and so com:
pletely did he bow to every Whim oil ina
old dog. that we gave him the name q
"Humility."
Time made no change in the temper OF
the old dog toward the pup, but the pup
grew and gathered strength as ume
nass-d. 1t would have been the proper
thing for the old dog 20 have cultivated
n close friendship With Humility ana 70
have given him the benefit OF his long eNH
per;c,ce ana wisdom. But not so, as hu-
militv ..rcw i'm size and strength Ola hu"
grew i'm spite and in the determination 20
keen Humility humble. HumilIlNs la"t-
ines y-ors answered 10y suarl and snap
from Bun always. till life became a Dur
den to the pup. lie must catch his meats
i'm a run. leaving a great share To the ola
dog when nciehhoring dogs came on Il
visit the pup must sneak away ana i'''e'
while Bun was showing tie visitors ABOUT
the place the pup was pecplhI +toDl 7o0
hiding. ovcrc0ms ~ the old doc HlIn1-
mss and crushed at his own Etiieness.
III FL
b,raht.nces ana ov rbearing spirit IL ne
cofl5 have been satisfied 10 ke the pup
ont If his way BUt no, ne Watchea '"G
growing of Humility, and il nadehei hll"-
and his madness destroyed hlia. AZ Ii't
tho voun@ dos was hcnm q. ne Iii'7'
dqht or lie. and Wh n he did hSht ~ Wa
the easiest thing i'm the world LOT MN ~
crush old Bull. OH Bun iaile' 10 IN
tro change that time had made ln me
str.r,tl, Of the two. and he now "ena
o,.er t1a loss Of a friendship that he has
no right to claim 49,,
The old rooster in the barnNaFd was run
pinr about tho same schedut@ N'ut ''1
volua ROSTERS as the OLD dog run WIN '",
MN Never satisfied he roaie'1 on -
his own walks to show. his powers. ~
,,,,,,e, rooster lived in terror OF till9 D''
80 and 0ri at his approach Like wv
A. linn. made a change, and when the
...,,,,.. r,osrcrs found that there was
,.,ai,,- ian the Old fellow # they """'u
efaaa rteht up and d2ht hum ms 'G",
moss was lost his feathers are N' 80
and ~ crows mighty weak. when n crows
at all. -.7 Inv,
,.at,rinr tbjs old dog and rooster II mas
eboop mo the wisdom Of eiN4HE way -
tba vouuc generation. or. az least, MOI y
o,.erestin1ate my strcng'h nor allow iNa'-
moss To overcome my better 1a-~'l NJ.
df3 hate to give in ON na$e'di'' anu '.
down from my position that d was man ~
us a nation Of gamhlcrs-nla'e anu
I ha,o moi only decided that II Is pTuHeHee
- ,,r,n,bte no more about the demoialiHd-
- of baseball. bat / ana engaged 10
5,.li,.er 9, lecture to our Sunday school on
- b.altbfuIuees of the football game
tbov have introduced. This Is great
stride forward in the line OF progress Ni
else il IL great siipance oaeNNaId l'"'"
GOOD morals ami healthy puo'e uIiii'o'''
for thare was "a time when I even Thought
~ s,,ab little games as seVen-up, IN the
corner Of a fence at 10 cents a game. ana
poizer. ana faro-vhere women "o"i' nos
lnoapa al all-were a little oft III Eora!>'
but now / am easy 10 agree WI" lte
young generation that Spanish bun hEi,'s
are urouer, don't mind betting a quarter
with any Young woman VINO WI a%fes 10
trent if she wins and lika TO have busted
a blood vessel throwing up my hat Tor
Cbamuion Corbett the other night az the
show. There is not a-soius TO be any of
tn, old dog or old rooster business about
me-let 'em rip.
don't think that al old-timers are GO
ing 10 hc ass prudent as myself IN thlS
matter Of accepting the inevitable. 4 great
many ola men are smartly loaded With
IN, quality Ct The OLD dog ANA rooster,
and are just as hagi-hcaded sometimes
| rejoiccd when the governors election