The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-09-04

years old and they were quite our
nnuo1c IF not orr snneriora in o11r

years old and they were quite our
equals if not our superiors in our
studies and requirements, and had
much greater quickness of perception
and delicacy of feeling. I then i'm
bibcd the opinion which I have often
since had confirmed that their talents
are fully equal to those of men. The
difference in after years in intellectual
power comes from the fact that educa
tion stops with them about the time
it effectively begins with men. Their
pursuits in life do not enable them
afterwards to cultivate science or
literature with much diligence or sue
cess.
This is fact clearly stated, but if
Judge Story was living now and should
visit the exposition he would be still
more confirmed in his opinion by wit
Messing what woman in her new sphere
is doing for the worlds progress.
Jefferson was never satisfied with
the manner in which his declaration
of independence was hawked at and
mutilated, and said "but what else
could We expect Of a body of men that
had $50 lawyers in it whose trade it is
to question everything-yield nothing
and talk by the hour. I served with
General Washington in the legislature
and with DR.. Franklin in congress and
never heard either of them speak more
than ten minutes at time nor to any
but the main point which was to de-
eide the question.
Ben Franklin tried to comfort him
by telling how friend Of his who
sold hats designed a sign board to be
painted. So he wrote it OUT "John
Thompson, halter, makes and sells
hats for ready money" and had a
figure of a hat subjoined. He con-
cluded, however, to submit it to his
friends. The first said thele was too
much hat about it and made him strike
out chatter" The next advised him
to strike out makes" for nobody
cared whether he made them or not,
so that was stricken. Another told
him to strike out "for ready money"
as nobody was selling goods on
credit, 80 that much was left out. The
last friend said: "Well, now, strike
sells hats, for nobody expects you to
give them away" so it finally read:
"John Thompson" with a figure Of a
hat added. After the war with Eng
land was over it took a long time for
real peace to come. On both sides
there were friends to reward and enc
mics to punish. Everything English
was boycotted and snubbed until at
last the bitterness broke out again in
the war of 1912. Our north and south
might take lesson from this and quit
quarreling over sectional matters. This
hostility was 80 intense that when
George Frederick Cook, the great Eng
lish tragcdian, was invited to come to
Philadelphia to act and was promised
the patronage of the president and his
cabinet, he scorned it in an insulting
reply, saying: "No, sir, I act before
kings and queens and mobiles. will
not degrade myself by acting for yam
kee doodle. u
One of our nursery rhyme books
made change in
"SIng a song Of six pence
A pocket full Of rye,
Four and twenty b!ackbirds
Baked In pie"
And it was published after this
manner:
"when The pio was opened the birds they were
songless
Wassnt that prett. dish to set before congress-"
The king wasent allowed to be in
it.
Well, it does take long time for
national enmity or even sectional
enmity to wear out. The only way
seems to be for new set Of children
to grow up and intermarry.
BILL ARP.