St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23

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from tho paper:
<MMNS and politician.
NANNNTSNMNn xA%Ain regards to the
W%NKNNNMN WMrVM great question
WAWNNMAN Y OF money. Some
wAMMN&W& folks say there
amt enough money floatin around in
the country. OF course not There
never was enough, and there never will
be enough for everybody. We never
will come to that pass where the com
mon run Of people will not want jest a
few more. if 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 to me like il there was
. gracious plenty of money in the coun-
try, and it runnin loose and free Sc
every man could 60 and help himself.
you understand. the general machinery
would soon run down and stop. Accordin
to my doxology. it amt money, but the
general hankerin after it that holds this
old government down and keeps up a
constant hummin and hustlin all along
the line.
have likewise also took notice in my
bruisin around that whensomever a
man goes forth to raise q mighty muss
with the government for more money,
or some particular sort OF money, you
can most in generally bet your Sunday
boots that man never made any money,
never had any money, and never will
have any to speak Of. IT you could
manage SO as to work up few bets o
that line it would pay you better than
a thousand stump speeches on the ques-
tion Of money.
So far as know there amt but three
or 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 can steal it. But git out your
little note book now and set this down:
You can't take your hamper basket
and 60 and git somethin for nothin.
When l was boy we use to sing a
little song that started of 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 never have been able to
round myself up in that pleasant coun-
try. The general combination Is quite
too gorgeous like and rich
for plain and common old plug like
me.
So long as dollar will buy dollars
worth of dry goods and groceries. with
, bottle of vegetable matter thrown in
for good measure, you understand, and
SO long as can keep few of the docu-
ments put away in my old sock, am
not the man to 60 out and kick up big
dust with the general government in
regards to money matters. And it don't
make continental bit of difference
with me whether my share comes in
gold, or silver or paper. At our house
money is money every day in the year.
When Money was Plenty.
But I have seen the times, fellow
when there was money plenty
and to spare in this great and CROWN
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
else. You could get your hat
'ull Of money for barlow knife or a
plug Of sorry tobacco. You could sell
,ne square meal for $50 spot cash.
There was dead coolies OF money in
hem days, you understand, but it took
! heap of pushin to make it go, and it
fetch much when it went 1t
must of been somewhat like tho old
nan up in the hill country said about
The State bank money-''too durn new,
md too much OF kind" 1t was sorter
ike the man that went to town after
,othin and took along his OK cart to
raul it HON, in. Right along there
before it passes out of my mind l want
% say that another old-fashion shootin,
ightin, KILN war would be a good
hing to make some men out of simlin
,eaded dudes, and put stop to the
general howl about "hard times" and
'skeerce money"
In them dark and tryin days when
money was so tremendous plenty and
lines SO almighty hard to spend made
me trade that put me ahead Of the
rounds, as it were, with time to spare
md no fences to climb. I sold piney
woods farm over in the hills for Sc, 500
md bought a plantation down on Deer
,reek for 81 900. ! sold out to old man
Billy Stringer and took his note for the
money. Then bought from lobe
and give him my note-no
vaverly note. no mortgage and no lien,
'ou understand. but jest q plain, hon
st, everyday, Hardshell Baptist note.
When Pay Day Come.
All Of the papers in the two trades
ell due along in the fall, and that was
be last year of tho war. The govern
nent was now ruther sbaky at the
;nees and money was easy and plenti-
III as pig tracks. When pay day come
Id man Billy Stringer's horse was tied
p to the rack at our front gate before
reakfast, and the old man come right
own to business as soon as he could.
II have come over this mornin to |
AXE up NV note, Rufus" saws he.