The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-06-04
HOME THE DEAREST SPOT ON EARTH.
BILL ARP TAnKS ABOUT FLOW.
IGIiS.
He Goes Into ECstaCics Over Natures
Beautiful Blooms ana Credits His
Wife With Making Him Work.

Beautiful Blooms ana Credits His
Wife With Making Him Work
am not II linguist, but have been
told thcro is no language but ours that
has word or expression signifying
" home in the swoet, sentimental
meaning that we attach to it, There arc
words cnoughothat mean q dwelling
house, an abiding place, but home has
q broader compass and includes all the
emotional surroundings--tho garden,
tho well, With its old Oakcn bucket or
the crystal spring at the foot of the
hlll-the vines over the door and on
tho lattlce-tho shade trees, the land
scapc Wow from tho window. the
cradle and the old arm chair: tho
clock on the mantle, the pictures on
tho walls, the faithful watch dog, the
playful kitten, and even the crirkets
chirrup on tho hearth. Is IT moro than
all these are the loved ones who meet
us and greet us at the threshold.
Tho wise men tells us Of the time
when man gocth to his long home and
the mourners go about the streets.
Our home here Is very briof, We know,
but Is the dearest spot on earth, and
should be loved and cherished by every
one who goes out from its sacred por-
tails or returns within thom to rest
from the cares OF IL busy world. 1t is
one of my constant regrets that there
arc SO many good people in this great
big world who have no hOmc-not an
acre on Gods grccn earth they can
call their own. II cvery family had II
home the children would grow up
better citizcns, better patriots !:
the parents would hold up their
heads and be thankful to God for his
blessings. The good wife and daugh-
ters would treasure the vines they
planted, and the flowers they grew in
the front yard-tlowcrs that are the
smiles OF God upon Sin-curscu world
The poet says:
"rhc world has nothing to hcstow:
| From our own selves our joys must flow,
| And that dear place our home"
was Illuminating about things as
sat in my vcrandah in the shadow Of
the vincs-thc Virginia crcopcr. the
madeira and cinnamon vines that by
day and by night are climbing higher
and higher, cnlarging and unfolding
their tender leaves that will soon
cover the trcllicc. love to watch their
daily progress. built the framework
for these vines and am proud Of it,
oven though my wife did boss the job
and me, too. Twas she who made nc
set the posts out two feet from the
edge OF the vcrandah and brace them
who suggested canes from the cane
brakc-long canes that were stuck in
the ground and their tops cut oven
ana fastened to the croSsbar. These
canes are Just one foot apart and arc
interlactd with horizontal canes, also
foot apart. aud the basket work
keeps the whole fabric good and strong
/ Strong and vigorous vines have al
ready climbed and twired around every
tsl h,,t II. >niI 1,.>
dows in the lattice. so that we could
sit in our chairs and see the trains go
by and the carriages and bicycles and
. iUneraI professions and picnic parties
ana the children going to school aud
look at our neigh bors who live across
! the way. 50 there is space Of three
feet where the vines cling close to the
/ Perpendicular poles, but are not allow
ed to send out any horizontal shoots.
This gives lis ample vision Of the outer
world and sit daily in my big arm
chair and rest my feet upon the railing
and ruminatc upon life with its bless
ings and am thankful that live.
Just wOru about tnat railing. 1t
used to be about three feet high ana
studded with upright balustcrs, the
top rail too high and the bottom one
too low for good foot rest. So when
bought the proper ty the first thing
did was TO reform the long vcrandah.
II cost but Il triilc to tukc out the lrp-
right pieces and lower the top rail and
run Il middle one and then put short
/ square pieces between them aud alter
nate them like 8 road to Jericho. This
makes the cheapest and most comfort.
able railing in the world, and gives an
old man choice OF three elevations for
his feet and gives Il modest woman
choice Of two: | have already observed
in my brief life that there are two
classes Of people who like to elevate
their pedal cXtrcmitics when in O state
of deSuctudc--old men and lazy lawyers.
Old age is rNcusablc, for his legs are
tired, especially when his corporosity
Increases with advancing years, or lie
is bosscd around the tlower garden by
his loving wife the average lawyer is
cXcusablc, too, | suppose, for it is the
brain that quickcns tho flow Of blood
to the eXtrcmitics, and if the brain has
nothing to work On-nO cases, no clients
the legs got sleepy and must have
rest.
can tell a town loafcr's ago pretty
we'll by his posture when seated. An
Old confirmed lOafcr wants two chairs,
one to rest his feet upon. II he Is q
lawyer he profcrs table.
But | am of the subject again.
was thinking about the iiOwers--the
new and beautiful tlOwcrs that Mrs.
Arp got from Mr.. Berckman-thcse
cannas that are SO gorgeoIsly lovely
and are now blooming into beauty.
We had some yellow ones before, but
now have other colors that arc bril-
liant and attractive. ! decorated my
vegetable garden last year with sun
flowers, but don't think my wife
fancied them. She said thoy mado
her eyes tired, but she is delighted
with the crimson and orange and va
ricgatcd cannas and her Marcschal
Neil roses and carnation pinks She
wants only 81 or So worth of new
tlowers every spring, and up to this
time she has had it, thank the good
Lord for His mcrcies. The weather
has been awful hot, but | have had to
dig and fork up the ground ana haul
fertilizer in the wheel barrow and lay
g, q new flower bed and change plants
from the old ones and tote water and
."rinE!c and rake around till my
a"th"r garments were moist and as