The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-30
FROM AUNT ORA.
SHAws MILLS N Q,

AS L I0NC JAOS
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, l will write
a few words to the sisters before l re-
| tire. Nv children are all tucked In bed
asleep, and my dear husband Is gone
| away, has been away two months to.
day, and we miss him very much. It
seems we ought to hear his jolly laugh
resoundipg through the house, but
when we think, We know he's faraway.
Sad indeed was the good bye kiss, but
we hope to meet again In the near
future. He travels for Greensboro
nurseries, and we have long letters
from him once and twice a week,
which is very comforting. 1have had
a great deal Of trouble since he left.
Sometimes I feel sad and have the
blues, but l go about my daily rounds
singing, which drives them to the four
winds. Did you ever try singing when
you were troubled? 1t is sure to dis
perse trouble, You can't have the blues
long if you will sing. They will vanish
as a passing bree ze. l think I have
the best neighbors in GulIford county.
They are very kind to me and many
kind favors have they done since he's
gone. Ole of them took the hands
from his own wheat field and sent
them to mine, as I could not get any,
they being so scarce in this commun-
ity. Can any OF boast of better neigh
bors2
see Ault Fanny is on politics this
week. N1wI don't quite agree with
her il ell her points on voting. But l
do say this much, we who have child
rem are very anxious about the coming
election. We would hate to see our
children grow up with no more free.
dom, than the former colored slaves.
Yet we are drifting hat way lst as
sure as a gun is steel. And if some
thing isn't done we will soon be at that
point. Now what is to be done3 Let
every man vote for the interest of his
country, and not let the almighty dol
lar come between him and his once free
country. If this is not done I fear the
! goldbugs will have the shackels on our
good men SO securely that nothing will
remove them but shot and bullets. l
heard q gentleman say to another not
long since: How is politics with you
old boy2' Goa! Sir, l am a Democrat
yet, 1 must stick q little while longer
Now this Is the trouble with too many
good men, they cannot lay off the robe
Of Democracy and take another better.
They must stick Just a little longer.
He being apparently intelligent, 1
wondered how he could stick to a
party that is robbing the poor Of their
hard earnings, Rnd manufacturing
beggars by the thousands. l thought
yes, and king Democracy would rob
you Of your very garments, and
leave you with no more clothing than
Adam and Eve when they roamed the
garden of Elem, if you still stick to
them. For after the much desired
chance to help the people, they helped
TO sink them deeper in the mire by tax
ing their silver from them, taxed our
people more, and many have failed to
carry the burden Of debt placed upon
them by cur cruel law makers. They
whOoped and followed better times and
some people thought there was really
coming better times. While big fat
Grover is laughing IN his sleeves to see
The poor fool farmers and their wives
and children coming IN under his
power, like so many slaves, for as such
they will surely be If they still trod the
path Of Democracy. l saw this famous
Grover and shook hands with him.
How honored l felt as | told my father
[ had seen President Cleveland, and
shook his hand. / wonder what my
poor father would say if he were a llv
ing man to day if 1 were to b-est OF
shaking hands with so vile a man as
Grover, the duck hunter. I have no
doubt he has caused more suffering
than oil the wars this American peo-
pie ever witnessed since it was discov-
cred centuries ago. There was never
a soup kitchen established until his
majesty filed the Presidential chair,
and I have no doubt If we could see
into the many thousand homes to day
we would see some sad sights Of suffer
ing and hunger, sometimes children
crying for bread, while others on the
verge of starvation, with not n pen
ny to buy with. Yet Democracy says
there is an OverproductiOn and l
think as much there is an over