The Atlanta constitution., 1896-07-06
In his laugh:
But / know II Is q sin
For me 70 sit and grin
A. n I'm he-a -


And It was. He should have risen upSac-
cording TO scripture and tipped his hat 20
the Door old man. But she bears are extinct
in that region, and the doctor knew il.
Mr.. Shakespeare is somewhat sarcastic
himself, for he makes Prince Hal say 10
Falstaff:
Are you,not written down with all the
characters OF old age? Have you not
moist eve, a dry hand, a yellow cheek,
white beard. a decreasing leg, an increasing
corporosity? is not your voice broken,
your wind short, your chin double your
wit single, and every part about you Diasteo
with antiquity?' 80
score and ten of tlis generation. Look at
the stalwart forms of many Of Atlanta
rotable men who have long since passed
tho Rubicon. such as DR.. Alexander. George
Adair Chess Howard. Redwine and LaWsAc
and big Jim Dunlap. Big Jun says ne
is Just the age of Bismarck and GLADSTONE
the three greatest living octoScnarians-
end there is no melancholy crack in his
laugh. George Adair is still Scotch lr.5h-
man from away back. and If he ha;'ent
have fallen down stairs at the "Old Nhi@Se
School show, would be taken Tor ao'dt
three score ana hve. and no NOR. ~
DR. Alexander is not even sfSty-nVe-y t,r
suspcct In fact, old age caf4l.s itati4
better now than IL used 10 Teopie laNe
more pride in their personal appearance,
especially the women. l was just thinking
about a neiShbor whose visits are AWAY
wclcOme-whO comes with q SIM" 800
never says bitter or 2 ioolSh nuns, ,ei s''S
is said to he cid. hut sne Stih iS h.-'utli "a;
and sits III her chair with the AIactiui
ease of a young matron Of the oldcn hIae
She has had trouble. but hides IL in hcf
heart and is always calm and scre1e.
Would that we all could grow old as grace
fully and give as much pleasure 10 those
But some folks are born to trouble as
the sparks fly upward. and am one Oh
them about these tiTcs. The Cid COW
wanted grass. and is has al dried uD. and
she broke into my potato patch ana eat
off all the vines; and thc Colorado beetles
got into another patch 1ud just cleaned i;p
dog scratched = hcd between the madeira
vines and the wall Of the Veranda ano
some of them arc dying. and IL haSen nt
rained enough i'm nine weeks 10 run in the
city fathers won't let me irrigate any more
because water is getting scarce. Tho pen
atty is so fine, but the maTor told me con
hdentially that ] might irIigate on the sly,
but / Ynusont be caught at II. Like the
negro preacher told his congregation that
they must never Ie Cotchtd stealing
do ID darllly. at dead of night. with on" eve
on the hose and the other on Sandy Wlkle.
the waterman.
But my comfort now is i'm nursing ana
amusing our little rraudchild. Tier mother
has gone off on a fsh'u" excursion for
few days 70 rocuperate her health, and
me because she loves mo better than any
body, ard that makes her grandma Jealous
ana hattcrs my vanity. ard satisfies no
that / am neither OLD nor ugly. nor is my
voice broken nor q melancholy crack in
my laugh Ia fact. ] can SIN sing Hush.
Nv Dear" and "Juliauna johnson" Win
sleep. I can answer that ola cong What
Can IN old Man DO bat Die" hv SAYING;
That he can take care of+the grar1chillrcn
while the mother has some a-iis4ire.