The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-09

Now II they will put our one legged
one.armnd and one-eyed and disabled
veterans on the pension rolls, too, we
will bavn some faith in their magnani.
nifty, bus not until then. 1t wouldn't
be any worry big drain on tho treasury,
for we haven't but about 100000 voter.
ans loft. all told. and not more than
one-tourth OF chem would bo pension
ers. Our boys have been dying for
thirty years, but somehow or other
thoirs don't die, but keep on multiply
ing.
There Is another thing about it..
That resolution was too short pnd too
stlngy Of language. 1t ought tn have
had a preamble and some w0rGs that
Indicated regret for the long delay. Ia
fact, they should have apolOgized and
begged our pardon and dono tho clean
thing while thoy were At it. My fear
now is that II tho war blows over tho
Grand Army will raiso arumpus about
that resolution and have it rescnded,
just like they did tho order for tho re-
storation OF tho rebel flags. They
have had all the offices and all the
TO have anything. But we'll get oven
with them in the long run. Sect we
don't J.otsl OF their best people are
moving down South and in q few years
will become as clover gcntlemcn and
Christians and patriots as wo are and
can raise thoir children in q moral at
mosphere. Our climate and our So
clety has a wonderful effect on North
ern mon. Well, of course, about half
OF this is a joke, and [ don't want to
mako anybody mad this Christmas,
but tho other nalf is in earnest. TIL,
best thing General Grant ever said
was: LOT us have peace" and he
wouldn't have said it If he hadn't been
a gentleman.
have had hard time OF it to-day
My wife said that | must put in that
pane of glass upstairs before tho chill
drcn came. Jessie was coming home
TO stay awhile and, OF course, would
bring her baby, and rcckt hor hus.
band would be apt to follow along
Well Of course, the pane must be put
in, for il there is any bad sign about
house it is n brokcn pane with Il
bag or some rags stuck in the
hole. 1t is a sign that the man OF
the house amt much account. It's a.
bad as a front gate that won't opon or
shut easy or front door with ~ knob
off.
This pano was out in tho uppor sash
and [ mover realized what IL critical
job it was until I got at it. cam,
very near falling out of tho two-story
window, for the work had to be done
from tho outside. had to hold on
with one hand and work with the
other and at last had to give it up. So
| got the stop ladder and took out oil
tho stops and pulled tho sash inside.
| tho room hanging by tho cords, and
| my wife she helped mo and tho ladder
cracked and creaked amazingly, hut
We finally got the glass in and tackled
and puttied all righ and tho sash pu,
back, and tho stops replaced, and
| thought [ was done, but she wanted
tho old shades taken down and some
new ones put up, and had to moun,
the old step ladder again. Sho mover
lets mo know all that she wants mo tt
do for fear Of alarming me, and that's
why she kept tho now shades hid ou
until | had put In the window pane
But got through safely at last anG
received several benignant smiles. By
| this time [ was 50 nervous that whom
tried to write / couldn't hardly hold
tho pen an that's what is the matter
| with this manuscript. | can't read it
myself ano will excuse any mistakes
your typo makes. Oh, these women
who are always fixing up something.
They mako mo 80 tired. But I gave
her nice work basket for Christmas,
[ did, and another one was sent to her
from Florida, and she Is happy. too
the fact is, we arc all happy right now.
Bill, ARP