St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19

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M of the surround
kH ms itioOks plum
natural and right
\&xSl to me that we
NEwSMNNMXMsSS have been born
W$MENMNAMWM ~ and bred and
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wA@WNNS@AEs ofpcliticians. Ell
it now comes to pass that we have more
elections, and more various and sundry
different sorts of politics than anybody
'eFse inithc round created world. it is be-
cause we live under the broadcast flag
and in the greatest country on the
broad bosom Of the earth perhaps.
They "Left the Umbrella-"
1.-THE weather is swelterin hot. Rufus,
but if we can figger on the future from
the general appearances Of. the presen:
there will soon be enc. more weddi:;
match and two old fools made happy
down in the Panther creek settlement
says Aunt Nancy Newton to me and
mother at the dinner table one day.
'.As for me, don't make out like your
Aunt Nancy knows everything for GER
,oin," the dear, delightful old soul went
on. as she backed her coffee cupdown TO
the tank for the third time; but bless
gracious l amt stone blind If do wear
specs. You know, and l know. and
everybody knows that old Misses Mix
on is now a poor, lone wilder for the
secont time. whilst Elder Butler has al
ready followed three wives to the grave
yard over at Pilgrims Rest. Now the
are both full of years, as the Scriptures
would put it, but they are likewise also
flu of fool notions, as your Aunt Nan
cy would say. On Tuesday before the
Fourth of July the wilder she went
around to the Butler place to see if the
elder didn't want to buy fine young
beef which she had to sell. From what
] have since learnt they closed the beef
trade quicker than you could say scat
with your mouth open. But that want
the mainest thing, Rufus. When the
wilder started back home she left her
old faded umbrella over there at the
Butler placement of and forgot it rs
clear as a whistle. you understand.
Consequentially ON the mornin of the
Fourth when the elder started to thu
big barbecue and political ratification
down at fuckers mill he had to drive
Ground by the widler's to take her UNI
brella home. Then naturally of course
il just happened that the wilder she
was also fixin of 10 the barbecue. and
so she got in the buggy with the elder
and they rid ON down to the mill TO-
gether under that same old faded uni
berella. To be certainly don't know
everything for certain. Rufus. but hU-
lnan nature is powerfully human and
anybody can put two and two together
aud count up four. And in the main
time the wilder Mixon's old faded un,-
brella amt gone nowheres."
In the general run Of politics this year
have seen q right smart to put me in
mind Of Aunt Nancy's story of the Wild
der Nixon and her old faded umbrella.
Way last spring the free silver demo
Gratis they went over across the creek
to see the third party people. and when
they returned back home they left
their CINDERELLA over there. Here late
" it would seem like the third party PEG
pie have come over to fetch the UNI
berella home and return the visit. and
from IN 'the general appearmen;s at
the present writin you needn't to faint
and fall over in 1t il you see a hig po-
litical weddin match this summer. They
are all under the same umbrella now
and keepin step to free silver music at
the rates of sixteen to ono
The smell Of Rosam Was There.
Some people mought maybe think
that all the natural born fools and
green goods ON the earth live right
down here in the Rocky Creek coun-
try. But can tell you whole lot
better than that. Mind you. now,
don't say but what the fool killer could
pick up a fewiesatterin jobs in this
skirt Of woods. But you must recol-
lect that the whole entire human fam
lily don't live If III ka0e settlement.
Oncst upon . time, some three or
four yeaeSitsoi was laid up for gen.
cral repairs at . little railroad town
in the piney wood belt of East Texas.
The people around, town didn't have
anything in particlar to do but go down
to the depot and see the rnrs. and come
back by the post Office and wait for
the mail. One day % covered wagon
rolled up in front of THE post Office load
cd with family of people. There was
likewise three dogs and one tar Bucket
under the wagon. The man crawled
out and .wallsel:hll aAdsssid he would
love to see the postmaster, which it
want no tremendous heavy job for
him to find what he was looh1n Tor
Me and my folks we live down here
goin up yonder in the Turkey Creek
settlement to: see my brother Bill and
his folks" says the man which had driv
up in the covered wagon. 1.-THE old
folks back in the states they writ US
q letter nigh about three year ago, and
I reckon d how we ought to drop them
Q few lines to let 'em know how we are
comm on. Do you seD mail cards here,
mister?"
'Do you mean postal cards?" asked
the postmaster. H
II reckon I do" says the man from
the sawmill country. "What do you az
for q card?"
Zone cent"
"Gollys. but amt tha* cheap. I'll jest
take two at pop SOS me and Bill anil
the women folks can all drop line back
home"
do you want = pen and ink, or a
pencil and paper to write WITH"
"Nary one right now mister. Reckon
my brother Bill and his folks have got
some writin fixments and use can do
'em both up together and send 'em OF
when we come through ON our return
back home" 81.
A week had went BY when bright and