The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-11-11

that farmers were oppressed and so
on. Is it any wonder that they flew

GudI 1dIlueiS TelC oppleootu duu oo
on. Is it any wonder that they flew
away from farms T? I want this
grumbling to stop. [ want to see
farmers hopeful and cheerful and hear
them praising the pursuits of agricul-
ture. I know, and all know, that a
life on the farm has less Of anxiety,
less Of temptations to evil and a more
glorious fullness of blessing for man
than any calling upon earth, and who
soever persuades a young man or a
young woman to the contrary commits
a sin before God and works an injury
upon the human race.
Of course this predisposition to
grumble should cease in the town also,
but if there are any people in the
world that could be excused for being
anxious and troubled it is the town
people. Banks are breaking, rents
are to be met, work is scarce and not
emany of them have more than week 8
provisions ahead. Many a poor man
4bf the towns right now is thinking of
Hhe winter just before him. Fuel
( must be bought or the children must
No cold and the house remain cheer
Hess. These winter nights when the
Minds are bowling from the north the
&ountry farmer should congratulate
himself as he sits by the big log fire
&nd thank God for the blessing. Pile
dPn the wood, punch up the chunks
fnd warm the old houses to a comfort
with no thoug ht of a scarcity and with
rho anxiety for the morrow.
| But am not trying to excuse town
Folks from grumbling. They do too
Hnuch of it themselves. They cross
Ihany bridge before they get to it,
and this is not confined to the wage
Workers alone. I told an old farmer
the other day that many Of the me-
dhanics Of Atlanta got their 81 per
Clay and he thought that they should
be comfortable and happy with such
Wages and grow rich quickly. But l
Can tell you that such mechanics have
n1any anxieties and they do not grow
rich fast, but if they did there would
Still be troubles and grumbling. I
beard banker the other day craving
t5, be able to eat as he saw poor la
boring man eating. Rich men tell
ne that they lie awake at night toss
lig and tumbling to keep what they
lave. These rich men are eternally
aaxious about their money and trou-
hed over some turn in politics. These
toubled rich men deserve no sympa
tly. Rather than grumble they should
gve away some or their money. l
!ould take some of itmyself. I think
Ling awake at night would be good for
ne just now.
It would take too long to tell Of all
tat [ heard and saw to impress me
| Bon this subject, but after thinking
it'll over and weighing the whole
inter we are ready to report against
grmbling. Half of the ills of man
ar hunted up. There is much brood.
in over things that could be remedied
bysmall exertion. Brown is sowing
sose wheat now, and he has begun
a-lady to live in fear that he will be
oT-croppcd next year. So it goes.
Hwill live in constant anxiety about
beg over-cropped till ,zt spring,
w there is not bit Of use in it, for
4 never will hurt himself al work,
oVer-crop or not over-crop. Let us
all quit grumbling, praise old Georgia
and her farms, and thank the Lord for
His goodness.
SARGE PLUNKETT.