St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17


after had give out my plain private
opinions in the case without bein mealy
mouth with him.
"'You are grown now and call yourself
a man, William, and If you are bound tn
marry jest pitch in and go II.
boots says !. But remember what
your Aunt Nancy told you, William.
1 know a few things concernin this
world and the people that live in it. and
after you git married you will mighty
soon find out that your angel must eat
victuals and wear clothes. More than
that, William. some of these angels
particlar them that live in the flesh and
wear dresses instid Of wings-they
have babies sometimes. and as the family
grows the store account will grow with
it. You are poor and she is poor. and
about the next thing anybody knows
you will have to go to the field. whilst
your angel goes to the cook pot and
then to the wash tub. Love il good
thing no doubts in its place. and every
body ought to be as good as they know
how, but with poor folks and CROWN
family it takes ard whole passle OF
'cm to run expenses and make both ends
meet. / can see now the way your head
is sot, William. but in the main time ]
am bound to tell you the truth as my
old eyes see il. When poor man takes
a notion to git married he don't need no
angel for a wife. He needs q rale
smart, stirrin, peart-motioned. healthy
woman-that's what he needs. 1t will
be time enough for you to mate your
self of with an angel when you reach
that other and better country. where
they don't have to eat victulas and
wear clothes and work.
"Well, Jest as lowed. what I said to
William about Sarah Ann went in ON
one side Of his head and come out on the
other. and what other people told
Sarah Ann about William went in and
come out the same way. And 10 conse-
quentially it want very long before
there was 4 second-class weddin in the
settlement. They never had nothin to
start with and they Amt got nothin yet
cxceptin . few odd weddin clothes and
a promisin crop of children. They have
been Twin around and about from pill
low to post and from hand to mouth,
SO to say. This year they are Twin on
a poor little old wore out farm over ON
tothcr side of the creek, and William
calls himself runnin of 4 farm, but he
amt. He did make out to pitch little
crop, and, with some help from his an
gel, he did manage to work it over one
time, and since then the poor little old
farm has been runnin of itself. William
has always been q mighty good man.
everybody says, but ii does look to me
like If l was man and had took and
went and married myself OF with an
angel wouldn't then turn around and
make her work in the field. don't
think angels have got any business
co0kin and washin and tendin children,
and it seems TO me like they would look
particular odd and curious like out in
the hot sun with fly bonnet ON. chop
pin cotton. Now does your general
opinion run along that line. Rufns?"
''They run right plum square with
yours, Aunt Nancy" says l. and the
good old soul went on to say:
"You know Nancy Newton-you have
knowed her now nigh onto fifty years
and you know full well she never did
give herself any tremendous big sight
of worriment about yosin up with .
man. And yet, Rufus, you never heard
me say wouldn't marry any Twin man
that the sun shines on, and you never
will. Inever have so much as made out
like wouldn't git married If l got a
good chance. amt no angel, as yet.
am nOthin but a woman-jest plain
old female woman without any fly
wheels or fancy trimmins-and there
amt no tellin what mought Of took
place before rnvs:h the right man had
come along at the right time and put
in his credentials in the right way. But
let me tell you something, Rufus San
ders. AS have said before. aint no
angel. but. even in my old days. If
| was to take up fool notion to git mar.
ried wouldn't want to marry no saint
like William Lumkins. hope to dwell
in peace and unity with. the saints some
time and somewheres in the future
hereafter, but 80 long as live in the
flesh and remain over in this vain and
fleetin world here below, the common
run Of people are good enough company
for me. And il must give me man
give me man. Plain, everyday men
may not be as good Is saints. but ]
ruther think they make better hus-
bands and fathers for plain, everyday
women and children.
sIeo Coed 70 Kill Geasa.'
Don't yo.l go and put It out usss
that your Aunt Nancy don't like saosl
men, Rufus, cause she does" says the
old lady, as she knocked the ashes ost Of
her pire ON mothers new fire screen.
"IIut at the same time do like regular,
healthy, human man, and l don't like
a good. easy good for nothing saint like
William Lumkins, and don't care .