The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

ans left, all told, and not more than
one-fourth of chem would be pension
ers. Our boys have been dying for
thirty years, but somehow or other
theirs don't die, but keep on multiply
ing.
There is another thing about it.
That resolution was too short and too
stingy of language. 1t ought TO have
had a preamble and some words that
indicated regret for the long delay. In
fact, they should have apologizea and
begged our pardon and done the clean
thing while they were ut it. My fear
now is that If the war blows over the
; Grand Army willraise arr, mpus about
that resolution and have IL rescinded,
just like they did the order for there
storation of the rebel flags. They
have had all the offices and ali the
pensions so long, they doo't want us
to have anything. But we'll get even
with them in the long run. Seeif we
don't. J.otsI of their best people are
moving down South anu in a few years
will become as clever gentlemen aud
Christians and'patriots as we are and
can raise their children ina moral at
mosphere. Our climate and our so
ciety has a wonderful effect on North
ern men. Well, of course, about half
make anybody mad this Christmas,
but the other nalf is in carr 3st. The
best thing General Grant ever said
was: Let us have peace," and he
wouldn't have said it IL he hadn't been
u gentleman.
have had hard time of it to-day.
My wife said that | must put in that
pane Of glass upstairs before the chill
dren came. Jessie was coming home
to stay awhile and, of course, would
bring her baby, and | reckon her hus-
band would be apt to follow along
Well, of course, the pane must be put
in, for if there is any bad sign about a
house it is IL broken pane with u
bag or some rags stuck in the
hole. IL is u sign that the man OF
the house amt much account. It's as
bad as Il front gaze that won't Opnn or
smut easy or d front door with II knob
of.
This pane wa, out in the upper sash
a.d | never realized what "a crItIcal
job it was until ] got at IT. | came
very near fla! ing out of the twO-StOry
window, for the work HAD to be done
from the outside. | had to hold ON
with one hand and work with the
other and vt last had 10 give IL up. So
got the step ledder and took out all
the stops ana pulleu vne SaSn INSIDE
the room hanging by the cords, and
my wife she helped me and the ladder
cracked and creaked amazingly, but
we finally got the glass In and tackled
and puttied all right, and tho sash put
back, and the stops replaced, and
thought [ was done, but she wanted
the old shades taken down and some
new ones put up, and had to mount
the old step ladder again. She never
lets me know al that she wants me to
do for fear of alarming me, and that's
why she kept the new shades hid out
until had put III the window pane
But got through safely at last and
received several benighant smiles. BY
this time | was so nervous that when
tried to write l couldn't hardly hold
the pen and that's what is the matter
with this manuscript. l can't read ii
myself and will excuse any mistakes
your typo makes. Oh, these women
who are always fixing up something
| They make me SO tired But [ gave
nice work basket for Christ mas
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