The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-31
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
WILLIAM HES HIMSELF TO THE
LAND OF FLOWERS,
Where He 1, Having IL Good Time.
Talk, of the New Woman, Etc.


bay salute IFS with their placid smile. The
same surf is lashing the shores of tho distant
islands and the same sun drops gently into its
water bath at eventide and lights up the sky
with halo of fast departing glory. The land
may fade tho .vergrCens lose something of
their charms, but the eye never tires of flow
ing streams or dancing waite or the tides that
come and go or the beautiful sunsets that illu-
mine the dappled clouds which hover over
;hs western horizon. | have been more or
less troubled with provoking cough ever
since the winter began. l have many times
had to get mp from my broken slumbers and
make \ tire and sit by 1t and dose my old
larynN aud lunsssa bronchial tubes with en-
pectorants and tAsc a smoke of rabbit tobacco.
have c"uGhed until my eyes ran water, but l
am bcs er now aud the feeling of depression
has left me- The relief that comes SO soon at
Clear Water reminds me of my dear old friend
PItner, who was lanSui,hnS and rining away
with chronic indigestion. 1 stepped in'o his
store one evening to inquire after his health
and he frightened up an said he was better,
much better. 81 have quit tobacco" said lie.
land bel eve that will get we'll" when did
you qui'?' asked "Oh, quit this morning
before breakfast" he replied. 1 travelled down
with De- Henry Battey, of Rome, who comes
to Florida to get rid of rhcuma 'ism and he de-
clared that his pains lef' him as soon be
crossed the Flo ida line. The doctors work on
their patients at home and prescribe all sorts
OF things, but when they get sick themselves
they run away TO Florida. Every doctor in
thss region moved here for hi. health. If 1
was young again would study medicine and
come right here and establish the biggest SAN
itarium in the south. for it is piiiful fact
that neither Ia 'tels boarding houses give
war:n welcome to consumptlvcs or invalid who
are far gone with wasting disease. lament
that al! the afi c,ed cannot get here for relief.
Sometimes We have a bad day herc-a north
wind that is never welcome, but they arc few
and far between. They only serve to mark the
contrast and 10 make us prize all the more the
blessed days that give uS health AMI comfort.
We have fires night and morn ny, just enou III
- paIalyZe the evening chill and morning
lcws. bat all the day we live out of doors or
lanSuiSh i'll tho verandas that over, ook the
harhor, the lovely harbOr that is always floc'cd
wiki sails or rowboats or launches and is
adorm'a with hcrons and seagullI and rumi-
minaiinS pcicanS. The same squirres and
more are she!ling nuts i'll our yard or gambol-
ing among the trees, an | the quails are whist
Ing their evening calls i'll the chapparal near
by with no rud" alarms of human foes" TO
disturb their sc' l'y.
All nature Is i'Ec!y and neither tho rumors
OF war nor tho issuance of bonds eXcites cur
apprehension. En- llanI can't find us here nor
get through Tie passes if she did.
= Our wnte" residents havo all returned and
some new ones whose houses were built during
the summer, have c"me to occupy them. The
little village is 10 king up and the graceful
spire OF 4 new Presbyterian church is pointing
mortals 10 the skies. Colonel George w. Scott
the pliilanthropist who built the Agac, Scott
institute. gave the lot-of course hc did-and
the community gave tho building money. 1t
is q little gem Of church with stained glass
windows and was octup cd last 8 ID ath for the
first time. L don't know anything that is a
more graf ful sign of civil zation and good
morals than The spires of the churches.
And now let mo express my pleasant surprise
at fading an abundan o of oranges, beau iful
oranges. in our stor, for sale. They grew in
this vicinity and I have seen some trees right
III the town that were loa led with the golden
fuit. Wien We left last Nav it was not sup.
posed there would be any until another year.
for mauy trees were killed alb we the trunk AMI
all were injured. What n wonderful rCstorer is
nature How diligently she takes car. of her
own products. We have oranges and grape
fruit enough for the community, but hardly
any for shipment. $ rawbcrrici are coming
daily into m rke', bu. A. prcsen> at too high n
price for men and boys to eat o rly the women
and girl children ARE allowed to feast upon this
angel food. Let the old men chew their to.
hacco and the boys smoke their cigarettes, if
they Will. and claim no right TO ladies' fool or
lsssI. s lips. Six hundred mill ons annually for
whisky and beer and $50, ,o0J 600 for toba co. all
with sign over the door 'for man only" is
enough for the lords of creation.
These women are an everlasting wonder to
me. There is no telling what they can do
when they get their heads set that way. They
build moss all the churches and keep up the
Sunday schools and missionary m cc'inss They
drain our pockets OF small change just "a easy
They get smarter and SIN " tor every genera ion
/ see that Miss Sonya Konalevsky is now rega,d-
cl rs the greatest tneniatican in the world
Mrs. Mary Snmerville, not long since dead, was
III her day tho creates and at the same time
wa' an excellent fe and busy, loving
mother This is what Mr.. franklin. tho learn
ed prof ssDr of mathematics i'll the Johns Hnp-
hins university, says about them. Verify the
new woman is hard npon our track in scienc,
and literature! Why. they have recently form.
cd womtn's club i'll our town Hnl no man
need apply. l ventured to eavesdrop them
when they organized. For the frs half hour
they had to talk about their families and the
babies that were cutting teeth, AMI how the
children were getting on at school and who was
sick III the town and what disease Mrs. Brown
died or, whether it was heart failure or neural
gia OF the stomach and what DIR. A. said alb ,ut
1t, and DIR. B. said, etc., and then the exposi.
tlon came in for discussion, but in due time
Mrs. A. was called to the chair and NJ 50 NJ re-
1nestea to act as secretary. Tho times and
places for meeting were discussed, but not de-
cidcd-no two could agree. Mrs. B. SIG ested
tfat whcrcrc" it was held the hostess should
serve some simple refreshments. For half
hour II was discussed vigorously wha. they
should be. Thro, kinds were at last agrc,l m
Sandwiches and salad and either tea or conc,
Or chocolate. Ono lady novel to add olives
Another SAID pickles. ~ olives were too cxpcn-
sivc. The club s. cme to he divided AMI TAN
Glcd mp on this quest, on. but tho OLIVE woman
stood her ground rianfullv. or rather woman
fully. After some fife II minutes q criic,l
member moved the previous question. Tho
president timidy asked what that was. Mrs.
ID. said, IN stress President, l rise TO point
of order"
"rhat's right" said the president; ".adics, /
hope you will keep order
"Thc previous question: sad ;hc olive lady,
sis whether We shall have olives or pickles and
do hope wo Will have olives-plcLlcs are 50
common and tacky. There is something litera-
ry and aris ocraic about olives"
Il move to amend" said tho critic. "by adj
ding tha' those who want olives should eat
them at homo before they come to the club"
II rise to another point of order said Mrs d.
keep order. ladies', said the president
'ihc question is olives or picaleS-is the club
ready for the question:
Ready" said the critic.
The amlahle secretary rose forward and said
"Misress Prrsi lent. | riso to Il question Of
I,nt,, nf Ill L