The Greenville times., 1896-11-07

The politicians have been oratin and
speechifyin 50 frequent and promis-
Gus among the boys here lately till
blamed II the ground amt wore smooth.
and slick for miles around. Gold or
silver, which? is still the mainest ques.
tion.
To hear one side you would think the
country is goin TO demnition, destruo
ton and ruination II we ever have free
silver, and then II you listen to the other
side they will show forth facts and fy.
pers to prove that nothin but free ST.
YER can save the country and recover
the people. Somebody is right and
somebody is wrong. But as yet it amt
for me to say for certain which ia
| which.
The general confusionment in re-
CARDS TO gold and silver puts me in mind
Of the riddle which Andy Lucas give
Dlev Scroggins oncst upon n time. Al
three of us was notkin more than
chunks of boys then, and goin 10
school together over at the cross roads
Andy and Blew they had got into n
mighty way Of sayin riddles to one
another. 1t was nip and tuck as tl
which could turn the other down with
new riddle. Comm along home from
school one cyenin Andy hit Blev With
new one, and 1t was sumner.
"There is lady over 10 our house" ."
says Andy, (which she is my mothers
sister, but she amt my aunt. How IL
that, Blew"
Well, Blev he couldn't cut through
and had to give it up, though Andy give
him till next mornin to work the sum il
he could.
So Blew he went home and told his
fsther, old man Jerry Scroggins, about
1t and called for help. Naturally, Of
course, the old man couldn't see
through the riddle and II pestered him
powerful. He scratched his head
and racked and ransacked his brain till
bed time, but he couldn't git the an.
swer. And then when he went to bed
he couldn't go to sleep for thinkin about
Andy Lucas and the riddle. lie rolled
and he tumbled till way along towards
midnight without lick of sleep and
he couldn't stand it no longer. He riz
up and went out and saddled his horse
and rid over to old man Hiram Lucases
which Andy at that time was a half
orphant and him and his mother was
Twin there with hig grandfather-and
| hollered him up and called him out 10
the front gate.
Old man Hiram he come out snortin
and cussin about his neghbors calm
him ut such "hellatious" late hour.
and consequentially Jerry Scroggins
went on TO the mainest question.
THAT boy Andy give my boy Blev a
riddle this eyenin which he can't work
It and can't work it," says he. "And
what is more Icouldn't sleep for thinkin
about 1t and so have come over here
to git the facts. Andy told Blev that
there was lady here which was his
own mothers sister, but she want his
aunt. Now want to know how to cx.
plain that?"
Why, Jerry, that's as clear as glass
and easy as fallin off wet log, saws old
man Hiram. "Any simln headed idiot
ought TO see through that"
TELL me how it is then" says Jerry,
so | can go on back home and rest in
peace and go to Sleep"
We'll, Jerry" says old man Hiram,
you see that boy Andy jest simply told
your boy Blew dadblame lie
Thus after hearin various and sundry
remarks on both sides of the money
question am bound to think that some
enc has told little white one about 1t.
RUFUS SANDERS.
Cemetery IL from Latin werd, Gig.