The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-05
BILL ARP'S LETTE,G.
MEETS AN OLD FRIEND v/11O RE-
CALLS THE DIM p ASST.
Philosopher Tends the Flowers and
Sweeps tn. Walks.

Now that the elections are all owe,
let us wash orr hands and turn over
new leaf. is is a curious paradox tha
as generF 4 rules man can't be electe,
until ne 'lrst falls from grace. Poll
tics ma 'Aes strange mixture of Cal
WHISKY and Arminianism. But reckon
we will all survive our disappointment
anc', as DR.. Miller used to say, lear1
to- spell the word acquiesce. He al
'~ays pronounced it with the first
| long like it was acquieece. This seem.
to be the young mems era and reckon
they can run the machine, but mus
say that it has been long tine since
l have had my choice in anything out.
side of home. I am doing reasonably
we'll under my own vine and fig tree,
where am elected all the time. The
fact is, 1 never fall from grace inside
OF my own premises, though sometimes
things are not calm and serene even
there.
l worked hard yesterday clearing up
the flower garden and got in quite q
sweat OF perspiration. The leaves
from cur big trees had blown all over
the beds and the chrysanthemums had
fallen down and had to bo staked up
and tied and the old Gamma stocks hud
to be cut down and removed. By the
time had got everything in good or
der and the leaves all burned and the
walks raked out thought it was about
time to receive some praise from some
body, for I had observed that Mrs.
Arp was sewing by tho open window
and. occasionally gave me an uxorial
glance. And SO I sat down on the
iron seat and mopped tho honest dew
from my aged forehead. Suddenly
she drew near the window and re-.
marked:
Il wish you could just see Mrs.
Crawford's front yard and flower gar
den; they are es clean as q paylor. I
was there yesterday at tho meeting of
the aid society and everything was
lovely. Mr.. Crawford certainly knows
LOW to keep place in ORDER"
Well, that disturbed my tranquility
o little and / was about to say maybe
you had better get him to come ND
here and Tx this one, but I dideut.
But l wasent serene at all and veptured
to remark that Mr.. Crawford dident
do it, for he had to weigh cotton all
day and I reckon it was Mrs Craw-
lords work. I paused for a reply,
but she resumed her needle and thread
and 1 sat and ruminated. When 7
came to dinner continued my broken
remarks and said that Mr.. Crawford
1ldent have four acres of big oak
!rees to litter up his little front yard and
thought that a carpet Of rich brown
caves wasent; an unsightly thing no.
1ow. She asked me to send down nv
plate for some chicken. After another |
oauso [ remarked that / had long
lnce found out that we couldent have
very good thing in one place. We
:ouldent have q beautiful grove and
inc flower garden near it for flowers
7on't grow under shade. Those beau
iful roses that Mrs. Laramore sent
ne have the sunshine all the dav.
''Let me help Won to do one of thooo
coached eggs" she said.
"But I reckon" said I, as I handed
ny plate, "Mre. Crawford had things
xed up extra fine because the aid 80.
iety was coming"
lit is gong to meet here next week."
" wife remarked in modifying tone
f voice. "Won't you have q glass of
uttermi|k; it is fresh and good"
And SO l gave it up, and after dinner
no came out and was quite profuse in
er admiration, for she knows that it
'kes lots Of encouragement to keen
10 at work. I'll keep on cleaning up
ntil that aid society comes and goes.
II watch the leaves as they fell and
Itch 'em in my hat. I'll sweep and
ndpaper every walk and then Mrs.
rewford can go home and praise mo ,
Mr.. Crawford and put him in pouts.
m going to put out two more rows of !
rawberry plants today, for shs limited ,
at we had hardly enough. heard :
'r tell the girls that she was ashamed ,
that old patched-up carpet in the 6
ming room, for it had been down for :
ur winters, and she wished she did
We large rug to put under the ia.
Q. III surprise her with one some of
csc days when I sell my gold mine. It
Il sell now, I reckon, since Mckinley o
s elected. for there is gold in it. It u
$ the only thing I had that Sherman's T. T.
miners didn't pick up and carry off. !;
travelled the other day with an old ~ y,
der from Atlanta to Gainesville. ~
couldn't find a seat, and looked ~
ubled as he toted his old valise ND -
down the aisle. So I pulled his D D
'ttail and made him sit down by me. r.
looked thankful and in reply to nv NJ
!ury, said he was going to Calhoun, T.
from there to his son.in. laws in .