St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
A brighter ..a Better Land.


before.
A Brighter ana Better Land.
Now if there ever was three old men
In the settlement that didn't have any
religion for certain. it was Travis
Waters, Luke Wesley and Lige RunEels.
They never did belong to the church
and they never seached the Scriptures.
But they had their own pecurious no.
tons in regards to the things Of the
future hereafter. They maintained and
he!t 10 il that we are all headed one
way and bound for the same country.
They believed that we will live together
in that country right smart like we
live here. and that the general settle
ments of the people will be the same
thing over there on the other shore.
They didn't think the land of the flu
ture beyond will be particular cold. or
SO very tremendous hot. and their doc
trine was. that people which live to-
g.ther here, will likewise also live to-
gether there. They maintained in
general way that the people of Rocky
Creek will live all in the same settle
mcnt and be neighbors and friends
and fellow citizens oncst more over
there, and that the people from
the hill country. and the people from
Huckelberry Ridge. and from Panther
Greek, and from the Flat Woods will
ell live together in their different set
Elements. and there will be meetin and
visitin and courtin and marryin and
goin on there about the same as you see
in this country to-day.
"liit will be hot or cold in that coun-
try accordin to the way man would
ruther take his weather, RUFF, says old
man Travis to me oncst upon a time.
Elf you would ruthcr have cold weather
you will jest naturally find your place
in some pleasant strip of country where
IT is cold all the year round. But If you
would ruther have your weather hot
you can go where it is summer time
straight through for IL months in the
year. And if you want it mixed about
half aud half, or only middlin hot or
cold yon can nominate your weather
and take Your pick.
'And over there in that country, Rufe,
PEOPLE won't have to work only when
they feel like il. The seasons will hit
right every pop. and every year will
be a good crop year. but in that coun-
try people won't have to tend the soil
and eat their bread and meat and greens
in the sweat of the face like they do
here. There will be plenty of some
thin good to eat and plenty of clothes to
wear, but people won't have to scratch
and scramble and work their daylights
cut in orderment to git the necessary
wherewithals OF life. You will know
jest the same people over there as you
know here, and you can go on scrapin
up new acquaintances if you want to.
There won't be any taxes to pay and no
government to maintain. There won't
be any money there, from the fact that
people can have everything they want
without money and without price. And
then they won't have no politics there.
Rufe-which there wouldn't be any
here il we didn't raise up SO infurnal
f6ahy politicians that are forever
scramblin for a soft job. Everybody
will be out of debt-no more mortgages.
no more waverly notes, no more papers
or compellment-and everybody will
be healthy and happy over there.
"All the people in creation couldn't
make me believe that when a man has
euffered through the things of this
country-all the aches and pains that
the human flesh is heir to-sweltry hot,
or cold as flugins-wet spells and dry
drouths and sorry crops and hard times
sickness and sorrow and trials and
troubles and tribulations-you needn't
to tell me that man which has went
through with all this win have to stand
aud suffer somethin worse when he goes
TO his long home ON the other shore"
Sending the News.
Luke Wesley he went on across three
years ago, and now old man Travis has
gone to see for certain about that mar
velsome pleasant country which he
talked about SO much. by this time
him and old man Luke have no doubts
found out what is what and which is
which. Old man Lige is still talkin and
belicvin and guessin. but they know
somethin by now. ruther expect them
two old men know more to-day in re
CARDS to things on the other side than
all the people in the round created
world put together.
But anyhow Lige Runnels was there
when Travis Waters come to die. The
doctor had given up the case, the wom-
en- folks had went out to cry. and !
didn't have nothin else to do but to look
and listen at them two old men in the
partin hour.
II have been . thinkin. Lige, as how
you mought maybe love to send some
word to your kinnery and friends
who have gone ON before" says old man
Travia n he motionel Lige to . chair
BY the bed. "anG from all the prognos-
tics Of the case I reckon we amt got
much time for fumblin and foolin about
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