The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-01

burn the stable that the Yankees built
ON our lot for their horses. It was des-
olatlon, and with me almost despair,
but my vito never surrendered, and she
hasn't yet. She wants as many good
things and nice things us any body, but
Whcn trouble comes she can suffer and
he strong.
IT Is a good time about now for a man
OF my years to look back and take D
t;nd OF Inventory OF what 1 have done
all this timc-what has been accom-
pI1shrd for tho worlds good or any
h"dA good, not for my own good, for
that don't count up yonder. Before I
go INTO thc receivers hands it Is we'll
tor me to make up an INVOICE. When
schoolbuy we used to debate whethe.
on not there was such d thing as disin-
tcrc9tcd bcncvolcnce. | thought then
That there was, but 1t seems to me now
'h"J almost cvnry good thing l ever did
was very much mixed up with selfish
ness and all that will excuse mo will be
on the Inc OF the poet who says,
lhrN VIII" JOY would win
N''' snare I-happincss was born in
In"rc is some comfort in that, for 7
ncilcVc have taken pleasure In divid-
ny with others the blessings that Cod
mas given me. The retrospect Ia, how
ever, not free from clouds and blurs.
and would that | could live those
parIS OF my life over again, and live
Ihcln better. DR.. johnson said to Bos.
vel That Il man who lived for himself
ilvcd IN va'n and that it was every
| man duIy To do something for his fel.
i""mcn and also for those who were to
come alter him. "Our fathers and
lorcfathcrs," said he. "wrote books and
invented uacfui contrivances und piant-.
cd trees ana vines for us, and 80, as we
cannot pay them for it, we should do,
something lor posterity." | am about
even on that line, for | have planted
trccS both for shade and fruit wheravar
have lived, and my wife still keeps
me planting vines. have written
lhany sketches and Il book Or two, with
oul malice nlorethonght, aid can saw
with byron: ivy
What is wit is writ,
Nnulu 1T were WOrther"
tn tile whole tiii grateful that nv
iiiu mas nccii allotted 10 t,is las. th;-aS
quarters oI this century-seven decades
Ihat have Witnessed moro progress in
science, art, invention and Christian
clV'' %atIon than any previous thousand
leap forward has been made since
was boy, for remember when there
were bnt lew books and fewer newspa-
pcrS in the United States-when thera
was hut two or three little short rail.
roads, and not ii telegraph Or a teIe-
ph"nc--whcn there was no light but
candle ilght, and not q friction match
IN the world nor Il steel pen. But pro-
| srcSa always brings train Of evil
Ch'hSs along With it. Every light has
is shadow. The devil ls d live1v cnsa
ana Keeps up with the procession.
Man never builds q house of PRAYER
| h"l what the devil has pulpit there,n
ANA his pulpit. though invisible. ia
nI Ihc othcr end whore the sinners love
10 congrcgatc. | remember when there
were no mp pockets nor pistols to mt
IN them. remember when there waa
no whlskcy in this country, and the
only spirits drank we're wine, peach
orahdy, cognac brandy, that was made
from grapes, and New England rum
ynaI tn INC yankees made from molasses.
with in Africa, but some of IT. pot down
south. Whskey came later, and was
originally uskey baugh, o gastric word
't'at, strange to say, means waite,
OF HE. The last syllable was hannilv
droppcd IN the course of time. for /,
means lile-and uskey was pronounced
Wccsky.
But it would take book to tell al
Inc changes that have marked the las
sky yGars-,the good ui it and the bat
OF IT.. ! would blot some things out II
; could, and set the clock back. but 60,
Nho"eth. Especially would blot on
every bad thought and every bad dec
y y ol my own-every act that gave mi
Or anxiety to those who loved me-. Tn
/, !, worst word in the language is remorse
= am free from that, I know, but nf
q rom regret, | wish that all the youn
h people would stop and think-som
y a.tsp v.lnes stop ana think and resolve to {
nothing that will follow them liz, 10
y quos ghost when they get old.
!, BILL ARP.