The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
Barlow Philosopher Pays Tribute to an
Old Conductor.
And there is greater difference in
atlanta Constitution.

And there is greater difference in
travellers. Some will politely offer to
share the seat with you, while others
will stretch themselves and look the
other way to keep from being disturb
ed. They act like they have the
smallpox and don't want you to catch
it. My daughter and sat behind a
bridal couple as we went down, and
Notwithstanding the car was crowded
and people still coming in, the selfish
old rascal with his young wife occu-
pied four seats and stuck their feet
upon one and looked defiance at every
body. Women came in with little
children and passed and rcpasscd, and
found no seat. The old groom had
long, reddish gray whiskcrs and the
bride OF twenty-five had had her black
hair bobbcd short in All aggravating
style and leaned her head upon his
shoulder while she affected sleep.
By and by countryman with little
girl in his arms came in and after
walking up aud down a few times.
stopped and surveyed the counlc for
minute. Still there was no sign. At
last he said with some temper. 81
reckon maybe perhaps if you ones
would lit your feet often that seat
could find some place to set down with
this child. I've totcd her about a
mile u ready They lifted them with
alacrity and tried to turn the seat, and
found it locked. "I'hat don't mat
ter he said, as he put down the
child, 'lm not gwinc to hurt yc."
We enjoyed it immensely.
wonder what makes SO many Of
these youngish girls (youngish is
good word) marry these oldish men.
Every since General Longstrcet set
the example every old widower in the
country is hunting for a girl wife.
The widows have been thrust out of
the market. That is all right, maybe,
If the girl is poor and the widower
rich and nc will settle good estate
upon her and die in reasonable time.
What curious transactions such things
sometimes bring about. Some years
ago rich old widower of our COUNTY
married young wife and she was
loyal to him until he died, which was
y. reasonable time, and she fell heir
to his splendid homestead with all the
land attached, and soon married again.
Not long after this she died and her
last husband nov steps over the rich
man land as sole owner and propric-
tor OF that he never gave dollar for.
Our brief visit to Florida last week
was on business and / hurried home to
60 west on another lecture tour. It
grievcd me TO leave Clear Water,
which is lovelier than ever. 1t is
still the sweetest town that ever grew
beside the shore. Many improve
zAonts have been made since we wero
ahcre and half a million has been
spent 81 NJ. liant on the spacious
property mile below. Everything at
Bcllair is on grand scale. It's drives
and walks and lakes and gardens its
grand hotel that overlooks the green
waters of the gulf It's ornamental
snruDbory and long lines of stately
palms its coliseum and boulevar.ls
and gasworks and watcrworks all as
tonishcd and charmed us, for it sccm-
ed as though Aladdin had been there
with his wonderful lamp and done it
all--not in night, but within year,
Tor 1T has not beon much longer since
was there and drove through that
chaparral of scrub palmetto and saw
nothing to attract me save the view Of
the distant islands and the foaming
breakers of the gulf beyond. Another
half million will make the place a
paradise, but after all Bellair is arti-
fetal, the handiwork of man and
money, while Clear Water is the work
OF nature and OF God. The one is an
embryo city Of magnificent distances;
the other cozy village nestled on
bluff among evergreen oaks and bays
and palms and ccdars and climbing
vines, all clad in messy tresses, and
where the beautiful homes, half hid
den, overlook the placid harbor and
the setting sun, and where the chill
dren play upon the beach or wade in
the waters at the foot Of the hill.
Somehow the place reminds me of
those beautiful lines
"And knew by the smok that so grace.
fully curled
From among the dark slms that a cot
tage was near,