Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-11-18
ONE OF III CRAFT.
JEFF. MI. jenkins Writes An Interesting
Letter, Full eff News, wit, Pathos and
A Good Joke on Hon. b. F.
Aycock as a Fox Hunter: Wedding

DEAR ne uoFOSS Vi
faith are the true heroes of the
world; yea, more, they are the
heroes of immortal life.
The history of the worlds the
history of it's religion. Religion
is the supreme power of society;
it is also the measure of it's ele-
walton or debasement.
MIR. John G.. Barnes and wife,
who live near here, have been
married sixty-seven years. They
are very old people. Uncle John
ny is now ready to crack a joke
at any time, be has always lived
an honest man and a true Dem
ocrat, the noblest type of man.
hood. 1t is seldom a couple live
so long together.
Mr.. Jerry Cook and wife have
been living together now about
sixty-one years. They, too, are
very old people, have worked
hard all their lives. and are now
ready to ''pass over the river and
rest under the shade of the
trees" May their rest be sweet
Mr.. Cook has also been true
Democrat, and wonders now why
a white man can be anything
else; he is for white supremacy,
and for white men, and white
men alone, to control this gov
eminent.
Old uncle Elisha Holland, now
nearly an hundred years old,
breaches occasionally. and to
haye his fun, tells the boys he
has a new set of teeth coming
out, which they can feel if they
wish to. and when they feel foc
the teeth, uncle Elisha bites the
finger. When he was here last
we saw him take in a young man
that way, the young man was all
bushes. but uncle Elisha laughed
heartily at the ~credulity of the
young man.
Aunt Maria Aycock is the
mother Of twenty-one children.
the youngest nearly grown, and
she now in her old age is very
active and can do good work.
That reminds US of a little Incl
dent. An OLD negro came here
some time ago, inquiring for Mr..
Aycock. Some one asked him
which Mr.. Aycock; he hung his
head, scratched it awhile, then
strengthening up with a smile on
his sable face, said, dog Aycock.
We all knew then it was the gal
liant, indom.tAble Benjamin.
The tobacco and cotton crops
in this section are both full crops,
but cotton is low and farmers
look depressed, aud are; they
say they can't pay out, neither
can they live at such ruinous
prices. OF all classes, the farmer
works the hardest, lives the
closest. yet all are more or less
dependent on him for a living.
He is the most oppressed of any
other class. This should not be;
years ago we urged upon all the
impor lance of a diversity of
crops, bit it seems our people
are slow to learn. Why not live
at home. Here in our dear South
land, the land of the true, the
brave, the patriotic, the beauti-
full. the good, the virtuous, who
made this governments what it
once was, the pride of every pa
triot, the envy of despots.
Charles Sumner said the South
controlled this government for
sixty years and left it without a
stain. What a grand and gle
rious eulogy coming from a
Northern Abolitionist, and ar
enemy of the South. Here cn
this fertile soil, and in this gen.
ial climate-for it seems thai
God purposely adapted this lane
to the raising of everything nee.
essarY for the comfort and hap
piness of man-we IA raise anC
make all we want All that i:
lacking is perseverance,, indus
try, frugality, economy, care ano
push. Too many people arr
afraid and ashamed to work, be.
cause society people do not rec
ognize working people, but thu
working class are the true nobii
ity of the South, and from then
sprung nearly all our great ant
good meu. Young men, do not b,
ashamed to work, for there i
both honor and dignity in work
it takes work tc make a living
it takes work to build up AM
make a country. Willing hands
strong, pure, fertile brains woul'
make our Southland the idea
land of all others.
The marriage bells r ring
ing. The contracting parties ar
Mr.. Thomas FELTON, and Mis-
Nettie Farmer. The mai RAG
will take place at the residenc
of Hon. B. F.. Aycock. No dis
play, only a quiet wedding an
then two young, gladstone pei
sons start out on life's journey
May it be prosperous and ma
they finally reach a peaceful RI
ven. The marriage comes off o
the 18th inst.
Rev, A l.. Ormond preache
a very impressive sermon in til
Methodist church at this plae
on last Sunday night.
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