The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-06

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The last letter I had about the
poem was anonymous. Of course
it was, for it read:
"Man wants but little here below
So Young and Goldsmith say;
But woman wants it all, you know,
All wants it right away"
Mrs. Arp was Swing on somo in
fantile garment rs quietly laid the
missive on her lap. She neither
smilod'nor frowned nor stopped tho
play of her needle as she remarked.
"AGaybe they do, but they don't get
it nor expect
y recon-" said I, "that some
stingy old benedict wrote that; some
fellow who would spend more
money on his horse than on his
wife"
"No," said Mrs. Arp, "it was some
old bachelor whose rejected addresses
have mado him cynical and like
Byron he vents his revenge in dog
gcrel. Whom you 60 down town
wish you would see Mr. Hicks about
that dining room chair. May be ho
can put I ew cane bottom to it. Wo
need it sometimes when we have com.
pany, and that old sideboard ought
to be rovarnished and have now
knobs. DO you know how old that
sidoboard is"
EYES," suid | "Jim Sumter mado
it in 1852. EIo was one of the best
men and best workmen l over knew.
l paid him $50 for the sidoboard
He was well,road, wcll-bred man,
a good neighbor and good citizen,
and | have respect for tho sidcboard.
1t is liko an epitaph on his tomb
stonc ard seems to road, Sacred to
the memory Of Yes, l will see
Mr. Hicks about tho ssdeboard. Is
thero anything else in his limo that
you wantr"
/ mo-" said she, "but you know we
arc obliged to have another extension
table. Wo gave ours to Jessie
when she was married and have been
using ono that was left here three
years ago and now the owner has
settled down and wants it, You had
better attend to this right away"
"Right away, right away" I
muscd.
"Bnt woman, wants it all you know,
And wants it right away"
Mrs. Arp looked at mo and re-
marked, III want these things fol
you and tho children. It's precious
little that want for myself now"
don't think sho udmires the song
or tho sentiment.
ST know it, I know it, my DEAR"
said ]. "There was q time when
you wanted good deal for yourself
and it pleased mo to 'gratify your
every wish and more than you asked
for. Nothing was too good for you
when had the money. Silks and
sablcs, lawns and muslins, car.
riago and horses. Wilton carpets
and damnsk curtains, SO forth, and
so forth, and so on, ct cetera, @
pluribus unum. But ammo domini
kept rolling on and tho war came
and discovered that you were grad.
ually losing your concern for your.
self, and all your care was for your
children. was ruminating about
this while you were stitching away
SO earnestly upon that little garment,
for now your love and care have
Tapped over to another generation.
Tho little grandchildren have
come in for a share CT your
matcral love, and your personal
wants have como down to a mini
mum. or coarse you must be clothed
as becomes the maternal head Of nu-
merous and lovely offspring, tor if
you arc not . queen you have reign
cd in our home nearly as long as
Queen Victoria has in England
and"
"Well, that will do now" said
ny wife "You had better 20 to
town. Aunt Ann says tho rice is out
and tho cowfcod too"
"I was ruminating," said I, chow
fortunate it was that your ambition