The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-03-17
BILL ERP'S COURISH|}.
He Anticipates the Golden Wedding
and Eliminates.
HOW HE WON THE PARTNER,
Who Now Celebrates the Happy Occasion
With Hin An Inoident in KaEsaS-The
Sage's Idea Of Love.

Sage S iOcd OF Love.
This is to be q play 6 drams IL which
there are bat W GcIors-a hero aud a
heroine FIFTY years ago they We're
the bright particular stars III this same
play and weIe tie cynosures of many
eyes and received the warm cougraiu-
latlons OF kluGred aud friends, but
now the roe Of the drama IS reversed.
The stars hayeftded aud lost then daz-
ZllnS night. ne actors can 40 longer
strut or pose u on the stage and the
pathetic audience must do tue
playing. Passive. reuslve, suDdueu
auu grateful, nv wife and / eau only
receive our friends, listen to their sam
tatlons, rejoice with those who rejoice
aud symralhlZe with those WAC nave
had sorrow. Fifty years = there
was not a cloud lowering over our hori-
Como apprehension OF trouble or grief
or death or war or any dire Calamity.
Bright hopes and fond expectations
filled our cup to the brlm and Loves
yol ng tream made O 'erythlng to seem
beuLu u. We breatLeu the poets
grateful prayer,
"Ihe world is very lovely. Oh, my
" = tAadh TX NAoV '
The memory of those halcyon DAYS is
sweet and fingers with US, but in course
Of time the unwelcome contrast cauc.
Affections aud anxletles invaded our
humble home. Sickness came, and
desth, aud then war with all Its hor-
rors. Then our dear parents passed
AWAY and left us to fight our battles
alone. and we have long since learned
thut Jfn'S vIofnrv so 10 ffar nnl Io
strong-to look upon the bright side
to ENJOY the blessings of the present
rather than lament those We have lost
or borrow trouble that may never come.
In locking backward over our welded
life | can say that we have had more
than our share of reace and joy-of
comfort end luxuIy-of health aud
strength; more than usually falls to the
lot of mCrtals. AS we look around or
read the public press we learn of misery
ana distress, sickness aud wait all
yer this blessed land, aud there are
thousands OF unhappy creatures Ian
gushing IN the prisons while their
wives aud mothers aud children suffer
and grleve In broken hearted homes.
1t Gtleves US to thluk Of these, aud we
can but rejoice that Providence has
granted to US a better fate. We still
have liberty aud neither we nor our
children nor our chlldreu's children
have ever suffered for the comforts Of
life.
Some years ago, at q county far in
Arkansas, | was introduced to an aged
coup . who had been awarded the pre-
NJ .um for bringing upon the ground the
largest family aud the NEST numerous
posteri,y. Each OF them had passed
the four score mark, and while | was
taking notes the Old mau said: And
you may Put down thai nary Il CT uul
ten sons or seven sous-In-.aw have ever
been brought Into court for anythiu.
that they have done. And Mr.. Arp you
may put down tAat me and my viii
have lived together sixty-one years and
both joined the Bu,tlst church Sky
years ago. and enaurln' all that time
have voted the Democratic ticket;-.ul
that down. Mr.. ARP"
If were asked what is the lever that
moves the world, | would answer, q,
IS love. The poet says:
'All thoughts. all passions, all &c
lights
Whatever stirs this mortal frame,
All are but IN nlsters of love
Aud feed its sacred flame
EtnCRI!On ana religion = IN INVENTOR
ATE all ~leverH. bui stronger tina all CON
plncd IS lo~vc.the!ovc OF parents for then
children u q their chtii.cn'- children
the love OF husband andUIte. yong me,
for the sweethcarts OF r.r.s for the
lover. the love 9. friend for friend uul
CT re generous ard i~LtiauthroIlc IL
humankind. the love q home and coun
TRY and the scenes OF our cn!idLO,d. tn,
- IL onI y % = = S,rr,~o , y 60 -.
tne trees and lowers tuAt aiGru r.,u