The Burke County news., 1899-03-31

while and Will then give 1t OacK 10 me.
remember when my father got pen
s,ou OF 500 for poor old nAu wuO
owed h.m S9J and had owed II tor years.
Father counted ont the gold ana gave
It TO him, thinking that OF course he
would pay the dcbt. but he wrapped II
up carefully and put 1t away down Ia
hisp pocket aud started for his horse, who
Was hltcLed to the rack near by. AS
he WAS about to get up father said to
him. "Mr. Jcuklus, thought you told
me- YOU would pay me when you got
your peuslon = Yes, l did, Asa.
SAID he, ''and I'm gwiue TO do 1t tomor-
row shore | jest wanted to take 1t all
home and let tue old woman look 1t 1t
and feei:of it aud countlt, and We would
sleep with II In the house one nlRht,
Asa-iust ole night, Asa. And sure
enough he did bring II back next day
and PAID the debt and put the rest IN
nv fathers safe.
know that my bride will do that,
too. Fifty years ago she promised me-
everything she had or was gCirg to
have aud so | Will wait. She has al
ways gwen me everything that came
to her except tie children. She claims
all OF them and still speaks OF them as
INV chlidren-my boys aud my glrls. :"
! Evan Howell, nay old friend, came to
our wedding and brought his good wife
with him You zee, | was at his faith
/, er'- Wedding long before he was born
and | waited him here. but when he
| was called upOn to respond to Judge
! Akin's beautiful speech. | thought he
weu- q little out Of his way to saw that
5, eyery man was made better Gv his wife
| and that he had reason to believe that
/ his friend, Bill Arp, was indebted TO
| Mrs. Arp for his tuIae aaI name and
+! good reputc-. .hat she was the power
behind The throne-the guiding star
| the pi OF 1T the helm, the inspiration,
and all that sort CT thing Ny wife
| WAS standing meoklv bv my SIDE and
heard it all. AID i: seemed to me she
straightened up little and seemed
tai er as he spoke He continued on
that limo until | began TO feel like I
was nothing but az old ship that my wife
was steering through the breakers. [
saw that his remrks wero very grateful
to Mrs. Howell. for she stretched up q
little, too. and ~ looked around Il, on
the matrons they were all stretching
mp and my fear Is they will stay 80.
don think ! will invite Evan to cur
next wedding.
And now comes the aftermath the
secoud reaping .f this Lrrvest of love
We mu>t answer ali these KIND letters,
erd We must thank the donors FOR ali
these hesutlful gifts. 1t will take time.
out it will be laboy Of love. Many OF
!he letters are IL yerse, and what Is re-
markable. most of the poems are from
sur aged friends. jus. taKo note Of
this from Dr. Alexander, the veteran
physician of Atlanta. Who would have
ihuu . ht that he would have tuned bard
IN his seventy fifth year? He sent me
beautiful cane, and tho following g
verse;, were wrapped arooud 1t. May
the good Lord lead hlIa down gently to
10 the grave:
II never can forget it-wLatayer time
destroys
The dear Old time IN Youths sweet
lr!Dic,
When Bill and I were boys
1t Is the one bright memory no earth
" dross alloys,
For sweet bells chime Of that dear time
Nnen BIZ and / were boys,
81 was there when Bill was married,
III the pleasant far away,
Io the far aud noble woman
W nom he weus again today.
Hls Golden.maTrlaSo time It is. An
time no love Iestroys
For they love eacn other better than
When 'Blli' aud l were boys!
We'll, here's greeting to you, Bill,
And blessings on your life,
And love and JOY forever
10 your lewe! Of q wife.
: 10 nee you're both memory
, \ . aartn drCss allows
Thank God were still as happy as
When 'Bill' aud | were BOYS,