The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-27
Brother Gardner's Philosophv.

"If l had boy / shouldn't D.. rrlr- sH-
visin' him 20 do dis an not tp Io 8al IH.
l should encourage him 90 18 uat ANA
pick up bumbIe-Jee an ina out bg -N-
perience which was Ie b.zu-ss end OF 81.
/ inseck. My grau'fa1deT used % talk 'u
me by De hour bout d. evils oT iutempsr-
ance, but / couldn't catch on tiu one das
l drunk gallon o hard slider an was
run trew threshiu' -machin" aIeug WEI
de wheat Oars about 80 much iu uf- .u
Iarn, an its Well 10 Iarn il s~ soon a.
possible an git O6cr frcllu Gurus
Oar hain't no queShun IN my mind E.-
dat de pore man has got jest 8s WG.n
right TO ride around in his krcriiEr us I.
rich one, but when il comes 20 pJVU tr
de axle-grease dat's a different uarr.r
We ought 10 hev all hin bon rich. t..
bein' as We wasn't II pears 10 me- fa t-
de wiscSt plan to make De best uf TO- IE-
cussed De rich an IZe sympItaiZaI NI
de pore bur I nebber could see Gar clm
out ahead either way"
IF we'd study cur feIler-man "a I.,Ha
closer we'd sit along Wild him "a heap ...-
ter. When / knoWed dat my nayDur had
put his fence two feet oOer on wy .anI
also knowed dat he'd law M fur t-u
yars IL | axed him 10 move il. jr7f got
a friend to throw out hint DAT uy shed
was six inches ober De line, an d. UaEu"g
paid all de expense of survey an LI--
tied his fence ober when he found b. "as
wrong
Oar am sartin folks who seem 90 Gul
great c0nsolashun in telIIn' Hvw wicked
de world has becum. an how utterly .u-
possible 1t am 10 longer hEi an honest
man. When I h'ar sich puss0H- s"!u~ oa
I allUs move DE- WUCdpilc d Irtl.r uta- "-
GOah an tell De old woman not 90 ip-sE
to bring in d. clOtnes-liHe. De man wao
stole my Wheelbarrer one night y"r
ago sGt an talked to ne fur hull hour
on de dishonesty Of mankind an .s
pugson who robbed my hen-COop Vas
ready 10 weep Obar DE- deE,Lera-lam
nich lf- could see was takiu place u
human natur'. II dc bar trap which +
hCV sOt IN nv cucumber patch clr.U.s
anybody Tall dis summer DE- chance am
nifty TO one dat he'll De a social rr-
fcrmer."
MANY folks am disappointed with Ifa
bekdse dey fail TO realize dat der am o."
eternal fitness Of things. When So al-p
dp prize Gf WLiJe-WasHH' from T. cents .H
- cents de whitewasher draps 20 Jess ..E.'
an pOurs in mo- water 10 maintain ID.
equilibrium. What yO' save in yo'I Dlr..
Re saves IN MS pail. an 81 yo hahn l5
better Of"
AT some time or other every man .s
down 70 fIgger dat If ne could only llp ..
life Ober again ned steer clear Of a'. b.H"-
ders. He furg,s. !u de fIst place #..
Hatur' might bon MIN a fulr ta h.-..
wild an dat IL she didn't h- wo..IEf =.
human II he neDOer made mistake. } a..
look back an see Whar' 7 Or-er hay gone
into hIWgs instead Of chicken au' "Ha.
J ortcr hey planted hair -qUasHas Instead
Of all pumpkins. bur If I "a- 20 .tD mg
life ober again I might make w4-f H.--
takes. Taken all iu a.- it.- good .Eti
world 10 lib in. an ar p,o}.- VINO gTra.l
moral degeaeEa-aul am aN "rpEs. l.t
lest dat Ir 5arusI wire fence Keeps -
ont OF our raybgr'- r-uck-pa'ca Ia sc
lock de wood ned d0ah 80 lr bin ED ...-
ger git III our -oit--aaD aarL Us
dat De street car conductors g.y5
quarter wid a hole lu ir au' ae So,
won't take il iu turn from us. IT, 90
same world an o. same people. only a.
man uaruT aI1'r Dryla nevis ...
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