The Burke County news., 1899-03-31
He and Mrs. Arp Overwhelmed at
the interest Shown.
GIFTS AND SOUVENIRS FROM
friends Near Home and Friends Abroad
Kind. Loving Greetings Of Chlldre1. Kin
red aud Fr.endS.

ding il over aud my good wife and are
stili marching to the END OF the jour
ssy The tiftieth anniversary Of our
welded life brought no change and did
not Tor moment stop tue ticking OF
the marble clock upon the mautle. The
days and the weeks and the months are
still coming this way. We did not
cross the Kubicon nor the Jordan nor
the Styx, but only set up another mile
stone aud marked it fifty. Now we are
on the last quarter stretch nearing the
goal, aud If 1t was lett to US we would
make il an even race. Birth and mar
riage aud death are the most notable
events in this life, the most pregnant
with fate, and destiny, of happiness or
misery and 1t becomes US to pause oc-
oaslonal!y aud ponder them. If we can
do this with serenity aud gratitude 1t
is we'll for there ii no comfort Ia mel
Ancholy.
And SO we were made happy on our
wedding day, and are happy yet as we
recall the kind loving greetings Of
children and kindred and friends A
shade Of sadness came over US Of course
as We thought of the missing one, the
youngest boy afar off IN Mexico, but be
-
and brin. his sunshine with him. He
always brings 1t and be always sends it
in his letters There Is no better sign
Of q boy tnan for hlm to write home OF
ten aad regularly, and Carl does that.
MIR. Craig, Of Macon, sent us by ex
press prepaid pretty iron double seat
tor the verundah or tho lawn auI wrote,
II made this with my own hands for
your golden wedding. Nv wife and [
wanted to show our love for your son
Carl who was SO good aud Alud to our
dear b. y while he was sick III Mexico.
Our boy came home and died. but We
have not forgotten Carl, ttcd bless
ham. What u comfort .so parent are
the letters from the children. Wnat
comfort are good, KIND letters from
friends known aud unknown and NC
have had them by the hundred duri;. :
the past two weeks, aud teiegrame, too,
from New York to Iexas aud from the
islands OF our Eew domain. We
were amazed -overw helmed and
wondered what We bad done TO
provoke such interest III our hom. af-
fairs. And then the press mas showered
Its benedlctlnns so lnvlsnly that | was
constrained 10 whisper when Will this
thing stop-where Will thus bird hight
We are proud OF oil this, bUt not VAIN
and wo are more Gratii!ed than proud, !,
but the query Is still with US WHAT
have We done and IS not this ali q
dream?
And then there are the beautiful gifts
and souvenirs that kept on coming from
friends near home aud friends abroad
They crowded our tables and adorned
the walls These golden presents 6 lad
Ion nnH Il. Il tn1 n.
golden wedding so appropriately, and
the flowers did, too beautiful flowers
from Brooklyn and Atlanta aud Rome
and Mobile aud Marietta and all ladei
with pretty sentiments aud some Will
the ever living lines from Mrs. Hemans
"Brin. flowers, fresh howers for the
bride TO wear;
They were born to blush in her shining
hair.
Yes, all is for the bride. She lets N,
look u. tue beautiful things, and even
10 handle them, but they are ali hers ey
cept the gold headed cane aud TIA.
French Clock that my dear old colcg,
mate, jim Warren seu me. And sn,
has gwen me one OF the gold fountsl,
pens and IL pair ot the cutI buttons au,
the new tangled carving fork that
thoE. .ht was curling tougs for M seat
tered hair- 1t seems - Eo that | au
Y lltte hunt Der than ! WAS before tn,
wedding for she c.a,ns a al the prett,
things, from the massive golden .ad.
OF N.is Akin ana the heau.liu. .o!ie:
chailces OF the Constitution an, II,
lovely spoon service Of the Home
and Farm and the gold mouu:
ed umbrella from kausas CI,y
down 10 the golden bookmark and III
golden toothplchs There are scores o
O,he- beautiful th,ucsln glass and gold
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