The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-09-27
BILL ARP AND THE ORPHANS
EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HELP
THEM.

EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HELP
THEM.
He Thinks . Day Should De Set Apart
for Them-Mrs. Arp IL willing to
Give a Dollar II He Will Work 1t
Out.
Como now, let's divide out. Thore
are 200 good working days In the year.
day. We have u Labor Day and Wash
lngton's birthday and Independence
DAY and other days sct apart Tor obser-
vance, why not have a day for the or
phans OF Georgia The orphanage at
Decatur Is In great need and tho goo |
men In charge have askcd tho people
to give tho 10Th day Of this month to
their service, the labor and earnings
OF ono day. What bettor can we do
with IT.? Madam DcStacl said that
our bank account In Heaven would bc
maao up OF the money we gave away
In charity while We lived uDon tho
Garth. Huntington diod worth 800
oo0,o QUO, but he could not take it with
him, and 1T is feared that hc win have
u very small bank account up yondcr.
He could havo endowed u hundred or.
phanages aud had plenty left for his
kindred. Surely we can all give somc-
thing Oh that day. | am going to give 81.
Mr.. Crumley shan't shake his Metho-
dist locks at mo. He that giveth to
the poor lendeth to tho Lord" And
now, II you like the security down with
the dust" as the old Scotch preacher
said when he sent around the hat for
charity. The word fatherless means
ing parent, either father or mother,
or both. The word moJherless Is
not in the Bible, but the word father
less includes 1t, and 1t 10 found In the
scriptures thirty-eight times, and is
always coupled with u reward to those
who befriend the orphan, or some cal
amity upon those VINO Oppress them.
job says, of have lifted my hand
against the fatherless, may mine arm
fall from my shoulder blade" and ST.
James says, Pure religion is to visit
the fathorless and the widow In their
al1itctiOn." Good friends 1t will not do
TO say you have never wronged the
orphans. Neglect Of them Is a wrong.
II nobody gave what would become OF
them. Every body ought To givo-give
according to your pursc-giVe rs the
Lord hath blessed you. 1t is poril
not to give. St. Peter keeps tho books,
andal want him to find my nnme on
them with u good bank account at.
tachcd.
| had a funny conference with my
wife about this. She says she will give
IL dollar il will work It out. What
do you want mo TO do ?' said |. "Thc
window cord is broken" she said, "and
the sidcbOard lock is out Of order, and
the lOng.handled broom that | brush
down the spider webs with is worn out
and needs another broom on it, is
that all ," said |. "Oh no. The hall
paperlng is pealing OH and ncods re.
pasting e, and there is a. leak in tho roof
over the dining room. "ls that all ?"
said |. "Well, you can finish tho day
sitting tho ashes and putting some
around the rose bushes. Mr.. Bcrck-
mans book says that ashes are u good
fertilizer for the rOsoS.' | pondorcd
awhile and then venturcd to ask whore
she was going to get tho dollar to pay
me. Why, from you Of COURSE" she
said Where did you expect me to
get it? Didn't give you everything
! had, and didn't you promise to give
me everything You had ? Didn't you
say, With oil my worldly goods thee
endow !? What's mine Is minc and
what's yours is mine, too, according to
that" "But my dear" said | "havcn't
supported you and maintained you
Tor all these years and responded to
every want and wish could :" "Why,
yes, Of course you have but II d wife
was to keep accounts with her husband
sho would bring him In debt every time.
Board and clothing don't pay for nurs-
Ing and night watching and sowing and
darning and housekeeping and raising
up ton children through infancy and
childhood, and dOct0ring measles and
whooping cough and boils and collie,
etc. [ made a Thousand little garments
for them with my needle before there
WAS over q sewing machine invented. ;"
"Yes," said |, " remember and you
made your own clothes and my shirts
my plated bosom shirts, with pearl
button5--yes, | remember. | can't find
any as good now" Then she remark cd {:
" You cOulden't get good hOusckcop-
or for less than 800 per year, could
you? And that would make over s., 900,
and tho Interest compounded would
make five limos rs much moro that you
owe me, and you ask mo whore | am
going to get tho dollar" /" But, hold
on, my dear" said !, "you forgot that
had to support and educate your ten
childrcn--yOu always call them yours
and that old Abe Lincoln set oil your
niegers free and that the war broke
mo all up and I've had to scut1io for
living ever since, and give you money
whenever you ask for 1t and keep you
In cologne and camphor and liver med.
icine and missionary money and little
presents for tho childron and grand
children on thoir birthdays. Didn't
give you two dollars last week to buy
amber beads for Mary Lou. When the
cook quits or gets sick, don't got up
and make the fire and cook the break
fast and move around on tiptoe to keep
from waking you--and-and-an and
haven't made you 8 marble chip walk
TO The street for your number shoes
to walk on 2" " Is that all" said nv
wife, and she laughed at me and said.
"Oh, you know WAS just joking. ]
know that you have done the best you
could. | wouldn't swap you of for any
body. Now 90 and see II you can't
climb that new ladder you made yes.
tcrday and get somo squads for supper
tonight. There must Do Is dozen or
more up there, and tho girls have in
vitcd company to tea" Ladders and
tquabs Well, tried the now ladder.
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