The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-28
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
Arp Has a Pleasant Time at Clinton South
Carolina.
Atlanta Constitution.

for freedom and the struggle for liher-
ty. Here / am at Clinton barriuaded,
ambnscaded, eniiladed and any other
distressing thing, for there is "a wreck
seven miles away and they. say twill
take all day to remove it. And so [
cant get home tonight. Oh. the
pity of il, for | am tired and home
sick. I am not calm and serene. [
was at Laurens last night and found
good friends, who made the lingering
hours pleasant, but XII the time was
comforted with the thought thas it
was my last day away from my numcr
Gus wife and children and grapdchil-
dren. / left the hotel at 5 o'clock
this morning and walked at lively
early train for Clinton, where / was 10
intercept the aboard fol Atlanta and
then for home. But the train for
Clinton did, not come and nobody
knew when it would come. | waited
until half-past o o'clock-and time
was heeting; went back up town, hired
!, livery stable man to drive me over
10 Clinton by $50 o'clock to catch the
Saooard. The road was awful, but
the horse was good on, and l knew
he could make the tcn miles in two
hours and felt happy on the way.
We did make it aud as l stepped on
the platform 1felt = >pd that l had
uot waited OH that bclated train. But,
oh, what a fall was there, my country
men, when the agent told me the Sea-
board was in wreck and. could not
get here until late in tho day and per-
haps later.
Well, here I ammo garden to dig
in no children to frolic with and
nothing to do but ruminatc Yes,
ruminate upon the trials and crosses
and disappointments Of this sublunary
world and I find myself humming that
plaintivc old song, 'Pity the Sorrows
Of Poor Old Man But this pre-
face ia the shadow-the dark side Of
the picture, and now I will brighten
up and look at the other side and feel
ashared Of myself, for after all my
disappointment is only for: day and
it is not as bad as, war nor sickness
nor death in the family. And, be-
sides, am at Clinton, the loveliest
village Of the plain. Yes,. Clinton,
where I have host Of kind friends
who are glad to see ME and wouldent
be sorry that I am belated here if I
was not sorry for myself. ] was here
two days ago and had real ovation,
a large audience and above feast after
the lecture. In this little town of
$500 people I had 400 out to hear and
to greet me and many of them were
from the country and some came
several miles, for the night was love-
ly and The Full moon smiled upon
everybody and everything. This wo-
men turned out in force, for they do
love to see and heara man who has
been subdued by matrimony and does
not claim to be one of the lords Of
creation-.a man who helps:his wife to-
nurse theschildrcn and plant the flow
ers; a mangwho, away in the dead Of
night, will let his wife rest and sleep
while he walks the room in his night,
gown with teething child in his arms
aud sings his little songs until his
eyelids.droop and his legs get weary
and his thoughts say you are a little
+. darling and wou]dent take q million
dollars for you-but I wouldent give
nickel for another. A fond father has
nohe to sell, but doesent want to buy,
but o true mother gives glad welcome
TO all.who come and is even happy in.
the prospect. #
While in Clinton was the guest Of
Mr.. Bailey, the banker and mill man,
modeEgentleman Of the lpld school
whose maximscn are truth and honesty J,
whose sons and daughters are like
olive plants around his table and have
never given him q moments s grief or
anxiety. And now that they. arc ali
grown up and established in their own
business, .h!iSs .!ias adopted several hnn-
dredfactory children and, is delighted
every day'to visit them in the' cotton
mill iandiplncos his hand kindly and
gently upon their heads.as he passes
them at the spindle or the loom He5
has built for them church and eln-
ployed q preacher and established n
Sunday school and it has arakened In
his bosom 4 new love for his fellow
creatures and he s. growing young
again, This cotton mill runs s16, 600