The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-07
BILL ARP WRITES VERSES.
His Troubles Began When He
Wrote Lines in a School Girl 8
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!, some verses | wrote in n school O. ri,
album ifty-four years ago. The it'll
book is near me now. Il is old ont
"ar,"orn and it makes me sad TO turr
It's leaves aud read the pretty verses
that adorn It's pages. The author.
were her best friends and all are dead
oul ohc-thc one now writing TIN.
le''cr. " Friend after friend dcpart<
-"ho Las not lost Il friend ?n This
a'pum was captured during the uncivi
war and carried away to Babvlon and
hepV prisoner in a strange land fol
l"chty'one years and then was returns
eo through the mail. 1t takes con
sclchce long time TO bring rcpcn.
lance TO some people. That school
glrl Is my wlic--Shc is now sitting bv
her window sewing, making a li,ilr
drcSs Tor grandchild. Will She never
stop making little garments &? asked
Jessie last ulght how many garments
IL LOOK Tor her little Caroline in
| eacn ana every year, and she count
ed thcm up--elght little dresses, ten
petllcoats, Tour pair day drawers. two
par lllSht drawers and one c!oak-say
twenty-five garments for winter and rs
many more for summer, and she makes
most OF them herself NV wife has
dohc all thls for ten children until thcv
were liltcen years Old. Fifty times
Ten makes 300, and 800 times Is makes
,'oO garments and she still kccps
working on. But she is not worn out
nor thin nor pale nor haynard nor is
hcr eye dlmmcd when she has ON her
so,o-pouhd glasses. On, these good
old mothers. Mine did the same tl.inr
Tor her flock and my wfc's mother the
same Tor hers and so do tn " alex
cePt some. loved my mother dearly,
put IL GrieVcs me sometimes that did
not love her better, for did not re-
all%c how much she did for me and
no" ncr very soul was wrapped up IN
hcr children. Stop young man, s,op
ana thlnk, when you are far away from
nome rolllcking and irolickinu with
your gay companions stop sometimes.
stop and think of your rood mother
and write to her a loving letter. Home
1ul and sal she waits for every mail
and never despairs.
but about albums. a friend has
lc1t his with me for pcrsual ono Of
these Old time mental Photographic
albums with about twenty questions to
be answered. l have seen them be-
lore amt was amused at the answers.
but tins one interested me for It's pages
contain an autobiography of many
noble and notable men. 1t tells a con-
dcnsed story of their cmotiona! and
mental character. When a man of
thought Is asked to write an answer to
a question he is both cautious and sim
cere. lie knows that he is making an
exhibit of his inner life TO cvcrv one
who reads ii.
This album begins with Alex Slcph-
ems in 1874 and then follows with
Robert Toomhs, iIcrschcl V. johnson,
General Kirby Smith, James II. Ran
dall Richard Malcolm Johnson, l.. 9.
1. Lamar, Richard II. Clark, John B.
Gordon, Thomas NJ. Norwood, Rev.
s. n. Palmer, Henry $. Footc, Logan
r. Blccklcy, Robert j. Burdct,c, Paul
IL. liaync, Joel Chandler Harris, WAL
lace l.. Reed, Mrs. Octavia Walton I,c
Vert, Judge Hook, Richard a. Proctor,
the great astronomer, and others.
Every name is noble and notable, and
actcls. Stephen fav0rtc books are
Milton, Pope and Shakespeare, his
heroine Rcbccca in "Ivanhoc:@ his
hero Washington his occupation read
ing, and farming; his best trait i'm man
IS truth and in woman modesty.
TOOmbs' favoritcs are Shakcsncarc
and Tom Moore, Gibbons and Macau-
lay; his characters in fiction Rlcnzl,
IN history Socrates; his favorte oc-
cupalIon Building air castles; best trait
IN man justice, in woman charity: the
sum of human happiness is To- make
others happy.
Governor johnson likes Pope, Mil
Ton and B> ron and Swcdcnborg, knows
nothing of romance; his best characters
washington and Jefferson; his accupa.
uon reading and writing; the highest
traits truth and benevo!cncc; his watch
word duty.
Kirby Smith likes Gray. Young and
lennyson, Scott, Irving and Macau-
ley; his favoritc characters Sir Galla-
had and 81. Paul; his favoritc occupa-
iioh " making love TO my wife," his
best traits in man are truth AMI honesty.
the sum of happiness contcntmcnt.
James Il. Randall likes Shakespeare
and Byron, Bulwer, Thackeray and
Macaulay; his favoritc character in
romance ls Warrington in "pcndennis, ,,
in history Fcnelon; occupation reading
and writing; the highest trait in man
devotion TO principles, IN woman
modcsty; the sum of human happiness
is resignation.
X. M. Johnson liked Byron, Scott
Keats and Mrs. IIcmans, Macaulcv,
Bulwcr and Goldsmith; historic char,
acter Anrciius; occupation scr!bblino.
sum Of happiness consciousness of
Gods favor.
l.. q. Z. Lamar liked best Byron
ana Burns, Macaulay, Bulwcr and
!lutarch; best characters Grcathcarl
III " Pilgrims Progrcss," in history
washington and IIampdcn; his favo.
rite occupation teaching in college; the
sum OF human happiness the love of
God.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer preferred Shakes
pcaro, Milton and Wordsworth, Bacon
Bulwcr, Scott and Goldsmith; bcs,
characters William, prince OF Oranoc