The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-21

oT OF lllER or THE
so:L IS To s ENvs59
Drgages IN CITY Shops Know Nots-.
IN oz ELS Independence. md Az
housgn the ysoEl Is EEsSd and IN
cessaRS tlae Pesysrd Is sEre.
some Of tie farmers who are dis
couraged because they hare not made
rune OF their farms and who feel
acli2a5 to envy their brother tozlers in
city, imaginlng that life in the city
more desirable than theirs, easier
and filed with plenty Of leisure to en-.
10Y all the pleasures with which the.
rnsEic Imagination iIds and glorihes
those distaat scenes and activities,
sey need o1siy try 80 ind out Their
IKE. ssIEsair 81 fields are green and.
aose much Of their attraetiFeness upon
nearer view
the city man OF ordinary means
aad opportunities. whe, Ike the ordi-
nary farmer. has no bank account to-
fsll back upon u case Of emergency,
sTe IS one de1nnition g1;ln nd, and with it'll:
m The soothing influences Of nature
thar surround the ffsssHaer TO quiet the
lever and unrest with ssglaicla the stE1lss-
Gle competition and turIaoil around
m keep his nerves On The rack day
ffer tsav as rule, sach men are not
their o5Fn masters must order
hsi speech. denoeanor and inclinations
please the powers That AVE control
oFeT their daily doing Il order toskeep
bread II the mouths and clothes on the
Backs Of b0lh themselves and their
TIE Farmer, # he does not feel Well
rise IN the morning at whatever
hguz It pIeases him 50 % oSdo,. for an
Aoae Of So or q day or two does not
make much difference IN his affairs,
s. axeep at the most icaI periods Of
and harvesting. He can have
is ovFn opinions, and voice them, 700,
an politics and religion and al the
rng questions of The day without
ear os antag agonizing the powers thai
Be- Who can -sa & Tim If his TieWs
opinions do not hsEppen to coincide
gSth those Of his masters or over
zordg gtlhe boss.
hat the farmer IS {. hard worker NO
bedy can deny rillisag the soil IS not
easy work Since Ged gave the con-
To- to eaglss his bread By the
sweat of lis face The farmers life ]
been life of toll takes some
strength and effort Il, dig q living out
the groand. It is rot easy to- earn a {
much less fortune, WltneuE
effort, ana the farmer is net the only
Ese who sEFeats Brain workers
aage ae sineeure, although some per
sens imagine that all they have to Go
SIT at desk and add up figures
to s pen ID their fingers. The
life Of salesman behind the counter
most wearisome and monotonous.
beautiful days of spring so by
birds are singing as they build
seir nests, the flowers are blooming IN
fhe FalIeys and on the aiHsides, and the
Grass is growing gleener and greenes
he meadows, yess never glimpse
does he get Of the beauty Of the brigel.F
ori except whea he c:ln take q car
ride of an eraning or on Sunday or
sholidaz
ggracar's CLERK works more hours
and harder than the average country
5oy, we can 80 TO the corner ana
pitch auoits and gossip With his eroaies
hen the city young nan IS Just get
ffirtg freIn work, and as for the man
rso delivers mix III the city. he has
even harder work and longer hours
i IN the morning and even earlier
his wagon is heard op the streets and
hinsesf racing from TIP to bottom Of
ne high lg;irtsaent buildings in the
coIs id sleass css i nlidwinter's morn
J. iina or ii the eaaryatlng heat of SUM
zner. st breakneck speed he goes. and
one could almost imagine that his lie.
depended upon getting through his
rounds IN due season. Competition IS
So great that he must neglect nothing
md always BE pleasant and obligsng
70 the aest unreasoua bic Of customers
FOR fear Of losing one. There are the
csnen. carrying f.fty pounds and often
JOG pounds of ice up four fights Of
stairs. which is no easy task. and Us It
IS NOT skilled labor the pay is probably
not more than it should be. considering
tie amount of strength expended.
Hard as the work is and moderate as
& the Day. no man can afford to lose
lis Job. so he has 10 be very careful not
{ TO antagonize his employers.
The man who Co.'s business on
small scale and IS his OWE boss prob
ably finds it no easier to make a living,
Tor he has to do the greater part OF his
own work. and in the case of bad or
improbable season is sometimes not so
well o. as his hfreling, who is sure of
i his wages at least.
That man who owns his land and
has good health is poor farmer who
cannot make at least living for him