Woodville Republican., 1903-05-09
COW IN THE GARDEN.
Ar I..ft Gate opsa ana Nos Be-
iieyes in Etefnai Vigilance.
Bill Entsrsalss the chiiares-Ae-
sisss fessg Ms 90 Read the
Prophst Mirsb-CoueeTsinE
Unated states Histsry.

NoOQ animal IN q uelG, OUT Keep htf
out Of the garden" Late last night
- the girls upstairs were going 70
bed and were closing the window
blinds thcy saw, in the dim moonlight,
something moving along in the gar
den and sure enough il was a COW
our own eoW-snd she was not far
away from the rows Of English peas
that we're in full bloom. The alarm
was given and my wife lighted the Ian
tern and with the girls made haste TO
expel the intruder. Everything was
wet and Of course was not allowed TO
60. al I could do was 20 hold the
lamp 20 the window and feel ashamed
that ] was sick and no account in an
emergency like this. The cowboys in
rexas never trotted around with more
alacriiy than did my wife and these
eowgjrls after that COW. Keep her
away from the peas cried 4 maternal
voice. And echoed the speech Of
Patrick Henry who said; at IL in
vain to cry peas when there is no
peas" The old hussy ran by the gate
three fimes and took the grand rounds
with half q dozen oslres visible and in
visible following her. but finally gave
Il up and went out and was put up in
her den Old Aunt Dolly is our milk
woman and declares she fastened dat
gate good" but the COW and the gar
den say she didn't But the garden has
a gate zoo and remember now that
my wife told me in the morning before
II rained that ] might go out and cut
the asparagus for dinner and did and
| reckon left the gate open. But "all's
we'll that ends well" and now there is
peace in the family and peas in the
garden.
Eternal vigilance is not only the
price Of liberty, but itisthe protection
Of garden for almost every day the
little grandchildren come up to see me
and comfort me and now they want 10
pick some strawberries and pull up
some radishes and l say YES, Of
course, and they will leave the gate
open and Il is my business TO shut It
and they have an idea that | am just
here for their plasure. They always
come hungry, for they know that
grandma has got some apples or cakes
hid away and grandpa will get them.
Even the little two-year- old boy
knows where the sideboard KEYS are
hung and which door has the good
things inside and he takes me BY the
hand and leads me there. A biscuit
will DO these children at home, but ii
won't do here. We don't keep tavern,
but our house Is free and easy place
and the children Of the town know 1t.
On Easter saturday ahout i50 of them
gathered here 20 hunt the pretty eggs.
and il was big frolic. and the mothers
and aunts came with them, and il took
20 dozen eggs 10 ga around, and every
little tot got some. They PLAYED
games in the grove and tennis in the
court, and we old people were happy
because the children were. Almost
every body, old and young, came to
salute me as ] plased patriarch in the
big chair on the seranda, and some
brought flowers and some brought
fruits and all brought smiles. and so
II is not 20 bad TO be old and sick after
all Every mail brings me good let
ters, kind letters from far away and
nnknown friends. and they give me
comfort, and | answer all can, but
must tell the school children once
again that cannot write any more
compositions or essays or debates, and
they are wasting their time TO ask me.
Que young man wants my opinion on
the Immortality of the soul, as though
] was Addison or a preacher. and so /
sent him postal card and referred
him 20 Prophet Micah, sixth chapter
and eighth verse There is creed
enough for any body's soul. Another
mother wants a United States history
that is reliable and also biography
Of Gen. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson.
Write to DR.. ] William Jones. Rich.
mond.. Va, the grand chaplain of the
confederate veterans, the historian OF
the eonfederaey. the grandest man
now left, beacon light, synonym Of
wisdom and truth. and the gifted biog-
rapher of Lee and jackson and Davis
| rejoice that be has lived to give us .
United States history that i be, ond
the reach " criticism, and will. / hope.
be adopted by every school IN The
south and be found II every household
! rejoice that Aiabama has passed d
bill for uniform text hooks. and trust
that the governor will appoin4 com.
miss Ion that can't be bought. We
know that in some schools in Georgia
southern authors have been displaced
TO make roaHi for northern text-book
and II was dane with money. 4 friend
writes me that our own Manrs was y
displaced 10 make room for northern
work. and il took large money to ID
L. and that il was not poss ibIe fol
Georgia TO pass bill for uniform text
books.
But there is life in the old land yet
even though clerk In a bank can stea
3 100000 before he Is found out, ans
even though athletics are now th,
most important thing of young
mans edueasion. The race problem
seems 10 he assuaring down aud oul
president can take a month Oft to =,
hunt bear and shoot lions. May III,
good Lord help us and save us fran
utter disgrace. Just think for mo
meut Of Adams or jefferson or Mad
ison or Monroe or Van Buren or nu
ehannan or Jackson hunting bear 81
shooting dicks The dignity If III,
presidency has departed. when VII
Il returns-Hill Arp, iH Atlanta Con
stitution,