The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
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POLITICAL HUMBUGS AND JONA-
TTIAN'S COURTSHIP.
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POLITICAL HUMBUGS AND JoNA-
THAN'S COURTSHIP.
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In the meantime the girls all focked
around her as II they'd eat her up. and
after they'd got through ! went up 10
her and says "Mariony and putting my
arms around her / couldn't say any more
but just hugged her and cried and cried,
that's ALL for my heart was too full OF
oouse. Jonathan was delighted beyond ex-
preston, and had the picure hung up in
the parlor where all visitors could see II
and the neighbors for miles around lave
been 20 our house TO see the painting done
by southern girl that represents that
there Is no North nor south. east or west
80 far as patriotic sentiment goes. and
everybody was wonderfully we'll pleased
with It,
AS Marion says, 80 Ear as our country
Is concerned today. II II we're not for com
rnercial convenience. II might just as we'll
all be the state OF Connecticut or the state
OF North Carolina It's constitution would
be lust as well defended by one as the
other. The same spirit OF patriotism and
love OF country prevails in Louisiana
as In Michigan. Maine or California
There are no dividing lines now"
You might say she is an exception, be-
cause. being a descendent OF General
Putnam she feels tingling and patriotic
pride because Of so honorable a descent
and. therefore, has advocated the ideas
that che has. And further you may think
she was a girl OF northern sentiment be-
cause her parents more than likely were,
notwithstanding they lived among the
mountains Of North Carolina during the
var. But that is not so. Her father en-
listed in the southern army and fought
under General Stonewall Jackson unul
that general was killed. and then he was
with General Lee and others during the
rest OF the struggle. So you see sne was
educated and thoroughly imoued WIN ene
sentiments OF the true southeiner. Wheh
parson Holden came TO see the picture
he saws. Mrs Wilberforce. ! don't be
I,eve Won have many msgvings ABOUT
the possibilities OF your son bringing an
other daughter into the family Such
unions will certainly not leave any ave
nues for discord grand picture eN-
pressing a grander sentiment
We'll. he told the truth. They intend
10 be married In a year come January,
and when they are l shall pe PROUD
enough OF our Southern connections. for
there's nothing 10 be ashamed OF
I've tried TO print the picture in this
book in a small way. and think IT VIII
do very well for displaying the general
characteristics OF the painting. although
YOU will have TO imagine the colors OF Ola
Glory and the sky tints that she put into
the original picture. II you'll call az our
house sometime you can see the original
paintin
There woouldn't be any such thing as
a political humbug II the minds and
hearts of all Americans were bent upon
rendering good for evil and doing unto
Others as they would like TO be done by.
But that's out of the question. A GER
tain lot are born every year with such
hoggsh natures II almost requires
standing army 20 keep them within the
limits OF decency after they are grown
UP and begin TO vote.
expect Jonathan won't stay In these
parts long after this year, for he ana MS
father went down to Asheville last fall
10 try and buy lot OF land among the
mountains there for cattle range. He's
got a dreadful fever for stock raisin',
and as somebody was telling him about
the good soil for pasturage along the
slopes Of the Blue Ridge and Black
mountains, where the winters are mild,
nothing TO do but he and Toleration
must go down and look 1t over, and so
they did.
They would drive out every morning
and stay all day. prospectin' here and
there. and federation says it's the great
est country % travel I'm that he ever saw
Saws that you can never tell how far
you've got TO go, for II you ask any of
the mountaineers how far II is To such
a place they'll always say ITS right
smart distance" and that is as near as
YOU can get at the number of miles
you've got TO travel They. finally. found
a section that suited them. and they
have gone and paid several thousand
dollars for seven hundred acres OF land
which are watered by the French Broad
river. some OF which extends way up 10
the tops OF the mountains. and theyVe
got a refusal on a thousand more acres
OF good pasturage and n they want u.
Jonathan says he's going to begin busi-
ness I'm the spring so 1 expect there III be
great Carvings on In the beef raising
line for years TO come II he's success
full and | do hope TO goodness that he
will be. so that the Bateses won't have
a chance to say. II told we So
Toleration he kinder likes the place, and
/ guess II I'D say the word he'd sell out
here and go down and live there in North
Carolina. But I'm dreadful fond OF old
associations, ana, therefore, We II stay IN
old Windham county in the Land OF
Steady Habits a spell longer. cattle raisin'
or no cattle raisin Money isn't every
thing. I'd give more for the real home
life that has been built UP around this
old farm at waldo Four Corners I'm Can
terbury Centre during the past six gen
erations than 1 would for the "Biltmore"
palace that Mr. Vanderbilt has erected
down-there in Asheville. with all the
broad acres of land laid out in lawns that
cost thousands OF dollars every year 10
take care OF. But for all that | wouldn't
he selfish and discourage Jonathan from
going there TO try and make a start in
life that will be creditable 10 himself and
his family.
New England farms In general can be
made as profitable In my opinion as our