The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-20
TROY TOPICS.
Ups and Downs In the Life Of a
Drummer-Forecast the Presi-
Dental Campaign - Estimate of
Ganat0r IIllman.

streets again, alLer an absence Ol sew
eral weeks in all Augusta hospital un-
der the skilled DR.. Doughty, and we
hope be will soon be himself again.
There are few better men than Joe
White.
Mr.. J. E. Horn doesn't improve.
He is still confined to bed with rheu-
matism. May the same divine man
who said to the paralytic stretch forth
thy hand, also say to the sufferer, rise,
take up thy bed and walk.
The council has just finished trim
ming the stately oaks in natures beau
ltiful park in front Of the hotel, and it
is now thing of beauty and joy for
ever. Visitors from Augusta will soon
make their annual visit to Troy and
spend day on this lovely spot.
Nature has done her part, and if art
will now use the paint and brush law
isbly we will have one Of the prettiest
little towns in upper South Carolina.
Your correspondent is on the wing
irving to make some nickels to keep
the wolf from his door. This he sue
ceeded in doing, but he finds it hard
lob peddling tobacco to frighten the
wolf away, as the most of the nickels
90 the other fellows way. But we
must keep hustling until something
better turns up. "They say" all
things come to those who wait, but
when fellow is in hurry big things
move slow. He may look at his watch
and peep out of the window OCCASION
ally to see how time is moving, but she
moves on in the even tenor Of her way
just the same.
My experience is, it takes big stock
of grit, grace, greenbacks and sticka-
bility to make successful drummer.
But I am good "Seceder" or Presby-
terian, and, of course. + must believe
that what ia to be will be, if it never
comes to pass.
If could WELD the pen of the Ia
mented Talmage, or of his honored
son, I would tell you something about
the ups and downs of an amateur
drummer. But I am not Talmage,
nor the son of Talmage, therefore I
will not undertake the herculeau task.
Suffice 1t to say they are mostly downs,
for he is usually the under dog in the
fight, and while he is trying to recover
himself the other fellow gets the nick
els and hits the grit" But it is q
true and trite saying, "laugh, and the
world will laugh with you, weep and
the world will laugh at you." So ]
will laugh anyhow, that the world
may be tickled too.
Variety is the spice of life, 80 let US
change the subject and talk little
politics. The nations political pot is
beginning to simmer, and will soon be
at boiling heat, for old Grover is the
fireman at the pot. Didn't uncle
Grover wipe up the floor with our lit
tie president the other day up at st.
Louis?
Grover was the "lion" of the occa.
sion, and put things on the hump"
He ju-t deadened all the timber on the
road to the White House, aud before
the election rolls around he will have
the rubbish cleaned away, and if our
Mr.. Roosevelt and his chum Booker
don't get off the track, he and Booker
will not have the pleasure and privi.
lege of dining together again.
As for uncle "Billie" Bryan, he may
as we'll 20 way back and sit down, and
stay there until Grover tells him to
rise and shine. That will not be soon
as you know they don't "set horses" )"
They are members Of the same politi.
cal church, but are not in good stand.
ing in the eyes of each. other. "Bil.
lien don't like Grover. and Grover
don't care if he doesn't.
"Billie' Bryan has the stickability
qualities, but he hasn't the brain to
back it. He reminds me Of the goat
that got on the railroad track to tackle
! the bull-gjne. After the combat there
wasn't much of the goat left. So un.
Gle Bryan is like the goat after bis
scramble for the presidency. His is.
sue is dead and both are buried in the
same political grave. Judging from
the signs of the times Grover is the
Moses to lead the Democratic party Out
of the wilderness. I am neither 8
prophet nor the son of a prophet, but
I believe Grover will lead the party to
victory. In the words Of the unique
Sam Jones, he has the backbone and
the brains to back him.
This is an off year in State politics
but ere long the political clouds will
begin to roll up, and some faithful
"Richmondsn will be cooked and
primed to offer our handsome and bril-
liant little Governor. Uncle Ben
won't be in the race and no Other
Richmond" need tackle him.
never did vote tor uncle Ben, in
the primary, because always run
with the other fellows, but I am will.
ing to give the devil his dues. Uncle
Ben, in my judgment, is the ablesl
and brainiest man the State has had
in Washington since the war. He is
rough and uncouth and needs coat ot
polish, but with the ornaments he
wouldn't be Ben Tillman, and that is
partly what makes Ben.
He "dropped his candy" when he
had the fisticuff with the Junior Sena'
tor, but he picked up his candy and
put another feather in his cap and COW
cred himself with glory when he de.
livered his speech on the negro prob
lem in the Senate.
When he and our honored Governor
take the stump for the Senate "Greek
will meet Greek" and then will come
the tug of war. Our uncle Ben will
"get there Eli" for he still has the grip
on the masses, but he won't have 8
walk over. But enough Of politics fol
this time. J. f. Wideman.