The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-06
CULPEPPER;S MUSINGS

Editor The Advertisers
 You have fallen Into bad, repre- hensible habit.
 When I write anything which you lie, you won't let the public have it. You reserve it all for yourseif--that is wrong.
 Put your trust In me to write some thiug better, and let the public have
 Now my last to you was an idyI. but Fit was not too good for the public, q mean to do better on every occasion of pen and paperl; especially The ,Advers tolerated me these many years. They arc entitled to the best in my shop Let 'em have The Bad Eye, or. How Two ov 'em Got Knocked Cold" and then we'll go on to higher and better and sweeter things.
 Lately there was day when wasn't strong. I could aimoste see across the river and see glory giintins and sianc- ing from minaret and tower and foun- tain in the Celestial City. could all most hear the angels sing. "Gloryl Gloryi to Our Kingw but was held back. for it is ordained that when go forth it must be at the season of my birth, when the grass is springing. the buds are bursting, the birds are singing and all nature is panoplied inslove and fragrance in the genial spring. And ing health and strength. No. I won't trouble the doctors have two boys in another State--they think the cit mate there is good for mo tand I do, tool for they are cheerful and happy and make others so---laughter is the langnags of the lips of my boys and their tongue is sponsor for many "a joy.
 So. may write to you from from s some sna city Sy the hs sea- ry Sr perhaps better still. I may write to. you from some dear spot. which recollection re- sdoness y ss o bs a oasn s t aIs n the The moss-covered bucket; the iron The old Ssken bucket that hung in the
 But the boys and I are going to be happy; joke and joy and laughter will And , you shail hear from S nus us and and catch reyerberates through my pencil. We wrsaths s9s yoaf ii lips 0u With 1 ang6tsr 0n 6 snd s your cheeks with smiles. But we must not .anticipate-su sufficient unto the Of nay old neighbor. Duke Devers. Ho vas a good man; had a heap of chil- which he fell into a sweet philosophy. His philosophy was rampant in the lone level with Diogenes and. Plato and so- crates and Aesop and solomon and Bill ArRI.Yoq'll know by waiting"
 Well, that's the word--Put your trust in me and recoilect you'll know Saw poor fellow the other day that had been absorbing Dukes philosophy put the story of our interview Tn verse. m afraid of this fearful readi- ness to fall into verse which Is over- taking me.
 But here it Is:
 Once man in trouble sought me
 sought me with tale of woe-- In bankshe'd put. some money
 Just to keep" said he. you know" And--he told me. while he wept so
 That had to weep some too. That the bank had gone and lost if
 Lost 1t in the game. Crack Loo" What I told him seemed to pain him.
 (And he wept great deal more) That his money. good hard money.
 Was not lost. but gone before."-. Just before he went to get it.
 And the bank is not to blame. If 1t sometimes seeks diversion
 In that old time. noble gamA And told him as ought to
 When men come with tales of woe, That. with Banks. a Sound Conversion Means. Not lost but gone before"- Lust before the suckers want it.
 ''Only this and nothing more" 1t where it'll do most good"--heIpfng the poor--which, you know am "al- ways with you" j. Cupepper.