The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-18

replied: but added Immediately. -
certainly am obliged for " hat you have
done"
About that time Mr.. Gray. who was
passing. called 20 him. and. 70 ray
great relief they drove away together
on buggy l do wish Brother Robert
was not such an egotist--aSsumiag 10
know everything and that no one else
knows anything II i so di@asrcea bic
10 have one about you who objects 10
everything YOU may suggest. and who
sets"himseIf up as perfe- ton. when
every one can but see. that. In rpany
things. he's IS ignorant rs ignorance
itself"
Wen, wife" said the elder brother
Robert IS a failure. He's my broth
er and / am conscious OF his dIsa gree
able ways. but let us try to put up
with them. We can % that by simply
paying 10 heed 10 his rudeness II
he contradtcts, we viii not reply II
he assumes superior knowledge about
anything. we'll let him have MS way
In other words Wen go along in our
old way, paying as little attention. as
nosslble. TO his assumed superiority"
To all OF which she agreed. and Il
so turned. after awhile. that Uncle
Bob, seeing. that no heed was paid
TO any OF his whims. sobered down
very greatly and vas far less disagree
able And here | leave him with the
disagreeable Uncle Bobs'' in the world
as old maids who are set in their ways,
and that, taking everything into con-
sideration. the Uncle Bobs" make
more real trouble in the homes than
any other class of human beings The
women who are their wives won't tell
on them; but. in the day OF judgment
won't there be a string OF opinionated.
Self-rig ghteouS knoW-alls standing on
the left hand among the goats?
For nearly four years / have had
something to say to the readers OF
The News and Observer, every sun
day; but. SO unwell have l been for
the last week or ten days | had al
most despaired of being able to APP
pear next Sunday. But, l have written
few pages which [ hope viii satisfy
the public, as l have tried to prove
that some things are as bad as some
others, if not a little worse, while
some people are as good as some 9TH
ers, who claim to be perfect; If not
a little better
Providence permitting, | promise to
be out in full force, next week, with
the usual amount of nutritious mat
ter for those who do me the favor to
like my way of writing, and
sometimes to praise it as well.
l have no anecdote to tell this week;
L We DeSu 100 SICK 10 nGnI up one. ana
much too sick to make up one; for.
one must feel all right even to tell
joke. l take medicine three times
day. and spend the balance Of the time
in feeling badly; except now and then
when | fall asleep and forget all the
trouble. Wife has installed cot in
our room, with springs. mattress and
SO forth, SO that l may take a nap
whenever / feel like it, without tumb-
ling the bed. l am being well cared for
ct home. and DR.. McGee says / must
let him know how | am getting along
every day or two. ! was so sorry /
could not go to Buckhorn. in Wilson
county, last Sunday. / very much APP
preciated the invitation from Brother
d. n. Hinton, and was so anxious To
see the people there. But | was sick,
and all this week, [ have hardly had
energy enough to go about the house.
l am sure all my friends Will utter
a little prayer for my speedy recovery.
and if they do, [ am just as sure that
l viii be all right in few days.
If some half dozen friends who have
not copies Of Whitaker's keminis-
Cences would order copv each, l
think I'd feel a sight better.