The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-10
PETER sTANLEVs AUNT MANDY
AND OLD UNCLE BILL

Are you all run down? Do you need
winding up? Can't eat? Come along
with me to Aunt Mandy's and old I'm
Gle Bills. They live out at Stixville.
in a big, old-fashioned house by the
public road"
This road used to wind around
through forest of fine old trees.
They are gone now. The lumber and
naval stores manufacturer has swept
them away. A straight, hard road
takes the place of the old one, and
these large plantations on either side
have followed in the wake of the tur-
pentine and sawmili industries.
Yes, that's the house yonder, half
hidden in the trees and vines. There
are the barns on the opposite side of
the road, and the big plantation
stretches OFF that way to the rivera
mile away.
"By the eternal vision of General
Jackson, Peter, is that you? Well,
I'm glad to see you: glad to see you,
say. It's been some time since you
have honored the poor house with
your presence. Git right out and-l
started to say I'd call Bob and have
your horses put away. but, ah, me!
town folks are gittin' whar they hain't
got no use for horses now. Well, we
still find use for 'em on the farm
Peter. and now you'd better run thai
machine inside here while you've got
up steam, for Bob would never git il
in here without hitchin' the mules tc
it, and expect he'd have lively time
at that. No, really. Peter, believe
the time is comm when people won't
have much use for the horse on the
farm, but that amt in my day, you
understand. This younger generation
is goin' to run power plows and pow
er vehicles; goin to harness power,
say, Peter, to everything that's to be
moved on the farm. The evolution Of
creative power, and the use man is go
in to make of it is one of the grand
est blessings that has ever been dele
gated to the human race. And it's
only through the spirit of Peace on
earth, good will to mankind that such
a blessing is permitted. 1t is permit
ted for the purpose of producing, pre-
serving and distributing producing
plenty, preserving the natural waste
and distributing throughout every
land and country"
There are people. Uncle Bill. who
do not agree with you there. They
take the position that there will be
a war of all nations and that these
powers and modern inventions will be
used in making these wars the most
destructive of all in the history of the
world"
Never! BY the ghost of George
Washington; never! Such a doctrine
is against the whole plan and teach
ings of sacred history. Against the
adjustment of the future to the past
Against the modern powers that are
operating in the strongest minds of
our greatest men everywhere. They
shall beat their swords into plow-
shares and their spears into pruning.
hooks. Our great war vessels will be
messengers of peace. distributing ne
cessities to all nations everywhere,
and our standing armies shall be train.
ed in scientific agriculture and com
merce. Nation shall not lift up sword
against nation. neither shall they have
war any more They shall not hun.
ger nor thirst.
"But this reminds me. canno;
promise that you gentlemen shall not
hunger nor thirst, because, as you are
perhaps well aware. this is the poor
house. But around It. and all through
it, let me assure you the spirit OF
peace on earth, good will toward
mankind circulates like a soft sum
mer breeze through garden of gold
en- roses. Hush! There comes Mandy
She don't like for me to monopolize
the time talking on these national
and international questions when our
friends come to see u.s. But she's
pure gold, Peter; been tried in the
fire and found not wanting, and it's
safe for us to proceed to make ready
for supper, for | assure you she's
scraped up little something extra for
company"
PETER STANLEY.