The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-05-12

- planters God

- ptsef& fep4c ,ofshs daily plans
'snd ]dbofs1 the IDEAL master of his desti-
Ih The dresry hours of the night. From
the "small hours Of the morning" until
the late hours "f the evening-from New
Years eve to Christmas morning "Cot-
ton is his soul-absorbing theme"
Does the wife want this log-csbin con-
verted into kitchen, and nice frame
house built for dwellingi "Oh! no,
can't build; I am obliged to make sixty
five bags of cotton this year, only made
forty last year, and now must make up
the deficiency"
"Well, husband, we must send John and
Fanny away to school this year; you
know our school-master can't teach any
but small children"
81 say send them to school! Why
wife they have got as much school-learn-
ing now, as we ever had, and reckon
tha must do them. No, John must help
me Oversee and Fanny must help you
in the kitchen and about the house, so
that you can let me have Chloe in the
field. That's the school they must 60 to.
l don's believe in children being raised to
know more than their father and mother.
You ean have Chloe back in the kitchen
Sunday and two or three more if compa-
ny come then, but l must have them the
rest Of the time"
Visiting! Fanny All the visiting
you, and your mother do mus. be done
on Sundays, l can't spare any Of the hor-
ses on weekdays, without you wait until
the crops are laid by"
want to take the Lady's Book |"
Well, then you must get some Of your
friends to take it for you. | can't pay for
it. The Chronicle and Sentinel is all
can afford to take, and l don't get time to
read all Of that. The Southern Cultivator
would help me more than the Lady's Book
would you, and I would take that hut 7
don't know how could pay for it,"
Yea, / say chalk 40. K" AL Cotton
on his back; II that is no, the right mark
for him, l don't know what mark to g'v.
him.
This is not a picture "f n sma,l lass -
planters, and anyb"dy tht knows ,n,-
thing about plantations AMI vii ,rrf.,>
th' truth, will say is a fair represented e..
Df large class of planters. Fl mo, .p.m.
fort, the education Of chilir-n all rru,.
he sacrificed to the god demon rs
almost said Cotton.
The family must stav from meo,inc. on
Sundays perhap-, or v,.it So a. t., take no
horses from the cotton f"lI on H".k l.,r..
The children mus he kept from grd
school" becaue the father wants 20 iu-
crease hi fed force i.r m.,kpug cotton
The wife mus sail lie sa, tic with lie
old log cabin, and tho laughter tied TO thr
kitchen, so that, the oil man ma NIX.
the allotted maximum of bag oi cotton
this year.
This II wrong Mr.. E,litor, and now Il vou
want to know my remedy for the evil,
will give it in eight words. MAKE ;wo
bags ofcotton instead of three. The corn.
the wheat the rye, the oats, the ho..s, the
mules, the horses, could then be raised IN
our own plantation. The planter wouil
not thew have to force the sale Of his cot
ton 10 raise "hog money" or pay ruin
ous interest on his money. He would re-.
quire smaller number Of mules anil hor.
ses to work bis farm-he would hav,
corn and fodder enough to keep his cows
plump and sleek, besides keeping all his
mules and horses in fine order. Mr..
- eenld have her horses and carriaue
out even on a wees: day, K she chose, and
90 q visiting" The son could 5e in.
dulged, and the daughter too, and both
vent to boarding school, or a competent
teacher could bo employed tha. they
might get q thorough education at home.
This would indeed be the old fashioned
%. Kali eorreet.-Augusta Chyoni.
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