Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-30
MISCELLANY.
THE QUALITY.

~ reckon, Salu OIu MIS- Ilaclu, Whilst
making her first visit to The Edgcrton cots
tagc, you haint seed many Of your neigh,
bors yet?"
"No, ma'am," said Laura, 1--WE hive been
here so long, and none have been to sce us
until you. We were beginning TO feel like
welcome inirudcrs. But | suppose thev
were ell much attached to the people who
lived here before rs, and dislike seeing suan-
gers in the place Of their old friends
ooh, mol that mint it; they was afearcd
to Gomez
"Afraid ?" said Laura, surprised, "ahaid
of what?"
well, wrhcard you was all quality, il
you pa$ broke, and we was nfcard we would
sit ourselves into the wrong box We've
seed them elephants and know what they
4 Is" she continued, nodding her head know
ingly.
"Why, did not suppose" said Laura,
smiling, Chat we had anything so formida-
bic in This quiet little nook, and am sorry
that our neghbors should make such bug
bears Of us, and suppose us wanting in ci,
Witty to them"
"Oh, We wasn't amipdin the cvility. The
quality lays that on so thick one minute till
you begin to rub your eyes and wonder
who you iS--thinks sure you must be the
Pope of Rone's wife: then they push you
one side before YOU know it, like as if you
wasn't ftten to tote the puppy dog. But
,heyse sich sight of trouble when folks
begin TO have anything to do with EN-
Now, thars the Fen'hercodcs. They lives
eight miles off but the quality is a sorter
restless crecter that's allersa wanderin about,
outer their rage. Well. theys mighty fine,
and you see my daughter Betsy Baker likes
fine things, and took TO EN- nightly She
was powerful anxious for en- % come TO see
her, so one Sunday she seed cm all at meet
in, and axes EN- TO come take dinner the
next Saturday. We'll, they all stood up
thar,in the mectin house an talked power
of dictionary talk bout ccedingly," an
"exquisitely," and interchangin of rural
hospitality" but whether they was comm
orno. Betsy she couldn't make out But
how$omcrer, Betsy lowed she better be on
the safe side, SO she kept up mighty Gxin
all the week. When Saturday came she
had everything as fine as brides cake,
'ceptin the dinner. Betsy lowed she
wouldn't put that on till she made sure il
they was a comm. She had been working
nggers a rcddin up the house and drcssin
up their sleeves. Bnt when levener clock
come an no quality, Betsy give 'cm out, an
they all took off their Sunday close an went
togittin everyday dinner. They hadto hurry
nightly, but il was all ready artcr while
The hands was workin close to the house,
so Betsy jest hollcrrd to 'em to come to
their dinner. Artcribe dinner was all over,
and everything washed up and set to rights,
an the niggers all sot to work, me and Bet,
sy sol down in the entry TO cool and sew.
Bout four o'clock Barney Baker he come
back from the coatouse, says he, Betsy
did them hired men come into dinner?"
Law" says Betsy. " / was so taken up
expecting them Fentbcrcode folks to dinner,
that forgot about your hirin Bill and jim
Jones TO split rails an bein as thcys so fur
off. reckon they didn't hear when [ called
thc hands in. | didn't blow the horn. -
"C5nfound the quality" says Barney,
'Iheys all Jest qualified for the unatlker
sylum, and 1 reckon you'll go along With
en-, just TO be withthe quality when they
60, an he icrked down the horn and bowed
a blast, you would a thought all The stages
that ever run was irwin thar at onst. Jest
lnenWe beefu ThSnty luSS IN Inc front
yard, and when we looked, thar was fine
carriage full o women, with horses hitched
up with fishn 'scins, ,acavoriinabcdt a over the
yard; and one o the puffrd ur niggers they
had dressed up like solgcrs a settin on II
high bench outside the carriage, was bounc
cd off like a iniin rubber ball. thought
the cree.er might be killed, and run to him
but he jumped right up aud stood up before
mr. az made sich a bow. you never seed
tlc like of il, Jest like il was a part Of his
malishus drill, an says he "Mrs Feather
code, Miss Feathercode, Miss Ecty and
Miss Angeli1c Fcathercode." By that time
Barney had got the horses quiet, and says
/. You. Mr. Flunkcy, had better be dp,
min the door an ettin them folks out, stidGer
sandin here maxim manners" so he did it.
It was well h. told me who they war, for
such looking cargo | never did see before.
They had the hack of their heads kiyered
with artificial flowers all fixed in little noun !,
ccs, and li.lle six fans in their hands they
called sunsbades; reckon they want much
acquainted with the sun, or they wouldn't