Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-02-24
For the Advertiser.

Mr.. EDITOR knowing as do that such stuff in
n newspaper or any where else is unintercstng and
unpleasant to the public in general, regret exceed
ingy tho necessity of having to request you to pub
lish another turkey story in your columns. This
should not do, did not think my character little
(and rery little to61 in jeopardy from erroneous
statements in recent communication published by
Mr.. John T. Mobley. In that article Mr.. Mobley
would make the impression the minds of the peo-
pie that purposcy turned my mules and turkeys into
his fields. This part of the statement positively
deny, and defy Mr.. Moblcy to prorc it although he
| has sworn to it.
Living in close contact with each other as I and
Mr. Mobey do, every knows, that it is almost ut
terly impossible to keep stock from annoying each
other admit that my mules did get into Mr.. Mob
lcys fields few times, but did the very best could
to keep them out, and think did very we'll not to let
them get in oftener; and believe that every one who
has the management of mules will think so too.
As to the turkeys, can prove that my wife kept
them up great deal, aud when out had negro mind
ing them almost necessarily, to keep them out of Mr.
Mobleys fields.
It would be ludcrous for ME to attempt to 60
through all tho minutim of our difficulties will
just state that and Mr.. Mobley lived in peace and
harmony with cach other until bought piece of
land that think he wanted. He then forbade my
people from hauling along certain road that had for
q time been in use, causing them to 60 great way
round. This rritated my son, who, contrary to my
wishes and Instructions feed trees Mobley's
road.
I have no doubt that my said things to Mr..
Mubley that he should not have said, and am sorry
that he did, but it certainly enough to excite al
most any one to have whole pile Of turkeys and
guineas shot down ut one time; and that too, whom
the negro had been instructed to mind them and koop
them out Of the field. They had not long been
turned out of the coop, and in good eating or
der, and it would not have bcon. so bad had he not
killed many at time. I nm remarkably fond of
good fat turkey occasionally, but he gave US real
gorge that time certain-three turkeys and five gum
Mr.. NJ, is without doubt certain death on tur-
keys and guneas. lie says we knew very we'll where
to find them. Certainly we did. How could we help
knowing it after such dreadful firing for perhaps
quarter Of an hour within sight of our house.
1t is my wish to live in peace with all mcn It has
been long timo until recently, since have had a
difficulty with any one, and, at tho very tmo had
hopes of amicable adjustment being made between
Mr.. Mobey and myself by our friends, what did I
SOC in the Advertser but piece fraught with calum
N.Y. with manifest design to injure my position in
society," as man and o christian. Undor such cir
cumstances what else can do but to plead my inno-
eency of ever having injured Mr. Mobley in person
orprOperty Had Mr.. MObley been saying his prayers
or reading his Bble 1t would perhaps have been bet.
ter employment, q, G. HERIpNG.