The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-05-26
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uesuay last, win our mutual friend Joseph
A. Cunningham, we beg you would publish
in your next paper the following piece, con-
tanning brief account Of our days adve1.
lures
We would not he departing from our
main topic. if we should here remark, in the
very outset, that it was neither an unmean.
ing nor an andeserved compliment paid ,ur
friend Cunningham, when, by unanimous
choice, he was made President of our Dis
trict Agricultural Society. How well he
merits this high compliment is seen and
acknowledged by all, who have witnessed
the unabating interest, with which, he con-
tinues to preside over It's meetings, infusinp
into its members something Of his own
zeal,energy and enterprising spirit. for which
he is distinguished, in reference TO whatev-
er he undertakes. lie needs, however to
be seen nj home, upon his farm. in order to
form Il correct idea OF his devotion To the
art Of husbandry, which he plies with sim
| guar success. TO "a Villager, particularly
ut this season Of the year, Il visit TO neat
well regulated couulry farm, such "a oar
friends is, is truly delightful. TO such n
visitor the colntry air is braclny. and the
| prospect, charming; he experiences too,
something Of fruition as he looks out upon
the he'd-, and his eyes are met with h,ttcr-
ing promises of future plenty
As you were invited or the occasion TO
which we alludc, We car simply regret
your absence, since nothing short Of actual
participation in the mtny good things, with
which we literally aboundci, can give YOU
other than the fantest idea }: our enjoy
mcnts. We shall not, therefore. attempt n
minute desc rlption OF our delightful eepast,
witch all seemed To relish and cuioy, be-
yond the power of description. Indeed it
would seem ungenerous, if not cruel in Us,
after rclishing fine dinner, to dwell upon
our enjoyment Of the many nice things
which persisted in tho using, to one who
WAS not present TO enjoy it with us did
not the cnjoyments of 10 day give rise to IN.
Iongings OF tomorrow and the rrcollec-
ton Of past luxury add to the sufIcrinys Of
future want. In truth cur returning lean
ness makes us envy our former fItness.--
THIS seemingly strange principle in our
constitution, while it stimulate. uS to excr
tI"n and serves to cement society, would
seem to imply that in reference to the in
diligence of the appctites, thers is really
no advantage to him who gratifcs his ap.
petites, over him who denies them for if
there be any advantage goiag, it certainly
Tails To him who abstiins, since ia matters
OF eating and drinking, Indulgence which
generates habit, in spite of philosophy and
common sense forces him VINO dimes sunni.
tn"usIy TO dny, tn wish fnr the ssna uaod
fortune Tomorrow. As regards our dinner
then, suffice it To say, il was fine, excelI,rt
ana we rc.is .ci it much, since now. that il
!" t:!s!' "" c-:' "'inFy mingo our ,-grrt-
with those who enjoyed il with Us, that il
is over.
But our ho'pitable friend, who spared no
pains TO minister to the enjoyment of his
guests, seems himself TO have THOUGHT or
the un"atistying nature of the enjoymcnts
ct appetite alone and accordingly. afte,
dinner, lie contributed much 10 our d.ys
! pleasure, by showing us the various tools
and farming implements now in sse upon
his farm, several Of which.he has in,rodu.
ced from abroad
Among those which he has late,y intro
duced, is one, which we had never seen be-
! fore We believe it H. called In. Cotton
Planter, though, it resembles in no respect
an impleprnt Of that name which we intro
duced, few years ago. A brief descrip
ton of this useful implement, will enable
you to identify IL, and serve 10 point out
It's uses and purposes. II is highly simple
IN its continuation {; and consist. simply of
block Of wood Uhe' ono shown. us. we
believe, was made Of oak timher) some
two feet long, two or three inches thick
and some twelve or eighteen inches wide,
nm iron bar some two inches thick, and
drawn out at the end somewhat in the
shape Of grab plow, and bent down a,
the end so rs to form a foot at the end of
the bar. This bar Of iron is inserted into
the block BY means OF a grove. which run.
l"ngthwise through the centrc Of the under
surface of the block, placing the foot of the
bar # iron little in front OF the block
the purpose of the foot being to open the
drill. The block Of wood is brought 10 A
point near the foot, by which means it re.
moves the clods from the bed by pushing
them 10 each side Of the row The iron
bar which runs lengthwiso through the
block, l. intended to guide the block and
widen the drill, which is opened by the
foot in front. This instrument is mans ged
in alI respects just ~ plow is, by n.eans
of handles, horse and hand.
The advantage of this simple little in
strument can hardly be properly estimated
The great purpose which it is designed 10
accomplish, is 10 give straightness to the
drill, which it does 10 a manner exceeding
belief in those who have never seen IL in