The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-03-23
From tie Home Circle,
"REMINISCENCES OF coKEsBURY, s. c.
MANuAL-LABOR SCHOOL.

AAn3N -AA-AnDOu 0CdOUL.
Ia srUDEST OF 1887.
When the door ef the Churcl, was
opened, fiftysix of Us went up and gave
Our hands to the preacher. There was IA
moral suI6miiy, or beauty rather, in the
sce"e, whick so'ae appreciated, while 9th
ers went off into doeful prophecy assto
how many would stanl six months out.
Ny brother and were in the number. and
we wrote home the joyful news. The boy
that went up just before me, Qor We went
up single file, through narrow pass,) and
warmed the pastors hand that took mine.
was a, rememberable youth. S. NJ. Il. was
from Camden, South Carolina little my
senior i'll years, and much in manner and
manliness. Ills spirits were like the siream
Of peLbly brouk-tlowing, bright, un.
failing, and gIaddening. Though a boy,
| must speak Of him as lovely. We
were bosom friends. The beautiful letters
OF his sister, travelling that year abroad
into lreIa"d-were read to me, and enjoyed
with exquisite relish. "As one mourn.
eth for his mother" has not passed into
p'overG; but it would, if all sons were
like Sammy. One morning. nbou, nine
o'clock, rs u company of Us were ia our
room, saw him get up on chair, and
ook at Mr.. Ms watch. hanging on the
wall. A shade passed over his face, and he
went away. l missed him from church
and from dinner. In the evening l,e came
up, like one who had taken a degree in
holiness. 1t WAS the anniversary of a
Christian mothers death, and lie had kept
It alone, in meditation and prayer, ard
evidently had wcpt much. What influ
ence has dead mother over Il living son
An influence strangely tenacious, and most
powerful when he is most in dangcr-
away, absent, and alone in the world. l
read Of Sans death year or two ago
| believe he held faithfully to bis religion;
bat the obituary sketcl. minated l
was prepared to Iearn-that his social and
fun loving nature was his chief besetment TO
the last. He is still ahead of me, and
follow on.
:. AT Cokesbury I found out that there
we're differences Of pronunciation among
South Carolinians. The folks of the low
country (they consider themselves the high)
have brogue Of their own, and to my
ear it is rich and sweet. Abroad, they
are known as chaIlestonians, and their
speech betrayeth.t them. say it is ricl,
and sweet to my ear 80 much so, that
love to hear even the negroes talk that are
brought up in tl'atregion. A distinguished
traveller snys lie abhors the London, and
the New England, and the Limerick bropue,
and all proSineialisns and brogues in gen.
essl. ssse two-those of Charleston, South
Carolina. and Dublin, Ireland. Tie boys
OF Beaufort, Barnwsll, Colletop, and Or
angeburg, talked not. like those from the
upper Districts. These last, in that day,
had no railroad communication with the
sea coast. They partook Of that pervsrse
Westernism which calls stars stairs: and
then turns round and calls stairs stare -
An amusing instance Of shis occurred be-
tween boy from Pendletoa and myself
1t was apple time, and We had 6ne
orchard away of naasid. Twas up Tree,
peelfng and eating, when:an earnest voice
reached me, Il knew the voice,) saying
something about bears, and come down.
You may be sure didn'tscome down at
that news, but went a few limbs higher Up. |
At lsst he made r1e understand that II