The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-22

greeting tOE NY lSnS Pl PloS'aotludtSH FiSI a1tSL
being repeatedly invited and as often promis-
ieg to visit them. This and the natural plain
ness of speech and rasaner of my, hostess who
never affects say cf The $uapite5@1n modo' of
conventional life, or perhaps should say uc-
bane deceitfuIness, Mas the. cause of this man.
ner of,welcoming me- / had no reason to
complain of my manner of entertainment dur
ing my stay, for, in the absence of some of the
frippcries and aseless elegances, of life, there
was every creature comfort and above all strict
neatness- and order. At supper and breakfast
there was the very best of butter and. milk
with The richest creamy buiscuts and fried
chicken, as we'll as some luzuries and delica-
cies in addition. At dinner, to these viands,
were add>d others more substantial, and what
was a treat to me, delicious honey. In the
morning when I rose and lifted the curtain
from one orthe windows Of my airy upper
chamber;to. look fer the sun found that
Phoebus had risen .on the opposite side. to
where i expected to see his glowing face, or as
it seemed to me in the west This had always
sbeen the case in former visits in former years
when in this part Of the country, but 1 had
forgotten the circumstance at the time. I
was completely turned round, and did not get
right till returned home, Ay. hostess still
retains mudA of the very considerable beauty
of her more youthful days, though. matron
with eight children. She has not'either quite
abandoned the lighter accomplishments of her
young iadyhood for she regaled me after din
.ner with several pretty songs, Ealtzes and
quicksteps upon her piano, which stillretains
its excellent tone as IN days of yore. The
beautiful Confederate homespun dresses trim
med with small black buttons, which sbe and
her housekeeper Ia young lady from. the snr'
rounding country. W no has industry aad sense,
neatness and character.as well as some degree
of grace and eaegenee, in person. wore the
morning after my arrival, were almost elegant
in their appearance, and were made, so neatly
and fitted so we'll that they were eilite credit
ablc,to the domestic thrift, Industry and skill
of the two ladies: The young housekeeper
employed herself during the day whilst in the
sitting room in winding cotton yarn nth a
reel aud winding blades, which caused her
figure to appear to an advantage sas it required
her TO bend slightly forward, though whether
she was aware Of it cannot cay, but-I am in
clined to acquithe of any art in the matter, q
conclusion which is somewhat charitable on MY
part oRgood.natured at least, considering that
the cotton winding filled or covered my clothes
with iintas I lay reading on the sofa or lounge.
After breakfast the children who were old
enoughto go to school, took their lunch bas-
ket and satchels to wend their way to the old
field schooLhouse about half mile distant,
which was built of logs and hard by an ex-
tensiye piecsof woods, the academic groves,
presided over Plato-like by my friend and fel-
lew-soldiero of Spottsylvania notoricty (before
:mcntioned) whose facility in language is such
a remarkable feature in his character. After
breakfast too Wended my way with the eld-
est boy, "a precocious little Flibbertygibbet,
a Reproduction of that gnome-like parsonage
in Sir Walter SCOTS novel of fKennilEorth,
which, by-the-by,.NI have heard was taken
from distinguished parsonage Of OUT own
State, who once visited Sif Walter but who
did not feel complimented by the adthor's
sketch of him. to High Point, the foremcae
tioned large, red brick, castIe,like building
standing out so prominently aaistinctiVe Eea-,
ture, seemingly so out ofplace in that unin-
teresting country where one comes so unex-
peotedly upon such a place.
~. Ito be C0ntinued.) -