The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-14
A Trip In to North Carolina.


to the meeting Of the Conference for the
Wades boro' District Of the South Carolina
Conference, NJ +. Church, South, ap-
pointed to begin in the town Of Wades-
boro' on lst August; but in this article
We propose TO speak Of matters
and things not directly connected with
the affairs Of the Conference, ,ha, being
reserved for a separate report.
Our route lay in North E,Serly
direction from Lancaster, passing bv Gill's
Creek Church, the Buford battle ground,
and crossing Lvnches Creek at Robinson's
Ford. Tue country along this road, to
within few miles Of Lynches Creek, is
poor and unproductive. The crops, in
which we felt a particular interest, were
suffering for the want Of rain but many
fields which met our eye, we regret to say,
we're suffering vastly more for the want OF
proper culture and attention-a want
which In no sense can be charged to
Providence, but attributable to the slo,h
and Incidence Of the husbandman. MANY
OF the excuses for bad crop, such as
drought, hoods, cold weather, DC cener
ally laid TO the door Of Providence, are
fallacous, and in nine cases out Of ten
where failure occurs, the true reason
may be found in the imperfect cultivation
OF the soil and the sad neglect Of the crops.
System and energy, a prope, combination
OF brain and muscle, are needed far more
than rain and sunshine. The finest sea.
sons in the world will not avail unless
the grass and weeds are kept down. If
our people desire to live and prosper,
they must cease 10 look to other sources
of supply than their own labor, and 90
energetically to work. The ground will
yield It's fruits nov as readily as ever, if
We apply the labor. In no single instance
along our line o! observation, did wa see
a well titled fed, free from grass and
weeds, which did Eot promise rich returns
TO the husbandman.
AS we approached the North Eastern
extremity Of our District, known as the
"Wild Cat" region, we began to receive
information Of secret organic alton, abou.
which we had beard but little before =
We were told that societr, known as
the "Rel Strings" had taken foot.hoid in
that section that it was very popular
institution, promising, as it does, grea,
good to all who will become connected
with II, and that It's benefits are not con
fined TO any particular class, color or pre-
vious condition. We observed, however.
that lately developed feature OF the in
stitu.ion gave some annoyance to its vo
taries in that section they complained
that whereas, Up to the present time, il
was tree institution, its secrets and bless,
ings being dispensed without money and
without price, now il was proposed that
zach new convert should paw one dollar
~ an initiation fee. This was an innova
tion, the reason whereof our informer
could not divine. he, possibly, not know
ing that greenbacks is an article for which
our Yankee brethren have an espesial
attachment. .. ...r.r e.: 81
Hearing so much about the Red Strings,
we naturally wished TO know something
about their purposes and objects. With
this view, upon meeting on the highway,
in Chesterfield ID strict. young man
whose hat band was of a scarlet color, Wa |
introduced the subject, and he then and |
there gave US the information that the
Red Strings and the League Society"
were one aud the same whereupon we
remembered that there was an institution
At Lancaster known by the latter name,
whose Committee man, our readers are
aware, some time ago, scandalizsd the
Maternity by an indiscretion, which was
characterized by the Court rs "ths feIoni,
;us taking and carrying away of the per.
'oual goods Of another" We had sup'
posed until then that the League Society
was exclusively Of the colored people. |
Our first night from home was spent
with a gentleman on the Lancaster side
Of Lynchss Creek, whose warm hospitali.
ties we have reason to remember. The
crops near the Creek, and for several miles
beyond, are very good and seem to have
been we'll cultivated. The lands for ten
or twelve miles beyo the creek are Of
sand hill nature and generally poor
After getting into Anson County. there il
n manifest improvement in the quality OF
the lands, though not in the crops. which,
on the majority OF farms, wero sadly neg
iected. As We approached .Wsdesboro'