The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-01
COMMUNICATIONS. |
Notes by the Wayside.
Mr.. Editor.

mil'lness' is indeed upon us, and notwi,h
: standing The peach crop is considerably
/ "sot back, !" still the sap is circulating, the
buds are bursting forth, the birds are sing
! ing, and tadpoes aud wigglctailes arc dis
! tinctly visible sloshing around in the mud.
/ hol4s--ovcE old Thad Stevens has been par
TALLY thawed by the advancing season ard
after embracing lis colorcd family ali
round, has actually given forth one honor.
able sentiment, and there is now Hope for
| the world, hope for the South, for ci7iliza
| ton and for white folks = niggers have al
I ready little too much and don't need any.
! In vic@ Of ali the above, Mir. Editor, il IS
| indeed melancholy and mnch to be dcplorcd
thai the "Grcat Ring Strcakcd md Sirircd"
adjourned 50 soon, had they waited till tho
o|"" J"'h buds were out. and not made such
lot h15tc, they too would have experienced
the modifying influences so dcliciously at
work, Hni doubtless have pctitioncd Con.
grcs to put the poor white trash on foot
ing of equality with the niggcr aris,o6racy
AS it was, understand that they failed
to do it, though have not seen the final
vote.
have, howcrer, seen That the distinguish
! ell chairman of the delegation from the
county Of Fairfield, was decidedly in favor
OF indefinitely pos'poning the consideration
OF the matter, or in the language Of old
Ben Nc, when his fiddle string broke he
preferred that we should '.sta, az YOU is :"
Ah! Henry, my friend, dem ieLen aoNars u
"0H wonf last always, you may want to
work on some wagons yet, and although
you nave passed Il l&w compelling white
and negro children TO go to school together
you did not pass q law compelling white
folks to send you their wagons, which was
Gcrtainlya great oversight; on your part,
and would advise you to have TIC "Con-
wcnslun" reasscTblcd and the matter at .
tended to forthwith, flr am AFRAID Won
have put the brakes to your own wheels.
But really Mr. Editor feel much better
than did sometime ago. | 1gaS afraid that
We would never get back into that glorious
Union on wh.c, we had so mg,oriously turn.
ed our backs, but il Amt 50, seeing is bclicy
ing aud dJccliny is the naked thing. Sergeant
Bates came along the other day and showed
me the ten So@thcrn States in the Union,
rght noD. no mistake, they arc on his flag,
and he is carrying them OH to Washington,
! and Ben Butler and two or three Other fell
lows arc going TO fix up The whole r!atter
rs soon rs he arrives. Butler has cven
promised TO quit stealing, and says that he
| intends to vote oyain for jeff Davis for
President. | have HigNt tc. feel 5etttr,
and thtcTtN to do it, ny loyalty is rerrcsh>
cd and | want all my friends rejoice, yca :,
end DO exceedingly glad-for it certainly
needed it, am going 70 write G5;. Orr an
otaer lcticr, and urge upon him the ncacssi-
ty of hurryirt; up things, and Of having our
delegation ready in time fol the impeach
ment-it is moi my intention. however. 10
interfere in the circuS doiayS Of himsc!. and
my old friend beverly but joking aside,
want he a glorious fellow that Sergeant !;
and didn't he carry n ylorious flag. Hip,
| hip, hnrra for the Sergeant and "hl,lza for
the bonnie blue flag that bears thc,'---
stars and stripes. Speaking OF The Sergt..
ana the flag reminds me of an Incident
which think should be incorporat cd in his
book; lrc is going to publish his Journey
through the great nnreconsiruclcd, as soon
rs he gets home: query, ain't this book mat
ter at the bottom OF his trip at Inst? I
have heard itsaid thnt ayankec would make
money at his mothers' funeral but the in.
cident; as the Sergeant was weEdne his
way to the Boro from Columbia Uhe place
that the rebel Gen Hampton burne,) he
came upon group cf little children near
| whom quietly grazcd pct sheep; wooly
head did not observe the Sergeant till quite
near Ti:h his flag. when she raised her
head, gave momcntaly stare and then un.
like another Uooly lead that marched cosily
at the Scrgcant's sidc-dartcd fran,ically
for the nearest house. As soon as the vol.
umc ST my loyalty had subsidized u little I
proceeded to the house and made in1airy rs
to what seeded to ME to DO disloyal and 70.
prchcnsibie conduct on tho part Of the
sheep. My curiosity was satisfied with the
following statement, that Lilly" was If.
tie lambkin at the time of Shcpman's roi,
Gnd had encountered portion OF the forces
Of this great Ca piain, and poor thing, was
tho lnst living deccndent Of numsro;ss and
honorable ancestry.
"a change!cainc o'cr The spiri1 Of my dream
and immcdatly there passed before me
bloody visions Of bdchcred sheep, hors
horses, COWS and the charrcd remains ot
dwellings and fences, of tho destruction o,
/ ggicultural implincnis. Of mills and gran
cries, of insults to infants, 10 old men and tc
noble and lovely Romen. must quit:
4 don't feel rs good as | did little woys
back shall probably feel better soon and
may write again. In the meantime, Mr.
Editor try and impress upon your patrons
the Importance Of having tho carly impres.
sions of their children made reht-early
| Impressions are the most lasting-scc nv
sheep example, and keep your children out
of niger schools.
Yours lovingly,
a LOYAL REB.
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