The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-06-02

that if the lot purchased is more
than fifty acres, onc-fourth is to
be paid in cash, and the balance
in three equal annual instruments.
All taxes and expenses are to be
borne by purchaser; but he re-
ccives no title until terms arc
fully complied with.
The Land Commissioner must
not be interested in any land sold
or purchased by him officially. .
[ UnionUilte Times.
For the Ncwbcrry nerald.l
Uncle Siah Socks Workin.
GILBERT HobLER, May Fl, 1869.
Mr.. EDYTUn-Whcn folks goes
a travlin to furrin parts, they
take Iittlo book along, to keep
what they call Il dairy Of all they
sec and hear in thar travis, and
the manners and customs Of tho
country, and how the people looks,
what they eat, and how they
cook it, and how they dress, SC.
AS | am on my jdurny through
this valley of smiles and tears,
thought I would send you my
dairy about tho customs down
here rs ther aint no manners,
cant say nnihin bout ON. Unclo
Siah had a workin, all the folks
has workins. Uncle ST, he told
Aunt Jcrusha how he had axod
about all tho folks in Tho ncibor-
hood, to a fenco maxim, and shc
must put up some quilts, for when
tho men come to Il workin, tho
women and Children, and the dogs
all come, too. So Aunt Jcrusha
karded bats enough for too quilts
ono cumlort and Il cradle quilt,
and fixed all up by Fridy night
you see they always has en- OH &
SATURDAY, so they can dance all
night and rest Of Snndy, and then
they will be all reddy to go to
work Mundy, and when its prench
in day, they all go from dancin
to church, they all belong to the
church, their doxoligics is, that
thars a time for all things. We'll
you sec they work hard, dance
hard, and when its timc to 20 tc
prcachin, well. they shout hard
Uncle ST, he had workin, its ono
Of tho custums OF this country
Aunt Jcrusha killed two nico fat
shoats, and she baked six oven
| fulls Of tatcr custards, and peach
pics, and one oven Of dutch bread
Il big dirt oven, I mean, what
holds abou, twenty loavcs at Il
bakin, she baked tho jints, and
cooked tho sides, with sour croul
and turnips. in four big wash pots
and one wash pot full Of chicken
and dumpIins, and wash pot fnl
Of rice, and wo parchcd u oven full
Of good coffee, well I never seed
such q waisto Of good things in my
life, ] thought, and We baked q
big pound cake and trimcd it with
artificial flowers, and hid it whal
no body could git n glimps Of il
until the right time cum, Saturdy
mornin cum, J. was up soon, tc
watch for begginin Of the sho
Fust thing / seod before sun up
was n man and oman and two
childorn tho baby and nurse, com
min the back way, that was Uncle
Sis cusin next, thor come q wag
gin load, thoy had only five chill
drcn and n wash pot to cook din
ncr in you SEQ, that was Uuclc
Siah's half brother. DirccItly thai
cum whole passcl Of gals. and
they all begin TO cum 80 fast, and
so many, l couldcnt count en-
artcr little l hcarn tho gals q
giglin and lookin out at tho win.
ders and doors, well, T nevor,
thoto about John Rogers, fur thar
come 9 man Ind his wife, and she
had nino small children and o.io al
the breast, ghd% three dogs, thai
was Uncle Siah's Oldest brother
and thor amfies.keptaf comm till
nine o'clock, in, all about ton OF
fittoen, and every one on ON cal