The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-08-11

0UR TELESCOPE. Dear Herald readers,
the Senior was 50. much, delighted with the
spring that his exube:ance knew. no bounds
and he made sudden spring into town, and
landed right in our midst when we were
preparing for our last issue; like good hus.
band and father, be could not be contented
ubless his family bathed with him in the
deIighis of the mountain dew: but why
should he, a 1ian half cured is only bored +,
and he was not himself while his better
half was here. ,:aI-,
There are almost If not quite (our Senior
would say more) dogs in Newberry than
people great and small, but. while We have
so nany and each in the eyes Of some one
possesses some great virtue, we, doubt if
there is one whose points are SO amusing as
+ the specimen we heard Of the other day,
who NOT only can catch chickens, bnt knows
how 70 discriminate between his masters
and his: nefgbbors, always catching the
neighbors'; there's point in that. a :. =.
Strange rumors are afoat about the Jun>
ior's undertaking to ride two ve!ocipedes ut
once. + thought was somelon the machine
but can't pretend to any such expertness.
um inclined, however, 10 believe that this
is inrended only as m illustration. What
does it mean? Can it be possible that he,
like young Lochinvsr of old, intends to carry
off any of the many fair damse!s Of Newber>
nj snto nlo n hir,v-a ~: No x,o.
hicle Of the period? if so. fancy the scene.
Bright moonlight; the Junior balancing his
charmer tenderly ffor your ve!ocipedc re-
quires some setting'I assure you) and works
ing bis limbs as at a treadmil making bis
rapid move towards the nearest parsonage.
Well, fashion rules Us all. ....-~....l p, .
Saturday, the 7ih Of August 1869, will long
be remembered by the citizens Of Newberry
as the great day for eclipses, everything
was eclipsed. first came a great cloud. and
eclipsed the Court House, so, that it was
with difficulty We could find our way
through the darkness which covered the
sidewalks to the post Office. Then came
the band d. Antique with Jim Hudson blow
ins the big drum and lively darkey beat>
ing the fife In such manner as to totally
eclipse everything, especially that soul
stirring march "the girl left behind me-"
After which came the great event Of the
day, which had been provided for US by the
Almanac writer's and which came off in due
time and under most suspicious circumstan
ces. The Heavens were clear, the sun shone
bright and the time with the moon drew nigh,
and as it approached the orb of day. that
noble source Of light heat and cotton s'gins
to pale his Intellectual fire." while the saucy
daughter, miss moon, for bria period was
permitted by the father Of them both, to
take precedence of the sun, glided gently
and gracefully up to her brother then in
front of him, until her whole form was visi>
BILE in front of his, when she had thus
reached the point proposed, she embraced
her dear brother in that long, lingering em>
brace, when all the sweetness of years are
drawn forth. It was q beautiful sight
even the heavens diffI>ed soft. dim light
like unto night lamp hung in some lofty
dome. Then came the parting, which was
sad TO behold; the dear sister who shines on
ly in she brightness of the sun must part
again for years, and it may be forever, from
that source of all her beauty and radiance,
reluctantly she tears berself away, and as the
noble monarch Of the day was dissolving in
the mists Of the horizon, still she could be
seen clinging to him, lingering for the last
sweet kiss of parting. Poor Cynthia, how [
pity you, but We all must part. such is
life.
Great fall id, sugar, he streets of Newber-
ry run sweetness, and the young negros are
jubilant; since the rapid progress towards
completion of the Sorghum: Molasses Cos.
Factory, sugar has no value in this mar
ket, and we now throw sugar, as we used
pennies fol. the urchins to scramble for.