The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-02

masters and mistrcsscs, who, if they DO not
encourage their foar-footed fuTorites &c at
tend worship yet allow then, to DO SO. The
| dog is no: to blame, tie two-lesgcd animal
alone is guilty. The church IS no place for
poodle, fee or terrier, anu yet ali the Tare-
tics. even up TO an old hound, can be seen
there sometimes. Il ir 4 mistaken kindness
ca Tie part ot their ownerS; If they think
they arc giving them pleasure in taking
them 20 CHURCH, and VIC beg that they vi!
DO 50 no more Let the people have one
] div and one place free from the Intrusion OF
! dogs. Every dog has his day, then why no:
c!urc!! going people also.
SALCDA AND BEAVER DAM.-ChrIS;maS
comes bu; once year, and therefore the Sc%-
! son is made mrcl Of, and likewise as Visit
| TO the Saluia is indnlscd in but once in
twelve month, (tha. is FOR piscatorjal pur-
poseS) We will be pardnned for making little
| ado about i: and occupying short space in
rehearsal. The majority Of mankind. il they
are not lovers of the sport themselves, love
to- hear of big hauls, fine days sports, and
still more, if dashed with a little spice. in the
way of accident by food or field. We do
not promise much in this account however.
Some days before Our visit, we sent red
| hot dispatch, las the boys in the Confederate
| dars uscl 10 say, down 20 relative near
the river, 10 apPrisc him and his COOL wife
of our coming. so that ample preparation
and PROVISION night he made, (therc being
ten in ;hc party, counting horse, and mule,
and all good eaters und afler sufficient time
had elapsed for the despatch 10 arrive, start
eli and though making SLOW time, got to the
house not two minutes behind it. The coun-
try mails arc anything but fast institutions.
snd in this case we might as we'll have car
ried our letter along and delivered it II per
son. The tarly arrival Of the Dispatch how
ever, did not make our reception less pleas
ant or the provision less abundant. Some
people you know are always prepared, are
never caught mapping, and always have 4
chicken or two conpcd up, fat pig in the
Den or shccp or kid in convenient distance,
for the dclectaton Of their kindred and
friends. We recommend our kind readers to
stick pin here. Bc always ready. Every
ono is made happy, from guest down 10 cook,
when this excellent rule prevails. In this
instance onr chicken was served up to time,
biscuit R,hr ard brown, roll cakes crisp and
melting, and coffee clear and strong-and
quicker almost than you could sing Jack
Robinson, the welcome invitation "walk out
to supper" was given. Who does not like
this? Blu: it will not do to dwell here, as
prep rationS and plans had to be made for a
fish on the Sa!uda.
Next morning, brish. and early, nice
little party-our advent not yet being noised
abroaG-entcrcd Mr.. Nichols battcau, and
paddled out and fshcd with tolerablc luck
till about twelve, VIXEN that very clever gen.
tffman, Mr. Joe Bedenbaugh, hailed Us from
the opposite bank, with pressing invitation
to come over to his side and partake Of wa
terneloa. The party decided TO 90 for the
melons, and leaving the captured cats in the
batteau, with five or six inches Of water, and
those not capturcd still in rhc river, climbed
the bill and made for the house, one Of the
most hoSpitIble ones in that section Of coun-
try. 1t is needless to say the melons were
fine, and in quantity, and that valuable fish
ing time was spent there. We did not fish
much after that, as it was getring late, and
the mutton at home was likely TO get cold or
be over done.
Between three and four found the party
! with Legs crossed under the Doc:or's table,
going into his baked meats, and other good
Fthings, with considerable vim, noiwithstand-
ing The prospect thar the each OF the morn
ing were out in the kitchen being. skinned
and woa'd come on ft:td brown and crisp
Ior supper. The situation was understood,
and each msn WAS prepared TO do his duty
at all hazards. The balance Of the afternoon
was spent OH Beaver Dam, and the way the
perch did bite was canton. One mans
ri,nc was entirely occupied in stringirg. willie
the rest baited aal took the little fellows in
o1t of the wet. and bur for the pcSky knat<
it was the pYeasaDtrst fish nc have had sinc0
the.war The number carried home was
Sta1tlng-,hese were reserved for breakfast,
andoh Ihat friend Newton had been there.
By this time i: had been generally circE.
lated through the sctilcmen, that the Herald
Senior was ont on Il oic, aud the boys from fur
and near got together to give us good time
on Beaver Dam next morning, and accord.
ing 70 arrangement, with seine 20 catch, and
fIyins pan 10 cook. and all the other con-
conitants 10 make good meal, away the
who,,,, marty went down the lane, past Squire
urrbcrt's n, Wy painted house, 10 the creek
We said the whors party, but this was mis-
take. One man hid fsiieo ~ be It rue s'arE'
| it was known however that he hao rtIer rs"
10 rrv at home, ihc number of his family ,;.;T-
| ing increased by an arrival early that morn
| ing. He was excused therefore, for no ore
expected him under such circumstances.
But we were not On the bank long ere he
came in after all, proving one cf Two ;hinSS,
that either the pressure Of hnppness AZ home
! was more than he could bear, or that he felt
| his promise to join in the fun WAS sacred
and mast hc kept inyiolable. There was
! on1r one drawback to the enjoyment Of this
DAYS sport, and that WAS the absence OF j.
| N. b., and G.. B., boIh OF whom are in dis
tant ficlls where they nave been placed ny
| the Conference. Had they been with US the
oariy would have been complete, ard right
here allow US 10 say that we know of no
other community where neighbors are more
neishborly, kird, oalising, sclf:sacrifcing,
and who live more .or each other, and who
! cau be brought tngciher as quick torany pur-
I po=e under the sun, whether it be fisiIinS o7
log rolling, waiting on the sick or going to
church, OF taking part in prayer meeting.
than this same section OF country around