The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-23
HAD TO BE SPANKED


VOL king wonders. How long the afternoon
The ladies were ready long before night,
and the gentlemen all, expect one or two
)nc ot whom VIC will notice further on-wcre
likewise on the Gui vivc Of expectation. Col
h., dashing cavalry officer in the late un-
WAS particularly Jubllant-
Well. night came 1T last, and the doors 1t
length throwu open, in went the eSpcctaut
crowd, after depositinS their quarters in The
hands Of the owner o: the-wc wont call lis
name any more if We can help it-and
for IN ;literminablc half hour sat the au>
diencc with 4 patience most gratifying to the
who, every five or ten minutes
would let in another culioSity-struCk crea-
tprc, aud add TO his pile Of quarters. There
WAS no excitement, no confusion, strange
to say, notwithstanding every heart beat high
with the expectation, for the announcement
that the Sc-(almos. slipped it out again)
was the wonder Of the age, and all that sort
IF thing, was enough to excite the most in
tense enthusiasm. It may be TOO that tie
MUSIC RENDERED
dming the half hour that the audience wait
Cd, and the doorkccpcr continued his labor
Of love, had L soothing influence, but it is
hard 70 say. Tic reader may perhaps decide
this poin: when VIC say, that The overture se>
lCcted for the occasion WIS a fantasic on the
Spanish dance, with Shoe Fly variations, by
4 full orchestra, COM scd of one negro, a
fiddle, and also Il bow. II there was any
roSin used no mention was made Of It. The
overture was !cng and occupied the full half
hour, and when the last man had entered,
the grand and pleasing spectacle commenced,
AMI continued for 4 full half hour longer,
amid breatbc$s silence, broken only by the
voice OF the lecturer, who told his bcWi!dcred
audience that one picture was l jackaSS and
another something else. But for this consid-
crate explanation there would no doubt hare
been disappointment, for otherwise no one
could have made out what the ten pictures
shown represented. Or course it was most
unmitisated humbug, and yet it served a
purpose, ir affordinS topic Of conversation,
and for IN hour or two no one said anything
about stomach, liver or kidneys. We may
add that fortunately this sroll;ng picker up
Of other peoples hard-earned money only
made half dollar over expenses, and over
hearing sundry remarks not complimentary
20 him on his Sciop;icon, swore he'd never
come TO Glenn's again.
We regret having taken up so muc! space
with BerkStreSScr'S magic lantern. and offer
as an apology that somehow or other we
could not help it. Wherever he visits, the
reader will be prepared 70 either keep his or
her quarter, or throw it away, as fancy die
tatcS.
Quitc a pice COMPANY has concregatcd
here, and every day some change is made,
either by departure for other scenes and
places, or an arrival. We arc pleased 10 state,
however that the
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and that many of the ailng are doing well.
That the water is cf1caciouS We need not
again repeat, unless some unfortunate, who
is yet in ignorance ofits many virtues may
need this and be induced 10 give it 4 trial.
While on this point we cannot help again
rcYcr;ing to The
CHIEF OCCUPATION OF THE DAY,
and that is, breakfast, dinner and supper.
It seems strange that people will not know
themselves better, and treat their best friend,
the stomach. with more consideration. 4
dySpep,ic for instance, worn on; AMI cMaci-
ated, or one suffering from severe chronic
gastritis, having all but destroyed ;hc diGcs-
tive apparatus from imprudent eating, comes
here expecting that the mere drinking Of tie
water will effect cure, while the same
course Of stuffing is persisted y, and at night
especially is this 10 bc seen, as before mcn-
toned. We do NOT say thar all act ;hus i'm
for there are those WHO carefully
diet themselves, and rapidly improve. These
are the wise ones. That Mr.. Fowler. tho prt>
prietor, occupies an uncnviab!e position, 40
one can deny, and we would
RATHER DE MULE DRIVER
Than hotel Keeper, for as q class, travellers
and boar1crs are most intolcrablc srumblers
They arc hardly ever satisfied. Did he not
furnish supper in which solids occupied 4
part, hue ard cry would be raised by the
healthy and strong, and fecbly helped By the
sick and weak, and he would have no rest or
peace 4 light meal Of bread. butter, pre-.
serves and :ca, would produce d howl. There
are two cries here-one for something 10 eat
and the other for some relief after the i1du!-
sencc. The gentleman alluded to above,
,7ho would not get ready for, nor invest q
quarter in, the show, is
4 CHARACTER WELL KNOWN
in the low country, and is as independent, as
, Philadelphia wood sawyer, He served the
several terms in the State LeSisla-
ture from Coe;on district, and then, as now,
had us own peculiar notions Of things, and
1!untly gives ,hem expression. He must be
30 years or thercabouts.. and as an &C.
centric bachelor, with sey>ta stockings filed
with savings, holds high head in this at
nosphere-eXcepta at meal times, when he
buckles to it, and bending almost double,
cuts and comes again, until every chnk,
ersck and avenue is closed. lie says be would
like our host % brid small railway from
the side meat table to where he sits 10 faciii-
tate operations, and enable hiln to fl up cx>
ocli;iouSIy. We mention him as fair rep
-eseniaiiye o. one Of the classes who come
Iere for health. Take him altogether he is
OF singu'arities. AS sample
1t the Spring, an evening Or two since, one
Of the regular drinkers said something about
v.ntinr Sncar when tlra old ma iOr taking