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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
The New Columbia and Augusta Railroad,

Colonel r. II b idgos, tho presi
deot Of tho Ni'uinsto Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, ~e neutioued
few days ago, has cnncl .drd to con-
unne his road f'om c. lumhia, whittier
hs will soon 'uu by III. eh.rt ca.
from Sumter to Augusta. With a
road already in operation from Co,
tephla 10 Augusta, this must be CON
rioered bold stroke. He proposes
al air line, us ntnr az the uuturc Of
the county admits, aud thu, save
from twenty t" twenty. five miles over
the Charlotte Road, which runs to
within few miles If Et:gcfeld
Courth use, and terminates at Gran.
ite'illr. The new road ail ,hus
have the advaut 60 in distance and
therefore. in time. For these r.usons
It WI dub less have the greater share
OF tho passcnRer trade, and most like.
" carry the mail. As to through
business, neither road will break bulk
III Columbia, AID each will carry
Jn>t whatever it can drum up at its
northern terminus. The route will
20 mostly through q section of coun.
try hl'he'to uhdcvel"pcd, tangen,ial
now and then with the Charlultc and
Aueusta, and perhaps To sIigh, de-
gre with the South Carolina Rail.
road. 1t may, therefore, ,eas nahly
expect considerable l,c.l business.
There will ce, tainly bc II lively COM
pctition III Columbia; and augusta
bids fair to became one of the great.
eSt railroad cehtrcs ia tho land.-
Charleston NeWs.
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From North Carolina.

WILMINGTON, July II. In Robe.
son county this morning, Lvwrey and
his band Of negro outlAwo waylail aud
killed Daniel Murdock Mclean. a
prominent citizen, and Hugh Mclean,
h'S brother, n youth only thirteen
years old. They also wounded Arch
ibald McCollum. Tbese parties
were riding along the public road in
a buggy, aud were fred on from a
th'cket in the woods. a fcarful state
OF terror exits among the y eomen aud
children in Robcsun county. The
Sheriff has q pos,o If one hundred
and fifty in the fold, but their efforts
thus far are utterly fruitless. y
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
POis0nlngs.

Murders ty poison appear to be
alaru'ingly on the increase. There
arc at this time no less than seven
cases Jude. going Investigation, in two
OF which the women accused Of the
crime, if guilty, arc specimens of
hcnds such as We arc not used to read :.
irg of III this nineteenth century.
Among the many women mu, derers
OF tho year noue stand more promi.
uent for the wholesale manner, and
cool deiiberation ia their crimes, than
Mrs. Sherman, Of COME ctirut II the
charges arc true against her, she has
for long time escaped the no,ori+tv
her d"inks would have occs. sion ed if
she had shot or used tho dagger il
making way with her victims, and has
elleutly sent one after ano,her to their
loue account by the use of the poison
ing bowl.
Tue next and more recent cnse is
that Of Mrs. Wharton, Of Buitimo, o =,
which is now being investigated, and
"herein it l. surniscd she has, By the
same mode of pui,ur,ng. sent several
per-ous Gu. of the world before their
timc.
Many other cases Of p,iaoning by
women are yet fresh in the m'iilds Of
the puhlic, and We may as veil ask
'nrsrlvee what p.oul,ar i.fusnces
rngs about all the crimes of his az.
ture. If found guilty Of tue .ff.nscs
whereof they staud charged let them
ne banged, ss they ara greater orimi.
1a!s by tar than she who commit.
murder in open day, and where there
''sn te no ',.nb, as to who tho crimi.
nal j.. - Union.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
Serious Railroad Accident.

MEMPHIS July ia storm occur-
red last night which surpassed any
thing here in cars. Telegraph poles
we,e ptosIrat. d, ue,s urr"oled and
vat damage done to the cr"p. The
light ex. res t'uin on the Memphis
and Chan lesion Railroad, hence for
Chatta,o"ga, when near Grand Ju,c:
n"D, IAN thru b u tre>tie VASE. d
aw'y by 'he food. The engineer
was hi led, ana II or Is lus.,ngers
w.u,drd
MEMPHIS, July 20 T he ,u;n la
wash' d away tn" tIe.t.e OF tie Mem
phis and CEa,l ston r tread, mile
eant Of che Grad Juhc!irp. The
e,>twa. d b"uno tram, engine, tender,
brgl"Ee and iwo passenger cars went
i"'o the d,,ch. K,lcl-Grurgo
G bbrs, the cngiuccr, Montgomery,
the t:emer, and sevc,ai passengers
"e.c hut.
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%elo oGraPhiOs
f u R 0PE AN N { W S.

New Y nx July 10 -Tne T,me,'
L'hd"n co:re p"ndem. saws rhe c'a'-
mant It tie Itch borne estate ,r sn il.
leg,timate snn "f oil ST. James Ii. b..
h"rne by bis cruk. Mary OIton, tbat
the real Sir Roger ,cri.bed, as ha,
been reported in 1859.
LoNDoN. jul, ga sh, iii II ex
press ,r.in 6 ing South on ,re Nuth
Midland railway, ran Into ireigh,
train nenr Chestc, field Station. Two
passugeis were killed ontris lit AID
thhty are reported Injured, some If
vii, IN Will die.
Pril o" Frederick William has l+ft
E'ns Oh hi, return to England. lie
comcs direct TO Oxburne, where he 70.
mains with ,ha royal f.milv.
y World special says: Gladstone
will state Ia the Uuntc of Commons
Tomorrow ;hat the Government hus
determined to abolish tue purchase e
syslem, in d. 6ance Of the RESISTANCE
OF tho Lords, or failing ia this, to Il.
sign.
PANS, July 2O.-The Germans
have evacuated.
Reyihei is in favor Of the invalids
visiting the baths,
The Bad yet for 1871 is reduced
l24,Oo0,oo0 francs, without charging
army appropriation.
Ledcru Rollin Is candidate for the
Assembly.
The Steele editorialIy fAvors the
income tax.
Tue Assembly voted an imposition
Of stamp tax of ten ccntimes on
bills over ten francs.
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From Washington.

WAsnlNGroS, J,.y 22. The Uni
ted Se",cs Arscn.' 1T the My Yard
at a million dollar. Supposed cause,
sp"n nnenus cniuhu tiUn.
IL IL now snrpj>ed the loss hy the
expulsion II, ,he arsenal to-day Is II, /
more than 100000. III addition to
artillery and ca>alry equipments and
general military stores. the museum
is totally destroyed. This c,n,.incd
many war trcphic., mod, Is Of lirearms
ofal nations, "g-ther vita specimens
OF uniforms, f"rming n valuable COLI
lection. nu'irg the fire there were
mahy explosions from hell aud load
cd muskets, butuo one VAS thereby
Injured.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
From Georgia.

AUGUSTA, July 49, There have
been heavy rains, accompanied by
Obstructive winds, for several da,s.
Tho dams Of the Langley cotton fac.
tory and Buh paper mill, sitnated on
llofse Creek, Fix miles from Augusta,
broke At 4 O'clock this moruiug, the
volume OF wster striking the South
Carolina Railroad, ssept away the
cmb"nkmeht aud track for half mile
The depsge to the road is repaired
and trains are running.
Some three hundred operatives in
the mill are thrown cut Of emplo> :
ment. Loss, fif;y thousand dullurs.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
DokO as ~ Fruit-bearlng re.
kiOn.

Wo have been rejoiced to hear
that letters from New York to
gentlemen at Dvko, describe the
fruit they receive from Dvko as
"the best from auy southern mar.
ket." We can well believe it
from the beautiful specimen of
peaches sent, carly this seu.ou, to the
Editor Of this paper by Dr.. s. w.
Bookhart, along with bottle Of de-
lightful blackberry wine. Here is an
industry that we would be glad to see
carefully fostered. D,ko can equal
aud even surpa~s Aiken in supplyin
tho North with fruit, and il situated
at least day nearer to the market
There seems to have been n fortuunt.
turn III everything in Fai, field, thi
year. The corn crop is certainly the
largest and most successful for several
years, and cutton now promises we'll,
both rs to qnantity aud price. And
now here is this miuor industry If
frnit.r"is'ng never SO successful Nv
during this year. Wo have every
reason then, to take hc,rt, and enter,
wiih roucwcd ,ff RS, next year, upon
the work Of repairing our fottun s.
Making money is the best politics after
al. We would prefer it to even u
Radical dcf,a:.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
From hOuiSana.

New ORLEANS, July lS. - Albert
Meyers @as .hot dad while swim.
ming, BY Michael A. Rodgers.
Cause, jealous. The murderer Ina
been impti.oned.
F'a.c,s M.nteiih, olerking in
Ch"ppin's s,ore, St. J,rnes' parish,
who was murdered My 10 b, The
body thrown into the r,v.r. aud the
sore robbed aud bn,nch, ty four ne.
g'"es--t" day the jury, composed O.
nx white aud six c lored, found them
guilty Of arson, burglary aud murder.
Penalty death.
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Protecting Roofs from Fire.

wash composed uf line, salt and
line sand, or wo'd ashes, put on in
tho ordinary way of Whitcwash, ia
said I" render the 'o"f Gf>y,'o.d more
safe against taking f.e from failing
cinders, "r othcrs, in case IF Fl e in
tho vicinity. It pays the expenses
u hnnared.fpld in its pre-, crvi ,uflu-
ehce against the tf.ct uf the we ,ther;
the Older ard more weaih4 r.heaten
The sh'Dsl,s, the more benefit derived.
Such shingles are more Or less warp
ed, rough and cracked. The appI,ca-
ton of wash, by w"t,ing the upper
s'i lace, restores them to their o.iri.
nal or first form, thereby o!o.i,g
the spaces between the shinglne; aud
the lime aud sand, by 6lliog up tho
cracks, prvcnts it wlrpiny.
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Is all that our planters, in the present
state Of Agriculture, can afford to pa y
them. 1t is plain, therefore, both
from reason and experience, that un-
less our syntem of agriculture is
changed, 50 as to enable farmers to
pay higher wages, or unless our ia.
dustry is diversified and those branch
es Of manufacture that require tho
services Of skilled and highly .p,ii
mechanics are introdu Jed, it il use iers
to bring Immigrants to the State, for
we will not, and cannot retain theln.
The "four c,louies Of In mmigrants in
tour different p,rtinus Of the State"
feature Of Geuoral Buffers L,ttery-
lmmigration-Soheme, for this same
reason Of low wages. would provo u
perfect failure, il ever attempted
Immigrants will come, when there is
real need for them aud adequate
compensation for their labor, but not
before. This, mark sou, is hot to say,
that the will of our people cannot
bring about Immigration. IL ia, how.
ever, to say, that that will must be
intelligcntly directed, not so much to
bringing the men here, as to fostc,i ing
those industries which will demand
population and briug it, and react
upon the great agricultural interest,
muking it more scientific, more thor.
ough aud profitable. Through c,tton
manufactories, foundries wood and
leather manuflctorire, aud tho CON-
merce spriuging up along with them,
ju,t as through the spacious doors Of
temple, will flow into the South the
tide Of population destined to make
her wealthy, prosperous, powerful and
great.
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TERJS-IN ADVANCE.
The Old Fashioned Mother,

SWoweuld like to grasp tho hand
of the author Of the following lines :
beautiful gem, spa king with home
ly cloquence--as tender aud touching
as they are rare.
Thank God somo of us have an
oId.fashioned mother. Not woman
of the period, enamelcd and painted
with her great chignon, her curls and
hustle; whose white jeweled hands
hevcr have felt the clasp of baby fin.
gers; but dear, old-fasLioncd,
S*cct-yoiccd mother, with eyes in
whose clear depths the love light
shone, aud brown hair, threaded with
silver, lying smooth upon her faded
cheek. Those dear hands, worn with
toll, gently guided our to.tc,iug steps
in childhood, and tmoothed our p,l.
low in sickness ; even reaching out to
us in yearning tenderness, when her
sweet spirit was bap:iscd in tho
psarly spray Of the river. Blessed is
tho momory of an old.fashioned
mother. 1t floats to us now, like the
beautiful perfume Of some woodland
blossoms. The music Of other voices
may be lost, hnt the cntrancing
memory Of hers will echo in our souls
forever. Other faces will fade away
and DC forgotten, but hers Will shin,
on, until the light from heavens por.
tails shall glorify our own Wien in
the fi.ful pause, Of busy Ito our feet
waudcr back to Tic old homestead,
aud crossing the weil.worn threshold,
stand once ulure in tho low, quaint
room, 50 hallowcd by her presence,
how the fce'ing Of childish Innocence
nnd dependence comes over us, and
we knccl down in tho molten sun
shine, streaming through the western
window just where long yoars ago
wc knelt by our mothers knee, lisp
ing Our Father How many times
when tho tcmpler lures us on has the
memory Of those sao,cd hours, that
mothers words, her faith and pray
ors saved us from plungipg into the
deep abyss I, sin. Years hnvc filled
great drifts between her and us, but
they have not hidden from our sight
the glory of her pure, unscllisil
love.
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reputation Dependent on Re .
Munerative Occupation

Oat of over hundred Germun I'm.
migrants brought into Laurens Dis
tr'ct eighteen months ago, by the
Newbo'ry Immigration Society, a gen.
tleman from Laurens informed us OH
Saturday, that not more than ton rc.
main, and they common laborers des.
tituto of enterprise and ambition.
The reason they give for leaving for
the West or situations on railroads,
&c., is that they oau make more than
ton dollars a month and rstions, which
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Execution ofInsurgents.

Sr. TB"MAs, July ii, via Porto
Rioo July 10. The steamer 'Virg,ni.
has return.d 10 the i,land Of Trinidad.
She was unable to land her expedt. /.
tion in Cuba. The Spauisig wa r
steamer Tornado, at Porto C4bello.
willproba bly, go to Trinidad. .s,aia7iI
HAVANA, July l9.-4The Iisuruent /
0ene'als Guileo, mo, Larda ana
Cplonel tOhaycho Corsugrads, ,we re-
captured and exec dted ut Villa Claro
yes'el day. he hHn {sa as Y5tra3
Francisco Jusiles,a Adjntant, and
,Doningo Guiral, Secretary Of Gene.
.! Agraa0nse, have safiendoSea al
!pessse P.igsips.s e r. =
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From Ohio.

ClSciNNATl, jay la.-Two men
were seriously Injured by the exll"-
sion Of soda fountain; one had 10th
thi Ls broken.
A coal oil can with which a man
was lighting ere, exploded, killing
QUO and terribly burnicg auoihcr
daughter.
The people Of Grern.ille, Oaio, ale
about hanging II negro for rape.
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From Cal fUrlliu.

SAN FRANcl<co, July PA water
Sp"u, in Nevada if,ed passenger
train from the track.
An inceLdi,ry fire destroyed tho
business portion IF the town IF Tc-
ru,k.r.
Upon the wi hdrawal Of the Mill.
ta'y from Amador County, leagued
minors resolved they would wo.k f.r
hvmselves and their families. they
have armed themselves, md de-
clare they viii drtcnd themselves to
the last. Fighting i, anticip .ted.
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The Best Society.

"No company or good company"
was u motto given by distinguished
man toull his young friends. 1t was
motto ho had always eudeavorcd to
follow as far as in his power, and it
was very wise one. The direction,
of the Bible are many with regard to
vile company, and all through it VIC
arc taught to shun such society, lest
we get u snare to our souls.
Another Of high position in tho
world makes it rule to associate
with high-mindod, Intelligent men,
rather than with fashionable idlers /,
and he said he had derived more in.
tellectual Improvement from them
Gan from all the books he ever
Yea2.
Sir Foxwell Buxton ofton spoke Of
tho great ber roiits he had derived f, ON
his visit to tho Gurney family. Their
works stimulated him to mako tho
most of his powers. cit has given u
color to my whole litc," ho snid.
Speaking of his suoc. 81 ut the Uni.
versity, ho remarked, "I can ascribe
j; to nothing but my visits to this fami-
where | caught the Infection of self
improvements"
Surely, if our visits have such an
intinenoo upon our life, it should be II
matter of serious importance to us in
what families we allow ourselves to be
Intimate. Boys and girls form at.
tAchments very easily, aud often with
llttlo forcthousht. In this, M iu all
things else, you should not fail to take
advice OF ,huse who arc older and
wiser, and never, never choose for IL
friend ono against whom you have
boen warned by those, who dearly love
you.
There are people whose very pres
ence seems to lift you up iuto a
better, higher atmosphere. Choose
such associates whenc> or it Is in your
power, and tho more you can 1.-Two 10
their society, the better for both mind
and heart. "Ha that walkcth with
wise men shall bc wise but com.
ranion of fools shall be destroyed"
Tho little ono ton and seventeen
HUNDRED weight Ci'y Of Rlgusa,
which has arrived safely in Eng iand
after passage Of thirty six days,
encountered stormy weather almost
constantly from tho time She reached
the banks Of Newfoundland. Gales had
to be weathered and icctcrgs avoid
cd. From the beginning to the end
OF the passage, the sun was seen to risc
'nd ot'only once, and during the 70
naming daysf tho weather was too
thick to perm II of observations being
taken. The ships company consisted
cf Captain Primorez, Mr.. Heytcr,
'the crew." and a brindIe bull tor.
rler.
'fho 'madde.t man in Indiana lives
at fat''ka. - He told his wifo he was
gong down cellar to commit suicide
and didtgo down. and fired u broad.
side INTO a pork barrel. His wife
Kept tight on knitting, and after
awhile the man came up stairs swear.
ing that the woman hadn't any feel.
iog. '"% 'tyf'!,A @'8
A Ayonng lady schoYltoachor in In.
dian polls, was one Sabbath lately en-.
deavofing TO impress upon her sohol.
arsthe terrible punishment Of Nebu
chadnezz.r. She told them seven
years he ate grass, just like COW.
) US, then. a,small boy asked, ."Did ho
giys a.ilkS 4a .. ,as as.,<n
ssfs ala Hasrf .t 20
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From New York.

New YoRK. July %. Pref. john
w. 5. Howcs died Of pneumonil.
~ bale OF cotton raised hy w. B.
Mcohaw, Lee county, Mi.s., picked
OJ himself, wife und daughter, in
their parl'r, aud which had gained
premiums aggregating $3,3l2, sold
10 day at 80 cents per pound. The
bale weighed 4l3 pounds.
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From New York.

BUFFALO, Jnly 49, Reuben j.
u 'lph has been sen,o. a"a tn five yea,
i"pr's"nmen' for blacks ai.ing the
Bnffal" ply ic,on-.
It is reported that tho yn.ht Je al.
upset i'll tn. soim Sunday Cor.
mnlure Sncrnan ~.s a,uu. saveI OF
eight members. S'vcru, m:mhes,
oi the Oceanic Y.cht Club were
aboard.
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From Missouri.

ST j. us, Jni, 22 The steamer
y I'VE br.nh, hvnce 20 NV Orlrs,s.
sunk Tins ""r.in. ten mlc, b.loy
G and Tower. |, ,s fca Ell she cr.
not h" ,ar c'i. TIE ve.-.l is valued
s37,50o; IN nrcd f.r S25,nOU ~ Ci -.
ei"natI, Wheeling anh rittshu g.
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A Gard.

W,NHsBoHo S. G., July o., 1871.
Mr. Ed.tor:
Allow mo through our columns to
tender to my f.ieuds and fellow oiti-
zens my warmes. and most cordial
thanks for their brave and generous
exer,ions in my behalf, at the burn:
'ug Of my residence on Thursday last.
Where l feel nothing hut gratitude
for 30 nboh zeal and interest, I trds,
it may not appear invidious 'ifiTa es-
pecia'ly acknowledge the efforts and
service" Of the Hook and. Ladder Com
pany, of tho many colored mon pros.
ent, and IF several soldiers. Of the
U. s. Troop stationed at this place.
All Of them aided earnestly in doing
all that it was possible to DO. s.
Very Respectfully rn 8at 81
80. 1Ts "A nAlr.1A ADN
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From Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE. July ia deatrnc.
tive storm orcu,rcd aIrng the Lou,s.
villo and Na.bvills Railroad. A
freight train was blown from the
switch scicss the main track, aud
threw q passenger train off. No lives
Loot,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
Market Rrports.

New ioHw. Ju'y p = Evening
Chiffon d'cline.: g.. npands 2Gd !:
sales ] 900 tales. Cola !la.
CHAnLEsroN, July % Gotten
qniet-- m'!d!lngs l94 ; roveip,s 95 ;
sales 80 bales.
LIVERPOOL. July 22.- T., eninp-
Cott"n on"ned Fl m--upl.nds 81 .
Orlea"' %; s"lc, 10000 baies.
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From Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE. July p Nine alleg-
ed kn kIux nave b,en brought he, %
Tram E.t' lc county, one OF whom, it
.s stated, peachc, "n tho others 1t
lrrrlr> tLat the ,ud i, loc | To Is.
Gle ard Powell c,nn,i.s. r @ p,,s-
'hets wc h-Ia III 81 900 bail, each
% answer at Oo,rhes term.
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From Illinois,,

CHICAGO, July i8.-G .vern,r Pa.
mcr, Of ltliloi>, villa ass the Sheriff
with the whole prscr Of the Strt,, IN
are tug the Ne's"" % l,hciu
Ms,", the man VII, whip ID lis ci;l"
20 death.
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=
and American Rndioalism ~ Brds Of
fea' her' &C., vide Beast Buffers
views on this subj CT.
The caterers for tho occasion wers
Mr.. Il. j.. q 'inu aud the three Messrs.
Dick 'ou, aud fully gra,ifed tho pail
a'es "f tho most fas,idious. The
meeting was,jn all respects, and to
all present worry pleasant one, and
every 5body went home we'll pleased
with his enjoymepts Of the day.
sEIeater from she Mountains.
RrTHERr"RD, N. G., July 81, 1871.
Nr. Editor:
That l'hg.t.'ked Of trip to the
mountains matuted under innumer.-
bic dIaw lack, the creates of mh ch
"s you saw, "ns tbe strchg one, our
yellow dog, Tvworr, gave US in the
streets Of W'nrsb"ro, was cummcnoed
Monday, July lsh. We j.yged
along very pleasantly uht.lla,e i'll the
AFTERNOON, careless Of cons, quehc.s,
until We arrived ut CorbwelPs, here
we had contemplated to make our
fist camp. Here our small vcxutiv1s
commenced. Neither ut this station
nor at the next six houses could we
obtain pound Of provenjcr for our
horses. Not until we arrived at
E.quire McNnil's, 22 miles from
home, did we fnd enough for ole
feed. 1t is rather sad commentary
on our country that q traveller can go
seven milep, passing six houses, on
one Of our main roa ds, and not get
enough corn to make up one feed for
two horses. We had our fun, though,
even under difficulties. Our friend
Joe, full Of every mischief, gave out
the idea that there would be a show
up the road next morning. The en-
suing conversation generally took
place:
J'e-l say, old man, you must come
to the show tc.mvrrow.
Daikey-Is dar gvine to be a show,
bosr7
Jne-"Ycs, price only 25 oent.."
Darkey --"Moucy is mighty scace
now"
Jue-"Well, if you hav'ut got the
money, chicken will do"
DArkey-"Boss, if l bring q chick
en- can lit in -
Jue--"Yes, be sure and como, and
tell all your p. orle."
We'll, cir, the consequence was, if
We did not get corn, Eve hardly think
c"rn was much 40 ked aloug that
rad, July l8 h,) The next morning
u gr"es OF all ages, little negroes and
big negroes, women and men, came
focking up the road, and III h another
c.ckling ut chicken, was never hoard
IN South Carolina. D,eming it pru
dent t. make uack~ from those parts,
we got hurr'edly Litched up ana
started on our journey. Que HUNDRED
yards fiom camp sat three Of tho c,l
oted bre; e;hsen with two cacklcrs.-
Thcy enqnired where that show would
be at. joe had to again draw ON hi>
Imagination. So he told them ,b.,
it would come off 4bou. two mi,os up
the rnad. This gave us time 10 70,
out Of reach If ell tho wrath and
perspirstiou Of the newly rc.coustruc.
ted.
Oar second camp was pitched at
NJ. .Dili'H store, "a miles from Chester.
But Of this her-u.ter. Havn't time
t" writo now. All are in high spirits,
and are bound 70 have tan, it it cen
b" fou"d read y.made !; if nut, We III
tcud 70 uahutnclue as We 60. IL.