The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-07-19

Academv's dream. Soon the rooms began
to fill up with the youth and beauty of the
town, and ere long. the professors piano.
removed from the music room, was made 10
ring out with lively strains which set all the
young feet in motion. Il was gay and re-
freshingly charming scene, and such an one
as these happy young girls and the boys too'
Of course, for without them the frolic would
have been fat and Improbable, would like
to repeat pretty often if practicable. There
was some dancing-so-callcd-but on linn
tied, and we might say orthodox scale, for
what with the chatter which almost drowned
the note. of the Patio, aud the crowd which
prevented anything like regularity, tle:c
wns bat little execution on ths light fantas'
tic. ala twas well, for-,he thermometer
had or q heat Of &C degrees. Crowd, or heat
or faint music was all oic to those young
peoplc, and they froicEed Us best they could
and 10 their hearts content rs tho hoIrs sped
on, and did not break up till toward mid
night, and then haSte1 away, no doubt as
fresh and igh: as if they had been under the
falls OF Niagara instead of in a close and
heated Academy building, with an atmos-
phere almost at fever heat, to lay them down
md sleep and pcrchance to dream. Happy
youth and golden moments. We noticed not
few present who were the shady side Of
life, and who enjoyed the fun and endured
the heat with considerable credit. We omit
ted TO mention in the right place that the
rooms were garlandcl in q very handsome
manner, and that all the work was done by
! the young ladies OF the school, and for which
they deserve praise.
LOCAL NEWS The chief feature of
weekly district paper is is local column, in
which should bc found every item of news
which tranSpircS within the bounds OF the
district. 1t is not expected, or ought not TO
be, that paper Of this character should at
tempt to compete with the city daiIies in gen.
eral news or politics, but ra,l:er to make it
acceptable it should be devoted almost en-
tirely 70 good, wholesome, miscellaneous and
literary reading, and local matters. Such
paper meets the want exactly. In the gene
rel selection 10 tEis end there is but little di:-
iculty, further than to decide which to pnt
il the paper and which TO leave out, but
when it comes 10 make a readable and inter-
esting column Of locals it is different And
just here the editor nce.lS help, for unless
Mr. 4. DOM at Pomaria tells him that Mr..
BIS COW gave birth 10 double headed calf
or Mr.. c., at Frog Level, made fifty bushels
Of oats to the acre BY head work and book
knowledge, or that at Jalapa Mr.. D. would
soon startlc the natives, if he had not already
done 80, or that tho lightning in the late
storm at ChappelI's Depot, struck Mr.. E s
house at the Northeast corner and passing
down, entered the common sitting room,
struck Mr.. T.. scnselcss, and stunned his
wife and children, besides playing curious
and fantastic tricks, yet without serious in
jury, or that the bloody XII Klux were de-
predating in some other locality, how in the
name of common sense will he be able to
publish the same? II is impossible for him
to attend 10 his business at home, and travel
around also, therefore, unless the news as it
occurs Is sent to him, il is never known be-
yond the precinct where it occurs, and somc-
times mans next door rcishbor don't even
hearit. This is wrong Not awcek passes b1t
a dozen or more interesting matters transpre
10 this, that or the other loo, ,lity, and which
never see the light. Did our friends in the
district lend us help in sh is respect, by send
ing us all such items as might be interesting.
, they would be comforting great benefit not
only to ourself, but to themselves and the
| general public. We put out these general
remarks in the hope that they will arou c an
interest on the part Of our friends, 40 that
when fhey get hold Of good thing, which
VIC in our pent up office have little other
chance of hearing, that they vii! at once
make note, and send it to us. We look
upon the local department as the most inter-
esting part of ourpaper. and ask the help Of
our friends in the country to help Fl Il it up,
and especially we ask them to send all such
items fresh TO their own paper, the Herald,
before sending to the Columbia papers.
Pic Nc AT PINE 6RovE.-On Friday last,
| theptpLs of Miss Carrie Aul were INDUCED
| with "a pic mic, and a right happy time
they had to be sure. The spot selected was
charming one, deeply shaded and delight
| fully yatered by a bold spring almost as cold
as Dir Seegers' ice. Besides the pupils, here
were . large number of invited guests, and
among that number Of course representa-
tive OF the Herald, who by the way WAS accu-
scd early In the frolic Of having gone there
for no other reason than to set some fried
| chicken! That this was the Chief and only
reason, we emphatically dcnr, and it was
cruel to make such an assertion, and but that
we estqGn it highly, and arc even almost in
| clined to think chicken Squawk the sweet
! est Of all music, we'd never pick bone
again. But no, let Mr.. and Mrs. Grundy
say on, we will stick to our first love, and
so for chicken always. This was not the
only attempt made to lacerate our feelings,
either, a second incision being made by
charming young lady, who wan:only said
this heal could not drive horse. This was
| the u1kindest cut, coming as it did from
pair Of lips hour mighteuvy, and particular
ly thst We pride ourSelf oa the graceful and
skilful way VIC manipulate the ribbons in
driving the iron grey, Robt Lee. 1t cut deep
ly, and little did she think Of the pain ;ntiict-
cd Ever since the world began, has lovely
| woman instead OF entirely fnlh ling her leg.
itinarc mission, been working out some mis-
chief or other. Wont they have to pay for
it though in the general reckoning. 1t is
high time that some restriction be put upon
them. But we are forgetting the pic mic,
and the neat, scasouablc and appropriate
speech made by Mr.. Thos. S. Moornan, who
deIiyere6 hiS remarks scatter-rrn-fas shiOn SO