Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-11-06

pesped through q little ghss tloor, EwfiSh
| wasftpld, led into the fonimi,tce ROOM
I sawssone fellowSith red sribbonsi In Ills
buttonholc, eating voraci6usly and drink.
ing in the same style domestic vine,
lthouglsit looked us mech like whiskcy}
as anything clse9. He didn't ask mic il;
but tr.Wlled at inc, whcreat l wondered, !.
but walked on. Dy-the-by, the commit
tic, tahleih TINT room WIS covered with
ii bed T'rilt. I saw that much anyhow.
'Flicsfirsts stpble, Gang tdImdy 9 lnt of veg,
ctables md frui,-,al1 apparently fit foTr
Iiuotl; and 'wl,nt nddeti fns1rl, ,~to-theiis
tcmpsips "ppessance, was Il cnnopy hang
ing gricefully over the table lfsutfea of
eighteen bed quilts, SO arr,ngcd as to
hang on either side M me st tbewitcbing
festoons. Each quilt was inlaia with
patch work ofired and 5luo and green,
most curiously worked in; dseach quilt
was made in this County. The next table
was covered with Indian corn, upiaud
rice, Chinese qchra and .quincesy andsAu-
stralian cucuhbersv Rild ,EtHiopiariniih-
ders; all raised in tfiisg County. besides
About ioAe-l1alf peck Of legal, cfotatDes
(srczs what those snrc). At each Of the
FOUR cofiiers Of tits stabia stood twelve
tall sticks ofsugarcanc, each stick proud
~ supporting n patch bed quiltiof ex-
g.tisite and guy design and pattern. The
| third tablo groancd Under the 'wtfgRe pf
stlinfiliitc si,nibcr Of bottles Of domestic
ISssinc anu preserves and CAKES. Near it
stood four hhcff, detailed as a special
Isguard; each with a bed quilt wrapped
around him, and new nusl;et in his
hand. / made d dash frantically tat this
table, nhta came near being run tliroug III
with bayonct for MY pains. Nothing
but my presence Of A,isd saved me-
slipped behind a beH 1ailt (tkcfe we're II
nuinBtr !fronnd this table, which received
| the Buyonct instead Of myself I got
Ftircd and hungry; walked back to the
committee room,lwitl. faint hopes. This
was about O'clock p. IN; pccpcd through
the glass door again; saw tic same com.
lmittee man eating and drinking: still; he
.ro@sea at mc again Ghis time lie had u
bed quilt wrapped sttocnnSf hiin,N $h !
started for the otlI,r Side; SOON got mixed
up i'll machinery, and rloushs, and fly
catchcrs, and false teeth. and larrows,
andshncs, and buggics, and bed quilts.
NJ e tkcse srticles Serc ovcrhnng it:tli
imumcrablc hatcii wotH nt.a ,sstt..ssss ,sst.ss = VI i
liytlyland gh,tcs1uc i'attciils, Mascii
waved to and 10. in tic gentle hrtfzc,,
like that gloriulis cmIlcr Of liberty e,
.7'a ss.sss md stripes, on his of JNly.
HEARD sctcrnl horns blowing difit' ii
sssErim, was told tl,rt the blowing wa.
music, and the blowers the Lunu: vent In
tSscc; saw the blowers; each had 4 he'd
quilt gracefully folded aroiind him, and
caclrw WAS trying hissbtstto beat his neigh
bor in his attempt o'blow out what little
brains lie had, "pcrmiskus like" otcr the
roo-s. / didn't sec any music.
went up to The Gnu of tie room; / was
Informed that here | would behold
specimens of the fire arts, which wouht
actually stun me. saw "'the Father of
bis Country" pinned up against lonely
bed quilt, and surrounded on every side
by these cmbls1is of domestic comfort,
in place of ftle oil hunibug flag which he
hrs had around hips So bong and of Which
be has been tired, no doubt, long since. J
have no doubt the old gentleman found
the quilts fur more comfortable these
chilly nights, and there Il no non sense or
clap trap about them, -Four o'clock p
ln.;nwandcrcd back, faint and weak from
hunger TO the c,rli.nittec room; .peeped In;
no change;acommittec man still eating
and drinking and fiowning atmc. Met
a friend; asked him if that was always
the wa ut fairs !? lie said ooh, YES !
that committee man was the general tas-
ter ter. 1t was against. the rules for any
food food or drink to be exhibited until lie
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