The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-08-14

Gown sno patcn up 3Eo1ueE eou'Huuu!SS'
ton. So here goes. If it affords yoa
any enjoyment in the reading we shall
be veil paid. We have been here eleven
days and feel
GREATLY BENEFITED
by the water and rest, as DO ali other
visitors both in the big house and cabins,
and there is no denying that the water
Of Glenn's if drank rightly, will help, if
not completely restore, the worst forms
Of many of tee diseases which asiict our
people, and more particularly those Of
the lower districts, and now is farora-
bic time to give it a test, for the weather
is uoderating from the extreme heat Of
the past few weeks. We should like to
see few scores Of people here.
Last Thursday night the
REGULAR HoP
came of, and there was pretty fair turn
out from the country round, who, TO-
gethec With those in hotel and cabins,
helped to make pleasant few hours
spent in the mazy dance. Unfortcnate'
" your correspondent did not enjoy the
sight Of this gathering Of beauty, grace
and fashion,
AND WHY?
Iubibing too freely in the afternoon,
night found US so very sleepy, that we
could think of naugh. else but tour lit.
tie bed" The effort was made to resist
it, but the drcwze was Of heavy cha,
racter. Making a compromise with Nor
pheus for a short nap, and laying down
cross.wise, and booted, but not spurred,
to insure its brevity, We yielded to the
sleepy influence, and alas, lost. The
nap lasted longer than the dance, and
not all the magic Of
JULIUS c!EsAR's FIDDLINe,
nor his stentorian calls to Shaw She, nor
the ripping laughter which we are salts,
fed hoated into our window, and over
the little bed, had the effect of srousing
Us. We slept, as did the sailor boy in
slumbers of midnight, and visions o!
home danced through orr mind. The
beautiful dancers beloY, nor Caesars
best efforts in Shoe Fly and variations,
could break the charm. When it did
break, the dance was broken, and We
felt very much like breaking the head o!
Morphe. You will admit afte. this, that
this water is powerful-there was no.
thing else in it rest assared-unadu!te
rated mineral did the work.
This was not the only
FANTASTIC SECREAlsOS3
however, for on Saturday evening an i'm
promptu dance was got up, in g twink
ling of time almost. 4 party from over
the branch happening in about sundown
the idea struck through the tympanum
of our resident John so hard, and which
called so loudly for dance, that it could
not be resisted. The besux were soor
on hand and in lively run after the bellies
and it is astonishing how little time va:
lost. Scarcely conceived ere It vas puI
in motion, AID ere the room was lightec
and swept here they came, some had hao
time to slip into clean starched white
pants, to fix up q tangled curl, or ado
an additional beaux- catcher or stresmer
but the majority felt fixed enough, snG
were too ready for the frolic to delay
For quick thing the Saturday night:
hop was quite nice affair, and had We
not already given too much space to thi:
subject We might attempts description
as i, is, however, We will just hop ove'
It.
Grsndpa F., Of whom allusion va:
made in the beginning Of this letter,
IS 4 HERO
and deserves some mention, having done
the country considerable service in rear
ing large family Of children, and nov
enjoys . rich fruitica in large crop o
grandchildren. We sit together, drink
togetber-of water-walk, talk sne
drowze together, and compare notes. H'
has SO grsnd-childEen-or had until Sat
urday night last when the mail brorgb