The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-03-05
For THE HERALD.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S. G.,
February. 1879.

dent occasionally has to leave these
sylvan scenes and go over to the
city, aud AZ hn desires to givo you
some iottings, for convenience
Snke he will, for the noncc, avail
himself of tho liberty taken by
you "big fish" who arc Editors
and use the plural "wc.' Well,
bidding adieu to tho tall pines,
stately oaks, aud the moro modest
green peas, cucumbcrs, &c, with
which 1--WE" arc in daily associa.
tlon, "we' take our steam "Pegas-
u.s. and in n little while land in
tho old city, walk through tho
market, that "greaL Babel" of
sounds, greeted at almost every
step by stalwart butcher who
walks up TO us, with big joint Of
meat, and, as We fear at first,
threatening ly, but we find his OBJ
lcct is to induce us to purchase,
the said butcher lnboring under
the hallucination that "wo" have
q pocket full of st nps, wherowith
to make our sclt tions from tho
lmportunato otfercrs. Walking
the gauntlet Of this ordeal we
found oursclf in front of Won San
tons "Bazaar", in King Street,
gazing into the attractive win
dows, and then sauntcring into
the long perspective forming tho
store, lined on both sides with
grotcsque figures, chiIdren's car
riages and Nclocipedes, wo cncoun-
tered the courteous proprietor,
who politely showed us all his Gu
rious and pretty things, aud did
not laugh at our rural astonish-
mcnt at tho wonders shown, or
the crowds Of ladies and children
sweeping by us leaving US in be-
wildcrment. A speciality Of this
establishment seems to be India
Rubber goods, clothing, &c, of
which tho stock appears extensive,
another large portion of the goods
consist Of games for children and
youth, rocreativo, amusing and in
structivo-Croquot, Base Ball,
Cards, Historical, Geographical,
Moral and Scicntifc-tho first uid.
ing in tho physical and tho last III
tho intellectual development Of the
younger ones.
The next place wo found our.
self, was in tho large Jewclry cs-
tablishmcnt Of Messrs. Darlington,
Thomas d Go. Ucre we mot our
old friend, tho senior partner, who
for nearly forty years has been en-
gagged in tho business in Charles.
ton. With his usual poIitenoss he
! Showed he number Of the beauti-
titul stem winding Geneva Watch.
cs, Of which he seems to have a
very large stock, and when he
told us tho prices, ranging oven
up to S400, wo looked aud listen
ed with AS much gravity as if wo
had n "pockct full Of rocks" with
which to transfer ownership. The
assortment Of Plated and Silver
Ware and Jcwclry is quito largo.
These gentlemen arc about to re-
move their establishment to the
large Iron Front Store, opposite
Hascll Street, formerly occupied
by the late Jas. e. Spear, which
they arc now having fitted up and
conveniently arranged for their
reception.
a couple of doors beyond the
last mentioned store, wo found an
old acquaintance in tho person of
Mr.. Lafilr, (who was an assistant
with Mr.. Spcar) located in noat
store, in the same line Of busino oss,
with select and assorted stock
on hand.
Lower down, or the corner of
Beaufain Street, aud directly op.
posito Fogartic's Book Depot,
mentioned IN my last, Messrs. J.
NJ. Greer Il Co., havo improved
their we'll known stand, by the
erection Of u front Of Iron Col.
umns, which combined with other
interior alterations and arrange.
monts havo greatly increased the
attractive appearance Of this popu-
lar resort, tho bospitaIitics and
privileges Of which aro so atfabIy
dispensed by tho courteous pro
prietors.
Next tho last mentioned store,
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