The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-08-20

ENgtGEIaE DfsE-As>3nSe-EcS
MoEGANroS. y. C. August, -.
Abandoning The idea entertained IN our
last letter, Of visiting Old Fort, the terminus
of tic Western n. G. Railroad, in consc-
qucnce Of sundry rcporss-vlE: that the prln-
cipal stopping place was the resort OF in
Vulnerable bed-bugs, of upendurab!c heat,
and divers other things of unpleasant charac-
ter, we
STUCK TO HICKORY
'for few days longer, and d pleasant place,
as before stated, it is for the traveller 10 stick
to. Kind, genial people, the b :St OF wafer,
mineral and treeStonc, region abcundlng IN
good things, and in which one can riot on
the fat of the land, il is no wonder that every
other house in Hickory is filled with people,
hailing from ell parts Of the country. We
cannot bid aaieu to Hickory then-although
| now nestled in among the mountains and
everlasting hills which embrace Morganton-
| without
CRACKING 4 FEW HICKORY NUTS
more. Itis noticeable fact, that there are
bu, few colorcd people about that charming
place the whole number perhaps not eH-
| ceeding twenty or thirty, some say only ht-
teen, but that estimate is incorrect. Besides
that, the town can only boast of
SOLITARY GOAT,
which has the freedom Of the place, and
struts about in solitary, goatly dignity; this
may be no disadvantage, and does not lessen
the merits of Hickory, but when it is also
stated that COWS are scarce; and the iacteal
supply almost cut off. with barely enough to
color ones coffee or tea. then one is led to
! excluim, what is the matter with Hickory !?
| Cannot colorcd people thrive, goats increase,
| or COWS multiply? A solution Of the latter
il that COWS, except those to the manor born,
will not thrive there, but die of distempcr;
| and that native animals arc not plentiful;
and yet the supply Of butter from the sur
rounding country is enormous in quantity.
| 1t is almost
INCREDIBLE TOO,
but pleasant fact to state-for the benefit OF
| those at home, who have to pay extraYagsnt-
ly large prices for building, that a good
| house with from six to eight rooms, and
nicely finished, can be erected here for from
eight hundred to a thousand dollars including
fencing, well, etc Think Of that! We were
witness TO a contract in which the builder
agreed to do ali the woodwork on six-room
house, with kitcher room attached, for four
hundred dollars! u good looking man he
was TOO, with his senses all about him, and
sensible, business fellow. 1t is true, the
population are
HALF CARPENTERS,
and this may in part account for it, but not
ALL Almost anybody can have house here.
and not build il Of "iIickory bark" either,
but of good heart pine. On Wednesday
afternoon, the 9th, in company with an
agreeable S. c. friend, tile weather proving
delightful, We made another trip to the
Catawba Springs,
THE GRAND BALL
being the occasion which drew the bellies
and bcaux OF Hickory, Lincoln,ou and Nor
Canton together, to see and be seen and en-
gage in the, to them, delightful exercise Of
the light fantastic; and soon, after light
supper and draft of white Suiphur water, the
fddlcrs and thcir instruments being in tune,
the gay company were gracefully moI ing in
the may dance to the liveliest and
BEST coLoRED MUSIC
we have ever heard. Don't raise holy hands,
reader, there was no dance in US, at least
none came out, we simply hclped to MI up
the bouquet which fcstooncd the sides OF the
hall, made up of wall-howcrS. 1t was
pretty picturc-and harmless one. While
in that graceful situation servant came
up and said, "Mr. Strange
WISHED TO SEE U.s.
it was not strange that such message seemed
singular. Mr.. Strange being perfect stran-
ger. Nevertheless he was followed, and on
approaching tic gentleman, we were politely
asked to 60 down stairs and
"sNILE."
OF course a S. of T. and G.. T. could do
nothing less than decline. Mr.. S. excused
himself on the ground, that he thought he
had been addressing Judge c.. Our in
ference WAS that the Judge was not mem
Der Of either OF the above respectable and
highly distinguished orders. Failing in his
alluriug request Mr.. S. then asked if we had
! friend who would smile in our stead. Alas,
VIC had none, and he was forced to smole
ghastly smile and 60 down alone. This
brings to mind a Statcsyil!e incident Of
week before, when an individual under the
influence of numerous smiles, in confidcn-
tiai manner inquired if we were not
A POST OFFICE DETECTIVE.
Oh, We gods and little fishes! TO be taken for
a detective. But We 'pass," and return to
the White Sulphur, which is Immediately
left in comfortable Rockaway for our Hick-
ory bed. With bright moon above, and
cool atmosphere around, we rode and rode,
growing cooler and cooler every moment,
till it seemed as if u regular ague was hatch
ing, it was half-past two ere bed was reached,
and how gladly. The night air is not COM
Portable in this region without
SHAWL OR ovEHCoAT,
neither Of which had been provided. About
three hours sleep, and then the parting with
dear Hickory friends. 1t was like leaving
home, so pleasant had been the weeks tarry-
rying, so kind the treatment, so entertaining
our friends. How sad to part! Would we
meet just such another little company as Mr..
Bean had collected at his comfortable board
at The rate Of five dollars per week; and would
such mutton be found at Morganton; such
of h1p1