The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-08-06
Editorial correspondence.


= town OF Stau,r;lic at twilight, Monday
e"cnn@, seven days after leaving Ncwbery
After passing Chester, S. c., We noticed that
fine rains had fallen, ard in general, crops
were looking very well, quite in contrast to
those lower down the road and over on the
G. ( C. L. K. The longer we rode the better
did they lOoh,-wc aliudc especially to cotton
Corn being considerably below the average.
half-paS. two, WAS found pretty fai. dinner,
with the exception that the chicken bones
were no: well covered with meat, and more
rain; vegetation was beautiful. 10 behold
been no suffering 1T all. About forty-tiVc
miles OF rail Over i cl1rmingiy level country
in which to oar surprise We saw lcldS of
cotton Of larger growth and more promising
appearance than many in our boaStcd cotton
bel:-brougLt uS % our objective point, and
, to which We had Come 10 sratity the ardent
desire Of friend W.-onc OF Newberry'S S
biggest men, who thinks of buying the place
if our approval is given. After this last favor
we are almost inclined IL think thar we are
OF L most accommodating turn-taking care
Of other mems wires, minding distressed
babics-the particulars need not be mention
cd here-bcsideS hundred other things, not
to speak OF the dear widows; and last, this
trip, which has cost whole week, no little
,,1 ;pnr tho fb n
condition of the chicken market. But We
arc here, and not little surprised to find the
place an active lively town Of about one
thousand inhabitants and no less than three
omnibuses! At The dcpot-:he cries of this
way for the ST. Charles Hotel" "Simonton
House." and other equally famous places,
made quite an impression. OF course We in
clincd to the first named place. the 81.
Charles" sounded pleasantly--and our mind
was full of delightful visions-this should be
one of the first places we should purchase,
and after resting aud fea>ting, we would
finish the purchase. Have been out little,
but have effected no purchases yct-all in
good time.
The region round about here is considered
the garden spot Of the whole country, and not
without reason, for the people are clever, the
soil rich climate Salubrious, water delightful,
and sickness Of rare occurrence. One gentle
man informs Us that he has lived here twen
ty-six years, raised ten children and has moi
| in all that time paid over Sl00 to the doctors
--ani judging by one Of the unfortunate
! disciples who rode Dy the St. c. this morning,
the above statement must be true. The
| gool old man looked rs if fees seldom fell to
his share. 1t is grca. grain country
! thousands Of bushels Of corn arc stored up
by farmers, aAd which can be had for TO
cents, while oats meet no sale al 80 cents.
| Horses and stock Of all kinds are sleek, and
show signs OF good and plentiful feed
Strange TO say, however, butter is scarce,
but little attention being bestowed on its
making, and why? Because, said farmer
| this morning, we can only get -! cents per
pound for it, and we therefore feed our milk
to the hogs Mistaken idea. Money is cx-
cecdingiy scarce in this charming region. and
a little capital might be made TO accomplish
very large results, as has been shown here
recently in several instances where men Of
energy have settled down, aud with 4 little
money have secured competencicS. But it is
not our purpose to invite people to move to
this region, while We have IN abiding place
elsewhere. We simply state facts.
Among our observations is Ne fact, that.
:hc men, after one leaves Charlotte in q
westward course, generally are spit ex
tremely long-that is have long lcgs-have
seen but few OF the other rs yet, and
can't speak knowingly. But this reminds
US Of sunbeam which dartcd across our
vision yesterday afternoon, midway between
Charlotte and this poat-oh. what q beauty.
We looked for no such picture, IN when it
burst upon our vision the effect was b2wi'Gcr-
ing. If North Carolina can produce many
such women, for it WAS l woman, then we
will not be surprised to hear Of some Of our
susceptible friends emigrating this way
She was in mourning-hcr garb denoted that
but her features were wrcathel in smiles
She goes to Hickory Tavern, 35 miles beyond
this, and we know 4 very intiIr ATE friend
who will go there also, day after tomorrow.
Who knows but she may be a diSconsolate
widow, and looking to that end an effort
will be made to find out-ior the benefit Of
the many readers Of the HERALD.
4 moment back we mentioned that the
males Of this country arc blessed with long
legs-and this reminds US Of one Of the most
singular condolences on rccorl-It q mid
day meal recently the inveritablc chicken
formed part Of the mid-dly meal. We
called for Somc-alwayS do that wien it is
on hand-!he piece served proved to be a
drum-stick Of such formidable dimensions
and doubtful age, that it was declined with q
respectful request to change it for another
piece, the second piece WAS the thigh. The
sight struck US with trrror-wc had been
fcasting on chicken la;cly-not last years
roostcrs-it was one time we repudiatcd
chicken. Hearing q grOan on our risht-we
looked into our ncighbor's plate, and saw the
fellow Of our cast away drum-Stick. This
man took to it, however, with L resignation
worthy OF better Cause. Curiosity lcI Us
to look to the ri3ht-immediatcly next lay
another formidable Leg looked like the
one we had rctl,scd-and tnoiish!y imagined
there were but two such, bat beyond there
was ano;her, and still others, while opposite,
the thigh combinations were equally numer
Gus. What had become Of the other parts
which once made the whole OF those ancen:
chandeliers, may v9bc revealed in this
world. And this is not all-artcr dinner this
singular fact Was mentioned 10 an acquain
tance, who occupied scat at the far end Of
the table, when, strange to say, he told us