The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-08
FOR THE HERALD

e PossuM Hollow. sept, 1873.
q MIR. EEITUR.-The other day, I lowed |
.awood 60 up 70 the big City, so kausht i
Ssooi mess of chickens j. gathered some
sYaother traps s persedcd to okeertale old Bob s
Saiiberty, by arresIu him in the midst ofshi>
enjoying himself in The rich grass \ talked
! him onto;my wagyin, bded 1t up L made
sstraeks for the village. Arter wile I got
+ there; met good luck in selling out my plum
: der, put old Bob up in Il trieud's lot 4 streked
&sit for the Boat. Jest rs I started on the
4bridGe the secun whistle b!ucd, i The way
q travelled was Il Cau,Lnn. ! made out TO get
Eoa the boat jest as they WAS pulln in the
= Jest scaped by the >kin Of my teeth We mr-
srv onto the wart in the City, in about 4
g half un hour, reckon, 4 outside The big gate
sSihar was hull lot Of pckuDus lookil small!
:s5darkeys, what kept runuin up & tryin TO git
Sholc Of Our buskets, but ! walked sIrute
S;along like as cf wasn't introduced 10 them
soon got shst Of them.
s There Is big marble building they has
abiu wurkn at sence before the war, on the
&korncr of the Bay. Ii has hi stun steps &
:2grate big col!umS what supports hi porto
grco in front, d b:ceYe its 10 have pizara
Non the back-a big vesterble runs rite
Sthrough the middle Of the budiu. The COL
AIunns has trcmcnjus big kapltalS on top-Bv
1.-The by, this puts me in mind that this is what
sSiS very much wanted about these diGgins-
anot the stun kind, but whut greenbacks
Imake. reckon that 4 good chance Of that
slartikle would make Possum Swamp cum 10
q the frunt.
f1 bn,r,, an fhat huillio h,yo q old fln-
9man they call Unkle Sam, what lives some
aware up Northards that he sets up some Of his
ypertic1lar friends thar, & that he gives them
ssa chance to pick up stonishin pile Of green:
Sbacks. Eff had Sich a good unkle when he
aleft this sublinery spere, wood put mon
S1strus hi peace Of krapc on my old hat &
SsSSexibt very decent appearance OF greet for
sSshis mernry.
"a started up the market, 6 goin ulong
sAexperensed grA!e deal Of pcrliteneSS from q
fahull lot OF men, hoo wood cum up with big
apeeces of mete & tech thur hats TO me.
Slhort il was very kind in them TO offer me SO
amuch Beef & Ve!e, & it made me sorter think
athat they must have TUX me for some extin-
zsgushed stranger, but didn't like to ak no
9unnesesSerry questions, L jest techeG my nat
as told them I was much obleeged 10 them 4
5walked rite smart on, as well AS Good for
gthe kroud.
81 From the Market I went up to King Street,
s3& the lots Of dressed up Indies l seed thar,
55awas . kaushun.
u On thur heds, they had little bits Of hats,
sakirered all over with flowers, ( ribbons, & a
Sahcap ov EN- had long strips film ont behind
81 EN-. Then the way their gowns was diG up
awith flowers & all sortcr gigcr-marceS was
sacurus. Arter vile I cummel up to Mr.
5Louis Cohen's double bari Dry Goods Store,
rs thur seed q hull raft OF pretty things, s
Zugeful vans, too, and heap didn't noe
Snuthin about. The stores jine together. but
&wun has 244 & the other wun 26o hundred
gon EN-. Thls 'stoniShed me q fue, & it
6 shows how nessary the job Of numbring is.
;SWhat henrn tell the Bosses what runs the
3Cit:y, are gwine to gin out.
"a Yours.
n PETE SWAMPBIRD.