The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-08-06
BARBECuED DINNER.
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Ealyor Ab5eMRe Press and Banner:
uryaluable paper is alive not
only to: the progress of the arts
and sciences, but carries to every
household the wanted information,
chow are your, crops and what
about rain?
Oursfriend Mr.. Marshall Jordan,
invited a few of his friends to dine
with him 9on Saturday last. The
object of the above named barbe-
cue was to show his freedmen his
entire satisfaction with their labors
up till the present.
Before proceeding let us remark,
we met Mr.. Parker Jordan of the
firm OF Messrs.' Henry Beadle, Jr.,
& Co.,, New York, there talking
vociferously hardware, hardware
lie forced sale from a good mer.
chant there, and then one thing,
however, is certain, friend Parker
will sell hardware peaceably if pos.
sible, but if needs be will sell be,
hind a pair of unearthy fists, sup;
ported by 240 pounds of uncommon
man.
Merchants have your orders
ready before he comes. No .dod.
ging in this matter.
+ Before the dinner hour Mr.. Jor.
dan invited us to a ride over hi;
magnificen: farm, and upon careful
review we make the following re,
port. His corn has suffered some
for want of rain, but with his man
nefof cultivation we yet think he
will maketwenty bushels per acre.
His moaus operanth y u can get by
writing to him. His cotton crop
awoke some pertinent questions
and consequent reflections in our
selves. All farmers know the sin
gular popularity of day hoe hands
these miserable tines. Strange to
say his cotton has been perfectly
thinned and proved admirably.
You will ask how is this? In
answer we will state. that whilst
riding over his farm we saw upoh
every row a neat shoe track, the
size of Mr.. Jordan's. He thinks
the proprietor's shoe track is the
best fertilizer ever used on a farm.
Can all our young farmers show
their tracks upon every row? His
cotton has an unusually heavy
growth upon it, more perhaps than
any other cotton farm in the coun-
try He has the finest cotton seeds
in the South and .l.as.kept them up
to the standard. 'Twould do the
oldest farmers good to see the i'm
mense cluster Of fruit loading his
cotton. Go and see for yourselves );
tbs beyond crcdelity. With his
seed any sEillful farmer can grow
1900 pounds to the acre. He is
Introducing a new cotton called
''doublets and triplets.' % His peas
and turnips look finely, likewise
everything else. .s
We are again at the house and
everybody in motion. AS a pre-
paratory means for dinner, Mr..
Jordan invited us back somewhere
and we fear "good templar" will
be hung up by the fingers. This
fatigued transgressor was not well,
and hence his plea is admissible.
Beneath us was signal given
and the little bell rung "come to
dinner, come to dinner" Upon
entering the dining room we ad-
dressed Mrs. Jordan sitting behind
a richly drawn table. Everything
was, on it the State can afford.
The meat was barbecued in a new
and better way than we ever tasted
before. After trying some four
pieces from the different parts we
are ready to acknowledge father
Adams good sense in wanting a
rib. AS the dinner progressed our
was called to the rapid
disappearance Of some elegactly
fried chicken tour favorite dish) by
our hardware friend. He is not
only frst-rate hardware salesman,
but a good journeyman eatist. No
discount on this bill. Our colored
friends here deserve a passing no
tice. Their table vas weighted
down with as many good things as
the appetite would crave.
We believe each and every one
did full justice to the barbecue.
Any way MI. Jordan was warmly
by them. All things pass
ed off gaily.
"YOURS."