The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-11-17
Written for The Spirit of Dsmooraey.l
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
WELfoRD DEror, ,SrARrANBURa Co sc.
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WEXFORD DEror, ,SPARTANBURa Co sc.
a.'7-!. ,t-' i,f October "a, 1874 u
Ed SPIRIT: As you have no othercor.
respondent here, willwrite you again.
We are getting almost Southernized. We
like this country very we'll in many re.
CARDS. tits very pleasant country, es-
pecially in the fall and winter seasons -
As you are doubtless aware, there is 4
very great difference between this coun-
try and Ohio, in almost every respect
The climate is not the same; our sum-
mers here are much hatter than in Ohio i;
the fall and winter weather is not as cold !;
snow is scarcely ever seen here, land when
it does snow little it remains on the
ground but short time, not longer than
"a dav. So : f-Gr 'f9 Il ~
We have had two slight frosts here du-
ring this month; they did not amount to
much Igg i 4ig
The, people do not make such great
preparation for winter here as in Ohio
The weather is at no time so badbut
what stock may run out in the old fields
an Craze. s,EgAss .l7 slS.s@Es
The dwelling houses are very rudely
constructed here. If it we're to get half
rs cold as it does about Christmas in
Ohio the people would all freeze to death.
There are openings in half the houses
that one could throw full grown cat
through, and not squeeze the cat much
either You would tlink it strange how
these people live in such dwellings, and
would very naturally conclude, that pow
erty did not live far off but, do not mis-
take yourselves some Of these very men
have plenty Of greenbacks. lon ii M.
The cotton crop was damaged very
much by the August drought. There
will be but little over half crop in this
State. One-third Of the crop has been
picked already. The platforms of our
depotsl are now crowded with cotton,
ready for shipment. The cotton fields
are still white, and the laborers are toll
ing early and late TO get it all in before
cold weather. They don't usually get
entirely through before Christmas. The
people are gathering corn; they pull it
off the stalks and haul it to convenient
place, and have an old fashioned husk-
ing, and The little brown jug is general j
the first .fello,o on the ground, Indeed if
he does not come, and be seldom stays
away, not much corn is husked His
presence seems to be indispensably ne
cessary. This is fine sport for the sable
sons Of toll ). you can hear them sing
their corn songs distance Of two miles,
especially wher the, brown jug begins TO
get dry, and each negro gets on the, out
side of about pint of old peach brandy.
There is isconsiderable stir in politics
here at this time; the masses seem bent
on reform, and we think it high time that
reformation take place all over the coun-
try. aa a ID
Our church is doing great and glori.
Gus work here; under her blessed influ-
ence thousands are yearly converted to
God. The work is hard, and minister's
salaries are extremely low, but still we are
pressing victory to the gates our watch.
worlds Onward, our motto Holiness to
the Lord. Our Conference meets the
l4th of January, at Camden, S. C.
/ will write more anon.
a.,.rJ.. 49,, w. H. PEARSON.