The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-10-07

of q loving Savior, and asleep IN
Jesus" their rest is rs sweet by the
mountain side us in their own native
State. I noticed on one of the tomb
stones u little rounded arm and chubby
hand. so exquisiiely cbiseled rs to defy
an original in perfection.
Old Badly has come to Il dead halt,
and the inhabitants have returned to the
wickednesS of their wayS-eambling
and drinking whiskey. Bacchus has
again triumphantly remonnted the
throne, and it is said the worm dieth
not" but it is the ''still worm.' During
the excitement an old veteran. being
demonstrated with for diStillins whiskcv
ut such Il time. manifested his indiifer-
encc by replying. "D--n her. let her
shake! I'll lic al my post giving the
best measure and rrodncing the best
wlii>kcy in the Old North State"
Twilight. Il season enjoyed 1T nil
places, is most beautiful here in the
valley. The lovely moon, rs she un-
wells her face and appears over the brow
Of the monutain with her beautiful at
tendant-thc queen Of the twilight
seems us if surveying the valley, and
enllanccs its lovelincsS by bathing it in
Il flood of moonlight What;l beautiful
blending arc those glittering planets.
the calm aZnrc Of the skies, and the
tlnS}lv hne of the distant mountains. Of
which Hog Back unlike its namr) is
the most noted and beautiful. l never
enjoy this lovely season without first
thinking of tie beautiful expression,
Twilight gently lets her curtain fall,
and pins it with a star" Would that |
possessed the language Of u poet and
the eye of IN artist to do this scenery
Justice!
| wish MI invalids could be here do
ring the summer months to enjoy the
pure mountain water and hcalth-g giving
breczcs. The diet also must not be
passed over, which is fried chicken,
eggs. fresh butter, and those white
headed cabbage 50 renowned down
South. If the fairies were permitted
to use their wands with the power us of
old, fear some Of lis chicken lovers
would be metamorphosed into chickens,
but us the wicked little race has long
become extinct, we can happily eat un-
moleSted. Chinqucpins also flourish
here in great quantities, and I wish the
children of Newberry could be turned
loose among them and their appetites
were Satiated, and each little neck and
arms adorned with them. We are
gathering and stringing for the little
ones left behind. and on presentation,
no doubt but that their eyes will rival
them in brilliancy.
There is an Indian mound near here,
in which a tomahawk was found, and
no doubt the bones Of many q stately
Indian warrior repose beneath. Divest-
ed of the treachcry and cruelty which
formed the basis of their characters,
how much there would be to admire in
them and to excite our sympathy
, What poetic and eloquent nation they
were! And what beautiful names they
have given to 4 great many of ou1
noble streams of water! But alas! they
worshipped in ignorance the great and
good God-their only idea of Heaven
being happy hunting ground" The
name given by them to the French
Broad is the Racing River" on &C.
count of the swift flow of its waters.
l wish could give you the historical
origin of 'Possum Trot, bat cannot; al
though l can tell You what l know
about it. There was once upon time
a grove Of persimmon trees near the
church, and it is quite reasonable tc
think they were the nightly abode of {
large number Of 'possnms, and thai
hunters on moonlight nights caused /;
considerable stir among them in the
shape of trot That is the hest | Car
do in respect to its origin, although car
not answer for their mode of trave
when pressed, but can for the delicacy
of their meal and due appreciativenes:
when nicely roasted.
Opposite our home stands a pretty
painted mill house. Walking by it ;
few days ago, it involuntarily hrough
to mind the one mentioned in tha
beautiful old song, Ben Bolt No
that the mill is in 4 decayed condition
on the contrary it is incomplete, bu
the stationary and gigantic old mill
where were beautiful flowers and quie
reigning around, suggested thoughts O
ben Bolt" don't think the scenery
around the old mill famous in sons
could have equalled that around ours
with the French Broad forming beau
tiful curve in the background and
lofty mountains towering above it.
The crops in this section are yer,
fine, although the farmers say they Were
somewhat injured by the heavy rain
that have fallen here, which were NJ
common rains, but regular 'tater soakers
The long tail blue is the lavorit
style Of coat worn among the tip-tops
| (m ountaincerS.)
A NEWBERRIAN.