The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-01
THE HGWBRRRT RER&A0.
For THE HERALD.
"WILDwOOD,n
EDGEFIELD Co., S. c.,
Auo 211h 1878.

EDGEFIELD Co., S. c.,
Aug. 9th, 1875.
EDITOR NEWBERRY HERALD:
DEAR SIR: Hearing Of your absence,
there arises degree Of shrinking in
describable upon the reflection that this
rambling letter may fall into the hands
of His Satanic Majesty, who, upon find
ing that it eminated from the pen Of a
woman, will consign it to the flames
without your consent. 1t will be long
time before your feminine readers can
forget OF forgive, during your previous
absence, his dissertation upon the To-
quacity of the Trailer sex. The ques-
ton has arisen as to whether or not he
has a mother, but there is none as to
his possessing what most men value be-
yond rubies, a sister.
If such a thing were possible there
is no doubt that the majority would
vote for his banishment, Gust by way
of experiment, not that we are cruel,)
to the Island of Mythology, from which
all females are excluded, and even the
flea is denied the ''only bliss which has
survived the fall"
However, for the sake of Auld Lang
Syne, the venture will be made, and
trusting that abler pens will give you
the news in regard to crop prospects,
politics, &c., &c., this will be confined,
greatly of course to MIR. DIS disgust,
to the homely but very womanly topic
gossip.
The entertainment for the benefit of
the Baptist Church of our village (of
which 1 send you programme) was
eminently successful. With our Editor
as manager, as well as participant, both
play and concert, were carried through
with all the eclat warranted by his ex-
perienced judgment and aesthetic tastes.
With his two sisters, Miss WigEsll, rs
our star of the stage, with her usual
saag,troid and dignity of manner to-
gether with the dazzling fairness and
gracef1lness Of appearance, would DO
credit to any theatre. Mrs. j. Il.
Cheatham, our Carolina Warbler" "
who has the finest voice in the South,
highly cultivated, strong, melodlous
and ravishingly sweet. Mr.. C.'s voice
is wonderful, and considered with bis
musical talent almost miraculous.
Now are we not fortunate in the fact
that our Editor resists all manner of in
ducements to become benedict? 10
say nothing of the public good, his USE
fulness to the community in all private
undertakings, notwithstanding our in
terest in his personal welfare, would
cause us to give him over With fegret
to this reputed blissful state.
The temptation to write you some
thing of the flowers of this Indian Sum-
mer season is irresistible, as you know
that .sout of the abundance Of the heart
the mouth speaketh." For the past few
days the sterner half Of our household
Gaking advantage of this propitious
weather. have been gardening, and in
dustriously dispensing turnip seed, cab
bage plants, &C., while the Trailer half
have been busy repotting house plants,
planting cuttings, and dividing Lilys,
Gladioli and Hyacinths, also sowing
seed of hardy ANIMALS, viz: Clndytuft,
Allysum, Gillia-fower, &c. Florists
who know little of our sunny cline Gall
Difference to our fsvorite, Mr.. Vick,) }
advise this work to be done later; but
by beginning now the bulbs and seed
are not so apt to sustain injury from
the cold weather, besides we get the
hardy ANIMALS to bloom earlier, as la
ter the Spring flowers come on. Flow
ers and music being favorite topics, the
temptation to grow too long is very
probable, and trusting to your good ma
ture, if this has occurred, that you will
as the school boys say, ''consider the
source
In October, we have an anticipated
pleasure by OH Dramatic Club in store'
the rendition of 1.-The Lady Of Lyons" "
and look forward to meeting old friends
with delight, and would be glad to find
among them the HERALD's faithful
editor. Hoping very ardently for this
desideratum, and as redundancy is
wrong-my letter s now too long
will close, promising to be less lengthy
next time, which will be after your
mountain flight is over, and you super
sede his Majesty again, of whom my
fears are not all quieted.
WILDWOOD.
1t is even so; the communication OF
our fair correspondent has fallen into
the hands of His Sat. Maj. No fears
need, however, be entertained Of him;