The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-07-08
Southern ssIndependence."

eyes, sir, l am"
"What are you carrying that plow along
forT'
"Going to send it to Pittsburg.''
"To Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania ?"
"You're mighty right, am"
@What are you going to send it there forT'
+To get it sharpened."
"All the way to Pittsburg to get it sharpen
edW
"You betl We've starved our blacksmith
out; he pulled up stakes the other day and
went to Texas"
"Well, that's rather a novel idea my friend
sending plow so far to get it sharpened."
"Not so novel as you heard it was. We do
our milling in st. LOUIS
"Is that so7" -,
"You're right it is. We used to have mill
at Punkinvine Greek, but the owner got too
poor to keep it up, and SO we turned to getting
our grinding done at St. Louis"
"You don't mean to say you send your grlsts
all the way to St. Louis by rail p :.
"I don't say nothing about gris-we hain't
got no girls to send. But we get our -four and
meal from st. Louis"
"I see you have hide on your wagon"
eyes; our old cow died last week. March
winds blowed the life out'n her. Sendin' her
hide to Boston to get it tanned"
Gall the way to Boston? Is not that rather
expensive, my friend7 The freights will eat
the hide up"
"Thats q fact-cleaner than the buzzards
did the old critters carcass. But what's the
use being taxed to build railroads 'thout you
get the good of 'em7 Used to have lanyard
over at Iickskillett and shoemaker, too. But
they're kerfummuxed."
"Kerhummuxed-what's that W
"It means, gone up a spout-and twlxt you
and me, that's mighty nigh the case with our
State"
"When do you expect to get your leather 2"
|. "Don't expect to get no leather at alex
pect to get shoes some day, made at Boston or
thereabouts."
"Rather misfortune to lose milk COW, my
friend"
"Not so much misfortune as you heard it
was. Monstrous sight of shuckin' and nub-
binin' and gettin' only about 8 quarts day."
"What are you going to do for milk"
"Send North for it."
"Send North for milk? %
eyes; concentrated milk and Goshen but
ter"
90! see the point"
mighty handy things these railroads-make
them Yankee fellers do all our jobs for us now
30 our duu SiiuulA /, thho ueInAiAh }
and milkin', and churnin'."
"I see YOU have bale of cotton"
eyes, we 90 our bottom nickel on cotton
Sendin' it up to Massachusetts, to get it carded,
spun and wove Time'll come when we'll send
it there to be ginned, and then we'll be happy.
Monstrous sigh of trouble running these gins"
"That would be rather expensive, sending
cotton in seed"
"No more so than those western fellers pays
when they send corn East and get a dollar q
bushel and pay six bits freight Besides, as l
said, what is the use of paying for railroads
'thout we use the roads?"
"You seem to appreciate the advantages OF
railroads"
81 think we ought-we pay enough for
'em."
eI recken you fatten your own pork?"
"Well, you reckon wrong, stranger. get
them Illinoy fellers to do that for me. It's
mighty convenient, too-monstrous sight OF
trouble toting big basketful of corn three
times day to hogs in pen, especially when
you han't got none to tote it to-
"I should think so.'
"There's one thing lacking though to make
the business complete"
"Whats that2"
"They ought to send them hogs ready cook.
ed. COOKln anu pTcpetiiu Hoou iot eooh,h
takes up heap of time that ort by rights to be
employed in the cotton patch. was sayin' to
my old woman the other day, if we Mississippi
folks got our cookin' and washin' done up
North and sent by express, we'd be as happy
as ofice-holders."
"Your horse in the lead there seems to be
lame"
eyes needs shoein'. If he wasn't the only
horse I've got, and I can't spare him.. I'd send
him up where they made the horse shoes and
nails and get him shod. Can't getsuch thing
done in our parts. Perhaps l can at the de-
pot"
"How do you manage to live in your parts,
my old friend ?"
"Why, we raise cotton. My road turns of
here, stranger Gee, Ball; back, Brandy. I'm
glad seed you, stranger. r."-Natches WeekA6
Democrat.