The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-27
A. Morrow, Of PeDley's Creek.
ny AN EX-ADBEYILLIAN OF
OVER FORTY YEARS,

III AS iAsItl1AblL - VI
OVER FORTY YEARS.
This writer underline in vitation ond
privileges accorded to him in the
i'rcSa md Tanner, takes this oc.nsinn
to call To the recollection OK II few and
to introduce to tllir generation o neigh
bGrliuud IA Of the past und u general
friend to all. Above YOU have his
name Us he signed it. lie was proba-
bly, born, lived and died on his native
heath. His lifelong business as l
knew it anh heard Of it Was Justice OF
the Peace and scliuulmuster. He did
not carry the latter with the eagle
swoopo of Baker, but kept close TO the
ground teaching reading, writing,
ciphcring and gran>nIer q few. Mer-
chants und their clerks knew but little
OF him. His hat was q neat fur OF
Beaslcy's make, his shoes made nearer
homo and his suit ut home. On the
whole his appearance was plain gen.
teol. Ec was large about the shout
dcrs and stopped had q largo we'll
formed head, with nothing 60 striking
as n paiT o. sparkling eyes. He usu-
ally Visited tic Courthouse four times
q year and always Oh public days and
not likely to he known except to pub
lie men ; and when ho calno he didn't
hitch us usual in ''tllose days" to Il
horse rack, but handed him to q host.
Ter; lie didn't bring II cold snack in
his pocket, but sought the best hot
dinner to be Ind and aboved III things
did no enjoy u good joke understanding
to himself and others, and Il brandy
toddy at q tire-side. lie always made
one trip 4 year to Augusta, (hnd NJ
use for Hamburg, to lay in his years.
supply of groceries, not forgetting tt
bring his girls nice dresses and tho
finest bonnets, and his son Albert
Gallatin, whose bones lie numbered
among tho lost "paImetto's" in Mexi.
co, wore the finest, and for himself Il
key of the hest brandy and to bcsurC
IF it he tasted we'll before he trusted,
I have often laughed ut his relation
Of "a sampling" and tho moral he
drew from it. He stood III tho most
approved house and asked for the best
aud tasted it Mt $500, but he thought
u pure article at less price might an
swer, and no tasted Mt $3.50, which he
detected rs not genuine. Observing
ltt1kt LfiC S}tlS6lliSlll ioiS
ing the latter the moment it touched
his lips, an explanation Of which the
Esquire asked, and was thus answered
"My friend, that first brandy speaks
for itself, but the last requires all the
praising VIC can give to get it off," Ile
took ut IS.
The Squire also generally made
Edgeticld Court House und Glovcr's
Hotel hia second nights point, and on
arriving there one cold afternoon lie
found sitting around the hnr fire quito
q number OF welI-lrcssod gentlemen
discussing questions and y liquid com,
mound Of lemons, sugar, Imported
irish whiskry and native hot, water,
and it Was not long before the Squire
was indulging ON his own call some OF
the hitter, which he repeated when
they did. One Of the subjects these
locals discussed iu order WAS the Flor
Ida war, for it was in the winter OF
1912, when the proposition Of Gen,
Worth to out squat or squnt out the
enemy WIS debating in Congress and
the Press. Now, the Squire was not
tho maj to sit with two toddies and
boar everything and say nothing, so
after q willie lie proposed to give hi'
opinion To even strangers, when Il
large man who had not before ohscrv'
cd him, and oven then did not SEQ his
ewes, looking on hin, scornfully and
grufrly, remarked, "NVhnt the hell tic
Vou Know about the Florida war;
This shot stunned the Abbevillc man,
and took his breath for several min.
utcs, but he recovered slowly, and re.
membering TO have heard OF II very
large public mar OF that locality, uftol
balancing and squaring himself, he
addressed the largo sitter thus: Arc
not you Major Jcter who represents
this District in the State Senate ?" and
being answered in the affirmative,
continued slowly, II have often heard
of you, Major, rs a::gcntlen.an Of ability
and carrying much weight in the leg,
islaturc.h Attlis tho Major crossed
his legs, threw his body back, placed
his thumbs in thearm-holcs OF l,isvcat
and with u smile on sshis face and
slight wabblc of the head, replied,
"wcll AZ to that cannot say, but my
! friends flatter me that | am not with
out influence there" to which the Alb
beville mar replied with %quickncss,
warmth and emphasis and eyes OF
him II don't mean mental weight,
Major Jctcr, but damned hog weight
This shot brought the EdgcIicld Her
cules to his hands and knees, and he
arose in the attitude for fight, but tho
Simpkinscs and Bacons interloscd, de-
manded the Squire'snnmc und address
instantly, and within one minute and
d half liul u general shake of hands
all around and the Squire sentenced to
two days imprisonment with board
aud numerous oddies ut thoir expense,
In which the Major bore his full share.
Squire Morrow was Il Nullificr, one
OF the earliest and latest aud from the
crown Of his head to the sole Of his
foot. Ono of his neighbors, 4 perverse
fellow, didn't vote ''right," much to
| the grief and modification Of the
squire. This nm fellow walked the
Squire up rainy night to get Il rirct,
which he declined to give him, until
assured by the party OF the second
part that she was u Nullitlcr. On this
assurance q light was struck and the
parties invited in and asked to stand
before him with left hands joined and
right arms perpendicular with hands
upwards, after which he administered
tho following ceremony: "You and
each Of you do solclnnly swear thai
you will support, protect and defend
tho Constitution and State government
OF south Carolina against all enemies
foreign or domestic, nnd true allegi
ancc bear to the same; and that you
will, forsaking al! Others, support ant
cherish each othor' in sickness and III
health, for bottcr or for worse: 30 hell
you God.n After the distinct answer.
II d." he pronounced eco in peace
nna may the blessing of God rest upOr
you and all regular Nulliiicrs-nlaS
brothcrIy lovo prevail and every moral
SCOTLAND political virtue cement us
SO mote it be-"
i The Squire had no further trouble
uttor that in getting his ncighhor tn
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