The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-08-03

would desire to see; lean, thin, hungry
looking fellows. One plays on sort
OF fiddle, another beats drum, and
the third raises the devil generally
with q pair of cracked symbols. Now
am lover of music, l took to it
naturally; in my childhood my ear
liest musical investment was for
jews harp, and this was supplemented
by a drum, till most of the neighbors
were struck with the extent of my
musical requirements; boot jacks, tin
pans, and old glass bottles frequently
rewarded my musical efforts. |
merely mention this to show that |
know what music is, and tell You OF
all the vile denominations in the way
OF sound l ever heard, this Tnnisian
music is the worst. | fly for relief
from it to the gignantic Jog horn,
whose terrible brag brings up the
liveliest apprehensions of Gabriel; the
filing of saw wonld be positive har>
mony alongside of it, and a Chinese
gong would sound like orpheus lyro.
When l tell you that the horror OF
their Instrumental music was suppl
mented by the villiany of their SIN.
ging, In which tue chief elements
was the barbarous discord; YOU may
judge that any place would be re
lief from such torture, 80 fled as
dogs fly from butchers in China. and
passing over to Agricultural Hail in
search of cool spot; at last | struck
it. In the north wing | discovered
a quaint old wind mill, just such a
one as Don Q"ixotc might have char.
ged in behalf OF the tair Dulcena.-
The giant arms were flying around
and down sat upon the grouud 10
enjoy the luxury OF the breeze thew
created; meanwhile laughing at the
poor wretches who wore swelterino
under heat that registered 1862 in
the shade. i inquired the name OF
this benetactor o. mank ind, and found
it was MIR. lleckcr, Of York, the in
veniof Of Heceel's Farina, and Heck
er's SeltAraising Flour. Not satisfied
with raising the wind on a hot day.
he had opened a sort OF public rct.c.
tory, where CAKES. puddings. blanc
manages, and all sorts of dclcacies
were disfenced gratis to the hungry
million. Tho name sounded familiar
like something l had seen or heard
before, and on reflection | remember
cd that riding on top of q stage
through the R"cky Mountains, away
up among the peaks near the line
where the enow never me!ts, | saw on
the rocks on one side, S. II. 1860.
and on the other Hecker's Farina
ahd S6it- raising Flour, and now here
az The Worlds Great Exposition |
renew my acquaintance, and am in
debted to the wings of his old mill
Tor gentle tanning with the ther-
mometer at 1859. 4 joke has ius:
got out which has kept philadelphia
on broad grin for the last week. A
frenchman connected with one of The
great Champagne Vineyards of
ffaEce, took occasion at public din.
ner table, at one of our principal ho4
tells, to assert that there was not q
oot'ie OF vine made in America fit
ior gentleman to drink. An Amer
icnn gentleman sitting by asked him
IL he considered himself a Judge; he
assured him that he did. The stran.
ger then offered to bet him a thou
sand dollars that he could not tel!
without looking at the labels, the diff
fereht brands of established cham
pagne6. Ihe Frenchman immediate.
~ accepted the bet, dopositng $1,000
and agreed moreover to be blindfvld
ed during the trial.
The American was to furnish the
wine and the loser was to pay for it.
it was futher understood that gen.
erous supper was to wind up the fes,
tivities ef tho eping. All being
prepared, large party of frionds
assembled at a crack restaurant on
Chestnut Street and the trial began.
Cork No 1 flow, and tie momont the
trenchman got asmell of it, he knew
1t was LM9nm. Cork No. 3, and ho
recognized Bhodeler, Cork No. 3
Cllcot was easily discovered. Cork
No. 4, and Charles Hcidseck was
named without hesitation. Cork No
5, and Verzenay appeared like an
Ola trend. Bets ran high on the
Frenchnan; all the Yankees were
eager takers; the trial over the bot
ties were examined, and every bottle
that was used was fnupd 10 ~