Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-08-17

time, SAID, N1r. -, L have been
knowing you q long time, and like you
mighty well, but according to my
paper I'll be ID lift is constitu-
tional TO vote for you"
The candidate waited to hear no
more, but he now swears that here
after he will keep in with the news
paper mon, when he is o candidate.
e.
NcW:cn's Colorei "Masons."
How HE Rev. MT. Smith Cpcucl a DarE"y
Lodge and Rakc III the Money.
The good colorcd people Of Ncw
town, l.. L., arc very indignant over
tho manner in which the very
"Eevcrcnd" G.. f, Smith (who, until
last Thursday, ministcrel to their
spiritual wants, or, at leas5, those Of
the Methodist persuasion) has trcatc
them.
There is generally a ridiculous side
to every story, and there is no cxcep
ton to the rnlc i'll this case. :Sin til
seems to have cngraitcd himself so
fully into the confidence of his flock
that they i.ouyi,i Him incapable OF
deception.
Among other ventures outside his
immediate profession" he instituted
lodge Of Free Masons," and drew
therein all the colored gentry who
had any desire (and money! to be
initiated into the secrets Of the order
He fixed the initiati on fee at the
small sum of $3.50, and only de-
mandcd 80 cents for each and every
degree.
One Of these full.Acdged "Frce
Masons" WAS sought and found by a
reporter yesterday, and the moa"s
opGr"nH Of becoming member WAS
fully detailed, thereby letting out til c
secret which Old Solomon himself
treasured, and for not doing the like
'thc good enough Morgan mystery
occurred.
| .:.2-- nsn il, al In, r, ,.
years on years agonc, probably
about the time of the Revolution, a
man OF Irish decent passing throu g h
the country on foot, stopped at far
mers house and askcl f)r work :.
Work was given him, but he soon
left, giving as the reason. that tho
work was hard and the diet light.
He was fed morning, noon and
night on hominey. 1t was hominey
soft, hominey stiff, hominey cold, llsm
iney hot, hominey always in tho pot
When he left he shook off the dust Of
his feet against the place and called
it "Homnev Town" Time has work
ed great changes since then. Ch,n-
ges in the appearance of the country
in the appearance Of the people, in
thoir mode Of dress and manner Of
living. When years ago, the hard
worked lrishman found nothing but
hominoy, now rico. potatoes &c
arc in great abun dance. One or
two facts strike traveller rs he pas
ses through this section. The first
is, that it is very dcnscly populated.
There arc houses along the road,
houses along the creeks, houses in the
woods, houses everywhere, and these
houses arc all well filled.
Another fact is the thrift and con
tentmcnt OF these people. Their
houses, farms, orchards, horses and
cattle all indicate this. They are
laboring people, they know how to
ork and are not ashamed nor afraid
to do it, and the result is abundance
and contentment. l have often
thought that such people, away from
the excitement and temptations Of
the city, village and rail road places,
living in the quiet Of the country, re.
lying OH their own manhood, indie
pendent in their possession, eating
their bread honestly earned in the
"sweat of their face" are the happi-
est people the sun shines on. Anoth-
er fact is they are church going
people and pronounced in their rcli-
pious sentiment and voice T hoard