The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
TIE OLD SCIIOOL OUIIIERNER.
a lkiud of Hash that Lying Bohemian
Serves to his Readers,

Serves to his headers.
The White Sulphur correspondent
Of the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
(RadicaD thus draws picture Of the
typical 0Hft-icUUM shareholders. AS
he locates him in liichland county, in
this State. il is needless to say that the
correspondent drew a long bow. We
produce the letter us first class spcci-
mcn ofa doalthy, vigorous lie. lie
says:
The dining-room and ballroom arc
very large and barren looking, but
they are thought to be delightful by
TIC Oltl-scho0l Southcrncr, perhaps
from past associations. lie can tell
YOU where Henry Clay, JohnC. Cal
houn, Daniel Webster (Wcbstcr is
very apt to be classcd with the South
crncrs-pcrlaps, as has been said, be-
cause he paid no attention to his
dcbts). Thomas II. Benton, Roger B.
Tanry, II. Barnwcll Rhctt, Francis w.
lickrns, George W. McDuilic, Pierre
Soulc, William l.. Yanccy, and any
number Of departed political magnatcs
sat, how thcy ate, what they said and
how they looked. Many of these
rcminis ccncCs arc SO interesting that I
should be glad to write them out but
vcnicnt occasion.
Th" oltl-school Southcrncr naturally
lives in tho past. and looks wloomilv
on the future. lie still believes j.,
slavery. even IL he does not own it: in
the duelIo, i'll State rights OF the strict
est sort, in orthodox theology, in the
chivAlrv OF his people (mcaniny natives
OF the South. and the infinite superb
Ority OF Southern women to thc Wo-
men Of any other part Of the world
lie is growing 20 be
ARAHE FIGURE IN THE LAND,
but he is represented here, and his talk
has the the quaint flavor of by-gonc
era. lie is prOlilsc Of "Sirs," csDc-
cially Of "nIy dear Sirs:" he invariably
uses "Mistrcss" for ''AIrs. - he quotes
Horace and Cicero, thinks turgid
rhetoric coqucncc; has deep vein of
cheap, tawdry sentiment, which he
conccivcs to be gallantly and chivalry.
and believes that the old Richmond
EWcui.nr and Charleston Mc"rp,y
were tho ablcst and highest toned
journols yet known TO civilization. In
the latter half ofthe nineteenth ccntu-
~ he is plainly out Of place. lie has
lived too long; the age has gone by
him. lTc has learned little by cxpc-
l;cncc, and forgot everything which
did not reflect his prciutlicrs. lie
looks rs old rs he is, type Of the
past. In one of his forms he is now
leaning against the wooden column Of
The broad vcrahtla, gcsticulating merry
ouslv to much Younger man, as nc
cHplnins thc doctrine of qualification
and insists that the South lost her
grand opportunity by not going ont Of
The Union in 1852, when South Curoli-
III threatened secession. lie does al
lhc talking. The younger man occa-
Sionally attempts TO speak, but he il
in,crruptrd with, "My dear sir, You
fail 20 catch my meanings" or, "I.ct
me show YOU your crror,' and or he
goes again, periodically pushing back
MS hat from his brow, and rcpIcnish-
ing thc supply oftobacc0 he SO steadi-
ly masticatcs. lie has on
y wELL-woRN DEEss-CO\T,
an ill-lii ing light vest, not over clean,
a llmplctl shirt with dingy luilic,
light-biown trousers, Of nondcScript
cut, an ancient bcll-crowncd hat,
heavy, but we'll blcachcd Wellington
boots, and Il large gold chain with Il
seal, attached to Il big gold-iaccd
watch, which, when displayed, looks
like town clock. His hair is white,
rI ,h1 I, =.
clean shavcn and llOrid, and he cX-
h'Ies an aroma of tobacco. wlliskcy
and mint. lie drinks often, always
iulcps at their season. declaring that a
whiskcy iulcp is Southern gentle
mans drink. (Ic is strict in attendance
Oh church, albeit he swears like Il
Tcmplar from mere force Of habit, and
on Sunday carries his prayer book
prcliy close TO his revolver, a weapon
: which he holds no gentleman should
} ever go without.
When he gets mellow he rccitcs cir
cunstanccs under which he would
shoot a man like a dog. aud declares
that ii is well 20 be prepared for any
Abolitionist (ho never uses the cX-
, preston if he be ouitc sohcr) who
[ might insult him on account of his
"piinciplcs," a ,crm he is fond Of
using. lie is nlo .,abiy about seventy ;
he is n native
or TIE EICHLAND DISTRICT, s
South Carolina, and has, or had q cot
ton plantation on the COngarcc River.
llc went into tho Confederate army as
> soon rs he could get TO Charleston after
Sumter had fallen, and is secretly very
f sorry he had not the privilege to fire
= tho iirst gun at the. national flag. lie
+ received commission rs Colonel be.
cause he owned ono hundred slaves,
though he saw very little active ser.
vice; lie chafcd over this, for he is
f fearless, and, when excited, homicidal
n in his tastes, and is profoundly pur.
n suadcd that hc possesses military gen.
ins. Two Of his sons, his only Chill.
drcn fell in the battles about Rich.
mond. lie is q widowcr, has los
nearly all his property, and lives main
~ on what hc owes, most of tho people
Of Richmond being willing to t,usI