The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
West Wateree Items.

Items of news on this side OF the
river are about as scarce and dry as the
weather is. I cannot weary your read.
ers, if they ever read what I write,
about the interminable drought. 1t is
too fearful 10 think of, less more TO
write about. 1t is question now. the
serious side of which is already decided,
and hopes that were bright a month
ago, are now buried in the past. Fear
full iu the extreme and terrible to con.
template! Sometimes [ am forced to
ask, as I look over this God.forsaken
country. whether or not His mercifui
hand will ever again shower blessings
upon US, or whether war. pestilence and
famine, with all of their concomitant
evils, are eterDally to be our lot. 1t is
reasonable question, | am sure. We
must indeed have sinned heavily, or the
burdens would not press upon US 30
grievously. But we cannot help it,
and endurance fortified by patience is
oil that We can do.
I cannot and will not attempt 10 give
you any extended account of the Bap-
tist picnic, as saw members of your
staff out, and I presume they will do so,
and I know that they can Go it better
than I can. An abundance was pro-
vided, and that, too, of nice kind, but
the management was not frst-rate, ard
yonseorrespondent witnessed deeds Of
|gluttony and petty larceny at the table
! that %caAhave reflected more credit
upofa Zululander than a citizen of
West Wateree. Good eating over here
is scarce, and hunger covers a multi
tude of sins. but such acts were unpar.
douable. Upon the whole, I hope ard
think the picnic was success, and [
trust TINT you all enjoyed yourselves.
We boys are not accustomed to hear
brass bands, and I assure you we
thought the Helicon grand.
Bye.the-bye, what is the matter
witb your Eastern Kershaw co..
respondents? I see that they are
bringing charges and counter charges
against each other of fishing and card
playing on tho Sabbath. Can this be
possible7 IF so, for piety and good
ness We on this side will bear the BAN
ner. Why don't you take up sub
scription and send DR.. Tcasdah and
!, iI,"SSenex" out there? They might make
A. team, if you hitch them in tam
dem. From what I can gather, they
have revived and edited Camden so
much that I think little rusticating
would do them good.
/ am glad to SEQ you discussing the
fence law. Thunder away at it, and
make it clearer to our minds than it is.
Why should not my cattle roam aaIargc
over you lands and ebt your pastufege,
and why should they not eat your crops,
too, if you don't fence them igkno mar.
ter what it cost you to do it y What
difference Goes it make to me if it costs,
ms nejahbor $500 to fence his crop, if
hi doesh'l make but half that amount ?
NJ cattle have right to 20 where,
t4ey please. unless there is fence
| Il b 'wayT and l don't care a thief about
|iG VINO cares about improving stock ?
bats all nonsense. Our graudmothers
Sils ~ from. the same stock Of cat,
g., and if 1t vaa good enough for them
| i'd is good enough for US. The truth
ia all of these new tangled ideas are
hpmbug, and we would be better off to
stick to ole principles. Abolish the
railroads, telegraph, &C., then our coun-
try will uprise again. Do not advocate
new theories. They confuse MS, and
do US no good. I shall in some futur,
letter let down upon tho silly ideas ad-
vanced by you recently on the no fence
Law. G'othilg new at present irom
BLACK JACK.