The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-12-15
Eos THE HERALD.
WHlTM1RE's, Nov. 80, 1880.

All meekly bending meath the tempests
weight;
By pride unvisited,
Though richly raimented,
AS is Monarch in his robes Of state
Autumn, sweet "Sabbath Of the
year, reluctantly retires as rude old
Winter with her rough breath tosses
her gay liveried subjects to and fro,
eventually destroying the rich coloring
of their habiliments, substituting the
russet livery characteristic OF his
reign; then wearied of sporting with
them, he rudely consigns them to the
lap of Earth, throwing over them his
bright and immaculate mantle as
winding sheet. Such is Life We
enjoy it's Spring time to tie utmost,
make merry, clothe ourselves in gay
worldly trapplngs, nearing the bound
AIRY of the other World in kind of
passive enjoyment of the present.
regardless of the future-uutil the icy
hand Of Death is laid ou us, stilling
the pulsations of life and laying US
low; but with this advantage over
the inanimate creation, that the Jewel
is taken from the frail Casket aud
waited to the Immortal Sphere, there,
as child of God, to bloou in resplea-
dent and unfailing glory where cha2ges
of seasons are unknown.
The farmers have been looking sad.
They complained Of so much rain, and
the cotton appropriatiug too much
water-not that it won't sell for more,
but too wet to gather aud prepare for
market. AS the rain makes it heavier
and therefore sell to a better advantage,
that certainly ought to be the ray of
consolation among the thick clouds OF
depression. I heard of a good old
preacher, "ouce Oh tiIne", praying
for rain. He prayed the Lord not to
send "trash mover, buta regular
"drizzly, drouzzly" that would last
about week; although, he said, he
didn't intend to dictate. [ think the
old man must have been praying
again, as that is the style in which
our recent rains have fallen I noticed
one particular faruIer experimenting
with some cotton bolls before the fire;
watching with intense interest to see
if coming in contact with heat would
open them, and no sooner had they
cracked open, than beauing smile
illuminated his features-a genuine
one; the more to be appreciated as
"drv gTins' have been the rage during
the rainy season.
Our neighborhood is kind and hos
pitable; and some of the localities
abound in "legepdary lore There's
an ancestral home few miles distant,
on the ,Enoree and Sin the long ago"
it was occupied by quaint old couple.
The gentleman was a respectable and
influential physician, and his guide
wife" said to be of the witch persua-
tion; that being SO, I would think her
instrumental in supplying her husband
with patients. I remember hearing
it said of. an ancient dame that the
witches of her day, would appoint a
place of rendezvous at (which they
would meet, after mounting their
victims, and run races. This old lady
said she was of the victims on a
certain moonlight night, but that her
rider being ''stewed WITCH" she
outstripped the party, ran away, threw
her rider, made for home, and awoke
the next morning to find her face
and hands terribly scratched by briars,
and that a witch had been her ''tire
woman" from the many mysterious
plaits found lin her hair. But the
Doctors wife being large and uugain-
ly in size, 10 such good luck could
have awaited her victims as pertain
ing to speed and freedom and I think
she would have done remarkable we'll,
to have struck "fox trot" on good
level road.
This is great place for 'possuus.
They are found up the Gun Stump"
10 broad, open day light. 4 little boy
caught one in his rabbit gum and with
an animated counteuance displayed
it to our astonished gaze; but the
poo- victims couutenance was con
siderably "spoilled," as he enacted tue
role Of "playlns 'possum." Those
found of 'possum hunting and keenly
alive to the Inconvenience Of the night
season,-falling iuto gullies, losing
their lights, and last but not least
freeing "Spooks," would do well to
call around.
Politics is enjoying refreshing
nap, after being so long and anima-
tiugly discussed; and We hope that
Garfield will prove all that was expect
ed of Hancock yet at ali events, with
Hampton as our champion and friend
whose very name thrills the hearts of
thousands Of our Southern people, We
still trust that Rome will be Rome
once morc," and that the goddess of
peace ard prosperity, will smile blandly
on our dear little i'll used State, crown.
ing her with the Olive braoch, never
again to pale at rude grasp Of war.
Success to "Chicora."
CLARA LOUISE.
FOR THE HERALD