The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-03-19
St. Matthews.
Editor Orangc6uay Democrat: ::

first father Of course, but your sec
ond; and it's always those you know
who give the children particular jessy
Gf you'll excuse the phrase). But
very peaceably do we always hope to
live by our esEected sister, and in
the language Of Mr.. Dick Swivcller,
"NIay the wings Of friendship never
moult feather"
AS you have generously limited TO
US that word or two occasionally
of our welfare here in st. Matthews,
will be acceptable TO you, and as we
have not as yet, classcd newspaper
organ among our other improvements,
(we do not purpose having one until
we car fill it with something besides
personalities), we greatfully have re-
course TO your kindly medium as a
means Of making ourselves known
to the outside world, or in other
words to blow our trumpet. Invaria-
bly, the first remark of visitors to us
of late, is to note the improvements
that have been and are almost con-
stantly acceptably being made in our
prospering little town of Lcwisville.
Ah, no ! no improvements in old Lew
isvillc; she, poor thing, is memory
Of the past with us now. It was with
her, the foundation of our prosperity
was laid; but like many fashionable
children of the present day, the Elain
old parent who gave them birth is
thrown aside, and now we arc clcvat-
ed to the more striking appellation Of
st. Matthews. Probably our worthy
Legislators entertain the opinion that
as our little worlds of w!ckcdncss
grow larger, SO stand we more in
need Of sanity names to cover what
the rich man covers with his money.
Well it strikes me that if we arc TO
be represented by the good Saint
Matthew, Heaven only knows who
will represent some of our big sisters,
unless it be the Deity Himself. There
being another Lewisvilc in South
Carolina, believe caused the change.
Agricultural matters, it is to be
presumed, occupy q most important
position at present in the minds OF
both countrymen and citizens; poll
tics, so far, having but slightly taint-
cd our public atmosphere. That our
farmers are hopeful and laying extern
sive foundations for the years growth,
is evident from the quantities of fer
tilzers being brought into our mar
ket. That our merchantmen are like
wise hopeful, is very evident from the
decided manner in which they are
liening towards those foundations. II
am pleased to note that preparations
for corn as we'll rs cotton, are being
made, though cotton certainly prom
ises to be the crop. That the liend,
crime, is,tAot unknown among us, is
apparent from the crowds that almost
daily surround our Trial Justices
office, a majority of cases fighting and
stealing, q few brecches Of contract.
business in that department is
somewhat subsiding now, for when
the darkey's money gives out he is
more tractahle, kinder civilized, we
may say, until flush times come again.
That we are decidedly healthy pco-
pie here, is quite evident from the
scarcity Of gentlemen in the medical
profession. We are rather a contrp-
ry set Of people, sometimes I imag. :
inc; one of us cant propose q single
new project, or make single propo-
sition but what some ambitions Solo
mon is bound to oppose. There is
but one subject under my contcmpla
ton at present, to which there is no
opposition and that is the subject Of
doctors-it wouldn't pay. That we are
ah ihdustrlous people here, our young |
men in particular, is evident from the |!
number Of new and tasteful dwellings t
which, are beginning TO appear in our
midst. That said dwellings are evil
dences, not only OF the industrial,
but of the domestic tendencies of said
young men, is apparent from the
number of smiling Bcncdicts who
greet us at their doors, and the rapid
diminishment in the number of our
gentler sex. Indeed, to such an
alarming extent have the domestic
Tenderness been carried of late, that
marriageable fair ones promise soon
to be rs rare with us rs they were in
the far West in its early settlement,
and fair visitors need not be astonish-
ed II on our streets they are greeted
with open mouth wonder by our gay
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