The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-09-21
Foa THE HERALD.
GAINES PLACE. Sept. 9th.

which overspread tn" sky. aud the
ycllow SUI lhc,c September days
shines wjti, tempered rays which are
less vertical than in nidsu:urler; but
nevertheless old Soils kisses are still
too ardcut, waning though he is. The
writer is taIu to keep the'houSc during
his too glowing journey athwart the
sky, aud only ventures out upon the
hills and opeG 3owns Or breezy up
lands when his distant chariot wheels
are descending the WcStcru slope.
Turning NY attention. to what the
house contains to amusc and interest
whilst the female divin!tes Of the
household are busily engaged in avo-
cations which deprive NE Of their in
telligent converse for the time, OBJ
serve two family portraits, both the
originals closely conncc'cd with the
writer, the fe;uale portrait that Of an
elder sister. painted by Foyst. an art.
list from the Qaaker City or there
about, who pursued his profession III
our town over thirty years ago. The
wan face of this portrait. the suffering
expression of which tells too plainly
of delicate health, is coutrasted too
strong. perhaps. by the mantle Of
green velvet aud the dress of dark blue
silk, 10 which the artist chose to- dc.
pict her. The little Mexican vase in
the picture is the exact copy Of one
sent by her twin brother from Vera
Cruz, amongst other mementoes at the
time of our Muxicau war. lie died
in hospital at Pucbla, and is buried
ia aD unknown grave which could not
be Identified when his remains we're
sought for to be brought back here.
The other portrait is that oi j brother
ia law, ". ". c., now living for some
years past in Mississippi. The face is
one Of much character, the brow is
fue, the hair light and the bearing
erect.
Taking up a Seaside aovel the writer
repairs to the piazza aud is absorbed
in its pages when his ears are greeted
by the dulcct sounds Of an orguiuctte,
| one of those late Inventions said TO be
by blind man, in which thick sheets
Of buff colored perforated paper are
used Looking through the window
into the parlor | observe that pretty
little cousin, Matte c., Of about eight
years of age, whom the writer had
never met before this visit, is turning
the crank of the orguiuettc. lie soon
recognizes the air. 80, dem Golden
Slippers" aud then otheE airs quite
as pretty, Listen to the blocking
Bird" My Grandfathcr's Clock, "
THE irish WasherwomaD," the
ben Lomond March," " The Sweet
BY and By" and many Others. At all
hours the oryuirctte is called into re
quisiti0n, but mostly il the evening.
The writer is even wakened by it in
the early gloauios when boy cousin,
johnny G., perfcrws upon 1t. tie,
tuo, is new acquaintance, come from
a distant home during my visit. Upon
retiring to my large and airy upper
chamber | look around NE and dlScuV-
er an unusual article of furniture
which seems Intended for luxurious
votaries, hassock, or to speak more
plainly, thick cushion Of Brussels
carpeting placed near the bedside to
kneel on, luxury which St. Jerome
(poor emaciated NAM and his ascetic
confreres, the hermits Of old, would
have spurned as sinful indulgence of
the flesh, thinking it much more
mc7itorlous to wear out their knees
upon the cold stone floors of their
caves or cells as they pay their devo.
tiors before the crurifx Who that
sees the macerated visage aud figure
Of the above named saint with bis
self-inficted penauces and mortl6ca-
tlons could associate the idea of a
hassock with his severe devotions
But now for ride over the planta
tiou with my young friend aud relative
I. i. C. He takes me devious reate
for several miles, Through tang'Ed
juniper, bsis Of rced", up steep hills
where right good cotton is growing 10
spite Of the drought, through groves
of pines and fields of ~: - and cotton,
aud takes me to some wide bottom
lands on Headly's Creek, where he is
carrying ca stupepdous work op
small scale, putting up embankments,