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chief Of such Il law is most plainly seen,
and while it is so, let us take hold of it
and go with the agriculturaiiSts at their
last meeting in Grecnville, when they
adopted the resolution to have the lien
law abolished "now, finally and forever"
j..
An Interesting Letter-Dots from An.
derSOn. Oc0nce, &c.
Editors Press AMI Banner:
On Thursday afternoon, he 18th ultimo,
your young tOWn>inan Il. T.. F., and myself,
iclt Abbcvillc Tor Il jaunt through the coun-
try To Dcone'. Oar course lay 10y Due est.
We reached there just rs the sun was throw
in- his last me: low rays over the little town;
AS we viewed the p 'accful scene. rendered
more lovely iy The quiet OF The closing day.
our thoughts involuntarily went back 10 our
college days. We saw again tie familiar
faces; We heard again tile familiar VOICES;
and for awhile we "iivcd the past 0gtln..
Early Friday morning with our faithful
cream" we took II? our journey and soon
shortened in Anderson. a thiid PERHAPS. by
the dry weather. we could ser the signs of in
du<trS and thrift among the farmers, Every
one wore an aspect OF ncttlicsS. iut lew
houses are suffering for want II repairs; ana
the numerous steam engines that we saw
along the road-used 10 thrash t!lc,Srain crop.
to gin the coItun crop, and devoted L" saving
luInher the remainder OF the year-all show
ed q progressive and enirrprisinS spirit. An
Lcr>om county is on the high road 10 pros
pcrity.
At Anderson Court House we met our COL
lege friend, Mr.. y. ". lu1lic. Il young attorney,
graduated LII. Is. by the University of Eir-
giniu. and recently located ut Anderson. Mr..
nutlic is a young man OF solid parts OF high
character and sterling worth, ana whcri
known to the people will be sure TO NINA
II large practice. Major Dcndy, OF Walha!la.
has effected Il partnership 1T Anderson with
Mr.. Dul!ie-thc firm name being "Dendy &
! In, Nip' NpniSn met tine genial face and cor
dial hand of our young f,icnd. Mr.. III. G..
S%cudday, whose good fortune IT. was TO receive
Col. James =. cothran, 50 well known IN up,
per Carolina a. the able lawyer and %iorceful
advocate. In the elevation OF the Colonel 70
the Ecnch. the bar lost one Of it's most bril-
liant l~igl.tS. HIS earnest and candle manner.
seconded toy his noble voice, was almost IRE
siSiiblc before Il jury. Mr.. Scudday has re.
Gently found his better ha!r'-a young lady
seemingly of an aifrct:onatc and confldins
disposition. Our young friend is now whole
ard fully equipped for work aud, with his dill
iGcnt habits, there is no apparent reason Why
theIuturc may not unroll Il bright page before
him.
Leaving Anderson rs tho hands on the town
c;o:k lointed to half a>t one, we ncarcd the
little rural village Of Fair Play ON The suburbs
pace in the West. We fnnld the lioSpitable
home OF Mr.. W. J. Xix ready to receive US,
We imagine domestic happiness to have It's
abode In Mr.. Hix's family. 1t consists Of
iilliiStli, IL Sob' itttS h'' -" ~ We -.
one OF whom was graduated in the Grccnvillc
Female College at the last commencement
Three fish ponds in the vicinity OF Fair Play
have been stocked with Carp, and the fourth
is in process of construction. They are own
cd respectively by McSSrS. d. II. Glenn, VS..
Glenn. DR.. McCurry and W. j. HiX. We
Fair Play i,i.h school still touriShcs in his
ha,,ds and he has made his arrangements TO
retain the princimalship for another year,
mitch to the satisfaction of the patronSand
Of teaching, he tells the good people of Fair
Play that II he dies In their midst. he wants
them to inscr;hc on his tombstone, "This
man died from teaching" He boards In the
family of Mr.. Barton, q Baptist minister,
whose kindness and hospitality IS without
stint.
Of South Union. stopping n while at the resi-
dencr of MIR. d. II. Glenn, about three miles
from Fair Play. Mr.. Glenn is n man OF cncr-
gy and enterprise. wholc.sOulcl and generous:
TO his varied interests. he now proposes To add
n stock l;lrm. lie has already purchased Ne.
rino shcep, An"ora goats and Il finc blood
horse. The people of southern Oc0hec arc al
ready seeing the advantages OF fencing the
stock and turning out The crops.
From Mr.. G!enn'S we sought the home Of
Mr.. w. II. sheldon. whose family is ever
ready to extend Il hearty welcome TO their
friends. Two of his daughters have graduated
in the Wali,alia Female College, one laSi year
with In" first class that went out. one this.
The COLLEGE is doing Il good work for Oconce
, Ill t'lllc'ttlllH ' ONile lstulSS Nllu SSilitiib Y
out to brighten homes over the county. DR..
SineliZrr-its lcad-always endcavors to I'M
press on his pupils that woman's sphere Is es
sential'y distinct from man,s-tliat hers lsthe
home and social circle-iliat there she may he
queen and rule in her loneliness. The PEOPLE
of OcOnce feel Il pride in their two youns
Collcgcs-thc W:rlral'a Female and .Adgcr.
We found with the Misses Sheldon. Miss Mary
Byrd, of Grccnviile. Il lady who Will never
grow old-thc lively spirits and cheerful dispo-
Sitions of some people will not permit them to
xrx,, as, 1lt n,,,l NilS I ivyin 'rhntnf NSnn nG Wall
halla. one OF the fascinating daughters OF Col.
K. A. Thompson. But we will not disclose our
intercourse with the ladies on this trip.
Neither my friend nor myself Is q veteran III
contests with the cupidS. We are yet young
and tender and open to the attacks OF the lair
goddess: but she is coy, and shrinkS from
Public gaze. She refuses to let the public near
what she says or see what she does. Just let a
young lady know that you want to capture
her heart and q hot time of 1t you. will have
for some Of them manage their forces most
admirably in repclling invaders. But we
must not tell OF the fortresscS we cndeavored
10 storm: or how we rcSorted TO such Iuscs as
Trojan Horse. or how. again, we sought a time
when the picictS were OIL GUARD and attempt
ed a surprise, or how we attempted to bride
the fair comInandnnt to let US into the ritidcl
without a struggle that we these might take
pussesSiou OF the treasure. We are not allow
ed to say whether, after all our Efforts, we beat
a hasty retreat or marched off in triumph.
Monday at dinner we enjoyed the hospi.
tuli,y Of Mr.. J. W. Shclor Il modem farn!et
who b-lieveS in the rotation of crops" lie
is n wide awake man and is now working to
see that his country Is properly, respected In
the Atlanta Exposition. Monday afternoon
We made q circuit by Bachelors Retreat-the
name is no longer Significant. with the at
~tractive young ladies to be found there, !
should think that any man Who % s,,1n I'd
ought to be "beaten with many stripes"
r Monday night we were at tho genial home
OF Mr.. X. w. Shclor. The lands OF the She
lorS lie on Tugaloo and are as fine as are to be
found anywhere. Mr.. r. w. ShelOr Is pre-
pairing to make an exhibit OF his timber at
!, the Exposition, as we'll as his farm products.
:. He has 100 or $40 acres OF woodland whose tim
) Der is unsurpassed. lie can exhibit some 4;
varieties of specimens. Oconee has shipped
, Il vast deal Of lumber to Atlanta since the
opening Of the Airline Railway.
! Mr.. ShelOr knew that we wanted to make
Due West the next day and when our buggy
was brought around tho next morning, We
, found that It contained for our days Journey
= provcnder for the horse a fine melon tina
would weigh some i0pOunds for ourselves ant
Mrs. Shclur, with her pleasant laugh and live.
,ly humor. gave us Il bundle that she said was
"'lunche0n' though your writer came neal
losing his part by betting rs to what 1t con
AS I have said. we expected to make Due
West our objective point that night bu
learning as We passed through Anderson II
the afternoon that Misses Sarah Perrin ant
Sadie Livingston Of Abbcville and Miss Mary
Livingston of Seneca were in town We called
over at the residence of Major Whitner's Il
| see them. We were told Of the dance to b.
, given in their honor that evening and the Co
dial invitation that we received to attend sec
=; onded by the smiles and words OF the yonni
1 ladies so fur gained on us that before we were
aware we had rclinquished oil thoughts o
Due West and had promised the young ladle:
. to see them again at o'clock. IF you have
ever attended q party at Maj. Whitner's u
, not necessary for me to pronounce on the sue
1 cess of this. The spacious building with IL
: airy rooms, and line piazzas skirting thu
whole house desIgnates 1t as the place for III
evening party and the cordiality and cour
tesy OF the host and the smiles of the hoStes!
all wentto make 1t a most enjoyable evening
n The next morning, after having called to pa,
@ our respects 10 our hosts OF the evening belor'
and to see whether the young ladies were re
freshed and ready for their homeward trip
we bade farwell to Anderson and turned GU
faces toward Abbcville-stil recounttns ant
commenting or the adventures Of our tril
that car be talked of only "under the rose
9 We noticed that the farmers OF the Crayton
:, willie section had called q meeting for the End
> > to consider the question ofasking a reduction
/ of their euano notes, j. A. j.
! OF THE FARMERs.'-This piece
. which we copy this week from n late numoe'
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