The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-01
Editorial Correspondence.
FL1RYIELD. Nav %, 1882.


the hospitable residence of our relative,
Mr. Thos. Hobbs. II is 4 pleasant retreat,
quiet and with weekly msil, 10 that for
one week we will be cut off from communi-
cation from the outer world, with nothing
10 do but 70 chat, read, eat and sleep. The
eating is good, substantial farmhouse fare,
and plenty Of it. About miles frou here
is the Methodist Parsonage, where lives
our good brother, the Rev. a. J. Csuthen
and bis excellent family; the last tile we
visited there the Rev. J. 4. Boyd hung his
clerical shingle on the outer wall. We will
not be permitted to visit the place this
time for the reason that the farm horses
are too busy else for pleasuriDs, so we shake
the hand Of our estimsble brother in spirit.
We reached here Friday last, narrowly
escaping the breaking of our neck. 1t was
10 this fashion: we had to get of at Roo
ertson, uew stopping place on the @. c. &
4. Road, and being unfamiliar with 1t PC
litely asked the conductor to stop there
and tell US when it wss reached, all OF
which be promised to do. Re misessbly
failed, however, and hence the trouble.
Reaching Robertson, which We in innocence
supposed to be Simpsons, the train stopped.
W. continued to sit, waiting for our polite
conductor, looking from the wlndo" we
saw the friend who was to take charge OF
US. Jumping up and selzing overcoat and
grip-sack we made for the platform, bu; rs
It wss crowded with loafers. we could not
get through until the cord was jerked and
the train in motion This accelerated our
movement, and the next move brought us
prone to the ground with our legs knocked
from under us. 1t was q moving sight to
the bys,snders who moved TO the rescue,
while the train moved swiftly On with its
pig-readed conductor. An examination
proved that 10 boues were broken, and be-
ing set up again and the dust brushed Oh
We were assisted into the buggy in waiting.
The conduct of this conductor was severely
condemned by all who saw it, and By us
who felt it. 1t is his duty to pay attention
| TO passengers, and in our case the omission
was glaring. Had We been young and &C
| tive and acquainted with the rules of the
| road which required passengers to jump of,
we might have accomplished the feat with
| more dexterity. BE may improve with
! age, but our advice is that &c get situa'
! ton over on the C. & G. line Of road, where
the conductors are pro7erbially Attentive
| and thereby learn how to manage train.
The crops, that is oats and wheat along
the line of road do not compare with those
| on our side, and for the most part are poor
| OF the road we are told that they are bet
ter. Portions of this County have for two
years suffered greatly from drouth, one fer
| ner with whom We have conversed says
that he has not made fifty bushels of corr
in that time, and he plants no wheat. Bu
be never says die one time, and is hard al
work in hope of seeing his way through
this year.
| The hawks have been unremitting il
their onslaughts on the chicken crop abou
here, and in consequence the "fry" is e1
ceedingly scarce. and col!ards, bacon ant
potatoes are the prevailing edibles. There
is another crop here though which alto
gether transcends the other, We alIude to
the girl crop. They ase the incest, lretti
est and smar.est to be found anywhere, ane
xe intend donning our Sunday-go-so-meet
ing coat this afternoon and go . sparkling
We hope no one will be mean enough tt
tell on US.