The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-07

a.'SS.cu eoiicAiilc ago, lurnlSneU Elm
with plow beasts in place Of those which
he says have coles, and are unable to
work and the other two, ono of which
according TO his account, cannot, and
the other will not work? Those which
cannot, or will not work, had better be
turned out for breeders, and their places
supplied out OF the brood mares-and
those which have colts ought to be ia.
vored. AS to having their hearts bro.
ken, do not wonder at il, considering
how they are treated, and fear rode OF
nights.
l see by the report respecting the
dltchers. that one of them is working at
Union Farm, in the room of Cupid but
no mention is made Of the latter, wheth
eE sick, absent o! dead. Consider always
that these reports are intended for in
formation, and ought, therefore to be
plain and correct: ono part should al.
ways correspond, or at least not be in
consistent with another part. In the
Mansion House Report you make God.
frey. sick six days, (which is the whole
week and yet he appears to be engaged
IN business some part Of the week.
mention these matters not with a view to
lind fault, but to show you tho adyan.
tages OF correctness; and as you are a
young man, just advancing into life and
business, to impress you with the propri.
ely, and importance Of giving attention
and doing whatever you undertake well.
How do the potatoes at the Mansion
House look? Let the ground be kept
clean and i'll fine order--that is we'll puil.
yerised not only at top, but to sufficient
depth for grass.
Unless Isaac is engaged abou. things,
the execution of which cannot be de-.
layed, order him and whoever is with
him, to join Thos. Green, and the whole
of them to stick to the barn at Dogue
Run until it is completed. It appears TO
me that the whole or greatest part of the
time Of these people, is employed. about
one nonsensical job or another, which is
the ,TeTy thing Green IS delighted with,
as they afford him q pretcxt to be idle or
to be employed in matters which more
Immediately relate to himself ] wish
this may not be the case also with Isaac,
as find he is very desirous Of getting
by himself always. When l said the
whole were to be employed at the new
barn at Dogue Run, I did not mean to
leave the dormant windows in the stable
(both back and front) unfinished, as they
have been begun, which would not have
been the case il could have conceived
they would have taken half or even
quarter of the time they have. In front
Of the stables ordered two, one OH each
side of the pedement, dividing the space
equally between the latter and the ends
Of the house.
Davis, any mere than the carpenters,
ought not to be taken from the above
work for every little trifle that might as
we'll be done Ivy that lazy scoundrel,
Charles, who might rs we'll be employed
in white. washing, painting or putting up
bedsteads as to take Green or him for
these purposes. Idlencss will be his
ruin. for have nC conception Of his EN-.
ploying himself otherwise than idly;
and when this is the case, besides the
bad example it sets to others, he will be
in mischief or making disturbance in
ye family.
I do not recollect telling you in any of
my letters, that the Rheam of writing
paper which went by Ellwood, was for
the purpose Of supplying the overseers,
&C, with paper to make their reports on
Give each (if you have not already done
lt) a quire, and let them know that it is
to be applied to this purpose only.
| did not expect All accurate account
of the Hogs from the Overseers mt this
time; but if they do not keep pretty
good eye to them themselves, 1 shall
have but flemish account of them when
they are called for AZ porkers.
see by the mill report, for the last
week, % hushels Of meal was brought 70
:!:o Mansion House, when the usual
quantity for that place is 90 bushels.
Why was this done? If 80 bushels was
brought them it would, am persuaded,
be consumed, or otherwise disposed Of
in the week
Your Aunt and all here are we'll, and
am your atfecte uncle,
G. WASHINGTON.
Mr.. HOWELL LEWIS.