Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-13
Mr.. Arp Laments the Frost Nip
ping Of His Peaches.
CFrom tho Atlanta Constitution. I

[From tho Atlanta Constitution
Nippcd in the bud 1t looks like there
is no security from anything. Ours was
no secondhand orchard; wo planted it aud
the blooms have for :hrcc years looked so
sweet and promising, md row this is the
third year the fruit has been killed
suppose VIC could have built little fires all
about, but who knows when to build 'cm.
1t is poor comfort to build 'cm when there
is no danger. Reckon we will just have
to keep the orchard for the flowers, like We
do a crab apple tree, for they are mighty
pretty. One Of my neighbors lives right
under the Western slope of mountain aud
his fruit s never killed. llo had plenty
last year but the suu don't rise at his house
till its about two hours high aud that
wouldn't suit my folks at ALL We'll it
might suit the folks, hut it wouldn't suit
my business 1t would be dinner time be-
fore breakfast. The peach crop is very
uncertain amoog these Cherokee hills, but
most everybody can hive a few trees
around the house where they are protected
We can't expect to have all the good things
in our place. My Irish potatoes were
killed down the other morning aud that
hurt my feelings, for | was little proud
that was ahead of my nciyhbors. Bat
thoy will come out again and so there is
some comfort and good deal of hope
Hope says tho peaches are not all killed
for o man can't examine all the blooms and
maybe there will bc enough for the child
rem. That is the main thing after all;
enough for the children is what the word
is working for; enough money, or land, or
food and clothing; enough pleasure and
happiness. How We do love EN- aud very
over 'em by night aud by day. If We hid
no children think | would jus, quit work
and toll right suddculy-and 60 fishing
farm OF this season of the year, for my
almanac says, "About this time plant
corn" and We arc doing it all around in
these parts. | can sit on my pazzer and
look into five farms and sec the darkics
and the mules aud hear 'cm, too, and its
gee and haw. ana git along Pete, and whar
you gwinc Nell, come round dar, tell you;
and there's no end to this kind Of affection.
alto, ono sided discourse until the horn
blows for diuncr, and then the most know
ing mules give bray all round. Its
astonishing how much they do know aud
can DC made to understand. had a
big mule who woult! never give but &c
Iull at q root unless the dArkcy who
p!owed him hollcrcd out, "Rotten root, |
tell you!" and then he would break that
root or something else, for he had confidence
in the nigger, 1t always did seem like there
was kind Of confidential relation between
niggcrs and mules, sort of treaty of peace
fn hn, 10 1
can stand tho darkcy and there's no other
human can get along in peace with mule.
When they are alone together in b.
tiel with long rows the darkcy talks to
him all along the line and the mule listens
in respectful silence, but if two darkics are
plowing together they talk TO one another
and the mules are snubbed. There is
power Of corn being planted this sprip.
and not much more than half crop of
cotton so far as my observation goes. |
hope wc will make enough food for the
country for we can do with less clothing
better than be slinted in y,ttcls. There is
power of folks dependent upon the far
mers and great responsibility on US.
Politics raises mighty rumpus and takes
up sight Of room in the newspapers, but
when you compare it with farming it all
seems sortcr like monkey show that is
going on for amusement, and the farmers
foel like doing like Judge Stewards Texan
Ranger, who went to SEQ aD amateur
musical performance in Rome one night
during the war. lie was rough spccimcn
about six feet and two inches, aud hat
like an umbrella and boots like stove pipes
and spurs that jinglcd like trace chains,
and couple of navy pistols to set off his
beard, and he paid his half dollar and
took stand behind an empty bench in the
rear and looked on with lofty contempt
and whenever the performers closed piece
and tho cheering began the ranger ratified
the old bench most alorming!y and oxs
claimed, "souy, souy, souy," like ne was
driving hogs ard he kept it up until he
monopoIizcd the show and had it all to
himself. These premature candidates for
Governor and so forth reminded nc of
Judge Lochraue's story of the lrishman
who thought he had fast horse and so l,c
put him in the races and bet on him. He
run pretty well, butscemed to run better be
hind than before and the lrishman cluppcd
his hands with delight and exclaimed, "iaith
and St. Patrick, just look how no drives
EN-" But its all right. Pm glad to sec
Tho Independents waking up. It's all for
,hc good of the people and will keep tho
id Democracy on its good behavior
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