The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-02-01
sniffles in Columbia.

Our friend Sliffles Is once more about
and diseourseth thusly::
It was, s,lny pleasure to take the Srail'
to Columbia Friday night last, and on
getting off the cars, the sight OF fifty
outstretched hands, each grasping a
coach whip, violently shaking in the
ghastly light, produced chill, which
ran up and down the small of my back
like creased lightning. These hands
and whips were attached TO the bodies
OF hackmen who are fopced to silence
on the arrival of trains, by order OF
Council, lest the timid and tired travel
Ter get scared and cross. the line over
into Lexington. Not word was spo-
ken, and the silence was appalling; |
was appalled, slightly, as the waving
hands motioned to the shady hack, one
of which we took, or rather which took
us, and drove rapidly off.
The oyster stew furnished me at DIR.
Jackson's comfortable rancho, made me
think that Louise's royal party were
not half so well served. The oysters
were Levin's first chop, and the stew
was made by the happy pill-maker him
self-;t was Il capital stew. On retiring
[ foaad tall individual in the room
with his feet in hot water, and my first
thought was TINT my versatile friend,
the Doctor. was preparniga second stew
for me. My stomach revolted. In q
moment however I discovered that the
tall man was soaking villainous look
ing corn, which was successfully taken
out, NY next fear was that the opera
tor would make an attempt to UNICORN
me. We were all corned-,-that is every
man had corn. No such calamity befel
me, and soonafter slept, and dreamed
tiaat had made q corner on corn, and
owned several oyster. beds. 1t was a
pleasant dream, but I got over it and
up, and found the sun in advance, and
the individual who wrestled with the
corn gone. After breakfast-the Doc
tor never turns a man out without that
neal went out, and felt lonesome on
missing the mud, which prevails every
where in Newberry, but only in spots
jp Columbia. But my spirits soon re-
sed, the questions asked me in refer
~ our late fires, and why we had
Department, were quite reviving,
sdort felt refreshed; I did not fire
q shot, and simply said that Newberry
had been raised on fires, and would find
it hard to exist without them, her mo-
ney would otherwise lie idle. The Co
lumbians like to pile the agony.
After shaking hands with N. l.. Hi
nard, w. C. Swaffield, DR.. Jackson, A.
Palmer, S. Beard, the Registerand Yeo-
men men, Rateman of oyster memory,
and score of others, and besides meet
ing another who lodged ME, for little
difference Of $5, took hack and got
away to the railroad in time to inspect
the new union passenger depot.
This inspection was made ander the
polite guidance of Mr.. E. A. Loyal, the
gentleman who slperintends the paint
ing. 1t is an elegant structure, and IN
honor TO the South Carolina, and Che
G. & c.. Railroads. The ladies' and
and gentlemen's reception rooms are
convenient, elegant and beautifully de-
,corated, the painting and eoloring be-
ing exquisite !; while the seats, the clo-
sets, the entire arrangement, leave no
thing to be desired. The ticket Office
is between the reception rooms. and is
fixed UP with ali the modern improve
men1s. The refreshment saloon to the
left OF the ladies' reception, is COM
Portable and elegant room. Up stairs
are the different offices. and around in
all directions run insulated electric
wires for signalling. The entire build
ing is splendid piece of work:
Jast before taking the rail back. a
boy with bucket of oysters, was heard
asking for sdat good looking gemman
with tie brown ober coat, feeling assu-
red 1 was the man, folded the bucket
to my arms, and since then the oysters
into aninternal stew, with many thanks
to Mr.. B. Bateman for so nice pre-
sent. Ny friends are advised to gel
their oysters from him.