The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-08
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II LETTER FROM ARKANSAS.

Experience The Attractions 1t ONers,
with Some of its Disadvantages.
MoNToNGo, ARK, January 30, 1888.
McssrS. Elit0rS: What has become
OF your Texas correspondents, that we
hear no moro Of them through TIE
NEWS AND HERALD? They must have
surrendered to tho ticks and mosuuitos
last summer, or have gotten home
sick and returned to old Fairfield. The
latter is most likely the case, and | do
not blame them much, for notwitil-
standing great many Of these West
crn people seem to look upon South
Carolina as being but little more than
one broad waste Of rcd hills, rocks and
sand-bars, producing chiefly pcrsim-
mons and pine saplings, one who has
fsccn raised there knows better, and TO
such Il one the old Palmetto State,
with her beautiful and perpetual
streams Of clear, frcc-stonc water, her
picturesque groves, her pinc-clad hills,
pleasant valleys and salubrious climate,
to say nothing Of tho superior social
advantages Of her people, possesses
charms scarcely equalcd by tho West,
with all its rich land, and its winding,
widc-flowing rivcrs-espccially when
we take into consideration its di$ah-
vanta3cs, which are many and in
places very great. But the great mass
OF those seeking homes in the West
pay no heed to the disadvantages, but
with their minds claicd with the san-
guinc antici pntiOns Of abundance and
case. they look alloGcthcr0n the bright
side or the picture, and as n con>c-
QUcnCC, while some arc pleased even
beyond their expectations, y great
many arc dissatisfied after thcv arrive
here. Bat as the old adagc EXPRESSES
it, "miscry loves company" SO they
write back TO their friends and give
them the sunny side of things, and
encourage Them TO follow suit. Thus
the tide Of emigration is kept I'D,
which, like IL mighty river, continues
TO flow INCREASINGLY, and rapidly. from
all parts Of the North and East, empty
ing into Arkansas and Texas. But
lhcrc is plenty Of room vet. Right
here in southeastern Arkansas there
arc thousands upon thousands OF acres
Of us fine land as is to be found upon
the globe, still sleeping in its primcval
solitude, where the smoke has never
assembled from white mars cabin, or
the WOodman'S axe over echoed upon
the breeze, where wild game in album
dance and in great variety ummO!cstcu
sport among ihc trees or roam at will
through the forest. This land can be
bought. at comparatively low figures,
and all that is needed TO make it Valu-
able is for it to be settled up by indus
trious and energetic men, with rca-
sonablc amount Of capital to commence
WITH, and WHO are wiling to endure
hardsiiipS for awhile, until they can
make their homes comfortable and
pleasant. 1t is true such may expect
to have more sickness for year or
two. and be denied many Of the pleas
urcs and luNurics formerly cniOvcd: &:
yet rs TO their making III )rc, and with
! greater case, than they can in the older
| States, there IS not the shadow Of Il
doubt.
There is a great demand for farm
labor here now. On the rivers and
bayOus there are hundreds of acre, OF
cotton. from which there i,asn't boom 81
! boil picked yet. Where such is the
case, however, it is generally Of low
| lands. lhat have Nccn inundated dur
ing the winter by back water from the
Mississippi-hcncc tic Inconvenience
of picking. Out here, on the hills, Tho
last years crop has nearly all been
gathered, and owing to the abundance
made, the farmers arc greatly cncour-
agcH, and arc eager to enlarge their
farms. These nill farmers arc q fast
people. They claim to be one YEAR
ancau, they make cotton thc leading
| and ,,nnN f1nnr,,l al nxnI,,
sivcly Oh the credit system for their
supplies, and thus they live on one
year what they ought to live on the
next. ,j}nt they blame themselves for
this and not the country.
| One objection to this part Of Arkan~
sas is the water, which, like the ncmro's
mule, is always "tOo mucher or too
noncr." During; tho winter season
one would think This the best waicrcd
country in tho world, there being r,ln-
ming streams in every direction, and
they arc often large cnougE to swim q
horse; but in summer they all dry up,
and were il not for good wells and 4
spring here and there, the cattle
would suffer for lack Of wafer.
Something rather strange, and q
great blessing to tho farmers, there arc
no crows here. | haven't seen crow
since I'Came here, and q reliable citi-
zcn who has been living here for thirty
years informs INC that ho has never
seen but two in this county, and one
of them was pct brought from Ten
ncsscG, and the other was high in the
Dir, flying for dear life.
With tho exception Of a few l,ard
freezes, when the wind came tic "ncai
way across the peach orchard," we
have had remarkably plcasan' winter
in this part Of the country. The pco-
PIE generally aa'c in high spirits. Bust
ness is lively, and the general outlook
shows signs of prosperity. And !
would simply say to those Of youl
readers who anticipate moving West,
that they will do well to look ut the
country at least, and assure such they
will always meet with a warm rcccp-
ton and hcaiy welcome By these hos.
piablc men and generous and noble
women. E. j. CAMhK.
"Shc Wore n Wreath OF Roses"
She had the jumping tOoih-achc
The night when first we met;
Her face was marked with anguish,
Her eyes with tears were wet.