The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1883-06-20
Interesting Letter From Due West

Il LfDr ITfSS ana IJNnUFT.
In this part OF Uncle Sans domain harvest
! Ing small grain Is about terminated for this
! season. ThrCSlcr$ have rubbed up ana are
beginning to move with n hopeful expectation
of revealing to The farmer a bOuntiiul We'd nl
the cereal that is calculated to furnish the
most palatablc diet. The Uat crop is dlmints!i-
ed greatly. attributable. to great extent. to
late sowing and non-frrtiliZing. Tho farmer
tina, fails to be impressed with the Importance
OF seeding down red oats early in the Fail
with proper treatment, deserving no charli-
able sympathy and operates against his own
interest. May drought will not affect early
sowing of grain materially. whereas. II IS Il
blessing = tEr farmer, IL gives nm a'nl,!e
via. soil (bot:oniSl in thorough preparation
for cultivation. Few days ago | took 0cca-
sion to wcnd my whv in m eastern direction
from l>GnnaldS, seven or eight miles distance.
and asa paSScr.hy. | inspected th" tirecy weed.
bruai-wis.. and it indicated clearly that it
had received much good attention. / WAS
Garortbly impressed that the l;Ihorcr has not
been eating idle brc:d.' ] imagine what
Il blessing i: would he for the brute creation
if the Oli product could get half rs much care
as cotton.
Indirectly I awaited myself OF the oppor-
tuiiity OF altrnIils church services ut Turkey
Creek. | had no cause u regret going. was
greeted with friends and relatives. and the
! hest of all, heard. an elegant discourse pro-
Gained from the pulpit by its pastor. Rev;
his theme 'at home with appropriate and
,rcihlc tn the point" practicable Illustrations.
lie is an r!uIEcmt and affecting speaker. II
he is not y genuine pious, glowin@-hcartcd
, Christian. devoted to his holy vocation with
enthusiastic zeal. he certainly IS Il grand I'M
: poster. glohicd with Il CARO- OF dcrcption.
: The full house that always welcome MS
presence IS n guarantee that his untlring de-
voIinn to the spiritual welfare of his con
cregation, is fully appreciated. His aflablc
and genial temperament Is among The en-
! ccptiOnahlc.
i presume the Court dignita1ics enjoyed n
! feast Of "tat things last week to the drtri..
,nent of the true scarce OF all prOicSslonnl
prosperity. My opini"n. June Court Of Com
| mon Pleas. should he dispensed with. l am
; no advocate Of any undertaking that VIII
conflict seriously with d:rirulturt' interest.
Reasonable objections might be cited 10 snow
the lack of Immon practical! sense IN Loid-
ling n week of Court in the very heart OF the
farmers interest.
The sran!y prospect OF Il fruit crop that sur
vlvcd the icy breath of Spring has ;hont DIS
appeared. The spontaneous productions.
blhckbcrrics, etc, are only to be enjoyed this
year. ,,
n few miles Of D0nnnldSville. northern di-
%rec,ion. intiicting much damage 10 the grow
Ing crops.
Commencement week ut Due West is o the
eve of being ION hand.' Thorough prepare
tlon, ms usual, arc unJcrgoin" TO uphold h"r
standard of enjoyment. The fiery ordeal OF
examinat!an l. IN full blast this week. PcalS OF
Ciccronian rlnqucncc are heard ctlI0inG over
hll!-top< and through valley In the suburbs IN
dicatiig some great demonstration to take
place In the near future. Mr.. Editor don't de-
pend on hcarsay or reporter of the juvenile"
exhibition which is the i0rcinsie OF the l)uc
West Female College commencement. an"
by the way. l. :, very enjoyable feature. Come
in person and have n CLEAN q: light emitted
from the Using generation to illuminate" your
solitary pathway, and perhaps the distorted
wrlnkl's OF bachcl"riSm Will vanish ana per
adventure. obliqucly. it may be, an epoch in
your history from which To designate your
avowal to- abandon the lonely path o'.ellibacy
, p1 ..Ilinir marc nb~rlicntlE TO Tho 0lSluC en-
junction it il not good for man to b" alone;
@. i. III.