The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-08
LETTER FROM THE SICK MAN.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 4th, 1884.

charming city without a mishap
and pleasantly. This is the first
experience of home leaving since
our release from active duty and
it saddens us when we think of the
necessity which interdicts work
that "Othello's occupations gone"
Hang up the fiddle and the bow,
Lay down the shovel and the hoe"
We trust it will not be long though
ere we will be able to resume our
wonted place in life's drama. 1t is
hard after so long a period to lay
aside the roll of usefulness and as
sumo a life Of idleness, and we fear
that we will fall into lazy habits.
A retrospection Of the past tells US
that we have been forty-six years in
a printing office-almoss a half CEN
tury. From office boy and all along
the line Of type setting up to the
harder and we must say less re-
munerative position of proprietor
and editor to the present time.
What an experience we have had,
how much we have seen, how much
endured, and how many episodes
have fallen to our lot. But tits not
our aim to speak of these things
now, it would tax our shattered
brain to attempt to recall the past,
and to pick out here and there some
Of the many things, which lie stored
away on memory's tablet-some
other time, may be, we will turn over
it's leaves and Gull g fragment or
two. Now we must neither work,
nor spin-a yarn, the doctor says
so, and our own feelings tell US of
the correctness Of the advice. A
word or two, or may be three, we
will not consider in the light of
work, but rather in the light of rec
reation.
Well, we arrived in Columbia,
and were soon much at home at
the beautiful cottage home occupied
by our son in.law, Mr.. A. G. Jones.
We feel better than when we left
and this is much, very much. Four
weeks, ago we never thought Of being
in Columbia, or any other city,
except the one made ''by hand eter-
nal in the Heavens" How incru
table are the ways of Providence,
and ''past all finding out"
Columbia looks charming at
this time, "all dressed in living
green" and is at all times one of
the most attractive cities we think
in the Union, New Haven, Conf,
not excepted, and her citizens are
hospitable, kind, clever and intelli-
gent. Improvement is the watch
word mere, everything and every
one is looking upward, and although
there seems to be a perfect stagna-
tion in business, hope fills the heart
with joyful anticipations of the fu-
ture. One Of the most noted i'm
provements is seen in the Shiver
building; this has been completely
over-hauled and under the magic
influence Of the money of those sue
cessfui and energetic Dry Goods
merchants, Messrs. Desportes &
Edmunds, las been converted into
two magnificent commercial rooms
of extensive proportions, the corner
one occupied by the firm just named
and the other by our long esteemed
friend, NJ. L. Kinard, and filled with
the largest, finest and best selected
stock Of clothing in the city.
We have already called on and
seen many good friends, whose
sterling worth has been revealed
through long course Of intimate
acquaintance, among whom we
name the brothers Jackson, Z. E.
the pill and plaster compounder,
and c. j., the leader Of low prices
in Dry Goods and Clothing. We
would not forget Mr.. w. c. Swat
field; this gentleman now occupies
much larger and more comfortable
quarters than he did a few months
back. He will now take your meas
urc and fit you to an elegant suit
of clothes in the store lately occu-
pied by Mr.. NJ. L. Kinard. We
are glad to see that he is looking up,
and that he is filled with some of
that hope alluded to above. He is
one Of the largest and most popular
insurance agents in the city.
A little on-dit hatched out in the
Secretary of States Office, and
which got into the possession of the
reliable gentleman who gave it to
US is worth the writing and will
prove interesting to the friends of
the gentleman to whom itrelates and
not unacceptable to the gentleman
himself. Here it is: State Treas
urer, Mr.. J. 2. Richardson, in con-
nection with Others, said in speaking
of the work of his Office, that Coun-
ty Treasurer NJ. II. Gary had the
best report he had received, no other
county excepted. That it was fin
ished when it came to him, not
change to be made, not fraction
to be returned to Mr.. Gary, nor
fraction short. To the pride of our
County Treasurer we mention this
and hope that he will see no cause
to be off ;ded at it being made pub
lie.
The alarm sounded this morning
about three o'clock for third or
fourth class fire, which took place
below the G. & G. depot, and like
our late Newberry fire nearly burned
out before water could be had, the