The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-01-24

Something About Pains.
l am to the front again, and trust
that the painful history will not prove
front of offense. j Iam a modest man,
and a peaceable, l lik: front place.
and every one who knows me knows
this, but as every does not know Snif-
fles, or who he is, tell them that they
may know. l was born, several years
ago, under modest circlms ances, at a
modest time, and did not even have a
shirt to my back; my relatives soon
supplied the deficiency, and I thrDve.
l was. born at night, candles were the
lights used then, and as I could not
see very well, and could not speak
the language prevailing l had to accept
the situation, together with the catnip
tea, small doses of which were given
at short intervals all you see was mo-
dest. had nearly forgotten the wea-
ther, this was clustering, and the time
being March, the winds Whistled and
blew great guns as sailors express it..
! think the whistling was exceedingly
indecorous, and it is affirmed that I
cried, but whether by reason of the
whistle or that I wanted more catnip,
q forgot to say that gin was used III
that good old time as a part and con-
sideration Of that tea,) any how it was
immodest. My nurse seemed struck
with my love for tea, and said that
there was the making of good man
in me. That nurses language was
prophetic. Ny manhood has proved
its correctness. I have suffered, good
men alone suffer. This bliEgs me to
the point OF my 'history,'-the various
pains which have run riot over my bo-
dy these many years. The first struck
it with surprise, was not looking for
it, pretty soon began to look for them,
for they are regular as pig tracks, and
forty times as ugly. Is was in my ba-
chelor days, and my frame was tender.
No wife to soothe. 10 one to love me,
none to caress, ale c in a bowling vii
derness, no gentle .!agers manipulated
me. had to grin and endure. The
wifely ministrations now are mine, and
they are good. How Ihaye weathered
these experiences puzzle me, if one OF
these would last Just moment longer,
or the screw make ore more turn, 60
Just one mite deeper, it seems that
Sniffies must throw up his hands, and
turn the corner. ! think OF my fellow
sufferer, E. II. Christian, then, he is the
only man, who like me knows what
pains are; poor fellow, symp. with
him, he's martyr. Every pain
known to man born of woman is
known to me, besides those unknown.
They come ana they so, and in their
ceaseless flow 60 on forever. Some,
kindly inquisitive, want to krow how
work under these circumstances. I
answer, between times, here a little,
there little, and by the exercise of
patience. The novelty too OF change
in the character of the pain, and the
place where it will spot me next, gives
me a kind of rest. l sometimes liken
ss,sS body to factory, in which large
e iffS 5ififfSs,zsssssaf men work, and as the case
number Sly sratiyes are on, noon
may be, the oprSsSight; the faetoS
dav rest, or home acrse
I'S u SS1iet so am I, pretty soon the qule1
Is w., 49, a kew is inserted in the lock,
- tbo door is opened, workmen enter,
W. wa seizes a hammer, another hle,
m or saw, or auger, or monkey Wrenen'
~ what not all is life, motion, actlVl-
~. inst sois Sniffles' workshop started,
cyarv nerve. muscle and fibre, is on the
strafch one fellow with an auger Dores
q little and such a bore, neWspaPel
hore Is not comparable to it; anot4el
saws little, it is dull saw, ana sucn til >,
saw as Ineyer saw saw before an0Ine
fa1Iow drives a nail into some zoos
Ha-t and wish thSt he had lost IN
pport before he four | it; aHotner 1Ol
ces c a lack plane over a knot, may .
SIS oSo,,t the knee cap, and it is as plal
aS dav that there is no playin' aheut Il
Not always 0: this character are tne: M
for sometimes they are long, SometAns
n sbort then straight or crooked, quo
!, or slow. covering much or little, eur
i ing twisting, perambulating, on Il
e srTi s,ITyiace. under the cuticle, in the mr
:. cIe in the bone, in the marrow, hei
!, there, everywhere in the morning, =,
;; ;; the evening, at midnight, at coek cLo ,.
n. Of seasonable and unseasonaDie nov
Y. I have had them all, every ore OF tne
j. and ID Expect to try few more q
came sort. Oae is on me now Whils
Z, Z write this; but after this relation y
P. shall adopt reticence on the sueleel
m 19- pains; it is painful, to me, ana p .ps
NJ. full to those who are free from Ihs
stt Human nature is very weak you kn'
" and don't like other peoples mIse|
cob cSo to be brought to their neu
o. stuck under their noses. 1t is uss!
IT'S, IT'S, to to remark that this class OF people
!. J. not remarkable for any good qnal&
p. In short, occupy only q sula4 a.
Sm: ID good and Raeiul Ute.