The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-03-20
For THE HERALD.

DEAR HERALD.-As if in fear of
another cyclone Flora timidly adj
vances with her beautiful treasures as
an Offering to her lovely sovereign
Spring; yet scarcely waiting. for her
little subjects TO don their pretty dress
6. Old Boreas hurls them into con-
fusion, causing March, in sympathy
with April, profusion Of tears for the
rough treatment of their favorites;
yet only making them brighter and
fresher after each succeeding deluge.
Then gay warblers from their leafy
corerts burst forth in q swell of melo-
dy cheering the little victims thro the
medium that in the same breath carols
praises to Natures God those carols
perhaps family tho sweetly heard
among the evergreen leaves of the
Gree OF Life; - for as God delights
to hear and answer the prayers of his
servants, so we believe he listens with
delight to the hymn of flower and bird,
and no one can be so entirely sur
rounded by labor but that he can talk
with God in his heart.
l heard an excellent sermon from
the ReY. Kirkland at the protracted
meeting at Lebanon. He discOurSed
to 4 crowded house, which from the at
tcntion that marked each hcarer, COM
municated from mind to mind that
lofty intellect and kind and generous
heart, prompted each appreciated truth
that fell from the good mars lips {;
nor was he wanting in spice OF hui
NOR that so pleasantly blends with in
telligence and worth. He wanted 1.-THE
Church Record'' circulated among his
churches and related an incident in
which yonng gentleman came to him
to subscribe for the papar to send to
lady loYe-she acknowledging the IA
vor to such an extent as to become his
wife. He didn't know that twas magic
in the paper that caused the desired
result, but admonished the young gen.
tlemen present, to try it as a medium OF
courtship as it might be the means Of
showing off their accommodating dis
position to an advantage.
The farmers generally are grum-
bling about so much rain becoming,
tired OF ''drizzly d-ozzleys' nor do
they want trash mover" They are
jealous in the cause Of their grain
that's Soaking-fearing it will appro-
pirate too much water for future USE
fulness. Speaking of the mania of
our farmers for growing cotton 4 witty
Georgian farmer remarked that as a
man can't feed his family on cotton a
good old fashioned famine would do
those cotton votaries good, such as they
had when Joseph ''chawed" his Lreth-
rem in Egypt about Beniamin,ss cup.
In spite Of the general complaint a
spirit Of contentment peryades GER
tain jolly farmer at whose house we
stopped q few nights ago. While al
organette was playing "Old Dan
Tucker" he merrily called for his Sol
den slippers'' and paid homage in
the quick time the melody required
amid bursts of laughter and applause
from the fire side circle and all hon
or to the cheerful heart that bespeaks
peace and good will to its fellow crea-
lures. ..--....
A strange freak took possessioo OF |
certain huntsman in Township No. II,
as he wended his way homcward after
an unsuccessful fox hunt. Looking
down, he noticed strange track;
which, Oil dismounting, he came to
the conclusion was monkeys and
giving immediate pursuit, he soon |
came upon its object which proved to |
be little negro with deformed feet.
The little fellow seeing the dogs in i'm
mediate pursuit, followed by the hunts |
man, set forth yell that put those OF
the dogs to shame and wabbled out OF !
the road as fast as his ungainly ped
estals would carry him. The mother
was highly incensed, and remarked
''that she had been long time listen
ing for Gabriels trumpet; but now |
bress the Lord! since her child was |
mistaken for a monkey, "She believed |
judgment day was at hand. The hunts
man practised laugh but ''it wouldn't |
laugh" An old negro during "the
cyclone" said he didn't know the roof |
OF his house was gone until he noticed |
a larger flood of light in the house |
than window or crack could accommo-
date. CLARA LOUISE.