The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-10-14

stated Mr. Editor, that put it very
mild. Yes sir, like the Sunday School song:
! Not half has ever been told, no and never
will be- 7 1only stated facts; did not abnse
the factors for facts cannot be abuse, unless
/ there IS any moral wrons in published fact.
What said know, and l challenge him
to disprove it. It is very strange that g
citizen Of Clarendon, whether lie is 4 mer-
chant or q farmer. should accuse 80 oGt of
every 100 Of his fellow citizens Of securing
advances from factors ''to allow himself in
dulgences and Qualifications" It is grave
! charge, and l do not attempt to contradict
his statement SO far as regards Foreston and
its surroundings, for he speaks as if he
knows. but am sorry for Foreston l
could ut accept his invitation to settle there.
I'd rather stay here, where we all pay our
debts, hard as it is. although moving on
roughly What q wise look Bro. ''O1 Farm
81" must have put on, when he made that
wonderful assertion, There is no law, not
ever le law necessity, that IN this year Of
grs, compels the farmer to borrow &c
Why. don't everybody know there is no law.
The State has not passed any. don't We all
know that. But when he says, mot even
the law of necessity he makes a mistake so
far as We axe situated Bro 'Ox" forgets
that we have no big stores like he has, and
no smoothly moving on farmer dead heads,
who keep their factors from going to Sara
toga like those he SAYS are around him. and
therefore are obliged to buy his goods at
the Ducthman r, pr. ct. profit. OF course
there IS no necessity for these ne!ghbozs Of
his, whom he does not hesitate to expose,
to SO to Charleston or Savannah, when they
can buy from him. He knows them and he
can wstch them. But assert that every
right minded honorable farmer who takes
pride IN his farm, his stock, and IS IN af
fectloDate husband, son. or father, Is not
only obliged to, but will, if he is not obliged
to 50 beyond necessities to live, borrow
money on his crop, to secure all those de-
hghtf,u adjuncts to 2 pleasant home, to give
his wife, daughters and sisters oil those
blessed privileges so dear to q woman $
neart He is a brute if he don't. I cannot
think Bro. Ok intended to convey the idea,
that SO out of 100 of his ncighbors are such
bad fellows as he seems to say. he must
have had a bad headache when he wrote
that or some poor darkev didn't bring in
tLs,t bale ne promised him, anyhow l give |
him the benefit of the doubt. Bro. Ok say
IF I was n farmer &c" Now Mr.. Editor
that's q tremendous little word, If How
many splendid Presidents, first class Gen
erals, number-one Governors. the best sort
of Steem boat captains, and the very finest
farmers have been lost to the world just on
account of that little word, .'iE What q
grand company of magnificent lost oppor-
tunities have crossed the food, and how
many are crossing now, who can tell. 1t is
only when one of them, reveals himself
that we know there is something extra
among US. But am afraid Bro Ok will
ind it harder road to travel than he
links Bro. Ok puts me in mind Of Uncle
IN idea he could Fly rs good as any other
oird all that he wanted was 4 good start.
50 he asked his factor, Bro. 'Buzzard to help
lim, and after much persuasion Bro. Buz-
ard consented, and took him on his back,
nd carried Bro. Terrapin above the clonds
o give him 4 good start, and when Bro. Ter
Spln thought he was high enough, he told
Sro. Buzzard he was alright to just let him
#, 50 Bro. Buzzard swooped from under
nm, and Bro. Terrapin started, he tried his
evel best, he tipped his fiippers and wig
led his tail, and struck !. bee line, but it was
traight down, down, until be came slam
n his tail, and if it was Mt for his shell be-
ng so hard, he'd busted all to hUnders.
)h. my dear Bro. Ok, its mighty easy to say,
If you were a farmer, but don't try that
,errapin idea for I'm afraid you might come
own the same way, and maybe your shell
hight not be so hard as Bro Terrapins.
In conclusion let me ask you by what
ght do you impugn the motives of the
larendon farmers in the purchase Of their
applies acceSsine "99 ont Of 1n4I Il