The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-08
Notes From Uncle Ned.

Notes From Uncle Ned.
MIR, EDron: AS L hav'nt written
to your valuable paper
since 1 took up my abode near Six
Mile, and got to be student of the
Easley High School, will take the
pleasure of giving you few items,
which may be of some interest to the
many readers of the SENTINEL. must
say that the SENTINEL affords me
more interesting reading matter than
any paper that's ever been my priv
loge to read
The farmers have about got their
guaho and compost in the ground
in the neighborhood of Easley. Some
oI the ladies around here have be-
gun planting their garden seed.
1t seems that the farmers are try
ing to make the g,tano agents rich,
from the way they have been hauling
guano from Basley for the last three
weeks. I only counted fifteen wag-
ons around the depot at Easley last
Monday after guano.
1t seems that the farmers antici,
pate n big crop this year, which if
they don't make, it will be big loss
to them, while the guano agents will
make big profit, and run but
very little risk. Big calculations and
short crops are what keeps the most
of the farmers SO behind. This /
have learned by experience
went to Zion last third Sunday
to hear our new preacher, Rev. j. G..
Davis, for the first time Ucpreach-
ed IN excellent sermon, and the
choir sang very well, but the sweetest
music to my enr was the dinner
waltz around the stove This was
played after [ came homo. The chO-
RUS was sounded by turning the
crank of little music box upon the
wall. The next thing I heard was a
voice, get ready for dinner" no
quicker said than done.
Miss Laura Wyatt says her school
that she Taught at the Looper School
House was all composed of Looptrs,
except twenty, and her average at
tendance was forty-one.
From what I can learn, Mr.. G.
\. Ellis is soon to open a school at
tho Zion School House I have been
informed that his sister Miss Lucy
Ellis, is having fine school at Gap
Hill Academy. spent a night with
the family she boards With not long
since, and had the exquisite pleasure"
OF bei1H with my best girl There
were several guests there that night
besides myself. Some OF their kin
folks came in aftor my arrival. There
were two young ludics that attracted
my undivided attention while they
all sung somo choice pieces Of
music. They sung with great wivac-
ity. One of the young ludics wound
up this social enjoyment by singing
the Frog Song, which was very anus
ing.
I must tell YOU what my friend G.
". LaboOn wrote me from Texas
| III tl,-, e.,
there to make that place his home
He wrote: "It hasn't rainel since [
came here until to-day, and started
to neighbours hulsc about mile
away. The soil stuck to my feet to
such All extcttt, That Ey the time
got half way, my feet were SO heavy
L couldent move q step [ sat down
right there with bliShted hope of !
reaching my destination soon; but by
providence n shower of rain soon
came and washed the mud off, and I
went on my way rejoicing. [ never
left another track that day, but by
subtraction carried them all with
me-" I presume he thinks that sub
traction is hard rule to work in. I
think this should be lesson to those
who contemplate going West. They
can all go West that wish to, but
South Carolina is the place for
UNCLE NED.