The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-20

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in the crowd, by the long hair the,
wear, and by the number of cuts the,
curry on their faces, the result Of thei
curious custom Of duelling. | ono,
counted TWENTY-FIVE gashes on the fac,
Of one young hero.
Not the least interesting among tn.
many curiosities Of Germany are tn,
queer ideas one meets with in referenc,
to our country and our countrymen. Tt
the Germans the "practical American
is far Oft, ill-detined conception, who
IS known chiefly by his works in max.
ing practical inventions. by sort o
hazy connection with Christopher Co.
lnmbus and George Washington, and by
certain personal pcculiari:ics they attri.
butte to him. which are more or less
fattering in their nature First, he is n
creature Of fabulous wealth, whose
pockets are filled with silver dollars,
except one little corner, in which be
carriers pocket pistol. He cares for
absolutely nothing but the business of
moncy-mai;ing-if he has degree, or a
a title, he has probably purchased it
with money-he is seldom at home.
especially Of nights, and when he is
there he lives ''under the slipper" |
speak with becoming reserve, knowing
that "he jests at scars, that never felt a
wound" but it seems to be utterly ludic
rous, the strong-handed part they think
our women play in the management of
the household. The husband, they
think, is universal drudge, who bears
all the burdens Of the par ltncrship,
tolls his life away to satisfy all sorts Of
visionary cN:rsvagances to his wife, and
dares not raise IL noise on his own
hearth stone. She is looked upon rs q
delicate stror gminded, useless creature.
with fondness for dress and
flncry, spending her time in meeting of
female societies, and neglecting her
at home. and only rising to her
true greatness when her unfortunate
better half appears upon the scene. Tha
nir American is thought. too, to be nm;
nvcterate smoker Of cigarettes. have
been several times very much amused
It incidents that have occurred to mo
showing how little the people generally
know Of where and what we are on the
'thcr side of the Atlantic. On one oc-
'aSlon went into flower shop in
Bremen on my way to Lcipsic. and see.
ng there an unhappy looking specimen
ii an azalea, said to the good frau
Who was putting up a little nosegay for
ne. that there were hundreds of hose in
ny home, and that they grew in the
'pcn air. She asked me where that
vas and | told her ''in South Carolina
he good soul gave INC a puzzled glance,
nd finally said: But the gentleman
las yet white GATOR !h' | explained
hat we had been long on the sea. and
had ra!ned much,' an explanation
With which she answered with a satisfied
so - apparently much relieved at this
olut'on of the mystery. Another time
ny landlady told me that ! had been at
Irst regarded with some disfuvor by
er patriotic young Germans who had
onnected South Carolina with the Car
line Islands, and tie national Difficult
les which occurred there shortly be-
Ore. And once found that very
Intelligent student, with whom I was
pcaking, was laboring under the i'm
ression that Grant and Lee had taken
nrns about in commanding the Amcri-
an armies. However these things be,
ne Germans are friendly. courteous
cople, and it is pleasant to come among
hem as a stranger. In their homes
hey are hosptabl cheerful and cult
ated, and whether as curiosity or a |
lviliZed hcing an American is sure to
e e.pleasantly received by them. Es.
ecially can this be said of Leipsigers
nd one who has shared their hospitali-
7. attended their concerts in the
fewand Hause, strolled on their hand
ome promenade nnder the shade Of the |
hestnut trees, and heard the nightin-
ale sing in their beautiful Rosenthal.
lay sec many great town that will |
lease him less than Goethe's Little |
aris." WHIP.
The Abbeville Farmers Convention
let just before the county Democratic |
and recommended eight of