The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-21
The News in Santuc.

NIB. EDiToR, Our fine spell Of fair wealth
er is broken; broken when we most desire
fair weather in which to complete the opera
tion of cotton picking, and to finish the gen.
eral farm work before the holidays are
upon US.
am now "rainbound" and sitting by my
tabP musine over how can best spend my
Chds,mas, and wondering how others will
sPe9 Skss. for myself, l anticipate
having No r time. providence permitting.
One that am not afraid Of rejecting ridi-,
culss on me, or TO bring forth any unpleas-
ant commentsfrOm the law abiding and chris
tiau ladies and gentlemen; nor one that |
will be ashamed to look back on, as one full
of whiskey drinking and debauchcry.
IT is true that crops are very short, and
one has to enjoy himself in an economical
manner, as pertains to the 8 ending of money
to secure pleasure. But what is the use of
one staying secluded at home in state of
moodiness, because of hard times, trying
their level best TO make them harder still by
whining and Whispering over them, like
little child crying for bifurcated sweet-cake
and then say that there is no pleasure on
the farm, and 81 am going to quit the farm,
going to the city, where can go where
please, and can go calling every night, if l
wish it," etc.,
There will be two Christmas trees in this
viciuity--one at Gilliam's Chapel (Methodist)
on Monday, oath, at p. NJ, and the Salem
Supdsy School is going to have one Oh
Cn nfkE2s nigtt, when the members nrs 60
ingt0 L'omake every one present, and
especially the little Sunday school scholars,
enjoy themselves to their hearts content,
and to make tho little children look on the
occasion as long ng-to-be-remembered event.
AS ON member of this School, l ex.
tend to you, Mr. Editor, a cordial invitation
to come down on that night, for there are
going to be great many young ladies pres
ent. know you are an Odd man, but do
not think you would object to looking on
the fair aud the beautiful. / know | will
not, if l should live to become DID, unless |
change nightly. will also extend the in
vitation to all OF the TIMES correspondents
and employees, and especially to the young
unmarried ones, who do not object to rid
ing long way for little harmless fun and
amusement. And, too, they might meet
their "fate;" If they have not already met
it. We would like TO have "Seatou," Of
Jonesville, to ccme down and see the gal
axy of beauty here. lie might be persuaded
to st9e--awhile, and to swap a Jonesvllle girl
Tor one here. You know fair swap is no
stealing. l firmly believe that cupid is got
ting in some telling work here, fer occasion
ally some "fellow" or "fellows" como in
here and stay short while, and is then
gone again, but is always fortunate enough
to leave q winsomc smile on somebody.
face. Now no one has told mo that any one
is going to leave here, but have entered
into contract with my eyes and cars to
take in all these things, and to report TO me
when convenient. Now had better stop
telling on folks, or they might put little
explosive under me and send me towards
the azure vault Of heaven with such aston
ishing rapidity as to make mo loose my
breath, or % mako my reception so cold a.
to cause mo to think an earthquake had
landed me few thousand miles nearer
Spitzbergen's frozen shores.
In my last piece wrote of my thought of
going "deer" hunting, .apl -hA.e t.-- 70
ouesied by several 90 les e sss,'tii s..S, T
therefore I have been thinking it over, and |
have como to the conclusion that it would be |
prudent TO let "decr" hunting alone and |
turn my attention to hunting "howcr."
Some may say that flowers don't bloom in the |
winter; hut / know there are some ever
They are the precious ones
Girls like to hunt flowers, so does
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