The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Native Section...How Changed-Yet
How Dear.

On the way to Anderson, Dec. IA, i
fell in with good company-Revs. n
B. Clarkson, J. G. Kilgo, M. M. Brab-
ham, and L. F. Beatty. The latter two
accompanied by their families. Along
the way we were Joined by Mrs. T. p.
Phillips, all bound for their new or old
itinerant homes. Further on Rev. A.
J. Cauthen fell in with US for short
distance. On reaching Anderson Bro.
Clarkson was left to take care of him-s
self. 80
Stepping from the train at Anderson
whom should I meet but Bro. Charlie
B. Smith. "Can't doit, Bro. Charles.
A pastor ought to preach the first SER
mon after his arrival" "Can't preach
for you Sunday night, either-preach
for yourself morning and night ! your
people expect it, and agree. No, sir.p
You see, Charlie is good fellow and
go cd also in getting others to preach
for him. know him rather of old
The is married. as neighborly gentle
man and by no means sorry preacher.
Charlie will do well at Anderson.
Friday evening Ernest wheeled me
out q mile and q half to the Brick
Mansion where Evans and Browne
live-two model maidens, proprietors--
where spent happy night, cold as
it was, with kin and kindred-perma-
nent and transient-among them three
maids vieing with one another as to
which should be last in making some
lucky fellow a good wife,. &.
Saturday made connection with Col.
Frank Browne in the town, and went
home with him, ten miles, and found
his superior half waiting dinner-sup-
per for US. Another pleasant compa-S
ny that night around the fireside, in
Guiding some good neighbors, and Rev.
S. r. Blackman, who has two elbows
that demand full sweep against bed
fellow.
Sad and pleasant are the reflections
inspired by the streams, roads, trees,
hills, &C., of my boyhood days and do
| ings where, and around where Frank
lives-within two furlongs Of the old,
old homestead.
Sabbath preached at "old Ebenezer"
to most attentive congregation. 1t
was here I started to be an exhorter,
and preacher.
The care of the grave yard hard by
the house of worship-is a credit to
the living as we'll IS an expression Of
respect to the dead.
A mile in the rain-a good dinner
with Rev. G. V. Burnes, M. d.
whose estimable wife went to school
to me-and I am off nine miles in rain
and red mud with "Japp' Ia nephew(
to his and his widowed mothers home
where I was one in another circle Of
kindred Sabbath night-thirteen. more
or less. The generation of the Brownies
and their kin about here is on the
line of more and more. "
What contrast-nine,miles ride I'm
rain and mud and circle of "baker's
dozenn around q big log fire. How
sweet and easy to fall asleep at II o'clock
with the rain pattering over head.
Monday: Early breakfast--candle
light---rainy and muddy ride with
Samuel Jasper to Anderson--.and here
I boarded the return train to Columbia,
without caring much as to whom L
might or might not meet with on the
train---for was ready to be alone for 8
while.
Should not forget Bro. Carson who
was my room mate Sunday night--nor
by any means should 1 forget to men,
ton the pleasure of call at the Jour-
nal office in Anderson and also a call
in at the Lntelligencer office---the two
weekly periodicals by which the city
and county of Anderson and adjoining
sections are posted every week with
the latest news. 6. H. B.
The passenger steamer, the Kate
Adams, plying between Memphis and
A r;fx, 1,oc, b,,rrad naooVoLo-