The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
xrsinss 1rom Rivsrsia. Joe.

Musings From Riverside Joe.
RIvsRsDs, Feby. u.-"Riyerside joe
can very well afford to take . rest. and give
the readers Of the Times rest also, when
there are such number Of intelligent and
interesting correspondents in different parts
ofthe coauty. read them all and like to
see the fine display efsparkling and bril-
liant literature. Il has the tendency to
make your humble servant appear like the
distant star, whose minor light 10 collapsed
by the brilliancy of the MONDAY sun.
But will you wonder that Riverside is 20
behind the age when tell you there Is
lady In one mile OF this scribe, whs, though
more than three SCORE years Of age, has
never seen the greatest invention OF the age
Tho steam looomotivsf This satisfied and
oontented Homilite says the cotton gin is
just about as much ~ she can stand.
But would not some Of the readers Of the
TIMEs envy even her condition, In all hsr.
ignorance, whom they learn that this good
old relic Of the better days, olives at homo
and boards at tho stme place." pays cash
for what she gets all the year round, owes
nothing, and Is perfectly Independent.
Imagine her in her quiet homo, psrchsd
upon the summit Of towering hill, over.
looking the turbulent waters of the river
Broad, q hundred feet below, a. they move
along in their silent majesty. We can but
think that tho time 10 not far distant whom
those now idle waters will toll tho psssers-by
of the tens Of thousands spindles and thou
sands Of looms above that furnish employ
ment to hundreds and thousands of labor
ers, the year round.
III any one thinks that "Riversids" Is. sit
uated in an out Of the way and desolate re-
gioD, with river on one side, the hills on
the other, creek on tho tother, and another
creek on the other, we beg to inform such
that they are simply mistaken, that's ali
We got our mails three times week, more
or less. The mail rider, Henry Brown, runs
his special email train" on time with q big
head Of steam on, and blowing of sll tho
time. We have only one objection to our mail
rider; he sometimes, and not unfrequently,
gets off tho track, and takes o near cut and
entirely different route, giving some Of the
smaller stations the go-by. "Uncls Sam" 10
the paymaster and will scarcely know the
difference.
Do you think "River side" il sleeping?
Not bit of IL. We have tho mathemati-
clans on this side tho county. Mr.. J. W.
Hughes, Jr., says he has solved vox's walk
log problem, and that D makes ~ and A
1OS steps when they are together.
Mrs Joe has returned from tho wedding
of her younger sister, in Fairfield county,
Miss Clara W. Chappell, who was united 10
tho holy bonds Of wedlock to Mr.. Norbert
A. Burnside, Of Richland county, eight miles
from Columbia. The occasion was . pleas
ant and profitable one for the parties most
Interested. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Nicely, also of Richland. The
bride received quite number Of very hand
some presents. The Wedding took place On
the 18th ult. The bridal party boarded the
o'clock train the sams day for their future
home on Mill creek. The table was heavily
laden with the many moe things generally
served on such occasions. May their life
boat steer safely down the stream Of life
and bear it's precious burden safely Ger the
billows Of life's turbid sea, and auohor .,
last "within tho vale" on Canaan's happy
shore. JOE.