The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Musings From Riverside Joe.

ETOm htVeIblue Joo.
RIVERSIDE, Feby. 11.-"Riverside joe
can very well afford to take rest. and give
the readers Of the Times . rest also, when
there are such q number Of intelligent and
interesting correspondents in different parts
Of the coiuty. 1 read them all and like to
see the fiue display Of sparkling and bril-
liant literature. 1t has the tendency to
make your humble servant appear like the
distant star, whose minor light is eclipsei
by the brillisncy Of the MONDAY sun.
But will you wonder that Riverside is so
behind the age when toll 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 tho age
the steam locomotivsf This satisfied and
contented Homilite says tho cotton gin is
inst about as much as she can stand.
But would not somo Of the readers Of the
TINES envy even her condition, in all her
ignorance, whom they learn that this good
old relic Of the better days, "lives at home
and boards at the 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, as they move
along in their silent majesty. We can but
think that tho time 10 not far distant when
those now idle waters will toll tho passsrs-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.
Ifany one thinks that "Riverside" is sit
uated in an out of the way and desolate re-
gioD, with rivor on ono 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 all
We get our mails three times week, moro
or less. The mail rider, Henry Brown, runs
his special email train" on time with big
head Of steam on, and blowing off ell tho
time. We have only one objection to our mail
rider; he sometimes, and not unfrequently,
gets off tho track, and takes q near cut and
entirely different route, giving some of the
smaller stations the go-by. "Uncle Sam" is
the paymaster and will scarcely know the
difference.
Do you think "River sde' is sleeping?
Not bit of it. We have the mathemati-
clans on this side the c,unty. Mr.. J. w.
Hughes, Jr., says he has solved Vox's walk
lug problem, and that B makes ~ and A
10S 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 ip
the holy bonds Of wedlock to Mr.. Norbert
A. Burnside, of Richland county, eight miles
from Columbia. The occasion was O pleas
ant and profitable one for the parties most
interes' cd. 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 sn
the 9th ult. The bridal party boarded the
o'clock train tho same day for their future
homo on Mill creek. The table was heavily
laden with the many nice things general,
served on such occasions. May their life
boat steer safely down the stream Of life
and bear it's precious burden safely Ger tn
pillows of life's turbid sea, and auchor a.
last "within tho vale on Canaan's happy
shore. JOE.