The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-03-28
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The most delightful Of all seasons is

The most delightful of all seasonsis fast
approaching. Her golden banner may be
seen as she waves ittriumphantly over our
land. How she enlivens and stimulates
the farmer, and provides him with hope
and encouragement that enables him to
battle through the summer conflict.
Peaches are in bloom, and it is hoped
that there will be plenty of fruit this year.
Very little, if any, corn has been planted
in this section.
The farmers of this section are preparing
land better this year than usual.
Health is good. and every one is proud
OF it, unless it is the farmer boy who must
plow from early till late. How many OF
us can very we'll remember the time when
we almost mourned our existence, because
the days were so, so l-o n-g. and the little
| nights were 80 Short that when we were
| called to get up it seemed but minute
since We retired.
Dreams are of various kinds, but the
most romantic we ever heard, was one of g
young man not long since He dreamed
| that he had falling out with another
young man, and after receiving severe
blow from his antagonist, he ''downed" him
and frailed him to his own satisfaction.
He arose next morning. only to find the
| feather bed torn assunder, feathers scat
tered over the room, and two pillows on
the floor choked to death.
| It is fact that one of our young wild
overs is searching for and endeavoring to
capture another one Of the fair sex. Not
long since he decided to address lady by
letter, and after getting the note almost
completed, he noticed q deficiency some
where and laid it by, intending to write O
new one altogether. It is not known
| whether he wrote one to his otion or not
| but for some cause or other he neglected tc
| destroy the original, which was picked up
BY one of bis familiar friends, and the
handwriting at once recognized: It is snid
that the same gentleman has his cap sci
for o certain lady, and good authority
states that the lady also has one set fol
him. We are just waiting and WATCHING
to see how and when aud where it will
terminate.
a young man OF rather backward ap
peaTance called to see a young lady recent
", and after being seated for an hour IL
the parlor where the young lady was hi!
only company, be took out his watch ano
said, zone hour gone" The lady did no
1 notice his remark much, and they chattef
on in the usual way till another sixty
minutes had passed; when the gentleman
consulted his time-piece again with th'
remark, "two hours gone, and" The
lady asked him then what time it was
| He told her it was eight "Realy;" sale
the lady ssno later than that?" The time
wore on till the hands on his watch sale
ten, then he said, "well, I'll declare, thret
hours clean gone and-and not-nothint
said yet" She quietly asked him wha
he meant, and told him if he wanted tx
say anything to go ahead. He told he
that be would not hesitate moment If ht
knew she would like to hear it. She said
"well. say good night john" and he die
and vas greatly relieved, and thelady, too
Some time ago two of our young mer
decided to visit the city of Augusta, Ga
They arrived shortly after dark, and as il
was the first time either had been in any
city larger than Anderson, they began to
feel very small and insignificant. The.
agreed to stand by and protect each othe
in case of danger. They soon found
hotel and took supper, registered and palt
for lodging and breakfast. They procuret
the key to their room, and turned out il
the streets for the purpose OF taking il
the town." The night was cold, and the.
kept stirring around for q good while
After certain hour the street lights wer
GALluBulhucu duu tAS poyS 6ob Aool oAN o1'
not as much as know the name of the hote
or the street where they had paid 70
lodging. They walked the streets until
late hour, and being tired and sleepy
they decided to give up hunting any more
So they locked arms and crouched behinl
an old warehouse till the sun was up
They took breakfast at restaurant nea
by, and was soon out upon the street
again. Many strange and grand curiositie
met their eyes on oil sides as they marche
up Broad Street, but the most wonderful O
all were the forms or images of boys an
men In front of clothing stores, place
there to exhibit the styles and patterns Q
clothing. They stopped to examine
, group Of such figures, and one Of the boy
thought he would learn, if possible, wha
kind of material they were made of. Step
ping behind one that Looked most lifelike
be took large scarf pin from his coat an
thrust it into its leg. The figure proved t.
j be roal man who happened to be stand
ing there, and one can hardly imagine hoy
the boy looked and felt when the fgur
jumped, scratched lis leg and turne
around in astonishment, and with a loo
! that seemed to demand an explanation