The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-13

Correspondents or the pcmocraiig Advocate
Molxrosn, July c, lsS9.
MgssRs. EbTroRs .-It has been quite q
while since could find time 70 write yOp
line. but now our harvest Is over, the rainy
season Is here and we have some spare time.
The fact Of the matter Is @e have 70 take the
time, as il rains everyday. and sometimes
twice day. Il Is nov aboGt time for the
rain TO commence for today aue ! have taken
shelter. We alWays carry q sleker OF umbrella
az this season II We are only going 20 the
nearest neighbours. We have had rain every
day for about four weeks, and the earth j.
about saturated thoroughly so, ssrs. Grass
and weeds cut or pulled up by the roots vii
live for weeks a, this season, so We say ''iet
her 90, Gallagher aud trust to Providence
to catch up after the rainy season Is over.
Can't say that trucking has been very SAL
isfactory with as this season. bat most farm.
ers have cleared expenses and can see bread
for another year. Tomatoes were q short
crop. but prices held pretty firm until the
past week. A few growers viii realize irum
81 ,25 TO Sl.5O per box for their tomatoes
delivered at the depot. We have heard moth
int, Of yellow Jack this season. and hope
Il NAV be many a long day before he again
pays US another visit. The orange growers
say that we will have the shortest crop this
year that has been harvested for number Of
seasons, but the fruit promises TO be OF good
size / think ! msy be able TO get lev
boxes this time, possibly enough to live on
another year, or rather on the proceeds OF
them.
Let me see If | can tell you Of a Fourth Of
July pic mic. This is oat OF my liGe, but |
must try as ! know you missed a fine thing
by not being there. Well, TO begin, It was
al a little town near here on last Thursday,
July 9TH, 1889. and all the grangers were 70
be there, with their wives, daughters. etc,
IL seemed rs though fortune would favor them
as il was bright and fair in the morning and
not too hot So every body put on their
white dress and boarded the most convent
ent conveyance. The motive power was any
thing from an OK 10 q mustang and on
they went for the much celebrated Fiemmlng-
ton pic ME Anticipating much ple and
piney- woods chicken. young Tom Sawyer
and / we're to make the run together, so We
nut our bronchos TO a patent road cart and
off we sailed. But 10 and behold. just as We
pulled into the main road, the rain came upon
ms. and such a rain as only Florida can
boast OF. but as Ton and bad scented the
chicken the rain could not stop US, SO we
stacked rein and away went through mud
and water and tell you about every other
tree along that road had wagon load of
white dresses under il. But as Tom and
were of to the pic mic we could not stop to
hold an nmbrrlla over them, and presently
we were on the grounds. There they we're,
white dress | mean-originally white
should say, for an hours rain with bnt little
protection will sometimes change eolors.
We'll | tried to get that boy Tom under
shelter but he would not 60, bat right there
IN the middle of the road he stood and
looked. / believe be was trying to count
those white dresses, but if he ever counted
them he did not tell me about It. 1t Just
rained and rained until everybody was wet
and then it stopped long enough for US to eat
up all The chicken, and for some of the young
and giddy ones to step the light fantastic loot.
forgot to say that the gallant youths had
tournament in the early part of the day, but
Il Was raining so hard that we could not see
who was the successful knight, but we were.
near enough to see the queen Of love and
beauty. Well will have 70 give It up for
can't describe the sound Of the dance on
floor covered With water Sufficient 10 say
Tom and are still extant. Yours, ete.
BILLIE.