The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-01
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sennbls Talk From le. q
ns"e want TO sit down and rest n,
"h'e "e viii try to write few li,.s ..
you' II you will allow u. a small ,n.c. N;
isrsnt people rest different wsy,. asn.-.,,,
when . man wants TO rsst h. ,,,,. -,
everything and sits back in the e.,v ro.t.
ana iolds his hands, (if his newspaper :,
not near) bat II the good wifi. or d.uobt.,
''' down to rest they rest while they tpi,
r crochet or something Of the kind.
While farmers have q good d.., =,
IN winter, it is a moro leisure tim,
'nsh IN tho spring and summer month,
30 ho"' the busy season will soon b. un.n
We must begin to think .h,r,
WI" "o are going to do this year. Those
VINO nave stock could be building ,prino
pasture fences, for the stock that bs,. -.
on IN some winter pasture; and perhap, thew
.'e needing salt, ifihey have not had .nv
'nis winter; and If we have no ,tock -.
'0s'a employ ourselves hunting up and re-
pairing our plow gearing, bringing I'M n.
Piow stocks from the fields, whore ths, -.
iet when We quit plswing cotton. and
'o'A up the hses that were lsft IN
'he neld along in the latter p.rt -
july for it may be that some of the handle,
are little tender, or tho rust may b.,. in.
Jured some, SO that new snes must h. ,ou,..
ana 1t would be a great saving Of TIM.
wh'ie We are hsuling our Guano, Corn. Mat
rioar' M'la'ses, Potatoes. Sugar, Coffee
N''s' ana many other supplies that v.
2ust a nave, to bring the needed f,rm;nu
when We Sgttur+Ur,.-------.- --.--".e e ~
then We have no time to loose, As it takes q
year abont 13 months long to make and
market crop Of Gotten. We nre not very |
good in Arithmetic, but really it does seem
to us, if VIC could run that through, accord
ing to the "single rule Of three in cid
Pixies arithmetic, we would sson get about
year behind but maybe not If il 10 20,
some Of the smart men We have in the
country would have found it out. Be
that rs it may, we say we are souna 70
plant cotton to pay our Guano bills, aud our
ration bills, or liens, which is absut $500
to the ene-horse farm and good portion Of
that is taken mp now, or will be by the time
the ole woman gets supply Of ealicoss,
Plaids, Muslin, Hats, summer shoes, etc.
Besides, we like to dress as wcll as anybody
else, and q nice suit Of clothes don't cost but
about twenty dollars, and other things in
proportion. Now, if we can just make about
M:y to b: hGssS will come
| ILL 4, :.l
prospects before US, with the strength Of our
muscle and the vim of a mud turtle, we sail
in, and We will "get there too, 6m get
ehere Now we expect some one will want
to quote something like this
All fools will nssr be dead,
We know the reason why;
The young snss they grew up
Before tho old ones die,
We hope oil tho farmers are not as above
| described, but instead, by close observs-
ton, industry and economy, steer clear of
tho breakers.
There is email farmer we have in eur
| mind. about 60 or g. years old, who still
wears his Fathers coat, wears n pair Of
shoes made about 20 years ago, has bought
only 2 saddles in his life and has q hamper
basket that helped gather 80 crops Of cotton
aud corn.
Tell Nox, in answer to his question in
your issue of the 22nd, We refer him to
John IS; ss:-v"Pilsts saith unto Him, what
is truth7'
We are in favor Of Vox's idea in regard
to an inquiry column in the TINES.
what person in the scriptures is repre-
ssnted AZ "a cake unturned.'
Hoping you may mako better collections
for the next month than you have in the
past two, We will not make our letter lsnger.
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