The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-05-07
% to St. PauIs.

There IS an old saying, and we be-
lieve it to be sruism, "that when the
cats away the mice will play" 80 as
; the Editor was in Charleston having q
glorious time, the Local took advan-
tage of an invitation to have day
off.
Last Thursday morning. Mr.. David
Levi, Santee's merchant prince, was in
town and invited a party of gentle
men, consisting of Mr.. S. A. Rigby,
Capt. A. Levi, and the scribbler of
localisms for the TINES, to accompany
him home. The invitation was ac-
cepted, and as the party was rather on
the order OF the distinguished, Mr..
Moses Levi rendered his magnificent
team OF bays for the trip.
We drove through the country, and
it was amazing to see the beautiful
condition of things. Allthe farms Oh
the road to St. Pauls are being we'll
worked, cotton and corn is growing
nicely, and the general appearance of
the farm houses is that OF progress
and thrift.
We saw several fine farms, and es-
pecially SO were the farms of Messrs.
H. B. and E. A. Tindal These were
so attractive one of our party exclaim-
ed that the assertion could be truth
fully made that these two farms can
not be beaten in the State. On our
route we took in Summerton, and the
improvements we saw there were SIM
ply remarkable. We regret that we
did not get out of the buggy and
walk around the town. We have Of
ten heard Of the progress the citizens
of Summerton were making and be-
lieved all we heard, but We admit that
we did not dream of seeing as much
of it as we did. They have several
fine stores, and some of them would
do credit to a larger town. The prl-
vate residences are nicely painted and
built after modern styles, which gives
the town new appearance.
We were very much pleased with
the elegant two-story residence re-
Gently completed by DR.. Badger. 1t
certainly is an ornament not only to
Summerton, but to the county.
As we went on we would see one
pleasant SIGHT after another: here a
magnificent cotton field, there fine
field of corn, and at another place a
neat and cosey residence, until we ar
rived at ST. Pauls. There we saw sew
eral prettily painted cottages recently
built by Mr.. D. Levi.
When we reached Mr.. Lewis hos
pitable mansion the first sight that
greeted US was the large number of
persons waiting for our arrival, as Our
host had previously telegraphed that
we were coming. They gave US a
perfect ovation, and our reception so
affected the senior member Of our par
tv that he could not resist the tempta-
ton OF making speech, and in his
usual happy and eloquent style he m
told his hearers all about the tariff,
the sub-treasury plan, and all the
matters and things that well informed
people are always delighted to hear
BE further told them that he had trav-
eled miles through prosperous coun-
try to eat fish and fish he was bound
to have, and that they had just as well
get everything in fishing order: Some
one in the crowd cried out, "We've all
the fish you are looking for" and then
in fight Of eloquence that was grand
he informed his hearers that he was
hungry.
Other speeches were made, but time
and space forbids giving them here,
but sufficient is it to say that all the
speeches were vociferously cheered.
Then our genial host extended to
US a cordial welcome, and everybody
that knows David Levi and has ever
visited his bachelor quarters, knows
that his speech was captivating and
his welcome warm.
After all these preliminaries were
over our host and his handsome clerk,
Mr.. r. NJ. Mcknight, went about do
ing all in their power to make our
stay memorable one, and they sue
ceeded.
The next morning we left for home,
coming by the way Of Silver, and the
beautiful sights we saw going We're
repeated on our homeward ride, and
we were made to feel that Clarendon
county is up and doing for q good
crop, and that her prospects are sec
ond to none in the State.