The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-29
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"S." TALKS AT RANDOM, AND HITS
EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.

diu.S The Railroad COnSOiitia-
tiOn -. Sympathics --- The place 10
Send MisSiOnaries--tieOrS Freaks
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| for iii,m...Whcrc TO Look for True
Democrncy.-.The Critic IL Absent.
GREENwuoD, S. c., July ~, 1891.
My attention has been called 10 ! lavish
apustruph. ana somewhat llOflu clluSlon III
! the Press md Banner Of the 18th instant,
! written IN .hc occasion OF the maj rlaSc ol
one ul our most lovhble and popular young
ladies. Eliminating, as II evidently did, lrO III
| the brain of one OF our llteratti, IL was but
natural that the writer should grow eloquent
| and ccStatic almost beyond measure, as lie, on
eagle-like pini0ns soured alolt into the ethe-
real realms OF tairyland or deftly scanned
the Aegian shore, with the hope that from
those mythical climes he might transport
some lulciful being, whose dazzllng beauty
and tramScendent lovelineSs might convey 10
the minds of your readers Il faint conception
OF his idea of the beautiful. His knowledge
of these mysterious realms and acquaintance
with that host Of Greciall myths Is truly Won
deritll, If not HOmeric, IN the presence Ol
whom the gods themselves would blush De-
cause OF their own ignorance. No doubt Il
| iIerateur would pronounce II q masterpiece,
but taken as IL whole, his effort Is far above
and beyond the compass Of an untutorcu
! mind. Viewed from the surface ana around
being the last tribute of a disappointed lover.
The Dean Of this parish arrived Il few weeks
ago and took up his abode at the home of his
paternity on Byrd street. On account ot ms
| in fantile weakness he Is not yet able 10 per-
form the functions of that ecclesiastical digni-
tary, but with tender nui S ing soothing syrup,
catnip tea and soda crackers, 10 lhree parts
sniflles, cholic and sauce who can tell his pos
siblities? Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Dean, Sr., are
the recipients of many congratulations.
The consolidation OF two OF our important
railroads has worked no injury TO any one
nor Is it likely to impair or impede our busi:
ness enterprises rather IL Is beneficial All OF
the old employee OF both roads nave Dcen re-
taincd at the same or an advance IN salary;
i We have better connections ana more rapid
| transit both in freight and passengers.
often wonder Why a. sympatlhizng Ing public, public
a part of it OH poor Mrs Jones. She Is iaay
| tues and some literary attainment, as most
women are, yet unfortunately she married
that penuriouS old blockheiid Bill Jones. MS
conversation morning, noon anu hlsht is
hard times. HIS wife hasn't got Dnt one pair
Of shoes, and i'm the summer time She saves
them for sunday. She rcmodels her wedding
bonnet regularly twice Il year lie dOes mol
allow his children To sop but one side OF their
bread in molaSses. He Will walk all over
town on Saturday evening to get nlcKic
changed that his wife. may nave copper 10
put in the bask ct Sunday. lie Is 100 misery
10 take even his county paper, yet ne VIII
lose ten dollars on horse race or chicken
fight every opportunity. don't mean our
William. "
1t is perfectly natural that our Abbeville
friends should object to any movement look
Ing 10 the establishment OF court hou.e
here. but believing that everything worm
having comes from agitation, ana mat we
have all to- gain and nothing tolOse, we bid
! the agitn tor GOdSpced.
Our city bank is putting on very attrac-
| tive galvanized iron front. Ihe customer US
ualIy puts OH the bold front, this time lts the
bank. . ,>o
And now the news comes to us from Due
| West Of Il most dcpl0rable SabDath afternoon
IL tn, Il, rnl
gage i'm q pistol practice ut each olher, on the
public highway, aud on the road home from
| the house of divine worship. such scenes OF
| llawleSSncSS are urplorable. but would not be
Surprising In some portions of the county,
but that young men within the liiio Oh lnoSe
hallowed homes ;-fd .-consccrated spires,
should attend church with the deadly ris.oi
In ihci- pockets and the more deadly purpose
I'm their hearts, is simply shocking why
send missionaries TO China when lnGre lS
plenty of work here at our own door. Weafe
glad IL was no more serious In its results, ana
hope The young men have learned u lasllhe
lesson.
| An exceedingly timld young man requests
me to observe that removals by death, mar
riauc. &c, often necessitatcs the change of the
| belle in every community. Such cnanSc
has recently become necessary mere. lie en-
Joins upon me the Importance 10 MN In
stating that in the change the name ol Dessie
We now have 1t from the papers that cou-
pie In Georgia have been married sixteen
yearsand have thirty-two children. ~ RECORD
meet a Georgian to produce either in the vege
table, animal or political Kingdom; phc-
nomcnu uloyi ist has suggested lhaI tnelr edltors
are the principal producers along the line OF
phenomena, and that their next evolution
may bring forth an annual century plant, an
opossum with hairy tail, or an honest poll
tcian. Perhaps so.
Mr. Mct;Iroy's pnrport In his recently pub
iishcd letter, seems 10 be 10 enlist public sym
pathy for himself in his general mist0rtunes.
Concerning his unfortunate habit OF drlnking
I am sure the most tender sympathy ana ier-
vent prayers Of the whole people go out lor
him and his loved ones. Further than ms
he does not deserve any, nor docs any man, Oh
even ordinary intelligence, VINO ShllelS hlln-
self as MIR. Mcr.lroy cOnlcSsrs to have done, TO
be made Il tool OF by the politicians ana after
ward brought 10 grief hy them. 1 am m
ing his disgrace; he has committed no hein
Gus crime; his is not an unpnrdonaole SIN.
Just simply Il plain uniortunate VlcLlm 10
strong drink. His other troubles nave iolIow-
cd as natural consequences. ii ne Will Ieave
Off whiskey, which now seems me proper
thing for to do, he can yet rise superior 70 aii
says, he has the brains Of the Democracy Of
Lnurens county. 1t will soon assert Itself
more brilliant and more powerful lhaa ever
having enjoyed much needed resi-. S,,tnl Eyen II
his ambition is still TO enter the political
arena, and granting his disgrace Is as great as
he pictures Il, he need moi give up IN despnir
when he can easily point TO the drunkardS,
servants Of mistress, yea, even The murder
crs who now hold places of the highest pollti-
cal trusts. MenaceS though they are 10 the
proves Of u free people, IT may be consoling
10 him TO think that he too can yet enjoy the
confidence of this same long suffering constlt-
uency. p. S.-S!nce the above was written II
similar paragraph has appeared cuitorihlS III
one OF our State papers. / merely mention
this To show that the minds OF great men u"
not always run In the same channel alone.
They are sometimes accompanied oy tl;tt ol
an editor.
| pcoDle who are dumiciCd In transparent ed
fices should be exceedingly cautious how
they manipulate geGlUg lc1l prLrllIratlOnS. 10
make IL plain,-yuunG mcn VINO nave mover
earned q dollar In their lives. who depend en-
what they get, those who simply ornament
the sidewalks or hotel lobbies hy their pres;
rnce from early morn Till dewy eve should
handle, even with greater care, the maine ana
character Of thrduue.
/ confess TO Il woclui lack Of Information on
the subtreaSury and national banking syS-
TEN, but will not accept as true AL INA:
| Kansas jayhawker or SOntl Carolina ullcc
seeker says in It's favor. | Will walt unlll the
sponsor of true Democracy-lhc Medium
| makes up its mind.
If the lcvity or the apparent dearth Of hui
NOR in the above paragraphs should cNcllc
any adverse comment, ] beg leave 10 slair
| That the critic who usually tel Is me what To
write and how to write il, Is Summcring
abroad at the expense of our relatives. lur-
ing her absence free thought anu lrrc Slrccn
Will reign supreme in our house, nor VIII amy
stock whatever he taken in II substituted
press. This is my apology. -
ENGINEER sYFAN IN A WRECK.