The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-10
Corre.pondencs for tina unics Ttsn'
BIRD Hunters Of eantuek-y.


BIRD Hunters Of santusk-y.
s.xrrc Aprii e.-Ms. Ep,roR.-ws are
an feeling ii,,ls bit uneasy down here, fer (
4 IL very cold for the season, and yssserdsy
morning there wss b ard frost and ice. ana
tho grouni had frozen crust over 1t, con-
seoueu:ly there is anxiety in regard q" fhs
,-ly.y the IIuIt crop.
Nsturally, there is . large smount OF
complaining on the Fart Of farmers 'or
ouIy few acres OF Gotten land opened, END
. few Of corn land beidsd. and Whist has
been done was done when the land Was
most too wet. Some say they hsd rnther
have their corn in tho crib than In tho
ground, while II Is as cold and wet % u 10
at preesot. That Is the general taiks
We all would like 10 be putting seef into
the ground today, but il might be to our
great loss, while, rs it is, 1t may turn out al
! tho better for us.
| "Beyoud our visions, weak and dim,
| The harvest time is hid with Him.
There will be considerable guauo used
down here, but do not think the farmers
arc going to use it on their entire cotton
crop for fear might prove 'blank car
fridge" and then they will lose money
But 1 believe, if guauo is used judioious'y,
putting what is generally put on hftecn
acres, on ten, and keep that ten clean OF
grass, and depend less on unreliable Day
| labor, il would pay better. Manure 10 much
cheaper than hands, i. G., . lvrge number 10
work . large sre, Of poor laud, for it never
want, to sit on n stump in the shade IN I'M
hes, Of the day, never goes to tho store or
ashing on sturdy, &c.
Nis strange how some people in trying to
deny anything will contradict and expose
themselves and make themselves look ridicu-
lous In regard to q letter from me, written
,metime ag,, about bird hunting, L was
walking along in S>n'uc several days ago on
urgent business. whom some one called from
distance, to ''comc by" tod him when
1 returned l would, but before my business
was through with, aud while was engaged
| in conversation. this sample OF impotence
csms amhling up, and uncersmoniously,
/, with utter disregard or total ignorance OF
I common pol tene's interrupted peaceful
conversation. making himself very often
, sive, and dem,nded, "what did you soy
E about tiri huning?' and then made
another breach of propr;cty by trying 10
I open y admonish, when NIL know that nm
I open admonitipn is an open sgracc, and
, accused me of publishing that there was al
alliance Of bird hunters, an organized
!, party. | said it seems to be. lie then fer
9 chilly intimate that he did net hunt birds
, for money. Well, there seems to be n, or
g,uizod party, he being the only QUO, and
he contrndictsd himself by going If, and
ba' an,ly calling out that che wanted ms
$ 6u,ine,, let a'ons. Ii bird hunting hsdzroe
been for proht-moncy to. htm it would no.
4 have been Ibis business Anyway, L am
0 reli ,b'y informed that such hunting has
r been forbidden on m3re than ono plnn'ati'n
J. | around here. and several assure me thst
re they will not allow such another season On
) ,heir lands II does seem that some people
C think ,hnt they Jan go On o'her Pe.souS
f. premises n, any time and for anything no
n mt or whether it i, in aecordanco WIN 'ne
y wish of the ownet.or n''' anu "' '"'''
n must be a,ked. .,,,,
is II such is permiited to 60 On ive sn',iC' h;c,
dec. d., together with .he %u.r i;E.rsnt mo, !,
n, shift'es. shift eroppers2this country will 'e'r'e''
n be worth living in. ;n,cnd 70 spe,l
c. ng.n.t what l consider to H. hove al ,lon
r justices. b,lisve tho peoIS onnos;n, nrac
s been 10, lenent and quiet il dpir;n,sn,si +
C" tices snl customs plainly Nd III. good O
C. tho interests OF themselves v;shs
IN the generations to c,me. If Il tho TNr
y. to know what ssid let him reaS .. bova
IS .Tho Council Of s.niuc sometimc> ,o Ain.
II, deal Of fun in trying offenders -
or are negroes who have heretofore done prctt,
~ much as they pleased, and can't understand
~ y. the new order of things. Some Of their ex
:, papations or excuses are extremely ludi
ts crous. They are beginning to be straight
he ened out.
~ have lams elbow, caused by an unrul
- mule throwing and running over me. H
~ =. "bucke" hard, and went good distance
No but did we'll until he met mo ms wa
> coming down, and he going up; then tum
bled like the price Of sugar.