The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-12
OLE PROSPERITY LETTER.

Notwithstanding the low price of cot
! Son. it IS still being placed Oh the
! market, and there's lots Of it home yet.
! Messrs. \. H. kohn and 4. NJ. Wyse,
: who departed these coasts for those of
, Texas. in the harrow business, have re-
! turned home on account Of the small
! poX scare in the lone star State. They
! report the outlook for the sale Of their
, harrow as being very fattering. They
; will return to Texas next September.
, The wheat aud oat crops are looking
well. No fly or other insects to inju
! it this season. The frequent rains lave
delayed the spring sowing of oats very
. much, in act, little has been done in
the farms thus far. There has been,
and continues to continue to be much
ram, lots of mud with now and then
ray of sunshine for which We are
thankful.
! Messrs. Francis BGbb and $. J. kohn
are shipping "A car load of harrows to
! Sumter and other places. The harrow
! business is lively, with some people at
least. We have not narrowed amy
lately, but unless cyclone or some
thing else comes along soon we'll har-
row somebody or someb0dy'll harrow
US.
A report has gained considerable cir
culation in the POmaria section that
Arthur Kohn is home with the small
poX Never was there more false
rumor circulated This false rumor is
calculated to injure the place, because,
if people have the remotest idea that
the small poX is here they would (and
wisely too, avoid the place. But nei-
ther Mr.. Kohn or any other living crea-
ture here has small poX or any symp-
toms Of it. Mr.. kohn's health was
never better in his life.
The low price of cotton and the con-
tinuous rains has had corresponding
depression on all branches of business.
However our merchants are enjoying a
brisk cash trade, paying the highest
prices for all kinds Of country produce,
and selling goods so cheap that fellow |
has to stop and satisfy his mind wheth-
er or not be has stole them before be
can proceed on his way rejoicing. The
man who talks about country VS.. town,
and town VS.. country, and such like
nonsense is in most pitiable plight. !
Such an one cannot enjoy life. He is
n 1t a jolly good fellow.
I'll give one of Bonham's Patent Ad-
Unstable HarroWs and throw in one of
Hams Patent Cotton-Seed Planters to |
boot to any man, woman or child who |
who will show me another scribe who |
is interrupted half as often, while in-
diting a newspaper letter, as [ am.
This a. m. I had scarcely finished a
paragraph when rap, rap at the door.
"What's wanted ," Sugar is out"
Then another paragraph and, rap, rap
again. What's wanted? Miss Josie |
says she can't make any more biscuits
until you get some -four" Here, 60 to |
Wheeler & Moseley and get a sack of
that best double patent Victoria, Il |
wish I could buy carload and stop
this eternal cry, "four is out" "four
is out.") l resume my pencil-a few
lines are written-rap, rap, rap! What,
now? THE milk man is here"
Well, I must now go, for this is a ,
part of the business that the maternal
partner has allotted to me. The milk
but safely away where the cats can't
get to it, the potatoes measured, the
butter weighed, and the man, paid for
his culinary commodities, gone away
happy and serene, breathe sigh of
relief, and return to my desk. A whole
page is nearly written, when that very
familiar rap, rap is again at the door.
"What, in the name of the Pleiades,
do you want ncw?" Mr.. Gurgenheimer
wishes to settle his board bill, sir?'' Oh,
YES, YES; I'll 90 at once. Good morn
ING, landlord" "Good morning, Mr..
Gureenheimer.n II wish to settle my
bill, landlord" "Ies, sir; supper,
lodging, breakfast-one dollar and
half, MIR. Gurgenheimer. Hope you
had a good nights rest, sir; and that
you enjoyed your meals, sir" Never
rested better, nor enjoyed my meals
more. I'll come again." replied MIR.
Gurgenheimer. Good morning"
Happy and serene, I am writing
again; getting on nicely; pen runs
smoothly, and another page is nearly
finished-rap, rap, rap, comes that same
familiar and monotonous ran again.
What in the name Of common sense
do you want now? My patience will
soon cease to be virtue, [ growled.
WI > JOSlS say . ol1C lu0SC uhfS oou4O
coffee, some of Armour's parched coffee,
and some nice, rich green tea for din
ner, and some oranges and cocoa nuts
to make ambrosia for desert, and some
Ess. Lemon to put in the cake, and a
few nutmegs, and little pepper and
spice and ginger, and tomatoes for
soup, ,and some Irish potatoes for salad"
Why this is a small matter, indeed.
Is that all? quoth I. "Ies sir, all she
told me for the present" Here is the
money, observed, to this want-crying
fiend. Go and search from Dan to
Beersheban and see if you can find
these small affairs, and if you think
there is anything else III this town, or
any town adjacent, please attend to it
before you return, and avoid further
commotion in this office. Exeunt SER
want. Thus it goes on letter hours un
til the whole column of wants is eX-
hausted. The want column is not only
exhausted, but my pocket book is ex-
hausted also, but then we all enjoy
these things, II mean after they are
cooked, and baked and boiled) espe-
cally do the guests enjoy them, and
they come back again, and we are all
happy and serene. GUBE.
LADIES