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The Rains Cats all tho blame for naa Raj.

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The Rains Cats all tho Blame for BAD Rosds.
Cross KEYs, Feb. 17.-Mr. Eiitor.--
your last issue noticed that several Of your
correspondents seem to take great de.
light in sta'iog the condition or the roads-
the mud, slush. Allow me to make few
remarks about this portion of the c,untv.
we are al' quiet out here but the ideaks see ms
very strange indeed, to me- that tbos Aor4
respondents should lay all the blame Of bad
roads on the County Commissioners of tbe
past, and never for one moment think. or
say, or speak of the longest spell Of rainy
weather that any of the present gencralic-- :
foaJs IA Ibsiifp ffsssent fStaaee c5sas tIcn.
Twas IA your town not long since. and
while thero heard q man remark that Tho
farmers were derelict in their duty, or they
would not have such roads. That they have
bcen taking too much stock in politics and
neglecting their own business end now they
would pay for IL, il they would count the
cost OF several thousand dollars in hauling
their fertilizers from tho depot. To my mind
that remark has very little reason or goyd z
sense in il but il proves very ccncusive!y.
that we have some r,en who are wise theore l.
ca'ly, but practically they are below the
average.
think the present road law one of the
most unjust laws that ever was imposed up
!
men with large families, who, If they wore
forced to work the road the full twelve days,
or one fourth Of that time, would cause their
families to suffer. Just imagine q poor
honest man, working for day wages, or un-
der lien, going on the highway with buckles
on his arr, the contents costing him not
thon thirty cents, his poor little children at
home in asSd !. @sy be- q the 9sffsiaEiss #
drive over while living and the only chance
he may ever have to ride over il will he
when he is in his coffin. It Is unjust ,iis
not right, for those poor honest men who are
trying to make bread for their little ones, to
give so much of the time God has given
them in which to battle for living to the
public for the sole benefit OF those more
favored by fortune, and who have horses.
wagons, buggies, aud carriages to travel tn
roads.
1t seems to me that il would be far,
better to work tue roads by tnxatiou.
don't mean that that would make the roads
good in bad weather. We will never see
the time when the roads are yaiaed dry.
can imagine man sitting at a desk or
IN his office theorizing and supposing aud
even planning how such nice Job could bo
done if the County Commissioners would or
could be induced to do their duty. But for
tunateiy for us, our County Commissioners
are all farmers and are good common sense
men, end know that we poor uaeiv;iixef
c'odhoppers like themselves, cannot afford
to spend go much tima nh. P..hlia hirh-
way. -
The very men who are kicking and grnm- !.
bing ut the bad site OF tho roais had be-
ter make some suggestions TO ''the one who
rules the heavens and the earth," aud noska,.
s'nuate that we poor farmers are un-
civi lied, because God in His wisdom sets
proper 10 let The rain fall.
said in the outset that we were quiet
over here. will say that everything has
stopped, except expenses.
We have in our midst one Of the best
schools in upror South Carolina; Taught by
Prof W, +. Blasingame, Of Gresnvillc, s. C.,
aud Miss hez Edwards, of our own Country
We have on the roll ssventy-fve (75) echo, ars.
and would invite all interested in edusation
to send their boys and girls here. Roarl is
cheap, tuition reasonable, aud it i, ono Of
the healthio't places in the Piedmont scc-.
ton. Very truly,
THOMAS II. Gons> .