The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-19
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.

Mr.. J. c. Hunter, Postmaster al
Union c. H., S. c., visited his brother
and other relatives here during this
week.
! Notwithstanding the continuous
rains and bad condition OF the road
the trade of the place keeps we'll up, and
our merchens wear nice, pleasant faces
The cotton movement for the past
week has been quite brisk, notwitb-
standing the further decline in prices
There is still large quantity in tie
hands of the planters.
Little has been done yet in the way
of preparing the soil for another crop.
Our town had the privilege of a visit
from The Lutheran Visitor man, and
at the same time The Herald man was
casting around for news to herald
abroad, and the Observer man was
making his usual observations. What
u trio! and all in one day. Come, again,
gentlemen. Eggs and news are pcntiful.
The celebrated case of the State KS.
J. p. Bowers, for threats OF arson,
which has been in the Lexington
courts for quite awhile, was erased from
the docket last Monday by Judge Hud-
son. This settles long veXed Case
though all the parties are not happy
and serene.
l do not desire to write dissertation
on dogs for the quality and quantity
of CANNES on these coasts are entirely
too numerous, but l would like to see
a certain policeman in the town Of
Newberry with whom l am well ac-
quainted, make at least one nocturnal
visit to this place, armed and equipped
according to the emergency. If he
will come thus prepared, I will throw
in double barrel shot gun, an extra
vial of strychnine and weeks board
and lodging. On Monday night after
supper bought fine magnolia ham,
and placed it where the hams belong,
without the material knowledge of the
maternal proprietor Of this establish
ment. The next morning | was in
structed to 60 and purchase ham.
"No, madam" replied. "Well, what
are we going to have for breakMst?"
was the rejoinder. "Beefsteak, chicken
and ham," remarked to her inquisl-
tive nature. But" says she, with
some warmth, "there is no ham here"
ayes, my dear" I replied, II bought
one last night after you left the kitchen.
Look on the table near you" mo ham
here,n quoth the maternal proprietor.
looked, and 10 and behold, the place
that the ham had lain knew that ham
no more. The dogs had been there!
The door had not been securely fast
ened, and the dogs had got in and
curried away the coveted ham: L
looked on in silence. I could find no
words to do Justice to the case, except
that "dog gone with the ham," A
search of the premises revealed no trace
of said lam. "Dog gone With the
ham," There was more dogs than one,
for one fellow had got his head fast in
a lard jar, and had dragged that jar
some distance. I wish that jar had
contracted just a little around that
dogs neck, or that the dogs head had
some, any way just to have
kept that dogs head wedged in that
lar until morning, when that dog and
lar would have both been dispensed
with. I have almost sworn vengeance
against all dogs that visit this estab-
lishment. I am not running the busi-
ness of furnishing hams to such tran
sient boarders. They neither register
nor pay their bills. I had to 60 and
wake up a certain clerk and buy an
other magnolia before breakfast could
proceed. You can bet my bigger half
{ she is heap larger than y gave me
good lecture for not hanging that ham
to large nail she had for the purpose:
I tell YOU when I see a dog around
these premises now I am not happy
and serene. I am in much trouble
about these dogs. "And the dog didn't
bark.n lUBE.