The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-30
For The Herald and News.
Notes from the Region Round About Jeru-
salem Street.

fact that this IS SOMEWHAT vi s'olu,
we'll regulated community. None OF
YOUR hifalutin frivolty for us; even the
guided youth does not Indulge in the
light fantastic toany inordlnate extent.
An occasional "twist' or "biackberry
pie" which is as different from the i'm
pardonable sin of dancing as one black
eyed pea is from another out OF the
same pod, which, with bi.monthly
spell of sparkling, constitute The sum
total of designations.
But with all this, there are .lmes
when old Jerusalem can get up her an
ecdote to the tune of twenty-five hun
Gred and thirty-seven and ninety-nlne
bundredth (2237 $4,000 Farenheit; or
any other heighth, eminence or att'-
tude. In proof of which we have to
relate that, on Friday night last, t,whllst
Col. Preston Griffin (col.) was resting
! him from the arduous eXertions OF the
| day: his manly form at full length be-
fore the roaring fire, made by two pieces
of fence rail, and lightwood kuot;
trying to dry up the grip, and as be
says, thinking no harm to anyone, Mrs.
6. having secured the family plate"
and the most valuable portion of her
chiuaware, put back the heavy folds OF
the ru,tling crocus sack portiere which
/ obstructs the view from the front par
lor into the banqueting hall, advanced
with graceful, leopard-like movements
to the "old arm chair" and in way
peculiar to herself, began to 'twit" the
Colonel about his carelessness in expos
ing himself to the inclernency OF the
villainous barometric influences. The
Colonel, who is somewhat hard OF hear
| inc, mistook the true inwardness Of the
madam's remark and supposing that
she was casting reflections upon his
somewhat lotharic record, became very
much offended and made use Of a few
very impressive remarks strikingly out
of place at all times (unless this bet he
sole exception.)
! Now Mrs. G.. is one of the shining
lights in the congregation, and as such,
very solicitous about the future of her
lord, and thinking to make a lasting
impression on him as to the Inevitable
consequence Of the use of such eXple-
tives, she promptly grasped the fire.
shovel "a spade), and selecting about
half peck of the glimmering ashes,
she, with dexterity born of close &C
quaintance with the manipulation OF
the "goose neck" thrust .he ardent
mass into the slit Of the "locus back
! shirt of her recum bent lord; and I have
it from excellent authority that he was
Up dancing the can-can in an incredi-
bly, short space of time. But quick as
were his movements, equally 80 were
those of Mrs. G., with one agile bound
she reached the portiere, dashlne
through the portal she came broadside
against the table and got in some num-
Der one trapese work between it and the
back door, and horror of horrors fell in
a double bow knot prone upon the floor
All was seemingly lost! Ah! that word
seemingly" was an inspiration; for
Mrs. g. proved to be compounded OF
material that is warranted not to rip,
break or pull loose at the joints, and
the next instant she had thrown open
the door, and
Though lost TO siekt,
Still to men ory dear,
she was doing up distance in way
emipently correct.
Let US return to the now infuriated
man who has all this time been she'd
ding the garment and paving the pul
cheons; but no, we are saved Of that
trouble for here he comes, (iu what a
fix! I blush 10 say, but facts are stub.
born, clad with one stocking and little
patch of chin whiskers) around with an
old single barrel shot gun. With one
sweeping glance Of the adjacent regions
and an ominous scowl on his face which
bears striking resemblance to the one
on his back, he plunges wildly onward
in quest Of the partner of his joys and
SORROWS" more especially at this pres
ent, sorrows. The Colonel is a great
rabbit hunter, aud as such acquired &
move that is move, but never before
have seen space annihilated as l did
for the atom Of time that he remained
in sight. l had to sit right down and
sweat. But it would not do to stay
there, something was going to happen,
and as your self-constituted reporter
felt that to allow it to happen dnseer
would be blunder; 80 I managed tc
hear that the half roasted husband with
unerring judgment prosecuted his
search to a successful issue, overtakine
his experimenting spouse in some
thirty minutes, he made a crack shot
and winged his bird at thirty yard:
point blank. The natural suppositior
would be long and tedious suit for di
vorce and alimony, but not 80; if your
memory is good yo1 will see that We
seldom do anything rash down here
and every one else is 50 busy that they
are indispensable to each other. Mr.
4. P. Cromer, on whose place it all
happened, tells me that they are too
busy picking out shot and applying
pCultices to allow the "even tenor OF
their way" to be disturbed by unfeelina
aniuosities.
Just at this moment comes the iufor
nation that Mr.. #. L. Wicker's horse
has run away with his buovv and ,b,1