The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-05-05
Barnes Items.

The farmers Of this section are we'll up
with their work, and are preparing to
| make 1t interestin. for "General Green"
as soon as he makes his appearance.
Cotton Is coming up very slowly, but
with good shower and warm weather,
think it will soon be ready for Us. Wheat
and oats are looking fine. The fruit is
not all killed. Nearly every farmer has
large forage patch, (some of them four or
hve) the cane patch has not been neg
lected, the potato patches are increased,
cry of hard times and are looking forward
to time Of peace and plenty.
Well, Mr.. Editor, Twill tell you q good
one on sone Of your correspondents. He
has said s great deal about Leap Year,
and in your issue Of the 18th Of April he
says he is anxiously awaiting cali from
some of the young ladies. A few days
later q nefghbor girl called, but she had
not been there long until he called for his
mother to come and save him. The young
lady was kicking him right and left. he
now says that he knows what fellow
means when he says his girl has kicked
him, and he is sorry that he does know.
But this Is not all. The next evening be
with him. She didn't take 1t back. She
didn't want to, but ahe used some Ian
i gusge that Webster Is not acquainted with.
4 Verify, the way of the bachelor is hard.
We have no marriages to tell you Of
now, but unless all signs fail We will send
them up by the dozens next fall.
Rev. Mr.. Durant preached an interest
Ing sermon to large audience at the
Methodist Church last Sunday evening.
Willie Seawright was in town recently
with his bicycle. He rides very well on
good roads, but has to lead it over rough
places.
Well, Mr.. Editor, will close by telling
you not ajoke, but truth on myself. l
called on . lady recently and, after spend.
ing q few hours with her very pleasantly,
told me very plainly that was not only
fool, but that 7 was crazy, and now
think / was, or I would not have gone
there. w.
The weather is good, md the farmers are
up with their crop as well, or better than
usual. We had good shower of rain last
night, and all the people are in good
health. What more could we want to
make us happy people? We haYe q
good school and 3 good teacher, prayer
meeting every Saturday night and Sun.
day school, twice every Sunday. The
neighborhood is we'll blessed with good
crop of girls just about "sweet sixteen,"
but unfortunately for the girls, there are
very few bachelors in our community.
We think that our Notary Public will
soon be able'to report another marriage, as
soon to be a married woman, and she also
makes her boast that after she IL married
she will not be compelled to do any kind
of work, but we hesr that she will be sadly
mistaken, as her fellow is about seven
feet high and she Is only four feet. She
will have lot of climbing to do in order
to kiss him.
One Of the young men CT our neighbor-
hood has recently sent his buggy and
driver mp the Railroad and moved his
jewelry from his former place Of deposit.
We suppose he expectg to set up shop at
new place, or else he will sell out at cost
and quit the business.
Well, hr. Editor, I have been feeling
bad for some time, and have not been
ableto understand my case until OF late.
I find that Governor Tillman claims to
hold the State in his breeches pocket, and
liberty, aud when it comes to the State Of
South Carolina being bound up in one
mans pocket I am sure there is no liberty
in that and If he had not been the mighty
man Of Buckram we would have never
survived. Que of our neighbors, who is
gentleman as well as farmer, takes some
papers and borrows others. He Is getting
old and tolerant. His natural disposition
is not to criticize, bnt rather to apologize
for everything and everybody. When
there is conflict and excitement and bitter
ness, hc,takes no sides, but offers excuses
for both. Says he: "There are two sides
to this political campaign, and folks ought
to discuss it more calmly. don't claim
to have mind enough to decide the ques.
ton, but it will all work out right"
Our Heavenly Father is exceedingly kind
to his creatures as long as there are q few
good people 10 be found. God would have
saved Sodom If Abraham could have
found ten good persons. T don't know
how large place Sodom was. It might
have been as large as the State of South
( Carolina, and .it must have been very
bad place. But God puts up with heap
before he lets his wrath boil over, and as
bad as the State of affairs are mt this time,
do believe there are antics enough left
to induce God to spare US yet q. little
longer. BILL.