The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
D NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1893.
Helena Happenings,

Helena Happenings.
Saturdays sunset was autumnal-liSe
in the warmth and beauty of its colors.
The heavens declare the glory"
Abundant showers have fallen to the
delight Of planter, farmer and gardener.
The ox-eyed daisy and the yellow
wild flowers are beginning to brighten
the woodlands.
An "s' spoiled the name Of the
beautiful rose we acknowledged the
receipt OF last week. It would have
been as lovely without a name, per-
haps, but it is the paul Neyron."
The strife and confusion to-day is
painful to witness, while the alleged
determination of the Worlds Fair Com
mittee to break faith with the Govern
ment by opening the buildings on Sum
day will detract very much from the
glory Of the occasion. The young
"Giant Of the Vest ought to set q
good example to the older nations con-
cerning the Sabbath ''to keep it holy"
Helena was 10 the path Of last We'd
nesday's cyclone. The dark and angry
cloud in the Southwest swept over US
with a roaring sound, but was fortun-
ately too hig1 to do much injury. The
folce Of the urder current toppled 3
chimney or two in Mr.. VIM. Pitts yard
Cleft standing from a fire), also the
stove-rocm chimney. 1t then swept
away the chimney of Mrs. Halfacre's
cook-room, crushed her front fence and
the front fence of Mr.. J. G.. Perry, and
uprooted an oak tree in his back yard.
The tree fell in front of the kitchen,
barely grazing the roof. A colored
woman had but Just stepped into the
door when the tree fell behind ber. A
narrow escape. S1r. T. NJ. Roebuck's g
fence was also shattered and Mr.. WV.
Fulmer lost fruit trees. These places
were in a group, covering space Of 80
yards. Fortunately the course of the
storm was to the north of Mr.. Perry's
place and through unobstructed fields.
We have great cause for thankfulpess
that our section has suffered ccmpara-
lively so little from these dreadful visi-
tants. Our heartfelt sympathies 60 out
to the sufferers elsewhere.
We were much interested in the
newspaper accounts of the John
Bulp' train-the quaint little engine
that ran early in the thirties-with it's
stage-coach-like cars, and its crew of
veteran railroaders, on the way to
Chicago; also of the magnificent naval
pageant in Hampton Roads, where be-
tween 20 and 80 of the massive and
majestic men-of-war Of the leading na-
tioDs had come into our peaceful wa
tiers to join our own formidable navy
in a display the like of which had not
been seen on so grand a scale; of the
laundering salutes from the cannon of
these armour-plated vessels as admirals
and captains-commanding-following
naval etiquette would visit each other
in their gigs and launches; the dining
of 700 foreign officers in our sumptuous
ships-said officers richly attired in
uniforms ablaZe with gold-lace, gilt
buttons, ensignia and side arms; the
brilliant settings of the tables, the dain-
ty meats, fragrant wines, etc.; the flash
ing search-light on the water at eve
ming, its effulgent flood illuminating
everything like day; the "criss-cross-
ing'' of the signal lights; the parade
and gorgeous display Of bunting, as the
flags of all nations huttered from yard
arm, mast head and halliards; and the
passage Of the President, aboard the
Dolphin, through the double line of
ships which saluted him with deafen-
ing guns in quick succession. The
whole forming succession of scenes
of unparalleled splendor.
We were talking with a bright little
girl the other day about the many
interesting happenings in our country
in the opening of Columbian year.
She listened with apparent pleasure
and then made reply. "Is it possible
there are so many wonderful things
happening in the world and we can see
nothing but these ploughed fields in
this little cut off end of Helena?" =:
"True, there are many wonderful
things happening on land and sea, some
.ofwhich are gladdening and .ethers.sad
enough to make the angels weep
''But, apart. from thls," we said to her,
" were it not for the: ploughed-up
fields, (pretty enough in their vari-
colored earth and graceful curves to
please the eye of a Hogarth),. there
would be no such display in Hampton
Roads. And, besides, the quiet of these
fields are so inviting. Solitude refresh
es and strengthens the mind and
body"
Turning from the fascinating pleas
ures and the social and business unrest
of the hour, we invited her.to the fol-
lowing refreshing thoughts from Peter
sons Magazine: "But: it is the truth
that few know how to enjoy what God
meant we should e1joy-the fields, the
woods, the liquid notes of the birds, the
light of the sky at dawn, the song the
brook sings under the reeds, the mes
sage of the winds, the exquisite low
murmur of the sea or its terrible, pas
sionate roar.
"We do not pause to marvel at the
beauty of a violet with a .dewdrop
peacled in its heart, but we linger long
and covetously over those fashioned by
the jewelers. art, or we go into ecsta-
cies of admiration and wonder if We
find them on bit of canvas! We go
miles and spare not expense to look on
some famous pain ting of a sunset which
has set the whole world to talking, and
10! the same sunset has swung nightly
on our horizop for years, and we never
knew it, because we did not have it in
US to see what the artist saw"
SANS SoUCI.