The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-06-21
Piedmont Items.

line threSherS are now upon US anu we
have got 30 much grass that / don't see
how we are to get time to stop and haul
up wheat now and thresh it, but the good
wife says if they don't come right now
and thresh our wheat and let US have
buy some flour, for haven't got the
money, and they won't credit me, or 7
don't want them to. So you see I am
between two fires you might say, and
just how to get out don't see. Anyhow
T will make the best can of 1t.
The crops are growing fast and that
consoles us to some extent in these days
OF adversely. I did say that Spring oats
was no account and would not make any,
thing, but Il see now that I spoken haste. I
wish had not said it, for they have come
out so since the rains Set in that they give
us promise now of plenty of feed until
corn can be gathered in the fall. will
say again to the farmers to plant some
little rich spots of their stubble land in
corn and peas, putting little manure in
the drill, and ifyou have never tried it
you will be surprised at the result. It Is
not too late to plant anything this month
it don't take much work to make 1t,
and it will grow thicker on the ground.
I see some of your correspondents
wants to havea meeting, some suggesting
Anderson, some Williamson the place.
I vote it to be at or near Anderson, at
some good spring-a good place for pic
mic, and I move and second that we all
take our families and baskets and invite
the whole INTELLIGENCER crew, from
editors and proprietors down to the man
that turns the printing press, to be with
us and help US eat our dinner. All in
favor of the motion say "I." Let the
time be after crops are laid by-say about
25th OF July, or near that time, on what.
ever day Of the week the printers can
spare to 60.
Wheat is good in this settlement, 80 is
corn and cotton, and as I said oats are q
good deal better than we expected, 30
don't see that the people have so much to
be grum bling about hard times, but they
do and I reckon always will. With q
good wheat crop and as much fruit as
there Is, there's no danger of perishing
that I can see-not very close at hand no
way.
If Mr.. Tillman sells us pure liquor
cheap, as be says be will do, all who like
it and wish to, can put up plenty of
brandy peaches, and 80 on to have plenty
of fine drinks for the next year. But
don't know how this dispensary business
is going to work. South Carolina is
getting in bad shape some how, and I
don't see how we are to get straight again
soon. 1t reminds me of what an intelli-
gent hebrew said once, which was this (:
That when Alexander Hamilton retired
from public life he purchased tract of
land out In the rural districts Of New
York State and improved it for his coun-
try home, and among other improve
ments he set out row of trees along a
lane-thirteeR in number, to represent
the thirteen States and named them, one
after each of the thirteen States. They
all grew to make nice trees and all were
very straight except two. The one for
Massachusetts, leaned little, for, he said,
you know Massachusetts, was always q
little cranky and one-sided but, says he,
the one named for South Carolina was 80
very crooked that 1t wouldn't 't-stay inside
the fence, and, says he, that is the way
South Carolina is, she won't stay any
where, and it does begin to look so;
bic good now, though we have been siok
ourself and some of our neighhors have
but we are all doing better now.
To get done laying by now is the cry
all around and another month will about
put us through, and it has been a close,
busy season, too, but that is what it takes
to make a living. The farmer has his
work all to do in about ten months while
people of other occupations can take the
whole twelve months to do their years
work In. So you see we haYe to rush to
make up that two months lost time.
Come over, Messrs. Editors, and see
us. Our watermelons are little late,
but they will be in after awhile, and
Spring chickens are now beginning to
come in. So will close by saying write
soon etc., etc. SQUIRE FEwEL.