The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-19
Lebanon Locals.

o, how different! A week ago the far
mers around here were dropping about
with queer shaped faces, "sorter" like
"these here" almanac pictures we SEQ
sometimes and reminding one Of chick
on with cholera, but now since the rain
and little rest they are Just as pretty as
q posy and lively as cricket on the
hearth. Note the contrast, will you. .,
that we could have the patience tbs
father Job had.
Most the farmers have corn up and will
soon have cotton coming up. So.
are complaining of moles destroying
their corn.
Wheat and oats are looking fine.
Well, after all the cold weather we have
had, we are going to be blessed with good
fruit crop, unless something happens In
the future to prevent it.
In few more.days the forest will be
robed in the full arm or Of green leaves.
Oh, how pleasant to wander along shady
groves and paths and think of the infinite
mercy that God our Father has bestowed
upon us every day, though We may not
realize 1t just at present.
Mr.. Hollis Rochester, Of Walhalla,
paid visit to portion of this section
few days since.
Mr.. S. T. Craig and wife; of your town,
Mr.. Editor, were In this community a
little while one day last week.
Your correspondent was at "a rat killing
the other evening in which q great deal
of fun was had. We didn't kill but
about 35 Of the ''corn-hiders." After the
battle with rats, we undertook to rob a
stand of bees of their sweet substance,
but ere we were half through, about q
dozen Of the little workers commenced
mi q
back, which didn't feel exactly healthful
to him, so after few 1iraculous jumps
he placed himself 6, I'd distance from
the stand but not from those down inside
his shirt. Thanks to the preserver, was
not quite dead after freeing myself of the
things. Honey is very good "dish" if
we can always get somebody else to get
it for US. I'm done with the things
myself.
Miss Ethel Nance, Of Anderson, is going
to school here. Prof. Holland, the eff
cient principal, is a "hustler, in the
school room, and no doubt will receive
other pupils from afar sometimes.
We notice from some Of your CORES
pondents that debating societies are being
organized in several localities. We need
something of that kind at Lebanon. I
wonder if we can get up one here. We
need something to give our minds more
wholesome food. Our brains are becom-
ing very "rusty" and some of US can't
even talk to gill, or, if we do, it's some
thing like this: Saint it purity weather ?"
"The moon shines mighty bright"
show did you like his sermon?" and a
few other similar expressions. When q
boy has no more to talk about than these
and some other boys side beard, then it
shows plainly that we are in need Of
something to renovate our minds. Boys,
let US organize society and 60 into it
like hungry negro into bowl of clam
soup. Can we afford to waste our preci-
Gus time in idleness when there are mo-
ments every day that could be well spent
if we only knew what to How are we to
know that ? We must put our reasoning
faculties into effect and broaden the
channel of our minds. We see those that
are we'll acquainted with language more
sociable than those of less training, and
nine times out of ten this is accomplished
by poor boys who have tried to spend
every moment just as profitable as posi-
BILE. We are going to make an effort
now, and if we succeed in getting enough
boys to place their shoulders to the
wheel to turn it we will invite some one
who has stood in the shoes of an orator to
come and give US an Grafton.
SAWYER.