The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-31

Deovle take little pride in it. What We
grow at home in greenhouses and pits
will grow and flourish here in the
woods. or even in the big road II planted !
there. Mrs. Goodwin, Of Lakeland, gave
me bouquet of the finest roses ever
ssi;-a bouquet that an Atlanta swell
would have given s. for TO present to
lis bess girl.
But the climate-the climate on the
Gulf coast-the coast where no east |
winds prevail-the east wind that
comes o~cr the Atlantic ocean and
brinca aches and shivers and cold and |
asthma and catarrh-the east wind !
that was accursed from way back, for /
JoD saws, "He fiIleth his belly with the
east wind" If our Northern brethren
want It Oh Indian river let them have |
it, but I want some Of our Southern
folks to come down to Clear Water and
take it with its balmy west wind and
its odors from the pines and get we'll of
ali pulmonary and bronchial affections.
mean just what ! say. We have
bought two lots here and there are
plenty more for good people and l want
to colorize them. My nigger, Bob,
wasted whole week at big meeting
up the road while was gone away, and
when complained of it he said, "weil,
now boss, you musent get mad wild me
for YOU know how it is-you white
folks is done got dis here world and we
niggers is just fixin' trick to get de
next cne." Just SO our Nortbren breth-
ren have dore got east Florida, all the
way from S, --ugustine TO st. Lucle,
and DOW let US fix up trick to capture
west Florida and be happy. OF course
we won't rule any clever Yankee out,
but I tell you right row we don't want
any stuckup miliionaires from any
where. There is room enough flom
Cedar Keys to st. Petersburg to locate
thousands of unpensioned sovereigns of
the South, where they can come and
spend the winter and bring their inva-
lids and be calm and serene. We want
10 palaces to live in, but can build lit
tie cottages, with broad verandas, and
live on air and water, with fish and
oysters and oranges thrown in. l have
eaten oranges until am getting rich,
golden complexion. The little grand
child is getting fat on tangerines. Her
bronchial troubles have passed away
and she can wade in the salt water on
the sandy beach with perfect impunlty.
Folks go to the springs and drink
sulphur water, but that won't compare
with the salty air of the gulf when tits
filtered through the pine tops and drawn
into the lungs at every breath. There
is some grip down here among the ma
tives but none among the visitors. 1
reckon it is because they gorge them
selves with fruit. Joe Anspaugh keeps
the girls 10 fruit. Joe is the bully boy
with glass eye. He lost one IN Carters-
vile and wears glass one. Joe IS
the life of the little town. If Dad man
comes here Joe gets his crowd and runs
him out. Joe moves signs and gates
during Christmas. He has sail.boat
and owboat and a horse and buggy
and will take you anywhere for the fun
of it. Joe steals oranges and tangreines
for cur little girl. He went out the
other night to a grove, whose owner
lives in Boston, and found fellow
stealing on the other side Of the tree.
Joe made a noise aud the other fellow
dropped his bag and ran like turkey.
Joe picked up the bag and brought it
home. The landlord of the hotel told
joe to get him some chickens if be had
to steal them. That night Joe stole
four out of the landlords coop and
sold them to him at 25 cents piece.
Joe is trump, and everybody likes
him. BILL Ahf.