The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-21
Letter from J. 3. D.

PsGAH, Feb. II, "a.
It looks as if We are going to have our
Hintertin the spring, Judging from our pre-
sent experience. lassure you overcoats- that
were laid aside were quickly donned, and the
fire had great deal Of company. Yesterday
was the eoldest day Of the year dom t
think the small grain crop is injured. The
plum bushes in bloom may be hurt.
Farm work has progressed as we'll as cir
cunstancess would allow.
hear good many farmers say that they
are going to giye their trade to other points
than their home market, another year. There
seems to be great deal of dissatisfaction be-
tween the merchants and farmers at present.
Hthey would swap places for one year, possi-
bly, they would appreciate the troubles of each
after that more than they do now.
Speaking of clothing, gentleman remarked
not long since, that the country would have
10 utilize the guano sacks for clothes, as the
people were getting TOO peor to buy. l think
the sacks the most valuable part of some of
the gnano that is used
| know of some parties who cannot get
supplies, and have their stock to feed. There
certainly will be suffering in some places.
Labor is very plentiful and grea, many
doing nothing. You know what will follow
soon from want of work.
Did you know that the FIRST day of May,
each year, is the day Christina. comes on :?
If not, then have taught an editor some
thing. Verify it. Don't remember if we
ever knew it.'-Ed.i
The readers of this paper were no doubt
amused at the resul, of the squib We threw at
CIV, last week: #e thought be was mapping
too long. and the best way to arouse him was
to throw political 6re-cracker on him. We
forgot at the time that very nervous people,
or those that have heart disease, should be
kept very qaiet. Well, Guv, oh forgot,
we are descendant of the illnstrious "Ben"
F. or not, or the Others you name, but do
know when the world was not so old as it is
now, by thirty-hve years, we discovered"
that if you lie fin buckets with peas in them
say pill box full of peas--to cats tails, or
'ssic" dog on item, they would skeet; or
to crack jokes with the patriarchs of the
country, would rufle them. Well we .sdis-
covered ''&sometia,e % from good bearsay,
that you we're seen last summer at several
Tillmanite houses and every thing seemed
lovely, that you we're known to be very
friendly with the Tillmanites generally, and
judging from the last position saw you io,
for you know that ''birds of feather" &C.,
and reasoning like the illustrious Harvey did
when he discovered the circulation of the
blood, we just concluded that you had landed
gracefully into the Tillmanite camp on all
fours, and we just had to ''hurrah for Till
mantle Guv" for his graceful political leap.
Now, Guv, wise men say that the anatomy
of man, when reduced to its lowest state, is
composed of two parts, the head and the
heart. One the contre of thought, the other
that of feeling Now it is generous in this
day of 'straits" to fender even mean half
of anything, and if you will think which half
We saw, and tell US, we will thank you, re-
serving the right to accept or reject as we see
proper. You are right. If all the candidates
would calculate the votes they would not get,
the country would not be turdened with the