The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-19
A Trip to the Sprinpa

To the Editor of The Herald and
News: I feel like I want to give you
short history Of my trip to West
Springs and Glenn Springs, which was
brief but very delightful. West Springs
is good water and certainly did my wife
a great deal Of good. She improved
rapidly. We used both waters more or
less. .
We left West Springs last Friday,
the 18th, with the understanding that
we spend the day and night with our
nephew Petis D. Boyd, who lives near
Cross Keys, on our way home. On ac-
count of late start and rough road it
was after IL o'clock when We drove up
to his house. He was there waiting
and watching for US; he met us with q
broad and hospitable smile; helped me
unharness and then turned my stock
into stall with the troughs loaded with
corn and racks filled with fodder; then
to the house, and after a kiss of greet
ing, an hours rest, we were invited to
the table, which was loaded with good
things, such as kid, hashed and baked,
fried chicken, rice, vegetables, honey,
pies, and milk and butter. "Pet"
knew was fond of kid as his wife
prepared it, so he dressed one for my
special benefit. Now, you may guess
how we INDUCED ourselves with the
dinner after drinking the West and
Glenn's water about two weeks. Well,
after J. stopped eating; said to c.,
"You need not have any supper for
me-" From the table we repaired to the
parlor, and now for conversation about
the past and present, the loved-ones liv.
ing and the loved ones dead, and those
who still live in our county and those
gone West.
In the cool of the evening we
viewed. his little farm, stock, etc.
The farm wheH he settled on it three
years ago was an old field uncultivated: ::
it now has fine crop Of corn on it. He
gathered a good crop of oats, has pota-
toes and an abundance of vegetables,
pumpkins not excepted, and three
large hogs that will make by fattening
1,OOOlbs OF pork, seven nice shoats, two
of which be intends to fatten for kill
ing.
Last, but not least, my attention was
directed to his old milcn cow, which
has gone with him to all the circuits
be has served, four years on Clinton
circuit, four at Jonesville. and this is
the third year at Cross Keys. He said
this cow had given him from two to
three gallons of milk per day for more
than ten years. I want to make rea-
sonable estimate of her value. Milking
her 25O days per year, and over 10 years,
two gallons per day, would amount to
5000 gallons of milk, besides the hun
dreds of pounds of butter. He has sold
about $l00 worth of heifers and beef,
and now has two 0ice heifers, one with
young calf. He thinks be can sell
them at S25 each. She surely has been
q valuable cow and is still good-look-
ing.
Well, I am glad to say that my noble.
hearted Christian nephew is very pop
ular and successful in adding numbers
TO the church; all denominations speak
we'll of him; he has built new churches
and added hundreds to the church. He
stays four years on his circuits ard then
his people are loath to give him up.
Well, Saturday we left for home, IS
miles distant, accompanied by Mrs. Re-
oecca Paysinger and Mrs. Wicker. We
found our family well and affairs in
good condition, for which we feel
thankful to our Heavenly Father.
THos. V. WICKER.