The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-01-30

want to run away with the wagon
sometimes, and we have to hold them
down. Mrs. Henry Grady is here
with her children, and she holds the
fort quietly between the old folks and
the young. She is smart, graceful
woman and q noble mother. Then
there is Mrs. Hill, niece of sour
Ben, a tired, ovcrworked teacher in
the public schools Of Atlanta. She
came here for rest, and it has renewed
her youth. I wish that all the tired
female teachers could spend their win
ter vacations here. The men have
built their retreat on Cumberland
island, but the women have none.
There are no class of people in the
State who have so much responsibility
upon them as the female teachers, and
no class that are so faithful to the
trust. Then we have an invalid
maiden from Virginia-the liveliest
and loveliest Of all our family. It
would take whole college of doctors
to tell when or wher1 Mss Annie is
sick, for her merry, contagious laugh
is heard all over the house. May the
good Lord aflict us all with that por-
tion of her malady. Then We have
sweet girl graduate, not long from the
Lucy Cobb. Her rosy cheeks and
ruby lips and quick, glancing eyes,
her nimble, springy walk, her merry
wit and repartee all indicate that she,
too, is a very tired invalid. But I
think that Miss Ruth is gaining
strength, for she went out on the gulf
to-day to fish for groupers, and while
the pillows heaved so did she in kin
dred sympathy-well, they all heaved
except Miss Gussie Grady, and the
only reason she did not was because
she did not go. Sensible girl and SEN
sible mother. They took an immense
lunch along but never touched it.
Henry Grady, Jr., said he had heard
that the way to prevent sea sickness
was to fill the stomach and keep on
filling it, and so he put away two
grape fruit, half dozen apples, can
of potted ham, six rolls Of bread, one
box of sardines, some more ham and
pickles and olives, etc., ad infnitum.
They took along much fishing tackle,
but none Of the party wet line.
Most of them laid down in the boat
and groaned and lamented their awful
condition and swore off from ever
hunting for groupers again. A couple
Of handsome young men, who are So
called invalids, from St. Louis, played
satellites to the girls and out Of recip-
rocal courtesy heaved when they
heaved. The boat was away out six
miles in the gulf and was preparing to
anchor when the scene began. The
poor captain was distressed and alarm
ed. Eight heaving invalids and no
help. They were sick-awful sick.
Some of them laid down in the boat
and groaned, ooh, my Good Lord
help us Please, captain, take us
home Oh my poor mother, will I
ever see her again p A beautiful
young widow exclaimed, in her agony,
"Oh, my darling child I will never
go off and leave her again p Quickly
the captain shifted his sails and
steered for the harbor. By this time
the empty passengers were chilled,
for it was cold and getting colder.
The young men gallantly took off their
coats and covered the girls with them.
Then they took the green gulf shakes
and trembled-all except Henry, who
unbuckled his belt and went to eating
again. By and by they reached the
placid waters of the harbor and began
to rally their perturbed spirits. The
good ship shot like an arrow through
the pass and all sail was spread for
the home stretch. Just before land
ing the female tongues assumed their
normal condition and their faces
assumed sickly smile, and they all
agreed to keep the affair dead secret
and made the captain promise not to
tell. But murder will out and [ have
related it just as it was told to me.
1t was an awful time and has COM
pletely paralyzed the grouper industry
in this region. BILL ARP.