The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-11
Letter From Guv.
Qua COUNTY SEAT, Dec. 8, 1895.
at are the iuices of ndYersitY.-HeZ

Sweet are the juices of adversely, 4 ::
Is.
If this aphorism Of Hezekiah's be true,
then we surely had raw material sufficient
dnridg the last year, and the opening of this
one, 10 have manufactured aaccharlne stuff
enough to sweeten The Dead Sen or the bitter
waters of MarAh Shakespeare also wrote,
''Sweet are The uses Of adversity, aud both
sayings amount TO about the same From
our own experience aud observation all
around US we are convinced that the above
proverbs Of Hezekiah and Shakespeare are
worthy enrolment as axio'Ds Adyerslty
teaches US manY sautary, sni sometimes,
severe lessons which we would never learn
otherwise This Anno Dominl opeaed upon
Us with Ms gloomy and hope dampenine out
look, financially, as the present generation
had ever known. Notwithstanding the enor-
nous money (?) crop of the year before the
country was, apparently, without means OF
providing the absolute essentials wherewith
TO make another crop. The s'gns were cmi-
coas and all betokened different
course from that we had heen pursuing,
(especialv the ''slgn' Of lien or
mortgege) and we are forced to heed, and
the results are that the Juices of adve!sity
have deve | into cane and sorghum syrup,
galore ic;c = ape and berry zines nnd cordi-
ais. There Will also be more "Tomacula
porci ~ as Juvenal calls ii, this winter and
more ham juices next year than for years
In short. besides the syrup and wines and
elders. than are now more home productions
housed and husbanded, more ccrn AID peas
and hav and hog more rice than ever ne.
fore made in our section (poor year for rice
ter
CHECKERS and eggs, more preserves nrd jeihes
and Jams and pickles and ca,suls and cans
and ia1s of raised household Iuxuiies All
the result of little more forr forced upon
US bv that FOOLS teacher, adversely. And
the end is not yet Indeed we are but be-
ginning to commence to start 10 learn some
thing of the immense resources OF our blessed
soil and climate " hen combined with brains
and energy and Industry and perseverance,
and II Il right smart measure nt amhit'on y
mingled with the above. the Combination be-
cones perfec' and sucress sGle. love OF
and interest N out'S business Will neceS-
sarily create an ambition 10 excel AND ambi-
ton is apt TO produce inspiration nut Drains
is the first requisite and main ingredient OF
success in any calling Some one wrote 10 an
agricultural editor to know the quickest and
cheapest way TO fertlize land. and h!s an-
swer WIS: For frrtilizrg purposes there 's
uo,hipg thar equals brains
Jess so--Tonacco has divided allegiance,
somewhat with King Cotton, in these parts
IN matutinal ride you count nearly DOZEN
barns that have been in full blast this fail
We are not vet pos ed rs to prices and proh's
received Now, although the past years eX-
perence has taught Us so much and reacered
us so much better able TO face another year,
and mxugre HE litter lessons If past ,e"rs,
il is greatly - he feared that, under The
stimulus of present price,, together with our
natural proclivities, (haukerng after 'he old
Aesn pois-Western, lien meat tnere Will ne
an ,ncrease of cotton acreage hext yea ana
''the last state Of that msu VIII be worse
tba the 6rs, - Yes. yes, brother, we know
you won't admit this, on; ratner protest
agains, il, and advise your neiEhbor not 10.
Even while You are s'yly calculating 10 put
in 4 few acres more. or to run Anotner
plow on IN some way TO realize Doie spot
cash from hiyger sales while the price IS up
and s.efore tolher fellows go to making bag
crops again Yes, you ale going to increase
a leetle, then the ''Mi5sis'' will want her
o. tch and the haods will want more cotton
land and the boysll want some end the mer-
chants will open 'sde lien' easy, and the
specu!a ore will boom the price just in the
nick of time and everything will help TO
make gol darn fools of us all again.
'T'wouldct stun us with as oushnept II
call creation" was put la cotton next year
and some later patches across the creek.
Sweet are the juices of adversely. But the
lessons of adversity are not always salutary,
sometimes they soften and amend, but as
often they indura:e and pervert. If we con-
slider ourselves hardly treated by fair and do
not ledge in orr own deeds the Jas
tice OF tbe severity We become 90 prose to
deem the world orr enemy liz the latter
case the uses OF advers,y are neither sweet
nor salutary. Th.re was poor fellow who
had lost his "rritter" and bad nothing 10
Crop with and we promised TO meet him
saleday and try 10 help him "a get pow
puller IND on our WAY 10 town. half way,
We mt, him coming back and he said twant
no use for him 10 go, aod he Lowed item
as did:.'t do nothin got along bout AS we'll
as them as worked ,ard - sr1 he care back
saos criiter and sans everything else aud Is
so yet and we would,' Civ" sickly egg for
his whole life's prospect. Hspfy is The man
who Can say:
:'Corn 10 the corii crib,
Chicken in the yard:
Meat in IN smoke house
An6 4, ;uo full Of lard.
Mix Il. iHs 6air;
Butter Gv the loaG;
Co;fpr in TIE box
AID sugar in TIE eolrd.
Cream N The pitcher,
Honey iu the mug:
Cider III the deaaijohn
And liquor IL ihe jug.
Let every nan figure out his cwn salvation
-Hez iv, xv. 1Uv
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