The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-03-26

gradients aud soon tho sayOry Odors
fl led the air and made the guests hun.
CRY for the tempting dish. For q
while our party wandered up and down
the beautiful beach on tho gulf side,
the shells crushing under our feet al
every step, and when we returned to
tho palmetto grove the cooks ordered
the tableclOths to be spread and all
the cullinaries to be gotten ready for
the feast. Rugs and mats were placed
around for the ladies to reclino upon,
while palmetto logs gave seats for the
gentlemen. Beat biscuit and butter
and broiled middling and pickles, etc.,
were spread out in wild profusion
and then the chowder was tasted by
Colonel Bond and his assistants then
retasted by feminine amateurs and or
dered to be cooked and salted little
more.
In course of time there was q call
for Observation-Disclosures chowder, and
soon the delicious feast was served in
soup plates and served all around. 1t
was pronounced superb-splendid, aud
other adjectives too tedious to men
tion, and some had their plates refill
ed, but somehow or somehow else L
did not feel as Vorashious as expect
ed to feel and said to myself, as Mr..
Lincoln said OF the ballet, "for the
folks who like that sort Of l, thing
expect it is the very sort of thing
they do like" 1t was all my fault,
know, for there arc good many good
things that don't relish, but other
people do, and a higher cultivation
has pronounced superfine. L DOM
like tripe, nor chittlings, nor raw oyl
rooms, nor pote de fol gras, nor turtle
nor shrimps, nor clam chowder. III
fact, | have prejudice against anyll
thing named chowder, and it is all my)
fault and lnck OF education. But wei
had q glorious day and everybodJl
was happy. General Parsons and myII
self were the veterans Of the parity
anu after dinner wo stole off to thd
boat and took nap upon tho cushion
ed seats. The General is from Ilu
nois, d genial, kind, considcrate ger
tleman, and tariff reform Democra,
He earned his title by lighting us arl |
| earned mine by fighting him, an
here we were sleeping side by side
Southern waters. Tho liou aud lam
laid down together. The general 8
ries himself we'll, and everybody li!es
him, especially his modest lady-lfe
daughter. who is favorite with hr
people. / like that-we all like TIT.
And we had Colonel Bond, u Savannah
gentleman, but now OF Marietta, who
took off his coat and master OF certnon-
les. He has made fish chowder on Yolfe
Island for thirty years and was iiven
q diploma by Captain Postell hany
years ago. Then there were Clonel
Bonds lovely daughters, and the eau
tiful Dunedin girls and como ither
maidens with gushing adjective and
foir ootr nd /
mon who danced attendance upq the
maidens. was sitting by "a very
lovely girl in the boat, when q ceeky
young man by tho name of Grady who
was reclining on the bow, gave aweet
and gentle whistle and my gil left
me, under false pretense, andwent
to him and never came back anymore.
! t reminded me Of Burns pretty,oem,
" Whistle and I'll Come to Y, My ,
Lad" The next time go viii take
my wife and sit by her, for these oung
girls are unreliable. Nobody put
rettled woman suits me now.
Last week visited st. PeteTourg,
by invitation, to help commniorate
birthday. l fd ind tho
hotels and the town full of htriotic
people. and the blue and the ghy min
gled together in fraternal unia. be-
lieve the sections are drawi1 nearer
and when / die ad TOW ,
more on both sides the postSity will
be right friendly. I heard bod con- !
Southern Presbyt9an say {
the other day shat the Prebyterian
North and Sout, would /
unite again as soon as half dozen OF |
their leading preachers died st. Pc G
tersburg is not on boom but 1t Is
growing slowly and sury The
Detriot hotel ranks arbng the :
best in the State and is qlte full OF !
guests The floating hotel Fas unfin- +
ished whom late storm sun it on one 3
side any made a toboggan the roof. :
But they will raise it again nd turn it c
into q seaman's home, Liz they did :
the great Eastern. But bpe to see 8
you little later and ring fair =
weather with US. Bill ARP. ,