The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-25
GUV AN ALIEN.
Lamentations From st. Charles

Lamentations From st. Charles.
ST. CHARLES, Sal-umter County, Nov. II,
1896, 10 no, where is my boy to-
nieht."-aez Ala. Where are we, where
are all of US tonight. The votes are cast
The election is over. The wires have just
licked, ssDarlington for the new county.
But we hope the blasted wire is a naked bare
foot lire. Then there is Smithville lold
Spr Hill) to hesr from Jet and the Ker-
shaw precincts aud Manyille and We are
sswaiting aud watching" ead hoping too
that our allegiance aEd-fealty are still due to
the old Game Cock County. Indeed, no
lines can weaken our loyalty to old Sumte'
They shant make foreigner, an alien out OF
us if we have to hitch up "Brock" to the
buggy and haul our grip ard cup aud saucer
over the lines. Salem may not miss Us aod
Sumter may DOT appreciate the acquisition
and meet us and greet us with go ovation, but
we shall feel less like "Pilgrim or Strang-
er." and more reconciled to our environ
ments. We are opposed to the new county
also to the new woman and to new shoes; out
neither the new woman or new shoes are
botheriug US tonight, but we are greatly
worried where we are going to sleep, IN
foreign land, a brand-new county, or noI A
rich county too, a powerful rich county.
Goodness gracious -sakes-alive we didn't
know, until few hours since. how immense
" valuable our lands really were, 100000
per acre, S500,ao per acre, $l70 per acre,
Jehosaphat! We hope and trust they don't
propose to make bricks out Of that kind OF
dirt unless as s'medium of exchange" Why
darn free silver when we've got ceres OF such
dirt as that Now we don't think these
lands ought to depreciate in value more than
at the average ratio Of $500 per mile from
the county seat; IN which case our own plan
,ation should bring anywhere from $3.50 to
$3.50 per acre according to location OF coun-
u seat, {Please don'f give Diggs Wilder any
hint of above valuation) Bot We are offering
choice lots at aud below cos'-we mean be-
low these figures, very far below. Indeed,
we'll take SI00 less, 10 the one instance and
$500 less per acre in the other. This, pro-
vlded the uew county is un fait accoupli to-
night. But if the blessed "Nos have it" and
this Salem county is again 4 years in the un-
known future, tLen and in that case we i'm.
Immediately move that new county lines be
drawn, within which Gregg's < roads shall
be the center and county seat, in which case
we hereby donate of our plantation, con-
sisting of 40 acres and mule, more or less,
soil and subsoil, 1.-THE latter will aoswer ad-
mirably for brick) with about d feet Of good
and valid mortgage covering the whole
very uniformly and closely, provided the
court house and. Jail are erected thereon-we
mean on the land, not on the mortgage.
Heavens. no, it couldn't stand another Court
House. The poor house is already erected
and we are occupying it, but will donate
that also, provided we are retained as 40 oc-
cupaut. We also Subscribe $500, 900 in
bonds. These are Confederate bonds and
their great Advantage is that no one will ever
be taxed for their payment. We also donate
clay sufficient to mould 200, ,00o, 900 bricks
and mortar Water is handy and we have
TWO shovels and a spade which we will cheer
fully Iced to the county above described, all
of which we will submit to our friend the
Clerk of Court to certify to as "good and
valid" when the time arises. Now if DiaPs
Bay or BULBS Bay or Pamlico Sound or any
other Bay or Sound will make any better bid
than this We shall cheerfnlly, and without
protest or contest, vote to have the county
seat deposited therein. GUv.
Nov 1s, 10 D. % 20, where is nv land
to-oight! and boards, and bricks and all
my little tricks, &c, &c. Our rest last night
was much disturbed by dreams of FAR off
lands and lines and boundaries. We seemed
to try TO stay at home, in Sumter County,
but some drafted power kept pushing US out
and into foreign land, Ill toward morn
ing, We just literally kicked clean out Of the
traces, collar aud names, and oversight our
self until TOO late to mai this important
lucubration And now we're much in the
same FIX as Blshopyii:e- won the county
seat with DO county TO sit in it and dou't
know what to do with it. Well risk the
waste basket and state Of icuocuous desue-
tude, and Bishopviile might as we'll.
Wonder what sort Of er kind Of er anon
alous valuation attaches to these high bred
lands tonight Long says, "Wisacky dirt
has swunk uppardS er Sl00 an acre sence las
night and Blsbopvile is sowin' oats mighty
heavy on the court house square aud Jail
lot cause they think they kin make crop er
oats before this here confess and po!ess will
be decided. Cause if frauds in one frauds
in all and eff tbeys gwine to make nee vote
any nothsr time 10 gwiue to vote no agin
everything and vote my boys and my sisters
boys, and everybody. else | kin, aud bury
Jake Parrot,'s county deepr'n Lazarus AID
spen more Christmas in Sumter fore we all
goes to~Dial's Bay"
Now in justice to friend Parrott we would
say, that we admire his indomitable pluck
and energy. his patience aud perseverance,
We know that the ultima thule of his hopes
and aspirations was the new county of Salem
with Blshopville as the county seat, &c. But
the people have expressed themselves through
aud by their ballo,s, whether short or long
or scratched, and any ipso dixit issued in
this matter will be met with the proof that
We can speak louder and more emphatic
GUv.