The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-05
Oswego Rambl1ngs.

Mr. Editor: You have been faithful to me
aud can say have not been true to you. We
have had hard time on our fat lands this
year getting ready and planting. Lands
have been plowed too wet and hastily pre-
pared for the best results, and yet we may
make fine crop. Dry weather has caused
bad Glands of cotton, but the late rains have
counteracted to some extent the effect of the
dry weather. When get my cotton up
every year think Of Capt. jas. McLeod's
saying, "sixty days will decide our fate as to
a CROP" and | reckou price too.
Oars are looking very well in some places.
Good stands of :corn, but it is suffering from
saud by the former heavy rains.
don't think there is any tobacco around
here, except what is being chewed and
smoked, and wise conclusion, think. We
farmers are too easily drawn from one crop
to another that somebody else has made
mooey out of. Let our money crop price go
down and the last son of man wants to try
something else. A new grass, weed, berry,
squash, sugar beet, aud some take up the hog
and corn, melons and fruit, and finally return
to the beautiful white staple and oily seed,
convinced that cotton will make more mooey
per acre and get you more credit than any
| ahing We can grow or raise. favor diYersi-
fed industries, but do exempt me from
planting everything that grows and promises
a dollar. Some for one thing and some for
another, is au established truth that cannot
be downed. These agents are clever fellows
areot they. Once in a while they condescend
to stop night with us and tell US how TO
make q fne crop, and q paying one, ard
why we dor't prosper. This, though, is only
human nature, for have often thought if
had my neighbor's farm l could do 80 much
better than he, aud men have often said to
me if they only had my land they would be
indepeud dent. Now and then you stumble on
makes more on it than anybody else, with
less manure and work.
Yoc want news Mr.. Editor, not go much
common talk you will say, but how can
give you what | haven't got. If there has
been anything of the kind In this commuoity
lately, have not heard anybody say auJ
thing about it.
The churches under Revs. Rushton and
Richards are moving on nicely, with live
Sunday Schools.
Prof. Covington's school at Bethel will
cootinue another month as a public school,
and may run another month as private
school. Patrons are highly pleased aud will
employ him for another year if they can.
Cbildren's Day-tbird Sunday in May
will be observed at Bethel Church.
Last Friday Mr.. Clyde held his Second
Quarterly Meeting for Oswego Circuit. The
rain made the congregation small, but had
as big sermon as big crowd would have
bad. The lunch was quite an attraction in
our large and comfortable school house. To
have our official members and friends all
seated around long table well loaded, is re-
freshing 10 more than one way.
War seems TO be on in good earnest over
the water. A Christian war they say, but
doo't seem to arouse Christendom to their
help The great powers seem TO be afraid
one Of the other, and when the two little fell
lows were about to bitch all the big boys
ran up in their great ships to see the fight
Why don't they do like we did, appoin, a
commission and make settlement for them.
hope this letter will reach you in good
time, for sometimes it takes from two to
three days for letter to go from Oswego to
Sumter.