The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-09
SARGE PLUNKETT
BLACKBERRIES ARE RIPE AND THE
COUNTRY Is NOW SAFE
"A Sewing Woman OF tho City-She Tells OF
Somc OF tho Hardships to Which
They are Subjected.
Atlanta Constitution. I

drought is broken, and tho prospects
for n good crop wero never better.
Everybody in Georgia should re-
joice, and we rejoice with them. The
fields are the clearest of grass that I
ever saw them, ono Of the blessings
of q dry spring. Tho long drought
was just at the right time, and the
farmers prohted by it in degree
seldom seen before. Tho only COM
plant to be heard is that crops arc
small-cotton is very small and corn
is nothing to brag on. Tho oat crop
WAS not encouraging, but whoat is
al right and there was lot moro
planted than we had thought. Near
ly all the farmers will make wheat
enough to do thom. There may not
be much profit in raising wheat when
flour can be bought SO cheap, but it
makes us feel good to look at the
shocks in the field and hear the
threshers humming around in the set
tlements-A homo whore enough Of
everything to live upon is raised has
an air of cheerfulness that is never
seon among those who 60 to tho west
for their supplies in meat and bread.
It does me good to watch the
young people. 1t is just the happi-
est time of all for thom, for they live
in happy anticipation of tho good
time that is just ahead, and Brown
says that there is more pleasure in
"pursuit than in possession" Ono
moro month and crops will DO made
and big meetings will commence.
Fine home raised hams will be
brought from their hiding places and
chickens are already set aside for tho
company" and "big days" at
church. The young mon arc sleek-
ing up their horses and tho girls arc
getting thoir pretty ribbons and
sashes, and such q time as they will
have will never be known under tho
fad Of bicycles, sweaters and bloom
ers. We don't exactly know what
sweaters and bloomors are, but wo
can imagine that girl pedaling a
bicycle on hot July day would be
far from starched up picnickor if
there was not something to protect
against her dampness. Bicycles may
give girl an independence, and
they may be as fully in the bounds
of propriety rs the horses, but tho
riders will never look as sweet and
cool as tho pretty girls Of tho coun-
try who congregato in the shades of
the treos around tho old churches
through the big meeting timo that is
just short time ahead.
Nor do tho old people of tho coun-
try fail in receiving their full share
of country blessings. The old man
of the country is in his glory at big
meeting time, and tho wrinkles are
all cleared from his brow as no hears
the rain patter against tho old
church aud tho thunders lumber out
and away in the direction of his lit
tlo crop. cid people of the towns
can feel no ,, oh pleasures. In fact
the old man of tho towns is back
number There arc mighty few
places for him to fill Railroads do
not want IN old man, nor tho street
cars, nor the police, nor tho stores
all these positions must bo filed by
young mon. 1t is tho tendency of
the times to do without the old man,
and to such On cxtont has this be-
come apparent that wo might well
ask, what is to become Of the old
people Of the townsY
Thoro are many things to be soon
in n city that makes this question
pertinent, and it involves the old
woman as we'll as tho old man. ALI
the world il ready to give out SYM
pathy to those who are strong and
who might be able to make them-
selves felt in the politics or the
schemes Of the day, but thore is moth
ing for tho woakling with ago and
intirmities to do but to wait for the
summons cover tho river' and pass
away without much regret. 1t may
be sad for tho old to contemplate
such conditions, but you may as we'll
understand that there is nothing in