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THOSE FINE MULES.
Johnny Red POkes Fun ut Us-But
Does 1t in q Good HumOred Way
Bill McKInney's SpeckIed Steer.

Greenwood, s. c., March ~, 1877.
Press and Banper:-Well. Mr.. Editor, our
elected Auditor, and "Old Cit" won't get tC
hold that mass meeting TO ask him to resign
for simply q little piece of pleasantly he In.
dulged in, In suggesting that nat we observe al, an
sure he had no one Ia view In making his re-
mark, unless 1t was "Old Cit" and his class
which the Lord knows we are thankful TO get
away from. Sam Jones says-"the hit dog al
Der OF men, whom we hate to leave. DR.. Hill
DICK and Henry Hill, and other Hills-bul
the political Hlll-we are thankful TO be de.
livered of. Why he Is as sensitive as Dr.
steel In his lecture said, the United States
was during the war. shell the woods all day
IL YOU in fun, pointed stick at one Of the
gun boats. l guess he Is like the United
States during the war; mad because we Sc
ceded. "
Well, Mr.. Editor, we will now very soon GO
| TO house keeping for ourselves. We did
think our old mother should have divided the
mules with us. She was very selfish In keep
| ing them all; and what made the matter &c
bad, she just went and bought 40 or 30 more
| big fine new mules and brought them to the
| old homestead, the very day we were 10 leave
| for us TO look at. and make our mouths water
| for part Of them, and would not as much as
give us one Of the old sore back mules, we
| had owned for several years. The only thing
| in the way of four footed beast we have u
| start with is Bill Mckinneys "speckle steer
and how can that little speckle steer pull a
road scraper all by his self. You just know,
! Mr.. Editor. he can't do 1t.
| Yes, Mr.. Editor, you folks were selfish, just
look how your ana & as 10 n tne 1e, streams m al anu
part of Long Caue. or any OF her bridges
| You just seem TO know exactly where eight
miles would reach, so as 10 take In all the
bridges on Long Cane. We are as short OF
BRIDGES as we are OF mules. You just seem
determined TO keep all the mules. bridges and
| hills we Just can't help ourselves. We will
have 10 lake Bills "speckle steer'' to start
with and work him, till we can collect taxes
Well, Mr.. Editor, after writing the above,
and thinking over the matter, don't know
| as the division was so one sided alter all. Lei
see how we stand. w ,
| the railroad property and the speckle steer
| land you know The railroad shops always fol
lows the biggest part OF the railroad So look
We got the rich level plains. the land OF red
oats, clover pea vine hay, jersey COWS, cotton
| fields, cotton mills.
Yes we are going this summer to build a
new C,aurt House, James Q. Dandy one,
with tower for our city clock, and you all
| might hear IL strike the solemn hours OF the
rttht, If we could only keep our shifting en-
zines still for few minutes or SO, but they
IN We so much work to do on the numerous
railroads running into Greenwood both day
and night, that they are never quiet. Yes, we
will soon part, but part we must as the best ol
friends, I yon ieiiNws aaa Keep& thg bar utes
| den spot she still has in every part OF her
some OF the best people In the world. The
city of Abbeville has them. Lowndesville
Antrevlle, Due West, MI. Carmel, McCor
Innp Cane. in every nook and corner OF the
grand old county, there lives as brave men
and as pretty women as the sun ever shone
upon Did you notice did not include Don
AIDS and Troy with the other places-the rea.
son was they will be part OF GREENWOOD
county In less than year, and then won'l
we have railroad property. You bet. Hur
rah for Bill Mckinney ana ms speckie
u sSeritf, it is not always the case the best man
gets IN, for isn't "Oid Citn and the fellow ne
beat. Come down. Mr.. Editor. when we gel
to house keeping. We Will always oe glaa Ie u
satisfied Tom Graham has heart big enough
10 forgive "Old Cit' If he will call In the Au
| ditor's Office sometime when down.
Yours truly. johnnie Red"