The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-17

to ask for something, 90 that he might
obligei You. Is Hess did NOT know me
nor that / was observing him, bnt l
cannot refrain from saying he is the
model conductori From kWaycross
to Triton we were not calm and So
rene. The night was cold, very
cold, and the car was colder, for
there was no fire and the porter
did not seem to care whether we
froze or not. We complained Bit
terly to the conductor and in On hour
or so he had the porter to make one
He started a small, sickly blaze in
the heater and left us. 1t soon went
out and we never got any FIRE until
we got to Triton and changed con
ductors and porters. Mr.. Flournoy
| was as indignant as we were and
never stopped his supervision until
wo were thoroughly warmed and re-
ViVeu' uoIo 10 u ulueTeuce III con-
ductors.
And there is greater difference
in travellers. Some will politely Of
fer to share the seat with you, while
others will stretch themselves and
aud look the other way to keep from
being disturbed. They act like they
have the smallpox and don't want
you to catch it. My daughter and l
sat behind bridal couple as wo
went down, and Notwithstanding the
car was crowded and people still
coming in, the selfish old rascal with
his wife occupied four seats and
stuck their feet upon one and looked
defiance at everybody. Women cal..e
in with little children and passed and
repassed, and found no seat. Tbs
old groom had long, reddish gray
whiskers and the bride of twenty. five
had had her black hair bobbed short
in an aggravating style and leaned
her head upon his shoulder while
she affected sleep. BY and by a
countryman with little girl in his
arms came in and after walking up
aud down a few times, stopped and
surveyed the couple for Il minute.
Still there was no sign. At last he
said with some temper, 81 reckon
maybe perhaps if you ones would
lit your feet offer that seat 1 could
find some place to sit down with this
child. Pve toted her about mile al
ready" They lifted them with alacli.
ty and tried to turn the seat,and found
it locked. "That dou't matter" "ho said
as he p ut down tho child, "pm not
gwine to hurt ye." We enjoyed that
immensely.
wonder what makes SO many Of
these youneish girls (youngish is q
good word) marry these oldish men.
Every since General Longstreet set
the example every old widower in
the country is hunting for girl
wife. The widows have been thrust
out Of the market. That is all right,
maybe, if the girl is poor and the
widower rich and he will settle good
estate upon her and die in reason
able time. What curious transac-
tions such things sometimes bring
about. Some years ago a rich old
widower of our country married q
young wife and she was loyal to him
until he died, which was in a reason
able time, and she fell heir to his
splendid homestead with all the land
attached, and soon married again.
Not long after she died and her last
husband now stops over the rich mans
land as sole owner and proprietor of
that he never gave dollar for.
Our brief visit to Florida last
week was on business and / hurried
home to so west on another lecture
tour. It grioved me to leave Clear
Water, which is lovelier than over.
1t is still the sweetest town that over
grew beside the shore. Many i'm.
| proyements have baen made since
we were there and half million has
been spent by Mr.. Plant on the
spacious property mile below.
Everything at Bellair is on a grand
scale. It's drives and walks and lakes
and gardens; It's grand hotel that
overlooks the green waters of the
gulf; it's ornamental shrubbery and