The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-07-06
A Iaunf in the Country.

III Spuhf'uy Nlti ~. y. IL. Ilatn;iJD1
we ii De,i 1t llde ont i'll the cnuutiy Il,
far ao ile Forest Sunday. While tie
weather was very warm, there WAS Il
breeHn >;lr,lng ;tli it. WAS very ;..eisdnt
riding behind the doctors fdi5 Steppl. Q
amin Il, ltlere We're some very bat holes
here aHd there along the roal which
have Iut been attended To since the rains
lie rsinS have been 50 constant its to al
low abJat us little time for putting the
road in shape as there has been for put
ting the'crops in shape. We III ,nuged
to dodge most OF the rough places how
ever, aud everything ran smoothly uu-
ul We got 10 ESklidge'S S Camp at Buff ,lo
and tn n we got into troub,e, or at least
the hJfse did. There seemed u be il
skirmish line of little biting horse flies
drawn pp along either side Uf the road,
witt Imperative orders ID attack, loldi,
aud collectively, anything in the slul,p
Of lorse fish, thtt came throu IN the
Ines, and IL IS virtually running the
sauut!et 10 drive horse through those
teilib e pests They sailed in for bus.
u.ss flom both sides and attacked tn.
nor.e viciously. lie kicked aud Jumped
md S~ i'ched his tail, bnt tie wiley pests
coil Ct d where they could not ba reached.
uorhd his shoulders and enjoyed Il feast.
while he plunded, jumped, kicked aud
trec; 10 bite them OFF, but all to no pur-
p,S-. We began to think lie would lie
down, and finally we hll to get out,
6re,;h OF Il brush and whip them off.
Ih y followed Us for half Il mile. II
VAS terrible, (fOr the loise at lg;,i( we
never got into anything like that before,
and DON'T see how the stock can endure
them at the camps every day. Blu, the
tough hided mules laZ!y famed thrir
ears To aud fro as thsy ate their foJd,
SEE uihg to ply little or no attention 10
Che myriad OF pyStiferouS littl, LlJSd-
seekers TINT Swarm4l arounI them.
" h"n We arrived at the F1rcSt we halted
for rest, and after Il helr,y drink f.om
tc"ol spring and a hall h)nra' rest.
stretched ou5 upon the gceen v1,vc.l
%ri'CC III sic Sl.rle of the trees. We
Iv!icc All ab'nt!.tn' groNih of .usv!0;,>
olhC&Dc;ri'S =, an we r,cceI u stty ;lii
>ainp.e t;irln Wills tiir dJ:.or M,n, OF
,u:'lI'r 10 see IL patient. III. b.r.lr,
we're I:ne, and WE ciiryId u.em To tm
tu' est extent. hl. NOV we ae exceed.
u:iy buy, : S:I.,'chim., with Ole hinl
Mae sc Wriin " u til. O,hrr, Oh wnii
~ .N.n i'eot>-'h: ChisoCS, OF ri bugs
We mast have got through The SAi:m.,.i
!n- and "ad'h ri2h' iutp u w;Iue oiL-
,t'ioh, a':i / 81 ~ tr)u tn: way t!i,y
ttc tte.r!iuS u hIiincS', In re a,u no.
many lett Among titse blackberry bu.h )
lron Uu" return we stnpYel a,I
walked over the plant Of III: Huif Al,
nj In: rains seem 10 have Syriuua
reihd d ih" progress OF t.e work, bi,
one portion If the biz buii in: Ea>
reached ill" lis; ii)rr which was hsii2
lad, the underground tunnels FOX ti:
wires, hot a'r, etc., hive nrcn lin ,a-,
u!d are being Na!lr'! Ill With Drlcl. Unr
air0 h has II cn cXteid .d - wilhin 2J5
ia"iS 81 the b;;cH yHld, ail it IS Il Gi;t !c
ttom way !Ack. Tie las. rain kncc!lc
the di:t from un'l.r it il til- list dip,
and the ties are swinging gracefully L..
the air. This of necessity viii have To
be repaired before the road is ptSsah,l
Nr. RDt-tt'5 brick yard lies TO L..c
hight Of the track, which viii, hove veI,
clioie AROUND the large kills ;;uh The
nr'"k VIII be loaded from The Kiln onto
the HAYS. lie ms some very tine look