The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22

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pen of lady from Memphis, Tenn,
who, after attending the Educational
Convention in Charleston, is spend
me some time with relatives on
Pawlev's Island l think it will be
found better reading than anything !
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pawley,s Island They say its
glory is departed Well. the charm
ei :. all s.i|l fingers any way. Is not
4be Iatcb string literally still hanging
ortside the door, Maybe sycu think
chat there is nothing in latch strings
snG wooden iatcAes. and wooden
hinges on solid wooden shutters that
hang TO sashIess and glassiess low
windows. opening higl, under the
piazza roof and low along the floors
Of the upstairs roons where the
gable ends are flied with generous
double windows with the regulation
sla. blinds TO show there IS q purpose
Behind this style of architecture
And ,ae plazzas-so simple and so
aosD.,abie-with the inviting Jog
Cling board fer the overflow fsoEs the
-ockers-and who shall say that the
;ogglers haven't the best OF the s'tua
.ion-and the venetian shutters
well. they are revelation to those
srom tee inter;o. Why Go people
shade their porches With heavy v,aes
.bat keep out the breeze and the
view as we'll as the SUE, waen these
venetian skaters may be adjusted to
serve as needed for ore or ali OF
these purposes at toe will OF the
occupant ??
There may be more attractive
slaces than PawIeys Island for those
whose pleasures lie on the surface OF
life. and for those WHO have seen
more Of the coast but there IS
enough to interest the stranger
spending a first summer on the coast
every moment of the season
The sand hills are new expesl
ence to one from the clayey regions
Of the west They may be hard to
pul! over, bat they furnish fine op
oortunities FOR the development OF
che muscles, shade for the afternoon
stroll on the beach, and resting
places and observation points for the
sired and the ipquiripg And how
beautifully they shape away towards
and beneath old ocean who fondles or
beats them according to his mood.
And how they protect and shelter the
houses and the vegetation on their
western SIDE. The live oaks and the
cedars try to look over the hill top to
greet the morning SUP aud to see
what lies to the eastward but the
keen. salty blasts of winter keep
their tops trimmed level aud will
allow 20 over reaching Their trunks
and branches give evidence OF the
struggle to overcome by their twist
ed. knotted, bent, bas still upIifted
forms as every twig and leaf lifts
Itself as far skyward as it can How
Dore would enjoy their almost
human look He must have seen
such trees somewhere, or how could
he have pictured their like in the
Inferno? This struggle, Like :ha: OF
life, however, is not without lts
gentler side for around their roots
and among their branches are lovely
flowers and vines and singing birds
that suggest the love and supporting
care of the home life
Among these trees, protected by
them from the glare, and by the bills
from the ocean storms, stand the
houses. Some may prefer new ones,
and some may scorn their whltewssh
ed walls and exposed raf.eTs;; but
tue old ones are the cnes that have
the polished floors aud banlsseFs so
pleasant to the toach-oo;ished oy
generations of people as they have
come in sandy and salty aud drip
ping frora the sea bath os the fishing
excursion, the Grabbing, and the
oyster hunt. Those ola tine build
srs knew how to provide for comfort
and learned how 10 wayiay every
sumner breeze from whichever quar-
ter it nigh: come Few are the days
when the breeze does not make the
piazzas place where it is delight
70 live whether ones incl:nstions lead
him to the hammock, the jogging
board, or the rocker, to read. 70 sew,
TO eat melons, to play whist. or
simply to enjoy doing nothing but to
be thankful for present enjoyment.
If something picturesque is want
ed, it would be hard to fud anything
more so than an oyster roas, by moon
light Here is teal enc !:
In the centre Of a natural basin