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

70 ron a, all, fufoisaes enterta;o neut
f,7 the groups Of lscies and gentlemen.
mostly ia eonveaisa: casa,og suits
sitting atoa: or s''a sand Cousin
Sue. furnishes be. fali share 6
a:ncsemeas pasrcyef sba eoes. Leading
u sss eare Of :; spy !ooss win
loviag AID ap2rov;ns eyes upoo all.
from, the aca, mauager Of zee fire to
the ii;e:e sol 0! ;ao race tsacs isaea
;oc.e as :ae cocp,e af apics ers-oas
,aen 5g 20 aaEshcr naa1a. ope #
woocn s4es aod supplies e.er7 oead,
acc wha: heip aDa & cosaior' deer
good sp:us:sr auo; Gao be. aod 'ae
o:bsc sits eojo7ing the oove';y of 1t all,
bu. with ao eye co a oeria'o young
couple very nnch interested u each
ether but endesvo1!og epergeilcslly to
COT ucea! it By siDG!y aitaasicos 20 Others
The Gre ct last is il proper coSa:!!oo,
tee SACKS are e5sced, and masses OF
shells are piled ;aso the wire oes;icS aud
set % roasting oves tie glowing cos's
They protest, AID pop. md s9as'sr !:
bit mza follows a;s own viii, and 10
cue tine they ara taroed ou; upoa the
table, the baske, is reSiled aad again
set on tie fsc vbila ;as Gee gasce:
abou; taa ;aoie and With p.acticsd
haat,s .,..ea the sill! resisting *eei s
aud pass sae tempting ncrseis 10 the
gathering oroa3 aoa oar aos;. NJ
Masion Dear, aad ;a;s Brother ii: j
W .!e vita each o:aer &c sse ;ass ali
arc ae,aea and ;ast eaol gets jus: The
oye.e- best su:.c3 g els taste. wal?e
Mr Osteeo rsp'ee:sa,s lie pie IS fast
as saay dispose OF S
zee elaw Of The a:o ligas aaa tie
laughter Of tie caa;;..tl:::s5 s:2z2 aroass'
oa lockers to tie ce'zhao:.ng h!''a aso
eoic7 the fantastic picture by tue wie7d
ligb> c: Ere asd Goca coo5'aea, 'or
;ae nooo IS late il si:;ng Esd a'aes
oaiy s:ea.iiy thscega cloudy hsze
The sessseTs, ali unconscious Of tael'
observers. ca: aod eat overcezsuaasd
By hospitality spd seup'sa oegood
enough t5 so ezra large aud 'asitlos
oys:cr served % bs:t bis owo sseli or
By tee asin,g !;;;le pink oyster cTao
fouod within, iii at last everybody IS
filled a,3 s,;i, sack or more cf oysse7s
remsio to testify 10 the bcuos!iu p'osl
sioo Of ;be host. As appeti:es are
sa,;sh .ia, tee Fun begins again. The
girls, full Of p.arks. armed With stalks
cf sas cats, e,aLe seme feeste5 stop TO
kaoes asc3 tie ofsedicg bug, or sone
busy oyster opener jumps TO evade the
supposed hcs she'll f@iiiog rpoa ais 10
pro:ea.ed lmbs. Tie half grown co.o'-
ed helpers ed ,aeir share 70 tae c'vsr-
s;oos 0: the ho1r by turaiog san uer-
sanlt after suamcfsac!: il Go'cs s'sc
cess:oa f.om RE to- 70 TIC oo:;co Of
the ;iI:; where ;ae s'ooe IS ioagest soa
ssaeDesS.
But a.. lb.cgs 6asay have a1 e'o
ara szao ;he grsa:ess oJsse:- ever a;
last taTcs slowly from me 'aoie,
resie ;iog t:s limited cspzci'7 "os;e
ioosl"g .. .hs sill tempting, ssvory
pile TIE ch::idrea disappear c7es tas
c;;! ;o~a.ds tee house aea ;ae 9taers
over tie ill! towards he nesch, and
after .d;p ;1 tie 5rlay deep to wash ofI
tie ev,aeuces Of tie recent sssagsies
Wits fcs and shells. ,hev. TOO. disappear
ove7 the bills towards tie houses acc
,he a,ocD sees only :e0 glow;cg e'n
oeTs ia toe place where but short
;iue before al. @as Ire, aud love. aDa
work that vas pcs work because SO
chesrfa!lv done fer loves sweet sake