The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17
Guv. Writes Again.
HE IS ONCE MORE IN THE
BOSOM OF HIS FAMI.
LY ON THE BANKS
OF THE WEE NEE.
On the Banks Of the Wee Nee,
January ID, 1900 +


have met no doubt. but they didn',
seem 20 happen very much heres
bouts. On the 10th day Of May, last,
We received cordial invitation to
join our comrades in the old City
y the Sea-" for the purpose Of re.
sning and psrsding and making Q
general spso,soulsr exhibition OF our
brave. and gallant. and heroic selves,
scd never before bsving received 20
polite N invite to join our command
Sos 90 psscssbls . purpose. (sll our
Seruer notifications having been curt
end very psrsupsory) We accepted
sAs same sod grabbed oor gri- our
friend Dwight Shsw's grip ssck sud
vent circumstances over which we
hsd plsosy Of control. bot didn't oou
-eses. isdsosd % to extend our visit
- shs bssssiiul FSssss City on the
ethsr bank Of the Savannah, whore
eehee circumstances "sioilsr accord
u" 10 and same nature of above,
eeessd % 70 remain until the kris
Ksisg's ssd Yulesids end turkey and
"hog KILN" season reminded % that
ess lssgs end Ermerous family (of
rats and mice sod other live ousssd.
Hsss) might b 80 nesd'o of our be.
sigo presence snd pssrisrchal atteu.
zion. 90 here we-sre. and We might
jest - we'll have gone over to Sum
ser and back for any changes that
have occurred. ssve that our family
hsve gown more numerous sod in
solsot We've slresdy enjoyed to
the full the freedom from restrictions
end city convsn,ionsli,ies, aud have
felt like . boy Who dotf. bic Sunday
rio and gits into HE shirt sleeves and
bsrs feet and no collar. But after
she din and hubbub, the mighty rush
and struggle ssd strain. Of tho dollar
sniied rsbble. after the "slmighty
eagle" the rattle. and olsog. and
shrek aid hiss on land sud water,
day and oight, arising 10 . subdued
rosr from those goshsms Of trade and
Industry. to suddenly land iu the
piney woods. where the gentle sough.
isg Of The wind, the distant thud of
shs voodmsu's az. or the long drawn
Hsinsive sound Of Q fer away dinner
born. sud oil that breaks the smother
isg and mono,onous silence. one feels
like taking wings and flying back to
whore there 10 moro life snd MORE
lacre IL 10 worth . trip Of and back
70 only to experience the cordial re
eepsioo. and note the genuine
pleasure evioced 10 the couutensnces
OF friends - they greet you hearty
welcome until you begir TO ponder
what ,be dickens and Thos P Walker
you ever did TO cause them any
glsdnsss 10 gssing upon your car.
ssss ever sgsio or course you will
meet some Of those stolidly appa
thetic kind who'll greo; you %
though they'd seen you before break
fest and with . cool self eomplscsncy
that wouldo't be disturbed by the
"seeon& coming )" but suoh % these
"cut no ice" and are mot in VI"
nvcb. please note ths, we've mod
ssnised our vocabulary Among the
isksome ssmeness here We found our
ssighbor Long. more same and long
than ever. still teeming with wisdom
and p'egosnt With erudite predictions.
the veritsble Jesunoisky Of this bsili
wick Lord bless US. what Long
done know would fill huge volumes
OF noppsre'l or diamond type Long
agrees with the Pope snent the
sioeteen,hdweniieth century prob
lem, and claims that this is 1900 and
Jinnerwerry and that Jinnerwerry is
in the goth century jua the came as
that the minute af.er be was 10 years
old be was IN bis Goth year. and
with q ps,ronizing smirk remarked,
"Ef thr' don'l spell logick wba, do
il SPELL" aud when we modestly
murmured that il spelt sopbis,ry and
that he had TO complete his 10Th year
hefore antcrin0 hia OOth a,d ;f ha