The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-03-19
G!tANDPh's SJORIES.
Ito Writes Again for tho Children

pany did not seem altogether as cheerful
~ usual. There were several reasons for
| this.
Jesse Cables health was very percepti.
bly, failing. He was good man, one
whom everybody liked, n pleasant com
pnnion and always received warm vel
come in every family wherever he went
to work He was n shoemaker, u worker
III leather ms well as n carpenter. He and
Hugh Duffy were both workers in leather
aud worked sometimes together. Jesse
Cables health wan failing and it threw
dampcr over the company to know the
fact. A few more years and hc quietly
passed away. Mr.. Duflic, his partner,
lived for many years after his death.
Another fact threw dampcr over the
| feelings Of the ncighbors Mr. Sheppard,
the merchant at tho Cross Roads, whom
everybody liked d--was about to quit busi-
ness there and move out to place above
EdEcfcld, which he did between the
years 1925 and 1890. His partner, Mr.
William Coleman, did not continue bust
nc'a ut the old stand Or if lie did, it was
for II short time only. He. too after some
years left the Cross Roads and built him
good house nearer Higgins Ferry and
after awhile married and prospercd and
| lived happily for some years when his
| wife died and left him n widowcr with
several children. Jacob Trotter, who
lived on the hillside just south of the
Cross Roads. moved down on the Little
SaIutla He was the father Of DR.. Trotter,
whom used to know.
Other changes were portcnding which
the company felt, rs coming events al
| ways cast their shadows before. They
passed pleasant though not I very Jolly
| afternoon. Jesse tried to hc as gay and
| full of fun as ever He told solne few
amusing stories which made his co,llratlca
laugh; but their laughter grew to be
rather sad when they looked at him and
| SAW his hollow cheeks, and noted his
lacklustrc eyes, and his once stout body
80 surely wasting away. Af(cr awhile he
died The business at the Cross Roads
was discontinued. and tho pleasant meet.
| inEs OF the ncighbors ut that place were
ut IN end forever. The level ground near
| the creek k-Plum I}rnuch--was converted
| in after years into q brick ard, where
| many thousands Of good brick were made
for the use Of the people around. No
house. nor vcslipc Of Il house stands there
now. few large oaks are still standing
just below the Cross Roads, and still pro-
tcct and shade the spring Of clear, cool.
fresh w"tcr, which the people who once
lived there used. and which were used by
Jesse and his friends. and whici, is still
| used by the workers in the fields around.
Only few years ngo | passed along
tina, road n solitary tramp. and drawn by
the spring, the cool shade, and the
memories TINT clustered around aud
about the place. to go down to it. to rest
awhile in the shade and take drink Of
| the clear cool water The spring was
| where il ever used to be and in good
order; but tie en- tn had filled in around
it SO deep that could not knccl down to
| il and drink from it had no drinking
vessel. but pulled some oak leaves from
| husl, near by, reached down and was
able to bring up enough to show that 1t
was M good as ever. After resting awhile
i'll the shade Of the trees and looking
around upon the old familiar scenes, l
resumed my solitary line of march to.
wards Pine Pleasant. This too wns n roatl
M we'll known to Tie as the Main street
| of Ncwbcrry ip now. vent OH as far ns
EdGelield, but did not walk all the way,
not more III fact thnu twenty-five miles.
| Returned 10y wa of I.ecsvillc. from Lees.
willie to Ncwberry, by Prosperity. behind
good horse in good buggy with care.
| ful driver to take care Of me.
| Dear children, this is the last time,
perhaps that shall ever write to you
through The Herald md News Du,
whether or not it is the Inst time, it is
not probable thnt can tell to You any
more Cadlc storics. There are some
others thnt might nmuse You in the tell
,nK, but feel that you have had enough
Before close, however, In justice to my.
self | must say to you that Grandpa did
hot make nor invent a siuglc one Of the
stories lc has written for you. Trey are,
every one of them. stories that the boys
and children used to delight in hearing
"nd In telling to each other ~ Mr. Catlle's
stories. how many years ago need 10,
sny.
Now. before leave you. let ne say a
few words to a--somebody's grandson
no, mine om thankful to say--wilo, Il,
The Herald aud News Of March 18TH,
tells story of snake giving birth t.
many time keeping instr uments stem.
winding watches, etc, from having
swallowed a four dollar clock The
Grandpa whose Grandson tells that story
on him was never q mcmber Of TINT co,u
muni,y III the neighborhood Of the Cross
Roads lie was. doubtless. that ''sn,arty''
from the court house, who offended the
company 80 much one afternoon, and
who "cvcr returned. II is u pity that his
| L.. 81, GkSl.