The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-22

OF rats. "A whole team will loaf
around and let rats eat up everything.
AS James Whitcomb Riley said at" ut
hogs: They are mighty like (some)
men,
Rabbits are ripe and what tooth
some dish good cook can make of
them. When back bones comes in,
with them and rabbits, good old
farm dish, it is not hard to scare up
a good appetite.
Geese and ducks are on the river
in goodly numbers but rather shy to
get at. The geese leave the shoals
early every mulning and 80 away
somewhere to the feeding grounds.
There is considerable fishing at
baited holes in Broad river by colored
fishermen and they say the catch of
carp has heen fair aud few red
horse have been caught. The red.
horse are the first caught up here in
eight years. But tho river is too
clear for much catching.
! guess there are many poor
negroes and their children who wanted
piece ofmeat for b, eakfast last Sun
day morning but alas and alack the
circus folks had the old folks money.
But many went to SEQ the "street
surlade."
| There has been a "nigger in
woodpile." My woodpile. Perhaps
some thought l was philanthropic
enough last spring to cut and split
wood IN exact fire lengths" for them
to burn whom the cold wind got to
clipping at them. If l had loaded
a few sticks and thereby cleaned out
the ashes from the fireplace they
would have though; | Was "atowins"
another tune. | hauled it off whl
they were at the show and if they had
fires ON Sunday know they Lsr
to cut tho wood. The lazy varmi,,s
| 1 have lust received copy Of the
Scranton Ne~s and like it very much.
! ! read aii the editorials winch ,ua l.
me feel somewhat like | was talking
to an old friend face to iaoe. Many
tharks to the Editor Mr.. W. Eugene
Cook. Long may he and n.s paper
flou "ish.
/ ! regretted very much to Gee IN
the State frw weeks past the death
of MIR. w. H. Wofford who was killed
in boiler explosion near Glenn
-snci,r, NJ ~, n ,,,,,,
whom | esteemed very highly as d
gentleman. friend aud Christian. 1t
has beeu but few weeks since | was
with him at Sulphur Springs and he
was enj ying himself and doing much
for the good OF the Sunday School
Convention. His family has all the
sympathy l can give.
Saturday and Sunday and this
morning we had genuine winter
weather. the minimum for Satur-
day and Sunday was 20 degrees, and
this morning it was 18 degrees. The
, lowest for November, 1900. to this
: d tic was rs degrees. Lowest for
1892 nr to this date was SS degrees.
I'll. has hecn The coolest toll up to
lbs tune than for the last eight years.
, rne Ne.'ner has been fairer for that
PERIOD than for the hast eight years.
1t the winter is 70 be judged by the
+ fall preceding We are surely TO have
Y d severe wlnt,r. worse than we have
had IN some 'ime. and preparations tc
, keep stock comfortable would be in
0 order, Whether it will be a sever,
!. winter OIL not the steps to aid in oom
= fort OF stock would Ito go amiss. L
8 haslheen a most beautiful autum'
8 We only await the following.
y For anything that will hustle for
time try nigger on tho eve of bi,
d circus They will move around 70
: work or sell almost anything to ge
d money to go. No night ia too col
for some to be out hnnting convey
W anecs or to start early, when if it wa
af to 60 70 work on cold frosty morn
1 ing the sun would be up before the
g got out, and then one would have t
drive them out like trying to roust q
IS obstinate hog. Then they would &c
is 30 cold that they could scarcely g
rt 10 the lot and back without fire t
warm hv I know An instance wher