The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-10
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Toms 9of 1nterest .ron, MS rYns ~,
ttlfng LittleS ! c1ty. s$$ 5,ss IS IS
On my way to Bennettsyille i,
Sunday | noticed that the fields pan -
orally were black with tho oxcoIstin,
Of the oat patches at this season, y
the year people ought to be plowina
cotton, but instead Of this they are
planting over aud waiting for rain. /
would like to see rain myself, if we
could go, the rain without the ,,slal
prelude--muttering thunder, f rked
lightning, ftful gusts Of wind scatter.
ing the dust aud dead leaves at pleas.
ure iilling my. miDd with thoughts Of
my utter helplcssness. It's starapge
now good some people can be when
there isa thunder storm coming l,p.
am one Of that kind myself IS nv
wife says. I would stay ali night with
any body that would just oven Hint
such thing to me, when hear il
thunder, | reckon | would eat dinner
too, hit kept on laundering. Why
can't we be good people in sunshine
ls we'll as in shadow? Why do wo wait
until the black clouds Of adyersity
comes to think of
| 'ihc stone we might have lifted
Out OF brothers. way;
The bit ol heaitsome counsel
We were hurriel too much to saw.
The loving touching OF the hand dear
The gentle and winsome tone
That we had no time and thought for
with troubles enough OF our own"
I am either going to quit being such
tool about thunder or GO to McUoll
and stay with MayorC Covington ~ one,
| don't know which. My mind says
stay at home. My stomsch SAYS 10.
member the good dinners you get
there, don't know which will in
ttnence me guess my inner man will
win provided it does not thunder.
Do you know the Editor of the
Marlboro Democrat? If you don't |
saw q man from Bennettsyille who
does, aud he told me that the Editor
was on his way to the 8. s. Confer
ence in the buggy with a friend, and
he saw some spring chickens in yard
by the road eide an.l he got out Of
the buggy and told his friend that he
would wait right there for him that
the >. =. Con fel enoe was put off till
after court. What an influence spring
chickens and a good appetite works
on follow. Lam not the only poor
mortal that loves a good dinner Aint
we Editors glad Of it2
One Of our Drs says that lettuce ia
pccfectfully harmless taken in small
doses, but that there is balm ia
Florence, that if taken in large quan !.
titles will make Dr.. go to the phone
and say give me Clio. I have been
here seven days and three nights aud
| just simply want Clio, and don't
you fail to remember it young fellow
and the young fellow didn't, so Dr..
Evans says.
Mr.. Henry Bennett has bought out
the Drug Business OF MIR. S. T.. Bris.
tow. Mr.. Bristow tells me that he has
not yet decided what he will eugaae g
in, hut he will not leave old Clio tor>
a song.
Mr.. BENEFITS now brick store ia
nearing "omplotinn. I4 bag ep,ploYotl
hif, Nytie from Cho:ler to hand M
on onr pills and cough medicine.
M. i}ill Aikina is wish ns again
this week. snakinG agoea deal.of fuss
pnt { gnts9 we caD stand It all sight,
Monday night We had & light show
er %lfich vii! holp Che cotton b. come.
rcckDN tho grass will come 100 -sa
the old darkey says it most lnginerally
do. S
Well just can't get any nows to
write unless [ 90 to telling things
that happened and go as I am closely
related to Geo Washington I can't lie
| don't know whether Geo lied about
cutting that cherry tree or not. IF he
averaged up with the small boy of to-
dry he handled The truth very careles.
ly.
| know this much everybody is we'll
and the prospects good for the people
and the country. Let us be thankful
for all these things.
May Z, 1901. j. L. MEG.