The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-17
Santuc Siftings.

Santuc Siftings.
,'aiHave our days rolled serenely free
z From, sorrows dim alloyP
'',n we stu possess the gifts that bless
/ And I'LL our hearts with joy?"
Being thankful aud cheerful and
~fellowing the Golden Rule is q gift
Sthst blssses. n,&
Big wealth must be burden but
greed for moro overlooks all that.
:; There 10 one good thing about
getting real cold--a fire does feel SO
very good when you get to it. That
Is hSxing some bitters to know tho
value Of sweets.
~ We ''reared back" anticipating
some spring like weather last Friday,
and Saturday "blizzsrd" caught
mo from home without overcoxt and
filed noe with shivers and wishes.
-" l feel sorry for Q chicken when I
see . littls negro who can throw q
rock ~ straight as rife ball"
hanging around the outskirts of q
farm yard. A hawk il often the
The scapegeat of roguss.
+ Ihsas, Sunors Of people going to
.-heging blowing soon if tho weather
xFmits breaking land, turning stub
f6iSs Sto -AAshis shows that farmers
;stillyhaye filth and are full of hopes
ssnd Arei trying to do better. It Is
svsty hecsssasy that they should work
sor many rich people would starve.
There is an old saying about
t''msking" mountain out Of mole
lhM"s but I saw. . mule try it few
IdaSs aGo.'S I was riding il and he
iceme near throwing me because
mole hill was across the road. The
Imnle tried to run around it declaring
}heI could neither climb over, cut
Through nor tunnel under the big
,mountain, and in our scuffling, kick
ping, fussing and disputing about the
fhing the bit broke but I got him
lover and won tho bet. The mule
lmnst still think he performed great
iftat--jumped q whole big mountain.
sSsme time last year Homo made
inquiry about one Of hts old war com
Iradss Mr.. WIN. Grady. I thought
Isome one near Mr.. Grady would tell
SShiIa about 1t and when l saw him I
never thought Of it, until few days
ss9Sjwhils talking to him / men-
stioned Homo, but not as he is known
ihhis writings, then Mr.. Grady began
Ito inquire and I then told him about
the inquiry. He was glad to know
You wss 20 near Bro. Homo, and I
believe he said he had only seen you
once since tho war, and would be so
pleased TO SEQ you, that he believed
Sihe would 90 to Lockhart when the
UHesther became warmer if he was
,Able. Mr.. Grady is one of the Com
fsdsrate pensioners now.
, "A young man who has been to
Charleston says Union county has
the poorest exhibit of any county
there, and he is Union comfy boy.
There Chester claims the Neil shoals
water power. Well, it has half of it,
bat III factory should ever be built
there how would Chester county fur.
Nth tho place. The mountain hills
.oapes very near the waters edge, a
scspal would have to be built almost
in the river. and whore would the
building be, and operatives would
hsve tobe carried up the hill in ele
vstors or On stair cases. Yes, Chester
has some Of the power but Union ha.
the situation to utilize it, If she woult
only turn about and get at il, i. o
~ il can be utilized. = -....
40 There 10 no farm but could supper
solAs sort Of psstare for mules. I
sioeks IKE q hardship on mules an,
hcrsss % have 10 stand III day q
Sundays and days when land is We
tAroaEk d summer and early autumn !,
aslot nevsr having the pleasure o
/ eAxing. If some land that Va
poorly worked in cotton snd corn ws