The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19

a''ue Sh''e'po'k, 1t Is shaped more like
cashaw or string of bag potatoes,
than any ether bird. it's voice graf
ing aud how pretty is, and the song
sweet, is that Of the woods wabbler in
comparison.
These little game chickens are
FOOLS sometimes, if a chicken can be
called a fool, but they are no towards.
ihey get out sometimes like bows.
playing, boxing, making believe they
are hkhtiis and if one hits a little
too hard or pinch too keenly, they
get mad and turn it into a row and
hight. The fool part comes in. thew
scarcely know when to quit, until
they almost eat each other up. You
generally have to do the separating.
A |u'l dog don't know anything.
l believe a mule sometimes kicks
Tor amusement. l saw a perfect
Kicker when l was attending the late
Association. Two mules got close
together aud began swapping mule
Jewelry, but the big one hit the
hardest and made the other dodge
out, and then the small one began to
kick at everything it saw, heard or
smelt, kicking high and continuous
~. 1t ranged towards top buggy
where gentleman and young lady
we're sitting, and got in such close
range that the man had to get out
and pull the buggy away for the
safety of it, himself and the girl. 1
believe that mule was practicing for
the other one, or had a spite at evrey-
thing. It is safe to say whoa! soon,
or take ''roundance' and come up
square to the head of such mule.
That mule spoilt its beauty.
1t is not respectful to be disre-
spectful to old age. 1t is better to
acquire respect, or better still, to re-
tain that which was taught us. No
matter what l think or believe about
very old person, l will speak with
some respect of that person; and
surely while speaking to him; and an
aged relative would command still
more respect. 1t too, shows little
respect to ones self or to manhood
for boys to be making use of vulgar
Language lin the presence of much
elder persons, and more so while in
conversation with them. I am sorry
to say that some boys and young
men are leading me to believe young
manhood is losing its self-respect,
respect to Its elders, parents and
even womanhood.
Two negro men, working for nay
brother, caught a peculiar looking
rabbit one day last week. 1t was a
buff, somewhat lighter in color than
a buff turkey, or a yellow home cat.
1t was a ''squat" little fellow, rather
short legs, but might have outgrown
that shortness, for it appeared to be
only about two months old or less.
Its fur was almost as fine and fluffy
as thistle down. 1t had a small
white spot in its face and light
colored eye, but it was pretty
little thing. The boys tried to take
it alive, but dog caught and killed
it. There was another young one
like it, and they thought an old buff
one was there, or it may have been
a young one too. They are sure
they saw another one, but are not sure
that it was either old or young, or
buff.
A gentleman told me that things
are changing nightly now, that a
few days ago he and two other gen.
tlemen saw pilot snake down in
the creek acting the watermoccasin,
and that drinking dives are Kept in
peculiar and filthy places. We'll, to
add to that, jay birds have quit toting
pine bark for satan, but are trying
to act the hawk, hens are growing,
minks hunting in broad daylight, not
long ago | saw field rabbit aud now
l have just seen a buff one. And
some people have talked of white
berkshire hog and "buff. bronze"
turkey. The world is moving.
was anxious to 90 to Duck Pond
Sunday, had an invitation to the
big meeting and baptizing there, but
various little things were in the way.
Our driving horse got salivated or
poisoned in mouth some way and we
did aot care to drive the poor beast
in that fix. There are no ..butter-
flies" up there. They are real nice
and social people and IL does ono