The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-01-30

position was made so as to get all tb
ID prettlest ones as close together :.
possible and other picture was taken
. ana IN all the pictures the corp,,
1t was the frontispieco. '''P''
q Then the priest began on a lono
J. string of beads which he had aronnd
:, his neck and he would tako hoI% % 10
one bead with his left hand while he
!. neid the string with his right hand
. ana ne said over a ceremony for
{ each and every bead on that str;no
ana there must have been two md
half yards of beads about the ~ 49, !. q =
= small blackberry. They were ali
kneeilng while the besd service v.e
gong on which lasted for more than
an hour during the latter part Of
wnicn all OF them were supposed to
.epea' a certain part Of their
creed or code, but only few were |
aoie to say all their part and thew
may not have said it right as yo6r
scribe did not understand one Tom |
whole affair.
The corpse did not resemble anv
we had ever seen and we were yery
aeslrlous to know the age of She old
lady, so We asked several with WHOM,
my brother was acquainted about her
age but there was great disersity Of
opinion IN regard thereto. Some
said she was only sixty-fivc, ether. 9
said she was more thSaaa hundred
oue hnally We talked with her : :
nephew: He could speak English 9 8
,ery well and he assured us thsfsF e
himself being sistye!aea1SS.r tyea1Srefs she looked NJ ~
ast as though the skin hsd dried on an
ne bones, reminding ms.of corpse HI;
We once found in the Indian Terri nr
ory which had been lying on the m mss
rairie for several months.
shall have to bid farewell 10 the
Genes and friends of that. famous =
AN any subjects that are very Interest," W
,g to me and might be to others if ie
roperly presented to their minds. sit
sincerely hope that none have
aken offense or feel that anything CO
as been said through prejudice on te
ny part, for l assure the dear read us
rs that such was not the intent and tn
hold nothing but the w.-..-..- or
for all and would be glad er
f all the world could treat each hs
,ther as friends. However, there h
,re a-s-eat many subjects that very II
ew people could discuss without Q,
nanifesting their own personal opin- h
on to such an extent that their pre- X
udice could easily be deserned by
the most casual observer. is
Mississippi being the most inter, y
esting place that have ever visited
in regards to old South Carolina peo.
Die I should be glad to tell Of many
/ have met while there, but would s
like to tell of many South Carolina
people that met at Dallas last year
before begin with such an under s
taking as Mississippi. Before leave
the Hunters Bend people, literally,
(for mentally they will never be LETT
while memory lasts) would like to
speak of the only song that l learned
while on my last trip to Texas. All
with whom l am acquainted know
how very fond / am of music and es,
pecially vacal music, not the kind
they have at the opera or at some OF
the high toned churches, but music
that has harmony of chords like the
negro melodies and old time tunes.
Well this one is Just the sweetest that
I have heard for a long time, 80
will give you the words if you please.
Its a long time now that I've waited,
For the words that you never wouid
say,
Till at last all my hopes have vanished
And now you are going away.
Then consider awhile ere you leave me,
Do not hasten TO bid me adleu,
But remember the bright little valley,
Il And the girl that has loved you SO true
From this valley they say you are going:
, We will miss your brown eyes anu
bright smile,
But alas you'll take with you the sun
shine,
' That has frightened my pathway
Il awhile.
, Oh. remember the valley you are leaving.
|. Oh, how lonely and dreary IL VIII oe,
Oh, remember the sad heart yofFe