The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22

SOUo yco1H Dt5Sst1AS SQ6H1ts1tluu gYAoff
I had spent my very short married
life was fof sale, and againat ths
Judgment of the men ios my family j
decided to put every cent I had in tht
purchase Of Il, TO ssssw old 10, / / said,
feeling !. refuge from The le:ses!: s;s.s5s
which crushed me, Though OPPOSED j, Cd
TO the step, one Of my brothers under,
took very kindly 70 manage il until
paid for, then TO turn it over 70 me, j
had paid $4,000 cash and $1,000 10
buying mules, suppliee, ploushs, mar.
rows, seed rice, etc, necessary to
start. q IS a
Ny brother ,uloessded very we'll FOR
two years and tas debt was reduced to
somewhere near %, 600, when thinga
began to go behind and every year Iwass was
more or less in debt at the end Of the
year. This went on for several years. Vel j.
when awoke to the faet that I Had
no right to burden and worry nv nv
brother any longer with the trouble.
some addition to his own large plant.
ing interests. and I told him the 1st
Of January Of 18- that i Had deter.
mined to relieve himIand try is my. ~.
self. He seemed much shocked and
surprised and said it was Impossible:
ihs had done his level best, and had
| not succeeded, end hoy was it DOS.
| sible for me, with absolutely no knowl-
edge Of planting or experience, to do
anything? Il would be much wiser
10 rent. I said 4 would gladly do So: +,
hut who would rent it? he said he
avoull give me $500 8 year for it Just
Ito assist me in this trouble, and j:
answered that that uonld inc. 80 ssay; g $,
taxes and the interest en- the debt,
@snd would never have any prospect
4of paying off the mortgage, and, when
4 died, instead Of lsaying something.
10 ny nieces and nephews, I would
peave only debt. No; j had thought
pitt we'll; I would sell the Eve mules
hnd put that money in bank, and as
9m as that went 4 would plant on
4Hages, and the rest OF the land I
would rent TO the negroes at ten bush
Rls to the acre. He was perfectly dis
hAyed, said I would have to advance
asavily to them and nothing but ruin
awaited me in such an undertaking.
/ However, I nssembled the handa
8nd told them that all who could not
SSupport themselves for year would
Rlvs to leave the place. With one
|feeord they declared they could do ;s;
Rut I explained tosthem that / was "a ]
E2oing to take charge aysssif, Il , that Il l.ii /
}as q woman, with no resources OF
honey behind me. and, having, only
2hs land, INTENDED 10 rent to- them
ar ten bushels of rice TO the acre. u
|oald advances nothing bnt the seed.
could give them 8 chance 4 10 aessys
p themselves and prove theneslyss;
9oEtby to be free men. intended TO-
7laye no overseer; each man would be
,ptirely responsible foJg the land She
4 nted. "You know 4 very U IS, well ,''
aid, that this5 land will bring my ten
sHshels rentSif you jast throw the
ped in and leave il, So that evory9
proke Of work yon do viii Va into
pur own pockets, and Il hope You myon VIII
ove men enough 10 work for thsti
ssArposs." IS. 's5i IS
! Thea ! picked ousI sihs i. lazy, - ahifs-
s|ss hands and told I Them iii tGsy must d ID e
ve, as I kasss she.7z s svoSuia q not work
themselves. All The planiitera
ound wereSeage sfor handa aud work.
entirely on wages, and I Woulds
2ly plant fifty aogss Oh wages, which
Puld not be- enough to supply all.
q work. Ny old forsln han wash
gton, was most uneasy anu miserable
Questioned me onssanEly as to che;
|sdom Of what T wss doing. Ats. Hast
Paid to him; ashingt ton, you m do s.
know whether i havo Tho senae TO-.
eceed in this thing. Mass Tom doos
know, and 4 don't know; 6ut We
sll know by this time next gear
d in theIneantime You mast just
s sPst y me and do tHe best y you csn for for
s. vent Through che burning auns sll
s summer, twice 8 week, ave miles
4 buggy and six in S bpati Il Who
always been sinacfou drove NY
the i've mics entifely yaione, hired 8
ange negrn and hia boat ana Was row:
oy him 10 Case Blansa plsat tation.
ea, With dear old IL ashington bs-
2d me, 60 ,ipa 81 llii ssha tsia5s Ssss
Dulations ha l.sd had Id Isl sing tlis
! done, Walkea around she 900