The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-06
"REMINISCENCES OF NBWBBRRY.
An Interesting Letter From an Hx-New-
bcrrlan, Now a Resident Of Texas.
The Days Of "No More"

bcrrlan, Now a Resident Of Texas.
The Days Of "No More"
My thoughts turn back to days That
are no more and voices call to me that
l knew of old.
80, sad No More! O, sweet No More!
0, strange No More"
hunger for Newberry and long for
the sound of her vanished voices, for
have mellow feeling for the land and
the people.
AT midnight l heard n loud voice
calling for Pierce Lake. took no no
tlce. Next morning found it was
Jack Enlow, who had fallen into Il cat
tie guard, near my house. Jack was n
kindly, good natured fellow. 'Tis said
that "Auld Nick enters into fellow
when he opens his soul with whiskey";
but Jack was not of that sort. But.
| He was lively, he was mellow,
| And bi6ulous old fellow"
He was an ardent ndmirer Of his
neighhor, that excellent citizen, Col.
Jno. T. Necl. and when in his cups,
after many laudatoly speeches, would
wind up with (speaking Of Governors
review Of $Sth :Rcgiment) the remark,
1.-The governor refined his beast around
and said COL Necl was the finest officer
ON the field According to Jacks
idea. to attempt higher compliment.
would be like trying to add new color
t. the rainbow.
In the days Of No More" the young
stegS crowded around the brick hotel to
see the stage coach arrive. The Co.
lumhia coach is due: one Jones, q stout.
Tri complerted man. is driver; as he
reaches the hill at Z. y. McMorr.s' he
HouriSheS his whip, gives blast on his
e"Gle, IN grand style dasheS down the
street. with 4 rattle and roar Of wheels
aHd checks "p at the hotel The boys
think him = grand man. and each one
: aNNl"U$ 70 he a stage driver. Ask
one u them Il he IS going to be law
Yer Or dnHtor like his father. "Oh. no:
II .?oinG ~ be : stage driver" But
;AS tNNa1h'< glory has departed:
"L!t'"E thDoUgh the heat and the cold,
ever I!onl May until May.
~ : 80 .:.s ,,.,M, ..M =? !. t"'tt,I
Never 5 <.stsy 6;Snlay
Never : dash IS Of yore.
Never swing Or 5 sway.
| (r->-tS S-S TIE tiriSar Sr,i f,o,lr
| ,rSs- 80, -. r+. -. -. ,, an , toN''
Ash we With rsrtls ard rGsr,
N|:;y $wSs' 2ostr:oc.ss <.ay.
>T''T ~ 'S'S 1''SeE A-s1 -"'V'
IS 'c,e LA-7e--$ 7Nsd (Ihe
-'S Is -A-------A' - ,-:T - II! Child
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1900 - o2t5sISad .alsh-
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- - = N':'- :. 81" vel. di$coE-
80 .'s $50 "o&s1 II ard e@e-
g ''''1:' O'ns-s we're az
= = g. 2-Il - S-SH t.-n's up re !"oSed
- - ---'1-.-s s-l'--S7.I $'2.1' joined the
= ,'-''- '''e emp! H'sShead laughing
''I.'->!:' beho.o no" great matter
"!:'e HEe AiNa!eth' On corner
SI"''d7 al ancient locust tree, as Vener-
"ote d. any prophet with the WIDE ben
e'ic'loi' OF ms giant arms and the shell
'cI ol ms green mantle or not noon
,'ue' 'No" IKE so y =" that enjoyed
HIS s'laae-gone). Men sitting there
"'.oer iaugmhg and Joking; some with
nealthy itch Tor gossip; the village
poh''clah Grating with looks profound.
were a poet, as Is my venerable
ana worthy 1nend' John p. Chapman,
! would dedicate an ode to the old To-
Gust just IN the rear of the tree was
Ina' eh'hehtly good man and physician,
Dr' Burr TOMBSTONE, beloved by all who
,..:, ,'''''. '>e", oy $1,000 ms famous
a. ''p,oo' wen gfool''eo ana "lthout
bp0. VI Dle''''s'' III Nui''''caCloh days.
~ ~ ~ o'ps''"' a"s'., ~ VIC ol'Ver uieys'
| va '''e Noiiiei oPPoSlIe WAS Ine noCel,