The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-27
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, January n, 1904.
Hilton n Notss.

vent. We are becoming somewhat
used to writing it, although I was
shown letter that one of my old
widower friends had received from
his best girl and it was dated Janu-
sry S, 1908, and when I called his
attention to it, he seemed to be in
doubt whether it was one he had re-
eeived last January or this January.
Well, we all hope for the best and
the big price secured for cotton las
Frightened up the farmer very much.
Cold, cold, a long cold spell has
been with US for come TINS,
Some of the farmers say the oat
crop is 10 good, others say it is all
right. Wheat crops all right.
The old song:
aAll quiet along the Potomac to-
night"
by a slight change will suit US
nothing stirring. Some few parties
and cake walks have been in and
around, but little interest taken.
The mazy dance has almost played
out.
Well, old 1908 is past and the
nind reverts back to many episodes
which were truly enjoyable. The
soldiers reunion and then the teach
er's school, then the fair and the
circus and then Christmas.
During the fair your humble SER
want like good many other people
concluded to take one day and see
the sights, 90 ss Saturday was the
last day and the circus was to con-
clude the Festival, that was the day
I decided on. So on Saturday morn
ing I donned the best dry goods I
possessed and wended my way to
the city on the Congarse. Arriving
there I purchased three for uickle,
lit one, placed it on the right side of
my mouth and gently strolled down
the street-looking right and left
for friends from old Sandy Run
the crowd was immense and fellow
had to elbow bis way. Well, all at
once / was caught by the arm-look.:
ing around I was glad to see that it
was our old friend Bill S. Bill is a
good fellow, a jovial fellow and
the very man to have little pleas
ure with. Well old fellow what's
up-nothing, only looking-that is
just me, 80 spose We take things in
together. Having no objections, We
hooked arms, stopping every now
and then to look at the shows. Par
tieularly were We, or Bill, interested
in the woman with the big snake
eoiled around her neck-he seemed
to feel for her--and so expressed
himself, also, We stopped to look at
and hear three fellows blacked up
or partially so, as they looked SIS if
something had occurred to rub off
some of the black on their faces.
Bill said be believed they had been
licking each other, fact is they re.
sembled pie-bald horses, or black
and white spotted cattle. We passed
on and looking down the street 4
don's know the name of the street)
Just below Rhea's stables 1 saw
large tent and about half hundred
people around it-all niggers.
What's going on down there Bill ?
Why man that is nothing but fly
ing Jenny. OF course they don't
call it flying Jenny now-they call
it q trapeze, but it is the same thing,
don't you remember. We used to take
q board and pin it across stump
and one fellow would get on one end
and another fellow the other end, or
q gal, and the balance, or part of
the scholars around. Lets 60 and
look at it, 80 on we went. Well, it
was beautifully fixed up-6ne music
and nice looking ponies, saddled,
bridled, all in pairs, and now and
then seat like buggy seat-1 sup
pose for old people.
Ril| said that he would like 70 ride