The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-29

the scar on my head yeti and heo.
Next was Frank Prices little red
1inshop. and then another low, long
house In its west end was the office
OF that odd. eccentric man. DR.. John
:. Bobo. who was an early settler.
When | first knew him ne did d good
practice and WAS accounted goou
doctor. There is no mention OF hin
either BY Carwile or III the Annals.
He married and moved to Hllburn 5
Mill. His religion was OF the no
hell variety, and upon this he loved
10 DISCOURSE \ good citizen called
on the doctor for papers to use IN a
suit. He was so intent upon con-
yertine his friend to his no hell
doctrine that he delayed looking tor
rhe papers. At last in an old box he
found them. 10 the discontinue OF
multitudinous bugs. Bent on hospi-
1ality, he detained his friend for DIM
ner Fritters were the dessert. to be
eaten with molasses or vinegar and
suqar, The doctor insisted upon his
friends using vinegar and sugar, but
the friend preferred molasses. lhe
doctor viewed him. like the devil did
Adam and Eve. "askance with )eal-
Gus leer," and said: You're the
d-ndest man ever saw; d-n
man who prefers nolaSses to vinegar
and sugar" Notwithstanding his
old cranky notions. he was a man OF
ine intelligence and correct habits.
The main body OF this house | only
remember as whiskey den. Andy
Wicker used it as much when he was
converted. Andy was a downright
uorieht'' man; he believed in fall
ing from grace, but, differing from
some of his brethren, he never prac-
ticed it. The souls OF men are not
the same size, but Andy was wise
soul-wise unto salvation. Andy was
emotional, but not like the sister
whom every big meeting drew into
the church but whose fall was worked
by the sound OF the fiddle; who shout
ed all winter but at every spring pic
mic danced out O grace. He had son
John. AS good old lady Blats used
10 say to Billy, You, Peely Plats,
what makes YOU so bad?" so Mrs.
Wicke. might have used the words
20 John. They were good boys. but
when they got some devilment in
sheir heads they were full OF mis-
CHIEF.
The next is the millinery store OF
Mrs. Mary Ann Davidson, a most
worthy, Industrious. and intelligent
lady. who supported a drunken hus-
band. I have an indistinct recollec-
ton OF him. O'Neall writes: He
loved to play gentleman of elegant
leisure and to sharpen his wits by
grog." Those that take to drink for
comfort climb tree to find fish"
On the next street north we find
the house OF James Diver. the teach
er. embowered in fine grove. He
was good man. and. like the Irish
when they are good, he was So' all
over. He was splendid Tnathema-
tician: old Matthew Mates could not
excel him. nor could anyone else. I'M
less it might have been w. W. Rem
wick. He was greatly esteemed by
all of his old pupils. O'Neall pays
him a fine tribute. His amiable and
industrious wife was Sophia Coppock.
west of his home was the school
house, where the Jail now stands and
nearby the spring. Soon after I
was pitched. neck and crop, into his
world, to play at leap frog with its
Joys and sorrows, I went to this
school. With my eyes closed I can
make picture Of the spot,-the two
story. house; the clear. bubbling
sprine: the beech tree staining
around, carved with the names OF the
boys sweetheartS. and the lovely
girls gazing at them. smiling. laugh
ing, and teasing each other. In our
picture we see:
THE little boys. barefooted. glowing
hot.