The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-29
DOTS FROM BRIGHTsYILLE.
Happenings Among the People In This
~ Prosperous Township.

Mr.. J. D. Darlington has just left fer
McGoll' after spending pleasant two
weeks among friends and relatives, Mr.
harrington is fine machinist. and has
!ust completed neat job OF Gin repair
ing ana sharpening on the Ginnery at
Brightsville Tor e w. Goodwin. I'VE
WI! ieel somewhat lonesome and will
perhaps never forget the many fine jokes
told by Mr.. harrington, while at our
little town. will give you only a sample
one Of the many he told. Mr.. Barring.
ton and myself were talking OF the Quad
rupeds. Reptiles. and many other like
species. when he said want to tell
you what wonderful experience had
once with load, in the early part oil
my married lie. One evening at the
back door OF my house in Brownsville
and my wife were setting on the bottom
steps. talking. ! had Just come in from
work and my wife met me there, and
we sat down. and while sitting there,
noticed very large toad setting under
onecorner OF the steps. said well Katie,
have always heard that a toad would
swallow anything you offer him. SO
thought would. step in the house and
get my shot sack, and so did Iactually
rolled twelve or fifteen buck shot and he
would swallow them as last as I would
roll them. Alter had given him what
| thought he could stand, then poured
out big load OF powder, twisted it up
IN a little ball ot paper and rolled it to
HIM and he swallowed it. Then [ went
in the cook room to the stove and got a
red not fire coal and tossed it at the toad
Id he swallowed it, and then. such a
leap you never saw by a toad. The pow,
der and the red hot coal ignited and the
explosion was almost like a breach
loader. Katie had lot oil very fine Ply
mouth Rocks and the shot scattered and
killed three Of the finest hens Katie had.
Norton and Will H. will have to re-
port at our next meeting to see ii they
can produce something better. have
always been ready and willing to put
up wager behind w. Fl and W.. M,
against any other man, but now, boys,
you will have to put your heads together
TO down my friend Darlington. There
is one thing Norton can do, bet he can
jump higher than any man in Marlboro
and can butt door harder especially
, when he sees an eel or reptile. ASK
White who put the eel under the mil
house door? We boys couldn't get Nor.
'oh 10 go down 10 the river with US
Some ot them said he was scared he
| would come in contact with another eel
Norton went 10 court one day. He SAID
he thought Bennettsville had improved
wonderfully since he was there twent,
years ago, and that Brayboy gave him
| beet that would rear, you mean rare
steak, don't you Norton? we'll it was old
enough to rear. | don't care am salts,
he'd ii Brayboy is, that's enough.
Our trip to the river was a grand ane
glorious one, and one that will long be
remembered by the writer. Your Cor
respondent IN company with d others as
oar men7!rom our town, tried ,our hanc
around Withhold Uncle Simon dragging
the seine, you can imagine what time
we cad Mr.. Fred Gibson let off the
seihc while the rest OF the crowd oaref
around. Your humble servant was Dull.
ed backward with the fluter OF the water
against his oar and when the seine
reached the shore, he then was rcleas
ed from under the oar, and this chicken
stayed out ire m under that oar ANYMORE
When fell backward the old darkey
said well boys the old big one" i.
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