The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-07-07
JULY T, 1904.
THE SAGE OF .POSSUN FORK
FINDS OUR NATIVE FRUITS BETTER
THAN MEDICINE.
Dissertation On Their Merits An
3 Affiectionate Pair of Turtle
Doves.
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Editor County Record: Tell your
headers I was half sick one evening
about SIX weeks ago, when one of our
Heighbors came in with lot of big,
blue, high-bush huckleberries. l
! told little Ruth to put some in a
stew pan and let them simmer awhile
! On the stove in as much water as
berries. They were soon ready and
kon the table, so we got some in a
i saucer aud crumbled in a cold bis
ssHlf and sprinkled all with plenty
bf sugar, and-and- soon was
xell again. What's the use of so
! much trouble making pies of the
berries when stewing is better.
Some one has said "variety is the
6pice Of life." Then indeed is life
kepiced, for nothing but "a continued
|znoyelty are the varieties of fruits
and vegetables that meet us on every
hand.
A have bsen feeling good, morning,
moon aud night ever since.
r Strawberries, huckleberries, dew
Berries, brierberries, mulberries, cher
xies, plums-yes, our wild goose and
Japans are just coming in as the
Fellow sweets and reds are going out.
An free for the gathering. The
peaches, the apples, July sugar pears,
! grapes, watermelons, canteloupes.
LeConte's, Keiffers, hybrids, scupper-
tnpngs. &c., &c.-until frost-all
( sk8eil the native varieties this happy
Fruit year of 1904.
, Ny better half says if you want
sto keep healthy just give her the
Ssngar barrel, the milk and butter
s:and eggs; the flower barrel, the ber-
res, the plums, the apples, the
peaches, the pears, the grapes, the
tomatoes AMI mutton corn@ and
3ust little bacon to boil with
leans and peas, squasAes, cabbages-
collards, and a ham to boil on
hday for Sunday, and to fry in
he morning to make a little gravy
or the breakfast hominy. Then |
may sell all the balance of the bacon
Gust so j give her the money 1t
hrings). She says these home varie-
lies are better and healthier than all
the ..thousaud and one" patent med
s5cines advertised on the newspapers.
The children will have redder faces
pd the old folks keep in letter
humor.
went yesterday to see a lady
whose health has been bad for some
time, to hear her and her husband,
Mr.. B., tell of the erratic behavior
gOf two turtle doves that came, / told
them. as SO many little love- tokens,
70 cheer her weary hours of indispo-
'nti0n.
S A dove, they said, perehed upon
her head while she was walking
along; 'perched and sat, and moth
ing more," until she forced it to
but it was back again next
corning, walking in the yard when
hey got up; and when it would not
eaye. Mr.. B. had it shot and killed.
8be next day another dove came,
d, perching or her hat, came
bwn on her shoulder. walked along
er extended arm, and moaued
gice, loud enough to be heard a
barter of amile away. Then next
y;4gain, while the young wife was
THE kitchen, it came and lit in the
6or, and flew to the water shelf and
6mained until Mrs. B. got some
|6scad and fed it, when it flew away |
10 the bnnch. / told Mr.. b. it was
s sin to kill that little innocent crea.
*pre that he had better pray off |
hat sin, and that he was jealous not |
lp let the sweet little turtle dove
4bndle around his young wife. Some
|Tant 70 say it was premonition of