The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

and all that sort of thing who will
allow buxom natron of near two
hundred, a comparative stranger, to
rush upon, fall and wallow on, and
hug her publicly. repeat all that
have said and much more when she
likes Gibraltar stands unmoved and
endures it all without the slightest
show of fear, impatience or excite
ment. She is cultured, we'll bred and
endures the toading with perfect sang
roid. .In the soup?" A dy. Close
akin in some respects to the toadie is
the coat tail swinger, male or female,
but I will not say nobler, or one can
mot so think Of either, but not so base
as the former who never read that all
men are created equal while the latter
care little whether it be true so long
as thy get the cash. Poor Verisoft
knew both, the latter to his sorrow.
These last are busy folks, hunting sue
cess, exceedingly polite, resenting the,
presence of one poor AEpwhile they
are milking, but when the cow is dry
the devil may take her. Of all people
The good Lord deliver me from the
coat tail swinger, who in the pursuit
OF his business is oblivious to every
consideration that does not contribute
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In a former article said something
about our roads. I like a spotted
have, like the one from the peninsula
10 the city, but how much I would
prefer a good clay road al the way
why can't we have that. There are
Few points on it where the clay is not
easily accessible. am not quarrel.
ing with Mr.. Scale, the major, as
some of the newspapers call him,
though L think unnecessary work is
done in some places. What would
suggest is that the public turn out
generally, working the roads. carefully,
letting the chaigang supplement that
work That is what we ought, what
we can, would be glad to write, what
we will do.
Pat said to the priest who berated
him for his sins, "Meenister, how are
the strates of Jarusalem kept so
well?s' 81 do not know, Pat, how?"
sIvery man kapes before his own door
clane." We can have good roads if
we will. Will we?
Mrs. Mary H Halle had a small
house, $4,000 pounds cotton seed and
a large quantity OF hay burned last
night, the 3oth, together with carriage
and buggy, barely saving her barns.
stables and dwelling. It was evident
ly the work of an incendiary, the fire
breaking out about o'clock in the
norning. For some days her woods
have been on fire and when put out
would II some way catch up again.
Spent Thanksgiving on DesSaussure
State farm Al the convicts We're
resting up, shut in. all save the
TRUSTEES. One fellow in there for rape
asked 10 he allowed to stay out, but
was refused. In the stoc2ade, which
is very comfortable, they gamble,
play cards, sing, dance and do what
ever pleases them. Every one is an
innocent.
The corn, the corn, the corn. Never
in all my life did see such quantities.
The. crop of last year was considered
fine, but Mr.. Gardner said this years
crop was fully twice as good. Nearly
ali available room was full With a
hundred acres yet to be gathered. If
I could make corn that way 1 feel like
I would quit cotton
Hog killing has already begun there.
They have forty or fifty in the pens
with seventy-five or more at large to
Kill. They have large !o5 pt fine
COWS, no sheep but q lot o. beautiful
mule colts. They never sell them aa.
raise for the farm. saw those ter
rible blood hounds and irecaI!el how I
felt standing by their kennel teasing
them one year ago when felt some
thing grab my thigh. Was I not glad
that it was only that mischievous w.
S. Thompson.
Mrs. Gardner served a most sumpt-
nous dinner, to which Messrs. Jen-
kins. Burket and myself did ample
Justice. These young gents were well
satisfied with their surroundings whom
I left in the merciful hands of Mr..