The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

but if my fears were realized, l
could not see how ! could "drink Of
the cup'! Yet sad as it seemed,
many young ladies were called upon
/ to drink to the drcgs such bitterness
with additional brcavcments. Truly,
we came TO the conclusion that the
Confederate women were endowed
with almost miraculous fortitude for
we held up under trials too numerous
t" mention and of UNSURPASSED mag
miludr.
l)iSappointmcntS were met with
every day, in some form; and we
learned lessons Of patience. (which
tn" dearly bought served us we'll.
In the early part Of lSG4. sister
Claudia and made Il trip t." Augusta.
Il journey of - miles by private con
v"vancr. Our chief object in visiting
IN" city waS t." make purchases in
tn" dry"""ds line. if we could fin0
any t" buy. In these days of plenty.
II Will seem strange to the Younger
people to be informed that il was then
dltlirult matter +" procure Il piece
"t l"n"cl"th. calico. or lawn. and al
most an imp"*Sibility tn ret even u
p:"r al anything pertaining IT, nov
city goods. We found tn" city cH-
r"r,lin"lv dull. as far aS the mrrran-
i'll" business waS c"ncrrmrd. Tl:.
stores were very bare IF wonlS. hr,!
We "rr" Fortunate t" find some pre-
~ lawns. anl as they were cheap.
only ten dollars per yard. We purchase
r' five or six dress patterns. and soon
ram up Il bill of 81 900 and were de-
lighted with "ur selections. While
there we ais" visited the cotton fac
tory. 1" procure Knitting material for
IN those days Il pair of imported socks
or Stockings was thought of as a lux
ury of by gone times. We bought of
Mr.. jackson. president Of the Factory.
the coveted cotton, and accepted from
ann IN invitation t" Q" over the fac
tory. which WAS in operation: the
l""m~ attended mostly by females.
"" r:Ii"yrd sccin" the skill of thc
operatives. many Of them beautiful
.irl> reduced t" this necessity by the
loss "i father and brothers in the ar
MY. Mr.. jackson soon noticed the
Interest felt in the work and learn
in. "t my success as Il weaver kindly
offered t" help me by giving me some
waste. meaning warp that was
tangled :" as to he unfit for use ON
the factory lu,mS. There WAS a great
deal Of it rolled int" large balls and
nut away in the waste room. He gave
me Il great ball of il. and was proud
"r of it than ! was OF nlr .lrrSSv
lawns. knew mother would prize
II too. fnr it would save time and
: trouble that. otherwise. would have
j. been devoted I" the card and spin
ming wheel. She waS drli.htrd and
exercised Nn little Patience in UNI
rav"llmg the ,an"lrS contained in that
ball "f cotton thread. tHtiinw off Il
length IF twenty yards or more. she
would take it in the yard. stretch il
full l"m"lh. ami fasirnin" each end
she worked the threads out and reel
rd them int" hanks. t" be sized and
Sn"rlr'l for wHrpin". ! can hear the
old 'r""l click now for !l,. ''cuts. -
four /" Il "hamk. Mother cmllI fell
IN those days almost lu Il thread how
much warp anil how much film. It
would take for Il piece Of cloth amy
desired length whether fine ,r coarse
She did the warping" AMI was fore
most in lir"clin" everything" until
the warp waS "bramcd the "lcrSc
sticks il. thread through the :har-
ness and "slry' and tied into the
loom, ready for Il few StrawS to be
thrown in when ! would take my seal
on the bench. and ." to work with :,
will. ! could weave more fine dress
plaldS by one on two 'clnck than any
one "n the place could Of coarse stuff
; for the nc%rncS and take all day to
Il" il. ] was not allowed 10 weave all
day. w"vc so rapidly that it was
! feared | would break down. so moth
or tinrcd me. and 7 tasked myself:
taking seven or eight yards. gaiIy in
trrsprrs"d with three nr four shut
Ties each carrying different cnlor-
rd "quill.'
On our return from Augusta we
Slapped il day and night with our m-
Gle, Mr.. William Gregg. founder Of
/ the (irIuitrVillr and EourluSr fnr