Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-19
OC0NEEANS IN THE CAPITAL CITY.
VETERANS At RECENT REUNION POORLY
ENTERTAINED AND SLURRED At.

saries closed to-day in respect to
jeff. Davis. This, the only begotten
of the G. M. l., is growing in grace,
patriotism, etc., Gf not in popular
ity,) If she will but keep it up TO
womahood. We must confess this
child is in the hands of her enemies,
and most all are trained nurees, and
I look to see them let her drop some
dark night, or give her the wrong
powders, when her short life will
flicker out like a match, and she will
20 to her grave unmourned and with
out pallbearers. This will be her
end, and it's coming sure as the grim
reaper. I can only speak for Rich
land. "The gang here that now has
her III tow" love her like snakes do
Ireland as q winter resort. "Wait
and watchl Time will tell! -
Did you ever notice, Messrs. Edi-
tors, how human nature will crop
out in the best of 'em, and do you
notice how the new board is rushing
matters, by dishing out the booze at
one end of the old mint house and
carting it in at the other? It's
strange how hard real good soft
thing is to turn loose. See?
We are reminded that it is a big
job and must be dealt with slowly.
"Go slowly" is now their counter
sign! Even cars now pass the old
mill slowly and won't even ring q
gong. Yet I see no crepe! All
eyes are turned slowly toward it in
passing. The vener able old watch
man, at 6 p. m, can be seen slowly
MANIPULATING down toward it to take
charge for twelve hours and for but
50 per night. The new board cut
him 80 cents. He did get $3.50.
A look of expectancy comes slowly
over the face of an employee when
ne is asked when the old mill is to
finally close up shop and all hands
60 home.
This gang may some day meet a
terrapin, but will never overtake one
while this job is on.
I'm glad to see the Columbia pa
pers say Charleston is now a dry
town, all Sunday business closed up,
and yet it's strange you never see it
in Charleston paper!
Go from home to hear the news,
va know. Our new Governor has
fit in like "bu.lt to order" l asked
venerable old citizen from Oconee
not long since, who had just been in
to see him, how he found him, and
had he changed, etc.2 When he
said: "He is some older than he was
40 years ago, but he seems just the
same Martin Ansel he did when a
barefooted boy on the streets of
Walha'.a years ago." am sorry to
hear some few kickers, calamity
howlers, etc., condemning him for
things he failed to do, and after
measuring this ali up found he had
in most cases failed to give these
same divining rods good, easy job
for Logging for Manning! That's
all, and know it to be true in more
than one case. And while he has
not set the world afire, he has made
as few slips as any, and be it said, to
his good name, got less graft than
any, and it comes with poor grace,
indeed, for these papers that have
been side-stepping, back-aching and
fishing about for some man to put
up in 1908. Rise and tell US what
he has done. Is it that he comes
from the Piedmont? Are we not
entitled to one Governor every half
century? Answer. It's true, he
doesn't cuss, doesn't chew or smoke,
doesn't get tanked up to the roof at
some of the many social clubs in this
city and have to be carted home at
4 a. m., as has been done since l
came here in 1902. suppose if he
did indulge in this lend of popular
pass-time, then he would be marked
up "A.One," good for two terms at
least and eligible to seat in the