The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-20

Gannt. It orter bin called "@nat. :"
fur 1t wernt mach bigger then some
muSkecters that I seen down there. It
was jest a little three sided consara
sorted like a closet. I was on a trane
that didn't pay no 'tention to no sich
places, no more than if they hadn't a
bin there at awl. Cap'n Billy Smith
was the eonduckter, the joliest old
gent I even seen. He sed he had bin
on the rode forty nine yeer, and that
he had hauled too thirds Of Lee and
Jacksons men over them rodes durin
the war. I learn as how Cap'n Smith
was won Of the consciensiouseSt men
that ever rid kyar, and that he wont
tote his wifes pickter in his pocket
without a pass. Ever station we got
to he wood have sumthin funny to
say about the place and the people.
/ Sumtimes he wood spell the name of
the station and he'd alters wind up
!. with Everybody out fur this place?
No response to the contrary.' Then
everybody wood laff fit to kill-with
won or two exceptins.
There was two fine lookin gals set
tin close to me and I noticed that won
Of 'em had pug nose and turned it
up considerable ever time that con-
duckter cum around. I preeludid to
SCUM her, and sed: II declar I'll
hate to get off this trane; when I got
on my hart was hevy with the thought
Of sich a long lonesum travel, but the
conduckter is so jolly and amusin
that am a injoyin myself immense
BILE. He's a sure cure for the bluze." !"
Sez she:
''I think he is a perfect nusance-
he is two DID,"
I looked at her long and hard be-
fore I ansered:
! '|Yung lady, I haint never yet seen
a purson that was two old in yeers,
but I've seen good men yung pee
pie that was two yung IN wisdim." "
But law, sakes! that .conduckter got
the sweetest kind Of a revenge on
her and I cudn't help but think that
1mbody had told him what she sed.
wernt long before he cum back
new the kyar, and he seen a little
by about ten or twelve yeers old set
in jest befor them gals, and he did
1T peer to no where to place him, so
be stepped up to this yung gal and
led in cleer distinct tones: "Madam,
S that your song" I never was so
ull of tickle over anything in my
ife and cudn't laff. Several had
earn her remarks and ther shore
Jas sum broad GRIMM done. She was
sportin awl the National eullers
keross her countenance as she replde
with emphasism: 'fNo, indeed, sir!"
Piedmont was a nice lookin town
and so was Pelzer.
We had a birds eye vew of VIII
iamston, where the conduckter sed
he warter was good, the people good
nd everything good. The country
ere begun to look white and sandy.
raps farely good.
The next place was Cheddar. A
sent hale storm had jest about COM
rtely ruint the corn along the rale
lie. Cotton seemed to be on the
lmble bee order-the kind that
pble bees have to stand on the
ind to suck the blossum.
belton was a purity place, and pee
have to change kyars there to go
Anderson. So meny people got on
jest expected we wood have
ke down and a smash up. I seen
Big base ball ground there, and
ps beyant it begun to look better.
ext cum Honea Path with the fin
|depo I had seen sense leavin town.
Ire was three fine churches awl
close together and neer the rale
|e side tracked at Donaldsville to
trane pass that was cumin
lin us, and law sakes, we hadn't
ore then got still before it cum
"a by. I tell you it shore made
feel orful to think what mar
Escape we had had from bein in
Eck. If we had a bin a minute
them frames wood bustid rite
won anuther and then Jeemes
B bin a widder and that is won
T don't want him to be. I no