The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-09

Shelbyville, Tenn, Dec. o.-As oe'
gin my letter in this distant town
am reminded of the Walrus' speech in
"Alice in Wonderland:
seThe time has come" the Walrus said
To talk of many things,
Of shoes, and ships and sealing wax
And cabbages and kings"
There are so many things I might
= mention that I am at a loss just where
to begin. Many moons have waxed
and waned since had the pleasure OF
talking to my friends through these
columns. have come to realize how
others far away from home appreciate
and regard The Herald and News. 1t
lis, as it were, hands across the con-
tinent or half continent twice week
when this paper is given me. And
doesn't it happily me to see something
not strictly Tennessean! I'm not
meaning to depreciate Tennessee. 1t
is a. great State, and we South Caro-
linians can learn some lessons from
her. But least or west, homes best,"
and there's nc land like this fair land
of ours. We are always having to re-
mind some boastful Tennessean that
we were a centre of culture, arts,
ideas, and such things, while this State
was still a bowling wilderness, for
est primeva1. But why talk Of South
Carolina to South Carolinians! We
are equally proud of our State. The
mere way we pronounce her name is
significant of such. On Thanksgiving
Day had the pleasure of dining with
a prominent minister here, who grew
I'd in Sumter CHS father was, by the
way, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church there for 40 years.. When
ssrice" was mentioned our host said:
"Now we shall see whether or not you
ara the genuine article" I replied
that this was not the only test, that
I had never yet heard any one besides
q native say "South Caroline" Or
South Caroinian," "other folks" say
"Ca'lina'' and "Ca 'linian.'
The omission of this 'To' always
makes me think of a poor old hen,
caught out in the rain, with every
feather dropping, the very picture OF
detection and misfortune.
But, as I said before, why compare
ourselves with ourselves when there
are items Of interest outside? When
I used to come into violent contact
with Caesars "Gallic War; I wondered
why he said so much about the tribes
differing among themselves. in Ian
guages, customs and manners. What a
pity children at school are not made
to realize they are reading real his
tory, instead of combination of con-
structions thrown together hapha2ard
for their justification and so called
edifcation! AS I tarry in various Sec
tions, find that there was method
in his Madness
I have been impressed with several
things since coming here-things that
do not pertain in Dixie proper.
First of all the people here are do
ing what Commissioner Watson ct al.
have been urging so strenuously,
namely, they live at home. Shelby
Vile is the county seat of Bedford.
This is one of the most ariscocratic
counties and the third richest, I be-
lieve, in the State. The latter is easily
accounted for. In this town Of $500
inhabitants there is no dairy for one
remarkable thing. Nobody walks here.
don't blame them, *tthe roads are so
rough and the lanes are so marrow"
They need wheelbaTrows or other
wheeled vehicles just as mucn as o1o
the bachelor of Mother Goose fame.
Horses are just as common-and a
little more so-as autos in Newberry
county. They have a certain day in
September known as mule day."
Scarcely a farmer in this county fails
to bring in stock for sale. Recently
visited a stock farm, and though
I'm no Judge of horsefesh, I believe
it has on it the finest mule I've ever
seen. This mules dam was pointed
out to me, with the remark hat four
years ago she was bought for SIS, and
that since then her owner had realized
$4,000 from the sale Of her colts. This
goes to prove that tl:eco is NOR, in
stock farming. TIE major rart Of ii,o
feed, too, they say is usually raise.