Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-16
and type Of Richland girls increase.
Edgar McMahan and Miss Mae

Edgar McMahan and Miss Mae
Hubbard gave us new dialogue
that "ain't in the books"-"Rich-
lands Honor and Richland's Pride. f"
Edgar McMahan came on the stand
dressed as an English knight and
cavalier. AS he stood straight as an
arrow, broad-shouldered, tall C
feet and l inch), in high-topped
boots, broad sword and belt, broad
audience went fairly wild with ex-
element and admiration. Miss Mae,
beautifully gowned as a typical Rich
land maid, roamed leisurely through
the grove. The knight called to her
and warned her as to Richland's
sons. She replied by facing Rich
lands sons and assuring Sir knight
that she was glad to trust her Writ e
to "Richland's Honor" and "Rich-
lands Pride"
Little Miss Belle Stribling gave us
''Two Pupils of the Old Richland
School" The scene Of her story was
laid around Richland. We could not
do her justice If we tried. The audi
ence fairly held their breath to hear
Mrs. Fannie Mcdonald Foster gave
us reading from the old Blue-Back
Speller and prefaced it by few we'll
chosen "reminiscences Of old scohol
days. A much-traveled visitor pres
ent said she would draw a fine audi
ence even in New York.
lucky and enjoyable number
came next in the way of an old-time
Blue-Back spelling match, led by
Mrs. Ella Doyle. Sides we're taken
ing words were given out, and after
a long contest Mrs. Fannie Foster
was left standing alone in her
bushes. All were convinced that
the pupils still knew how to spell.
Mrs. Ella Doyle gave a reading from
Appleton's Second Reader which was
very much enjoyed. She said she
would have done better, but Charlie
Jaynes took her book home the night
before and she did not have time to
get her lesson.
The Richland Quartette at inter-
vals gave several Of the dear old
songs of long ago and some of the
new. The audience was enchanted
| and cheered and waved their hand
kerchiefs and encored and would not
be satisfied, and the teacher had to
stop them to get In the balance of
| the program. Even the photographer
| had to have several snapshots at the
uSdI SlIl musicians.
Two pupils Of the old log-cabin
| school, with violins in hand, were in
troduced to the audience as "men of
the old South, men of Lee and Jack
son, men Of the new South, men that
carried their notes in their heads
| S. K. Dendy, Of Walhalla, and c. B.
Jaynes, of Texas. These flddlers
opened with Haste to the Wedding''
and gave several selections. Every
body cheered; even the leaves on the
trees fluttered and danced to the mu-
sic. All seemed tired and hoarse by
| this time, and c. B. Jaynes, a prom
ising boy Of the Lone Star State
only IT years old-laid his fiddle and
DOW to one side, turned and said,
| sam, give 'em Dog in the Rye
straw n"d l'll do tho rest" He
! bowed, Jumped iD-Coc. =" knocked the
| DWcErstep, cut The Dlgpon-wiug.
sNchetcd to rho right. balanced and
J unbalanced, swung and uuSwnNs, htt
! the 0onbln-Shuflc, etc, etc lIa,s
| Men. into ai., pa.uSUls and umDrel.
las were broken, palm leaves waved
and as soon as we could come to our
selves and catch our breath dinner
was announced.
| After dinner the old games were
| played and enjoyed, and the day was
| closed with a game of ball
In all about 1900 people spent one
or the happiest days Of their lives
| Thanks to Richland-one Of the best