Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-01-31
UNCLE w NO GRUMBLER.
Visit to Flat Rock Rock School.
Denounces Anonymous Let.
ters. Enthusiastic Shepherd
Philosophers.

the WrlLlnG lever has So9 d SIlp ou
the old man, and with the help of
Him who ruleth over all, l will at
tempt again to give you a few of
the old mans thoughts. He has
letter from W. Joe Lanham (he
having read of the Texas deer hunt
wanting to know of my sons
whereabouts, and have answered
the letter, and only ask w. Joe L.
to spend day with me before he
leaves for the west.
Now, Mr.. Editor, some folks are
going to say to what shall come
next, tits none of my business.
Maybe so, but there should be a
stop put to those anonymous letters
sent to the best negroes in our coun-
ty, giving them so many days to
get off. '1'is shame before God
for any community to submit to
such. Where the negro behaves
himself, for one say let him or
her alone, and l for one am willing
to put myself on record as being OPP
posed to such means of running the
negro off. I have no land to rent
but nnyy neighbor has, and l stand
ready with my neighbor to call a
halt. l have not had the negro as
a renter for fourteen years. My
boys and myself have done our own
farm work, and it has called for
some pretty tough days, but with
it all we have lived and so far paid
all our debts, but It's so that some
men have more land than they, and
their sons and daughters can work,
and l think but very little of any
man who will not protect his labor,
if that labor conducts themselves as
they should. That there are some
trifing negres, tits no use to deny,
and some tritiing white men too.
Well just let both classes severely
alone. Selah: l tip my hat to Anon
and am ready and willing to stand
by the law.
Well, as / wrote about stock
raising in my last, will say come
over and see the Burr clover and
watch the lambs skip and play
while mama eats the clover" Yes,
ten lambs so far, and only five ewes
of the eighteen. Every one
brought twins. Thirteen more yet
to hear from.
Why, sir,when 1 was boy, from
| sixty to sevenJy-fve lambs was no
uncommon sight to me, for l was
the shepherd boy, and used to take
my jews harp with me and play
them a tune while they bleated for
their feed. am expecting eighteen
more ewes and buck from DIR. w.
E. Prescott to-day.
Are we going to feast on mutton?
well no, but may have a lamb to
eat once in a while, so don't be sur
prised Mr.. Editor, if you should get
an invite to dinner sometime this
summer. OF course / mean your
good wife too.
Oats are hurt some but am hope
full of making a crop yet if no more
severe weather comes.
What about those colts? Well in
the Morgan family we are looking
for three colts next spring, possibly
four from the seven mares. Yes!
l mean it. Colts, calves, pigs and
lambs with plenty of fried chicken
to pull us out, and if that with oats,
corn, peas, and little cotton don't,
then we are stuck fast.
No candidates on the market, on
ly one, as far as / know for state
office, and l krow he is lonesome.
If l thought it would help his feel
ings l might oppose him for the
place he seeks, but l am past sixty
and according to a very learned
physician, ought to be either hang
ed or electrocuted for being such a
fool as to live so long, but am still
here and l guess God knows what
for. Possibly to be knocked OIL
the head because l stand for the
right if 1 know my own heart.
Any way am here.
Going to plant any cotton? Well
l don't know. Some have not fin
ished picking yet. (The sheep from
DR.. Prescott just arrived all o. K,
30 that adds five lambs, and was
glad to know that his children who
had fever, are getting on fine), and
if it takes the balance of 1912 to
pick the crop made in 1911 then I
don't see the use of planting any
more till 1913 or 1914 and give our
time to corn meat &c. Ha! Ha!