Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-05-13

slVudTy Dd past. HdNc loIhihf@ w
say against other Christian demon
nations. ! know of some gooc
people of other denominations and
have .hearl Presbyterian, Method
istsand Primitive Baptist since be-
ing here and enjoyed their ser,
Eanons, but the sermon ! heard or
Sunday I must confess ! did enjoy
most.
in the town of Wadley
nSIa Mr.. May whose parents came
from Edgetield county years ago
from near little Stevens creek
fandgis relative of Ms. Mary
FFsEsgates of your town. He told me
that his father or grand father was
once Sheriff of Edgefeld county, !
MS with him few minutes, but
liessaid Hiram and Charley May
we're either his cousins or uncles, |
:ffaFget which. Wadley is in .Ielfer'
son county and fenced off TO itself
on account of the citizens voting
Jhes law, or no fence they call
lit. The last name / think suits
best for there wasn't much fencing
except the pastures, but wheat and
oats Just acres of them and promis-
iag Sprospects for a good crop of
each. 1 saw field of wheat that
must have been Sown since Christ
mas or late last fall. There must
lave been fifty or sixty acres IN the
field and it just beginning to head
ItsWas about hip high and is So
green till il.locked blue.
sIg We'll, what do you think: j got a
letter from some one up in Edge
field wanting to know if the moon
ever changed down here. Did you
eyer2 Well, it changes about once
ii two months was ms reply to that
question. Why let me tell al who
don't know about things down in
Gaoraia that the sun rises. III the
East;and SETS in the West and the
Moon changes here just like 1t does
ms tbere. II any difference a little
'ssf s;tar and Just at this time rain is
& ss'p ,5Sasgon oats, and gardens, but
'cssr and cotton need work.
Mr.. Editor, should You see Ii.
w. Dohey tell him ! got his mes
sage Yesterday about going To Mex
leo and inst say to him | amt a
evine. came on from my sons
(Bub) yesterday | came a near way
and found a ditch that will hide
Henry and me all right and if uncle
sun should call on Us just YOU come
d ,wn and we will take to that ditch
or Aligator's den, that got enough
OF war nearly fifty years ago, and
propose to let the fellows who toat
something else in their hip pockets
,a,side a bottle or handkerchief GO
and try their hand. If the MeXl-
cans clean them mp we who nave
had q taste of war will elect Nor
hv or Buffalo Bill to lead us and
We too will then help uncle Sam ="
u,hold his dignity. Bat let t"2
s,lgs have first Glance and If nec''$.
: :ry the old roostcrS will put on
TIC gift; lat:..
Look here man dent want 20
monopolize. your whole Issue but
must say little about youf D"es,
;,ick Skulp. Had been in Edge
ii.Id county | certainly would have
b ZEN there. Why, Sir, | could inst
imagine / was there and could see
George Evans knocking The flies
oil his bald bead where the flies had
gathered to get taste of the mo-
,asses that that devilish Mack Slmp-
ki.s had dropped on his head while
he was taking his noon nap, and TO
SIC Mr.. w. Is. Coz burn balancing
on his>armS trying To get the peg
from the ground and to see A. ).
Tompkins straddIe Brooks Mason s
neck in game of leap frog. On,
yes, / could imagine Just almost
anything and then my mind wan
dered back to my 'school-boy days
aud | lived over again those days
and called to mind incidents that
occurred that can never be forgot
ten. | thought of schoolmates OF
both sexes, and of the boys bnt few
are living now. Quite a number
gave their lives in defence Of their
homes and lie buried on the battle
field. All have passed the meridian
OF life and are now on the sunset
side. In 1861 there were abou'
forty or forty-fve Doys who attend
ed school at the old Liberty Acade
my Just mile South Of the towr
OF Parksviile and to-day CAL
count those who are living on my tn