The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-16
A TRIP TO LANFORD.

/ Twice only have visited the quiet
/ little town called Lanford Station,
I therefore | can truthfully say the Wis
/ It's were in some respect like. angels
visit-fcw and far between, yet always
memorable! My second visit Of few
weeks ago recalled the first trip there
which was made quarter Of a CEN
tury ago. If remember correctly
(and | think | do that trip was my
S@coId ride on a train and it was to
the first old soldiers reunion that
remember to have attendcd--thcr
Of the occasion was the then Con-
grcssman from the 4th District, Hon.
W. IL. Perry Of Greenville.
Just at the last moment my good
old mother decided it was too risky for
her to ride on the train and didn't go.
She committed to my care and keep
ing however my younger sister who
was known among all the older ones
as "heady child''-that means little
folks who may perchancc read this
that she did just about as she pleased
and my job for the day was to keep
her out Of as much mischief as poSSi-
Bile. All the way up there was in
fear and trembling that she'd fall out
the window for she persisted in sitting
by one and il was raised
One little incident Of her aptncss to
get into things. Some one had pro
vidcd that day for the speaker a
pitcher of iced lemonade While sev-
! cral men were up on the stand shak-
ing hands with the Congressman, my
father and Mr.. Shaw being two Of
those, remember May cspcd the
lemonade and calling another kindred
| spirit in the person of Clyde Martin.
/ her playmate and cousin, she ascend
cd the platform and calmly drank up
/ the cooling beverage and in spirit
of generosity divided out the pieces Of
ice and lemon pcclings to crowd Of
school chaps who looked longingly on.
! All these things came back to me as
| made my second visit OF a few weeks
ago.
l. | am indebted to an old soldier for
4 recent favor and | publicly thank
him for his kindness. lie let me have
for the while was there his horse
and buggy, and let me tell YOU some
! thing Maudc is a nag worth having :.
Let me tell you fellows who are nov
avowcd candidates and your love for
the dear people no words Of yours can
the woods and want to ''dcadcn a lit
tie timber" get Capt. I4anford's turn
out. Take it from me, Maude is on the
job No sooner does she hear that
good old word Good bye" when lick
atty split shes off like streak!
Never shall | forget the exceeding
| ly cordial reception received at a
commodious farm house, surrounded
by majestic oaks on high hill over
looking the waters OF ICnoree. "Not
Aunt Kate out there" said the good
wife, well, ! don't often go out OF my
kitchen to greet strangers but surely
! III come shake hands with you" And
while we claSpcd hands we wcpt--
she for the tragedy that had come 10
my little boy and | for her sorrow that
goes with her Her baby boy had just
gone to Cedar Springs that inStiu-
ton of the State Of which the majority
OF us know 50 little and yet how much
| it means TO some Of South Carolina S
! children. On that farm they were
sowing wheat that day and I've read
OF your perfect seed beds but saw
one that day and | want the farmers
to tell us at harvest just how much
wheat he made and just how that land
was prepared. 1t will be worth read
ing.
1t was evidently irish potato day the
day went round the loop. Lookout
Mountain potato and Will Harris arc
synonymous in Laurcns county.
We passed one particularly spick
and span farm home-thc farmer anu
his sons were taking up potatoes. Al
ter we left, my little escort for the
day volunteered the information that
the farmer there was going to leave
Going to leave" qucricd I, in aston
ishment-Mercy me! some folks never
do know when they are doing we'll"
Il bet five dollars" said the little lad,
you'd leave just as good farm If
you had somebody die and leave you a
whole heap Of money and big house