Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-31
SURVEYOR HUNTS WILD CATS.
And Then Tells Members of General
Assembly About 1t.
Oconee County, Jan. 25th.

Oconee County, Jan. 25th.
My Dear Cousin Legislature:
1t has been so long since | heard
from you until almost think you
think that | don't think as much Of
you as | used to think. l was glad
TO hear that you had got back to Co.
iumbia, S. c., to spend the winter sea-
son. Dear counsin, you must not
think hard Of me for not writing Of
tener, as you know l have been very
busy. Just this week | was rp in the
mountains surveying, and during the
day we came to a very rough. Wild
looking laurel and rock cliff, and ono
OF the party called my attention TO
the Tact that there had been many
wild cats captured and killed in that
particular place, so we stopped work
and began to explore this wild place.
We went on and on until we came to
what we took to be wild cats den;
then l reached my hand in the ugly
place. l had succeeded in reaching
most as far as my arm would reach
when all of sudden thought of the
Dill that our partner Mason had in
troduced in your sacred presence.
which is to do away with the auto
mobile tax in Oconee county. Cou-
sin. what do you think about that?
One Of the best laws that has ever
been passed In the State, and nothing
better to offer the people. Remem-
Der, there are some 423 cars in the
| county, which pay tax of about
$500, or over, that the county
would be knocked out Of, and that
would have to be made up by putting
| higher commutation road tax, and
you know who will have that to pay
without telling you. The men that
n oil
OF the tax and have not kicked about
it, and willingly paid the tax or IL
cense. as it is called. Now, cousin,
| what do You think OF a man that
don't know any more about law-mak-
| ing than that, not mentioning that
other Representative that has pledg-
ed his support? Did you get that?
Think about it-$3, 500, or over,
taken from the roads OF Oconee that
will have to be made up by other
| higher taxation, as before stated. The
only hope is that the other Represen-
| tatives from all over the State will
| see the people of Oconee county's
great need Of protection and come to
their rescue. Amt that what you
hope they will do? What pity
trying to kill the goose that laid the
| golden egg Cousin, don't let them
do it. But in case they do do it, "for-
give them, for they know not what
they do
Mr.. Mason has been over and dis
| turbed the peace OF the poor old SOL
diers' home. ! Wonder if they are
! really dissatisfied, or did he lust
| make these big promises Just to fool
! them? Cousin, why can't You 90
around with him now? Try and keep
him and the other two corralled.
When the Governor sent for them to
| come over before he made the ap-
pointment OF Sheriff and Supervisor
his idea was to see what Judgment
the people had used in sending del
egation to the House. So they went
walking up In the Governors pres
ehce, and Mr. Mason suggested to him
(the Governor) that he make the ap-
pointment in accordance to the result
| OF the last election. and the Governor
smilingly remarked that "he could
| we'll see that the said result had
proved fatal,' and ignored them and
said, "Ill arrange the matter" Don't
YOU know they felt cheap?
Now, cousin Legislature, look what
| Mr.. Shclor promises the poor doctors
next week, which will take from the
doctor the alcohol and drug diet.
| think that Is mean, for the doctors
and lawyers are the only class of peo-
pie that are able to get alcoholic
drinks or drugs, but by passing that
bill the poor NJ. D. would have to
stand aside and see the lawyer get it
ALL as usual. l believe he should
amend that bill by inserting the word
"lawyer' along side the doctor.
Anyway, l didn't catch a wild cat,
but found that l had my hand in
polecat hole when jerked it out and
what an awful scent it raised Hold
your nOse-h-o-o-n-kie, h-o-o-n-kie.
Stand up and be dismissed.
| Write soon. Cousin Billie Fcnnell