Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-29
FROM DAN TO BEERsHEBA,
AND FROM
BEERsHEDA RACK no DAN.

IKE TO tGlpUbOut our trip from Wal
halla to Fair Play, and The country
roundabout, but you see ! am linz
tied, hence I'll just "ron It all up in
one bundle"
j. d. Isbell asked me to 60 with
him through Westminster, Oakway
and to Fair Play; and as it had been
ten years since l had been in the
southern part Of the county l gladly
accepted his kind invitation, for
was anxious to spy out that goodly
land. We were out two days. We
landed at Earle's Grove school house
at high noon on the 18th. Here we
! rested and took dinner with l.. II.
Richey. Yes, l wanted to see the
land, what 1t was; and the people
| that dwell therein, whether they be
strong or weak, few or many; and
what the land was that they dwell in,
whether it was good or bad. fat or
lean. And I was not long in decid-
Ing that this part of the county Is
another little Canaan. The land lies
we'll, rich and fertile; and the peo-
pie are strong and many. They do
not live In tents, but in beautiful
strongholds-(we did not see any Of
the sons Of Anak in this goodly land,
and were told that there were no
giants there)-with the finishing
touch Of painters brush, and the
yards all decorated with beautiful
flowers. Beecher said that flowers
were the only beautiful things that
God made and to which He forgot to
give souls. The gardens and Irish
potato patches are the very best, but
the swetk potato patches are few and
far between.
When we crossed the brook of Esh-
col we did not see the ripe grapes,
(plenty of green punches, figs and
pomgranates) but there were ripe
strawberries and May cherries world
without end. Small grain is fine,
especially wheat. I have never seen
finer stands Of corn and cotton, nor
in finer condition, and everybody was
busy.
l.. H. Richey has bought the Earle
, homestead-5O9 acres-ror $3O,5OO.
If am not mistaken, this plantation
has been in the Earle family since the
days of the Revolution. 1t is indeed
a fine plantation. Just in the rear
Of the lot and garden there is the
prettiest original forest that I have
seen in the county, and 1t Is literally
swarming with squirrels. Ten years
| ago this section was nearly all in
woods; now it is bios om!ng as the
rose. Oc0nec is not only great
! county, but il has a SreaI future
, There i& not q county n the Piedmont
belt that has made greater progress
along all lines than our county has.
We spent the night in the home Of
Henry Walker. This is good place
to stop; he has fine plantation and
a palatial home. Mr.. Walker has a
"bee" in his bonnet, his bonnet is in
| the ring, and he is anxious to "ride
the road"
morning to go fishing at Maxwell's
Bridge, but cold wind was coming
out OF the gates of the east, and the
clouds were leaking, so after enjoy
Ing the kind hospitality of this beau
tiful home, we headed for Fair Play,
reaching there one hour after high
twelve. After getting dinner we "lit
shuck" and hit the pike for Wal
halla; so it took us two days to go
from Dan to Beersheba" and from
"Beersheba back to Dan" During
the two days / guess we motored over
hundred miles. Mr.. Isbell. I sup
pose, is one Of the best informed men
In the county as to faces, houses,
roads, mules and horses. He can tell
you where every man lives, his name,
and believe he can almost tell who
every man married. He knows every
horses and mules name, can tell you
how old it is, how much it weighs and
it's color, and by looking at his books
can tell you If it had ever been sick
or not. While on this trip he in
sured 2S horses and mules, and
wrote $4,000 fire insurance.
How is that for high" bud? And
then he is a safe, smooth driver.
enjoy that. j. RuSesll Wright.
Walhalla.
Drives Out Malaria. Builds Up System
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVE'S TASTEI+ESS chill TONIC, drives out
MaaI ia. .enrlches the blood nd builds unthc