The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-11
COUSIN DAVIS
TO COUSIN PERCY.

| Dear Cousin PerSy,-ln Splte VI
all the cold and the snow and slee'
this has been one Of the grandes1
times I have ever had. You viii
know that tell you the truth wher
I say that brother Austin has ha:
been down to see me. Of course
brother Austin and I have beer
Buddies ever since I went to New
York and found that he ate at 6
hotel three times a day, and sc
did his guests. was his unterri
fed guest as you know all the time
I was there. Of course I loved yor
as much as I ever did but it was sc
handy eating at the hotel, and hav
ing white men waiting on you, ano
looking at yourself in a big miro,
enjoying yourself treat the innel
man when it wasn't costing yor
anything. Well, I said when bro
ther Austin wrote that he was com
ing down that I would do my best
for him even if had to close ur
the Emporium, and if Roy Power
and Sam McCuen did all the work
until they couldn't stand. up, be-
cause as you see I am expecting e
visit New York again next summer
as soon as brother Austin got here
got right with him, and I stayed
until today when he left me, oh! so
miserable. I walked with him ev-
erywhere he went, let him have the
best Of everything, played setback
with him as his partner, sat by him
in the show and at the table, built
fires for him, looked at him and
loved him, all the time he was here.
I would not allow either business,
pleasure; or any other animal come
between US.
1 did not give the big turkey
supper which I promised to brother
Austin. I told him the turkey died,
but the truth Of the business is
that the turkey was so small that it
got out the crack in my turkey
house. When I went to buy the
turkey 1 found that they were sell
ing for thirty cents pound and so
I asked for a two pound turkey
which they gave me, and that is
why it was so small. AS it is sixty
cents worth of turkey is now at
large unless Will Barnwell has taken
my fowl up, which I rather sus-
pect. I tried to get rabbit while
brother Austin was here as I know
he would have enjoyed rabbit pie
but found that rabbits were sell.
ing at twenty-five cents apiece, SC
we compromised on salmon balls
and plenty of waterr.
We have had a large variety Of
snow down here for the last month
plenty to do US for a year. All the
water pipes were frozen and it was
almost impossible for man to gel
enough water to take his Christmas
bath. And as for getting your
clothes washed it has been entirely
out of the question. I have been
wearing one shirt and collar fol
three weeks. My other shirt is al
the washer-woman's, unless hel
husband has worn it off, and my
other collar it at the Chinaman's
whose pipes are frozen. So | guess
will give these I have on another
busy week.
Uncle Jim has 2 fine lot full of
mules and is looking for more every
day. Several other gentlemen have
gone into the mule business which
is making things rather warm for
uncle Jim, but he has his mule-trad-
ing smile on yet, and says his mules
are still kicking-and I see them
eating every day. He is cutting
down expenses by watering his
mules at the city watering-trouguhs
saying his water pipes are frozen in
the stables. Uncle Jim is sharp
one sure and he is on the jump. But
1 think these other mule traders are
giving him the worst run for his
money of any fellers which ever
tackled him, as I see him going
home very late at night and hear