The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-12


tain. My brothers was in the Texas
war in 1S45 and 1916 and they were
in the Mexican war. A good many
boys from this part of the country
went to Texas in them days to fight
in the war and when the Big War
come on, most everybody went. We
women folks had a busy time of it in
them days a making gray uniforms
for them.
s'It was pretty hard times in them
days. Didn't nobody have much to
eat and there was lot of young men
and boys that went that didn't never
come back. They tell me that more
men were killed in that war than the
war that's going on now
Told that the World War to which
she referred was over, the old lady
had evidently forgotten the fact or it
had escaped her mind. "Wars are
mighty bad" she said. They have
caused a lot of trouble and suffer-
ing"
Great Social Changes.
"You have lived to see great So
cial changes in this community, -
asked one of Aunt Susan visitors.
"It seems almost unbelievable. l
guess the number of churches and
school houses in this country now is
double what they were when you were
a girl?"
"Yes, sir" she replied. Il don't
mind but two churches when I was
young. One was Beersheba church
and the other was Bethel. l used
to go to services at them places;
but it was a mighty long trip. l
used to go to Yorkville too when I
was young. 1t was little bit of a
place then and when I was about
twenty-five there was no such place
as Rock Hill and Glover and Cas-
ton!a. They tell me they are right
smart places now. Never did go much
nowhere. Just stayed at home. l
reckon I'd a knowed more if 1 had y
"People behave better ,'Nan they
did when you were youA don't
they?" asked questioner:. = "The
country is better off without whiskey
and almost everybody thinks it is
we'll that it is so. Don't you think
so?"
''I reckon it is a good thing for
some," replied Aunt Susan. 'There
was lots of whiskey when I was
young. There was still right near
our house. They say people are bet
ter off without whiskey; but" she
said, as she shook her venerable
head. "I tell YOU it is mighty good
for medicine.'
81 never did drink any whiskey
much. Most everybody drank little
bit in my young days. Lots of the
women smoked pipes when I was
young. I tried to smoke once. l
remember my mother was smoking
pipe and the smoke smelled so good,
that I started to smoke. 1t made me
mighty sick and I never did use it
any more. Everybody raised little
tobacco in those days."
Before her visitors left Aunt Susan
graciously consented to having her
photograph made. She was placed in
a beautiful arm chair, the gift OF
relatives and friends on the occasion
of the celebration of her Tooth birth
day year before, and was carried,
chair and all into the yard by her
visitors, where James Pursley snap
ped several photographs of her.
She was then carried back into the
house and to her comfortable place
beside the fire.
''I wish for you continued good
health and many more birthdays" :"
said one of her visitors before de-
parting.
81 still feel pretty good, sir" she
said sweetly, "and if the Lord wills
will live a long while yet-''
The motor of the Chevrolet whirred
and the driver started back to Clo-
yer. The face of the aged spinster
as she stared out of the window in
the direction from which the noise
of the machine came was placid and
calm, just before the party disappear
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