Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-07-27

we tactfully drive on, while l tell
Sister Of the visits l made, Of rare
| occasions, to Aunt Susan" Doyle
not really our aunt, but in my day
we young folk Of the community ex-
changed aunts and other kin-folks If
we were on friendly terms with each
other. On the occasions Of my visits
to Aunt Susan" visit was always
paid to Aunt Meelie," the "cour-
tesy aunt" Of the community, just as
aunt Temple" was. The former
lived in small log cabin convenient
ly near to Aunt Susans-say in bor-
rowing distance--and to gauge the
exact time when the milk was
brought in or hear signs Of chicken
going to the block.
She was usually to be found sit
ting in her corner in her stumpy
rocking chair, the priced gift from
mis- Dyle,' and smoking a pipe of
ancient vintage filled with leaf to-
bacco. which she kept, with other
There were long strings Of red pep
per, sage. thyme. onion buttons and
catnip hanging from overhead beams
and along the walls. Upon her hearth
was an array OF cooking utensils such
as ovens, pots, skillets, spiders, and
cofee-pot With the combined odors
OF her pipe, and food, just cook ed
or In process of cooking, our exit in
to the fresh air was always rather
welcome
1t was rather wonderful, consider
ing her inability to read, that she
could keep up SO we'll as to vital sta
tistics of the community at large,
but she seemed to hold in her men,
ory pretty accurate record of all
births, deaths, marriages, and who
was courtin', drivin' by in bran
new buggy and talkin' so they never
seed me at all!
One amusing incident in connec-
ton with a visit from one of the
young men OF the neighborhood
gives quite lesson in mental sug-
gestion. On this occasion Burns went
in and made the usual inquiry as to
health, and being duly informed
abput everything from the neuralgy
in the face from these old snags, to
the rheumatic in the ankle so bad
can hardly walk, she told Of the
hostile visit paid her that morning
by a yellowjacket, who, in his haste
to get away, left his ,stinger" with
her. "Ill bet you did lot OF groan-
ing and grunting them" Burns re-
marked, bearing in mind the sounds
eminating from her cabin upon her
hearing approaching footsteps. "No,
| didn't do anything OF the sort,
Burns, cause thar warn't soul to
hear me- she replied.
We now leave behind us the Doyles
and the Rankins, and soon pass the
Barrons and Cousin Jules place" !;
go down the long slope Of road at
the foot Of which is the Richland
ford. Following the usual custom,
Sister descends from her seat and
unfastens the checkrein. This is
merely a matter of form, for the most
exactfng member Of the S p. G.. A
could find no fault with the tautness
Of that rein, or, as to that matter, tC
anthing else in the treatment Of this
ladies' drive" After a long thirst
quenching intake of the ripping
waters flowing between hower-lader
banks, our Dixie now backs to right
herself in proper manner to emerge
from the stream in dignifed man
ner; an unexpected jolt Of the back
wheels against the bank gives us tn,
feeling that we may possibly be
spilled into the stream, but after
having her little joke Dixie now goe!
Serenely forward. flushing large
| swarm Of gorgeous butterflies from
the moist sand. 1t is now but short
drive between the banks Of black
eyed Susans, Joe Pye and purple-tOp
and we turn to the right amongst the
trees and "fetch up" Immediately
back OF where the old Session house
between our Elders, who would
never yield, retract or recede the
smallest fraction Of an inch. a stand
once taken. Now we glimpse the
church, all turned round "hind part
before It's all right. no doubt, and
in keeping with the spirit Of the
times, but 'Tain't right, stiles Hughs
'tain't right.