The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
HAGOOD NEWS AND VIEWS.

Rcmbert. II. IT, D., Jan. 11.-Thc
holidays have come and gone and
with them their good cheer. In com
pany with Miss Emma Allen Of CO.
lumbia, our own Miss Courtney Atkin-
son, Mrs III. &. Bethea, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Archie Shaw OF Syracuse, S. G., your
own Bob Dixon, it was our privilege
TO sit down to sumptuous spread IN
the hospitable home Of Mr.. S. w AL
len on Christmas day. IL surely was
good to be there, was it not, Bob?
But though the holidays are thing
of the past hog killing is with us
yet, and what is better than chitlings,
haslet, spare ribs. back bone and rice,
and country made sausage Who
would not be n farmer, especially il
he is careful to live at home?
Right here on the peninsula are
people without a foot of land, feast
ing on the fat things Of earth, with
other things coming on to take their
place when they are gone. Around
here are great gardens full Of green's,
with young cabbage and onions COM
ing ON. Then too, ere long the hen
with her merry song will soon be t!
abroad in the land ushcring i'm The |,
gladstone day when she will lead |
forth her brood, saying in The act. |
scratch. chickens for IL living" /
And with this who does not see the |
man OF the house (though some
times because he is not worth a but !
ton it is woman) busy with ham,
mer and nails putting up the nests
out OF reach of the sncaking, prowl- /
ing, suckcGg dog. who does not hate
the suckeSg dog, be he two or four
legged?
Country life can always be gay and
cheerful. You never hear the ne
gro halloo hooldum in town, but out
in the country we would feel some
thing was amiss without it. We en-
JOY it and enjoy the song he sings
as he comes in, singing it may be to
Keep on the ghosts. Ghosts, Yes
ghosts, sometimes as tall as q church
stceple, and frightful beyond all de-
scription. "Where are they" WHY
IN plenty Of places, but generally in
on around deserted houses i
In close company with these is Jack
and his lantern. no small aaffir, such
but sometimes as broad as the side of
u mouse. provided the house is not too
broad, always q weird and fearsome
spectacle, but especially so when on
rampage some dark and foggy
night. Talk about cold chills running
down your spine. You will have them
when you meet up with Jack in all
his glory. il
No, you have no such things in
town If you do have your haunted
houses. Then, just to keep things.
lively, some times q white calf or q
gray goose or mayhap a hog bear
rises before your Mortified vision, to
righten the wits out of you, or Billy 5
he too venturesome goat, fallen into
sunken grave, seems to rise out of Z
-he bowels of the earth, an old gray
beard, and stares you in the face
l is then YOU say feet take care OF :
he body" These are not evcry day
occurrences but things. to relieve he
more often heard OF /
han seen.
Thus we might continue recount
ng ad intnitum ct ad nauseam,
whatever that means the things of ,
'ountry life that relieve the tedium
)f many an hour.
In town you have spring, summer, ,
autumn and winter; in the country we
nave blackberry time, watermelon ,
ime, harvest time, and last and best ,
| hog killing time. Oh, yes, the
for this summer, first and
ast and all the time. Why bud, | can
ut ten big MELONS a day and not feel
broke. Then as to fruits, hen fruit ,
and other fruit, and "taters" as big
rs your head. are to be had in un-
limited supply with small outlay and
little trouble.
Now. lest YOU town folk should
want to pun up stakes and move out
here, | will stop. We yet keep open
house but too much company is eX-
pensivC, and just now we are COM
PEELED TO cconomiZc q bit. We feel
he straiEhtncss Of the times, but we
NOW whence we get our living, so we
will tickle the earth with hoe, SOW
our seed and call Cpon rho great GDd
for the balance. Altogether we are
Il hcppy people, If not so good.
"Hagood."