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POOR CONRAD CALLS j BACA BY-GONE DAYSj A\0 BY MEMORY'S AID BRINGS BACK PICTURES FROM THE MISTY PAST. EJitor County Record: ? <- * i" ? J- ?i~ _ ? i t dome 01 my irienas wno are reauers of your valuable paper wish to hear from me again. I am not cer tain that I can interest them much, therefore I shall have to write on more subjects than one; so, as this was in the long ago, I will tell a little about some more old men of Clarendon and Williamsburg counties. Some were white, some black and others the color of chewed tobacco. I will begin at the old "18mile House," on the State road from Charleston to Columbia, where I spent my childhood days. Thai was before the war *s far back as 1836. Yes, the old "18". My godfather, Mr Vose, owned the place and the ? i x l j family spent tne winters tnere anu the summers in Charleston and sometimes at Summerville. After I grew to be five years and older the old "18" was a heaven on earth to Conrad. It was a famous place for travelers to stop going to and returning from Charleston. There was nly one railroad in the State at that time, the S C railroad. The Northeastern railroad was built in 1854 and passed through Capt Vose's land about half a mile from the old "18". That was a blow which caused the downfall of the old place, as me produce from the up-country, as well as travel,turned to the railroad. The stable at the old "18" was quite large and often during the night every stall would be filled with travelers' horses, so I will mention old Cato, who was head man in the stable and would see that all the animals were well fed and watered. Many a good tip did old Cato get from the departing travelers. He had been an old sailor in his time. 1 think Capt Vose bought him at a tax sale in Charleston, as well as some others. At that time many of the free colored men who worked mltAMVAfl on/] /Inrtl/o WAnlr] lUllft twc WIIOI vco auu uvvao nvuiu become drunkards and fail to pay their taxes. They were then sold to whoever would bid them off and they would have to serve long enough to pay out, when they became free again. Old Cato was of a brown color, something like an old quid of tobacco that had been thrown away and rained on. He was also badly marked by smallpox. He was a humble old servant but had plenty of temper when among the other slaves and. sailor-like, when provoked would draw his cutlass and those who angered him had to give him ground. As Nelson Cousar's old Madison would say when he would make a dash and get away from the pat >1 wagon, when they would catch him without a pass, "Oh, d?n, I gee um groun'." Captain Vose had many servants about the house and all were fed in the kitchen, as well as the wagon drivers,the stable boys and old Cato. I loved to stay about the kitchen. There were Mum Ellen, who was my my nurse, Daddy Jacob's wife. She was a small,coal-black negro.brought 1 from Guinea, and many a good spanking I got from her small, hard hand. I would often hear her tell. after I got older, how she would take me away off in the high woods behind the garden, where Ma Vose would not hear my cries. Mum Ellen would laugh and say, "I 'pank um, I 'pank urn,I 'pank 'urn; holler, but nuttin' fu dat; I 'pank um." There was Mum Dinah, Daddy Ben's wife. She was not so black as Mum Ellen and was an American negro. My mother died when I was but 3 months old, so' I was given to Mum Dinah, as she also had a baby; hence my friends will see that I am not . At 1 / i\ aI _a 1_ 1 _ not me onjy (great; man mat nau a "black mammy".But I must get back to old Cato.that we may have a little j laugh at his expense. At eating time the kitchen would be nearly; full with the servants and much. talking going on. One of Cato's weak points was that if he was in the act of speaking while another, was doing likewise, he would repeat what the other said,and not what he | intended to say. As soon as they noticed that Cato was about to say something, one or more of them would speak out quite loudly some | comic or outlandish saying and Cato would repeat exactly whet the other said.word for word. I have seen him rush at another, knife in hand, eurofind nnt f I n rr oil Ailf nf t" Ho Lifph. 1IJ? ailU Oil VUV VI Vitv. n?vv?? en. There was a small boy who was a favorite with Cato and when his plate with his meal was handed to him,if there was a choice piece on it, he would call Edward and give it to him. On one occasion he called the little fellow,naming the piece he was about to give him. Some one at the same time said, "Oh, the devil! Cato said he boy eat the devil." All began to laugh and Cato's eyes flashed fire and he cleared the house with drawn knife. There were old Paddy BflTy, a black African, and several others I will not mention that were on the old "18" plantation, whose history would take up too much time, but I hope to tell more later on, so with tear-dimmed eyes 1 will say farewell to old "18" and the loved ones that have long ago departed. I have taken up much space telling of those days and those faithful old darkies, but I think it is good to look as far back as we can and, as Bill Arp used to say,ruminate on the past and think of the loved ones that have gone whom we so soon must follow. It is good for us, even if it causes an old hardened sinner to shed some silent tears. I forgot to mention something about old Daddy Jacob. He drove the team with wagon from the "18" with sometimes a load of hogs,calves or sheep for the butchers. I loved old Daddy Jacob, as I would be allowed sometimes to ride in the wagon up to the plantation. He would often have a heavy load of , groceries and other goods for Capt Vose's store. Daddy Jacob's lead mule in the team was named Buck, a very good lead mule but very wild and had to be handled with care. He called him "de debble Buck." I think Daddy Jacob was a foreign negro and his language was very broken. The mule was quite afraid of fire at night,and on a dark, rainy night, many miles on the road, with a heavy load of goods, some boy came down with a torch of fire, which frightened the mule, and, wheeling round, he broke the axletree of the wagon and left poor old Daddy Jacob in a sad predicament. He told about the accident when he got home, saying: "I tell de debble boy not bring de fiah to de eye, but de debble boy no yerry me an' time de fiah ketch de eye de mule fly roun' de wagin cram down, suh." Sometimes those in the kitchen would begin to talk about the wagon accident to draw the old man out to tell it over for their amusement. I must now mention one more old darky, Daddy Frank.one of the ante bellum time. Daddy Frank was owned by Mr Samuel Burgess, one of the best citizens of Clarendon county, and old Frank while a slave had great faith in "Massa," as he called Mr Burgess. The Burgesses, Eppses, Smiths and McElveens all honored"Uncle Sam"and what "Uncle Sam" said about anything was considered a fact. It was told on Daddy Frank that when "Uncle" John Wilson was heading him into the water to be baptized, when it got up to his waist he refused to go any farther. Parson Wilson said, "Come a little farther, Brother Frank." "No, I can't. Massa ain't here and I can't swim." I was not i. 1 L I.L. ^ present auu caimuv voucn rur uie truth of that, but I remember quite well when old Frank was in Virginia with young Master John Burgess how the disagreeable cold weather and rains worried him. When our army was in camp atCentreville,Va, one of the bleakest, windiest spots in the State, I happened to drop in' at old Frank's fireplace. There was plenty of oak and hickory, but the winds kept the strong, hard-wood smoke in our eyes so much as to1 if n r\ f IT r? 1/ I .ijac\ir it a jiictti fjuiiiaiiiutut. i i aim was much out with the place. I was at his fire one morning and the wind was blowing through among the tents, curling the smoke round , and round. The tears were running i (Continued on Page 7). i p*. i . , ?? | ! J?n y tn^r?rr^^t^ t j | 7.V?3 Myrtle Ccthrum, ll1^ j E Ski A( Dttpfallinll^ A 1a C3?'C' U i *-? ! lift J "Fcr nearly a year, I suf- IaO 3 fered with terrible back- XjL J jj ache, pains in my limbs, I I I and my head ached nearly I n all the time. Our family doctor treated me, but only gave me temporary relief. I was certainly in bad health. My school i teacher advised me to TAKE Cardui - -Woman's Tonic h 1 took two bottles, in all, g 1 and was cured. I shall d j [always praise Cardui to 11 sick and suffering wo- ] men." If you suffer from || oains peculiar to weak || M ache, backache, or other gvj ly I need a tonic for that tired, IUJ nervous, worn-out feelLow RounHrip Rates A? ?- Ik. n-wu. Mill I. u.a. I.. rAtUmUa upes is mr ruBiic win dv ivi ih rvuvvni Special Occasions VIA THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE Standard Railroad of the South. New Orleans, La. Grain Dealers' National Association, October 14-16. Dates of sale, October 11,12, 13. Final limit, October 18, 1913. except that by deposit of ticket and payment of $1.00 an extension until November 8 may be obtained. Fares apply from all stations. Tulsa, Okla. International Dry-Farming Congress and International Soil Products Exposition, October 22-November I. Dates < f sale, October 18. 19, 20, 21. Final limit. November 6, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. Nasbvllle, Tenn. Southern Educational Convention,October 90-November 1. Dates of sale, October 28, 29. Final limit, November 5, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. KnoxvlIIe, Tcnn. National Conservation Exposition, September 1-November 1. Dates of sale. August 30 to November 1, inclusive. Final limit: To reach original starting point ten days after date of sale, except that by deposit of ticket and payment of $1.00 a 30-day extension may be obtained, but in no case beyond November 3, 1913. Fares apply from all stations. New Orleans, La. United Daughters of the Confederacy. November 11-15. Dates of sale, November 8,9, 10, 11. Final limit, November 19. 1913, except that by deposit of ticket and payment of /$1.00 an extension until December 6 may be obtained. Fares apply from all stations. Angnsla, Ga. Georgia-Carolina Fair,Nov- mber 1-15. Dates of sale, November 5 to 14, inclu; sive, and for trains scheduled to arrive Augusta before noon November 15. Final limit, November 17. 1913. Fares apply to points in South Carolina. Augusta, Ga. Negro Fair Association, November 18-21. Dates of sale, November 17 to 20,inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive Augusta before noon November 21. Final limit, November 23. 1913. Fares apply from points in South Carolina. For rates, schedules reservations and any further information apply to Ticket Agents of the ATLANTIC COAST LINE Standard Railroad of the South or write the undersigned. W. J. CRAIG. Passenger Traffic Mai.ager. T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent, I WILMINGTON, N. C. 8-80-11-15 ON TOP We are on top in the news line. Read this paper regularly and be convinced. -v / Go To WHEN A record of more th..n hind him. With a bunch \ on hand, he is always re? : Also Feed and I J. L. Stuckey, ? 9 ^ THE PEOPLE In a FURS AIN H. A. MILLER, I Wedding Presents From a $1.50 Sterling Silver Suga Don't forget the ever so populai ZEeiCH CTJ Our stock of Glass has never be1 present Also a large line of c.A.:KTrx: in Sterling, Pearl, Bucl } CLOCKS AN! i A visit to our store will pay yo IJ S. THOM QUALITY J 287 King St* WATCH If For Southern 'Railway, George f Charleston Consofid W. G. HEMINGWAY, President Bank of I Capital Hemingv FARMERS! We ar you with your crops th your needs now. Come over with our President do for you. !f THERE IS SURE A Cai Without doubt there's n< ment than a Camera. Thei pictures. Your friends a for you, and besides, it's ti ing nappy times. Why n< be prepared to take a good and Photographic Supplies will be surprised to know you can buy for a few doll . ^a????????? i ??????? Kingstree Dr ^ Kingstree, X; > . Stuckey ! m W^MEFLESH twenty years stands be- j i of nice horses and mules [ idy for a sale or a swap. Livery Stables. ' Lake City, S. C. s MARKET I esh Oysters ; ind quart sanitary cans, daily. ] ! FRESH MEATS, AND FISH ON HAND DAILY ID HIDES ] PROPRIETOR > to Suit Everybody, li r Spoon to a $600 Chest of Silver. x X C-LASS. -11 fore been so large and varied as at * LTGr SETS f ' thorn and Ivory Handles. | D BRONZES. I u before purchasing elsewhere. T -A.S eSC CO., ' JEWELERS, I | Charleston, S. C. | 5spectors 11 town and Western Railroad and f ated Street Railroad. X " J. A. DOYLE, Casbler I Hemingway $15,000 < vay, S. C. ) j i e in a nosition to assist \ * N lis year. Let us know \ : in and talk the matter 4 , and see what we can ] i ENJOYMENT IN li F F Iiuri CX. \ othing affords more enjoy*e's great delight in taking ire always willing to pose 1 le one sure way of recordot get a Camera now and I [picture? We'sell Cameras !. Give us a call and you i ft what a splendid Camera : ai ars. \l Comnanv. I L South Carolin / . BURNED OUT md nearly a total loss, but the worst of ill is, they carried no insurance. This *?J ould not happen to you if you were _ a [nsured against Fire d one of our reliable companies. When ou learn how small a sum is required o pay the premium on a policy for one rear,you surely ought never to take the a hanoe of the troubles of this poor famiy. lingslree Insurance, Real Estate & Loan Co R. N. Speigner, Manager. FIRE! 1866 1913. I am pleased to announce to my old patrons and theB public at large that After the lOth inst. J [ will be fullv nre-M pared to cany onH the practice of . DENTISTRY I in all its depart*- J ments. Call on me if you M want ^ First Class WorK ^ ^ # Prices to Suit. # A. M. Snider J )fficfl over Gamble I Jacobs' Dreg Store, Opposite The Recori Office. flj WATTS & WATTS THE KIN6STREE JEWELERS ^ We keep on hand everything to be found in an up-to-date jewelry house Repairing and engraving done with neatness ana despatch. :: As home dealers, guaranteeing quality and prices, J We Solicit Your Patronage. | Nmmr tha Railroad Station. WANTED: j!J 1 Farming Lands j| '"' <> H | Owners desir-11 ing to sell farm f or timber lands f I apply to I _ " y J. D. GILLAND, I H Attorney-at-Law. f1 MB KINCSTREC, S. C. K H Malaria or Chills & Feve^ | Prescription No. 666 ia prepared especially H >r MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVEff Q "ive or lix doeee will break any caie, ad H f taken then aa a tonic the Fever will n J 99 stum. It acta on the liver better thij Hj lalomel and doea not gripe or aicken. 2a H QHiCH?vira< s iPiLia^ . Ti:u J.J.VMOND liJIA.N'D. A ' your OruczUlfor /j\ J ' fcil Clil iiicA'lor'i uriaij/AX J'JJU ! : ii< J find Gold metalli Vv ?TV,-V! vith p;ae Rilitjoa. \/ ieiiR,wjuk?/ii wwr. Hi:y or Tour _ > I 7 ~ fp Ur?!"?'<t"TC''l.i lIKS-TERf Yj I i Jf ni Y.V..?Si> KI?AM? ? -.LLSfof *? ^ A /F ***** knowa 29 "--k? Sifcst, AUijrs Rclltbl# 9H r sein BY D.WCO'STS frVERYvVHCRg eceipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages ant II Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at he Record office. If we have not the t >rm you wish we can print it cn short t ctice. i # fc When you want us to change ddress of your paper it will st >ts of trouble to name the i 3 well as the new postoftice. Plea ear this in mind. tf