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distributed among a club of eight persons, who 

 united for that purpose. In the early life of the 

 village, he who killed the calf, having for his portion 

 the head as well as the loin, entertained all the vil- 

 lao^ers at his house and reo^aled them with calf's 

 head soup. On another certain day, a lamb or a 

 porker (called a shoat) was killed and divided 

 among four families. Then eight or sixteen would 

 unite for the purpose of killing and distributing a 

 cow. Thus for three days in the week a supply of 

 butcher's meat was furnished. The wants of the 

 remaining days were furnished from the resources 

 of the poultry houses of the planters. In the course 

 of time a beef market was opened twice a week for 

 the sale of that article. The veal, lamb, and pork 

 were always furnished as we have described. The 

 Santee River being near, it might have been expected 

 that fish would frequently find its way to the table ; 

 but the supply was meagre, and fish was always a 

 rarity. An enterprising Yankee in the neighbor- 

 hood would have made a good business by following 

 the occupation of a fisherman. The bream of the 

 Santee, taken from the neighborhood of Pineville, 

 is one of the most delicious fish that is eaten. 



Pineville was an isolated community. Situated 

 about fifty miles from Charleston, in a part of the 

 district remote from the great thoroughfares, and 

 never frequented by wayfaring men, it was cut off 

 from all social intercourse with people elsewhere. 



