The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-01-13

were taken f3 travelling Mena gerie, ron
the style any number of our wagons by
o;ncra coloiSlrom some far of conntry, seek.
in5an"w ipiAsain the wilds ot,he Westsand
again by o'heh Weswcrc supposedao IS 1ra-s 4
ders. We Wfrealequen,ly an,used;ByS yStIs
inqaiges q ;as }auer Eas 10 The commodities
We trailtaih Snee we we're ,,.ksdlby q an
ola lady if wsial balles gor ggs for sale;
others cnd" n tobacco, " LIs, oilncr we
~erc'cla;Lssee ,9saow if we had any
whislsy " y'h,s vas Al Hsst y little mof'r-
Tying p oo,'.'''''i o,'.$ to ,bieAihat our gart and
styac was shcK rs to indnes~she;sbe in
others. that wniwSre prdlcrs Of thedifesen,
articles askcL for, Sul we soaa became ac.s ac:.s
c"s'omrd to a;id INus!,c.l ii off, frequently
huinog!ng the joke.
There is nothing ,l.nc!, to bc seen in pas
sing shrough The country oi Richmond to IL
muse the Traveller Tie iAnd .cc,ns general.
ly fat .:l;i sandy wiih occasional suud hills
ot considerable elevation. W tlic!i ,cuders the
,ra:e.Ing especially 10 these On loot, exceed
ingiy lresu'nc. We were much pleased
with the view from one oi,hese slopes, from
which the spires of Augusta could be dis
tinc,ly seen ei.h, miles distant, and the
wiple county lor miles around, seemed
| sprtad, out ad a map before US, dotted here
andthere5with farms a.ld beautiful dwellings
many Of them ,hetsummer residences Of The
cili8nso of suaus,a I Alter u wearison,e
1stIapa' over these hills and sand, we halted
tors az Rig and pitched sour tents in the
3lisigs noted id thai
s1TsGo1t DID ynser ,1pi .insl sl
ifioas 80 a.lss,
! lgFs shsA sstsh fsam
1ssls sbnils shs tiehniond Factory, owned BY
ass alEsEs,k,aoserhoh schleys,. it is a plain wooden
i bdildihg 16ure high, runs twelve hun
i |sl dred isRiaal. employs fifty operatives, con-
I lssttmes week s bout fifteen bags Of cotton
I.and turns god daily 1900 yds OF cloth oil va
r.ous qua litllea and styles. This Factory We
/! were told had been in successful operation
"a years, AND in all Seasons had yielded All
average CT 4 per CT. upon The capital nvcs.
'eu. lhco Operative: were chiefly gilIs from
~ 10 Is yeHs ota.r, ali appeared cheerful,
c'en" and neatly dressed. Many oi'ti,cm we
thought seFb handsu,nc, and had their lots
bern cas-, ira different sphere, would have
figured as country bellies und been cour,eI
and cares>et bu, as i, is, like some tender
flowers otths fortS u.cy must waste their
sweetness tnAhc uuw ilu, some are of IL Fac
tory, nnsducH.ed an,l incdrcd or. Shortly
al 4. A.-s.. a.<..t ihu E,c,orr ,ha hi,
announced the hour for treakfas! uMa in II
moment the roar and rattle of machinery
was hnsIied, und all with smiling faces pas
sed out, leaving US to crafty our curiosity
"''He' -
! Alter leaving Richmond Factory we
were struck with the sudden change in The
appearance OF the cuunt:y, and entered ut
once into the region OF long eai pine. Tie
lanis are sandy, barren and unproJuctive,
as The little farms upun The roaj side gave
ample testimony. The settlements are few
and considerable distance apart, and the
lnha ~ lbi.ants APpsa 10 be living in the most
aGject poye ye. eonten,ed with their rude
homes, and sl6igr alton is the leas, Of their
shoag 1--we ;syere travelling through
this! dleary rssiien sof country, the sky be-
came esareast sWi,h, heavy clouds, and a
|scola saiIts Upon ns ihe entire day.. twas
Esbsls sNs s % psriense indeed some.
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