Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-06

is full of affeetation. and vanity.-She is q burde
to her husband, a cursc to lier. .ehillren, and an
abomination in tic sight Of man and God.
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ron THE 1DvERTIsEH.
May Day
MEssRs. EDlrons - VIII syou- indulge me, if
you please, with ci,lumn :or;two Of the Adrer-
tiser, which under your Editorial conduct is
becoming the pride cof: the District, to notice the
celebration of May Day,by the Pupils Of Mr..
ALDRlcn's SCHOOL,. ,;1iisisS5.
The celebration of this day seems peculiarly
proper, in auasticdltnraE aud ssparscly settled
country like ours at the South Nine-tcphs Of
our people live in tllc.countrysand of course the
|, pleasures of the Theatre and hyceum are denied
them. should all. occasionally meet in a
scene Of fcstivity, and next to the 18th of July
know of no occasion inore appropriate than the
lst of May. l,isa joyous anniversary, M whose
advent should ever be received with welcome,
thrice welcome by the. old aud young, the grave
and gay. &
perhaps more in aceor,lance:witf our agricul,u-
raj tastes and pursuits than any other, our eli
mate is more genial TO early vegetation than the
cold and inhospitablc North. And thanks also,
to OUT pcculiar institution at the South, VIC have
as yet no redundant populatDnand consequently
some forest still remains toIgladden the eye and
cheer thcheart. How unlike the manufacturing
and commercial North, asf sf.crowdel Europe,
where with few exceptions, ithcrc is nothing but
one vast continuous Swaste,! in which no. verduc
quickcns, butza isa delise showing mass Of hu-
man beings in cities, tcw,ls;and villages, toilinss
and struggling, stealing fobbins, iying and
These are doubtless ssoine Of; fhc 'cansfs. why
the mandy pam5y rites ioff Valentines Day, or
the cowardly and stupid. lxcusc for insults and
liJles-on the first Of ,Ap, Il are so3n,uell often
er preferred and practiccdgat the North than at
the South. ! repeat tllens thai May Day is and
ought to be, the great Jubilee Of the youths
among agricultural people. IIow refreshing
and cndcaring are the aSsoeia':ons, which its
ceremonies recall 10 q classical stulcnt--hnw
pure and beautiful arc tile thoughts that arise,
in warn, but even .uplc,lcred bosom, when
"Flowers in the valley. sydendrr in the beam,
Health on the gale and freshness in tho strcaIH,"
is heightened BY the addit itqna charm Of smiling
beauty ,nh,ging III ,lless%nc: Butto the snb
jcct. -. =
As May came in on saturday, ibc day pre-.
vious was selected for Ills rural Itdlday, fand
well nigh did the last;of April came 10 proving
the justice Of her claim r al; fools day on the
first, which was awarded her by, the ancicnts,
no doubt iron, tho many changes Of wind, rain
and temperature that ecsur during this month,
fooling us with prospceEnnd ;rppcaranccs,) The
morning dawncd in sluggish clouds and seemed
to threaten the dcar,yislcrishcl hopes Of the
little girls, who5llad beFhappy for-wcrks, ali!
more than happy, iinsabticipation, Of this coming
event. But as noonE approached, the clouds
dispersed and the lleayt warm atmosphere gave
place to gentle breeze for the remainder Of the
day. :a'@,
And now, all was jS% and happiness, life and
hustle, in the little htarts that were sad and
dropping but an hourako, They could still sllcw
their new dresses-s{l scatter their gathered
fowers-still strut! alsir hour upon tho stage.
Here and there, ~hersver the eye turucd, You
might see them, movirf and lnrrying to and fro
in busy preparation fooirFhcir place in the scene,
each apparently stimul$ed by generous emu
lation to perform her art the best: Indeed the
writer was impressed with the belief that the
anticipated pleasure dlich it affords childrenis
Of itself sufficient arslmcnt to always celebrate
this day. ,;ssSl.s
AZ o'clock instht aftcrnoon,' the scholars
numbering about scyejty, all elegantly and uni
formly dresscd, wcaihg a badge of blue ribbon
as evidence OF :inembaship to the school, assem-
blcd at Mrs. Bacos'slhtir place of rendezvous.
Here they were sootI formed into q procession
by two Of their nuk,er, BEAuFoRT, WALLACE
and LAMAR WARDL&f WHO acted as Marshals Of
the procession, the finer commanding the buys
at the head of the the latter the girls in the
rear.
The procession Nsing formed, preceded BY
SPLENDID band ofN Nfuxic from Augusta, (gal-
lantly furnished by Is young men of the Villagc)
moved through ,hciSsauiiful grounds, along the
scmcircunr -apIroM to Mrs. BIS house, into
the street, and tter{| thronglt.thc heart of the
Village TO tic placdihcrc the ceremonies were
performed. T. zs.
This was an adirably selected site in the
park lately owned Col. BAuskErr, but now
belonging to the 10 Of our lanentel fellow
townsman, c. ,sEn. Directly in front Of
the villa aud about iidway between It and the
road is small el hence, upon which stands
cluster of majestic BIS ;gio the Sout, and West
Of this clusser.a hu,iful lawn, covered with
green sward; ;sprea itself in asmootli dcclirity
to thcsvallcyiof tIiSS SSiIlugc stream, which flows
at the foot5of thcb; along this valley OIL either