Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-11-10
THE "STRAEGER" RETURNED.

tliSS III my -NOlc-Dook.
ED.-We. sir, l don't know that there is anything
much to sec, more than you had the satisfaction, or
perhaps sould say dis-sasfac,in of bri"lllng on
your previous visit But such us there is will lake
pleasure in exhibiting to you We walk around
STRAx.-Fur your company, my dear sir, mn
much obliged, and avail myself Of your offer gladly
but as to the pointing out of thif, that or the other
Thing havca pair Of eyes long accustomed 10 the
occupation Of discovering Improvement or detecting
dapilaon, and you need not trouble yourself in the
least OH that score. We viii proceed.
En-At your service, sir.
tI'hsy palk and talk.)
STRAS.-IIcre at the ontsct sre new block OF
buildings Immediately npon your Public Square. This,
suppose, is the substitute for tina. jumblc Of houses
which was destroyed by the fire Of January last, OF
which read m account somewhere.
Ep.-You are right, sir; and it has been dubbed
"Park Row.
STRAS.--tn ambitious christening, fnrsoo.h! i"lir
good citizens il would seem, desire to emulate ondo
and New York in names If not in substance.
Ep.-I scarcely link this name sprans from a
higl Tile rlc enclosure you see out there
is dcnomilael by us g TheEPark."
ED-And this range of stores being contiguous il
naturally enough styled "Pnrk Row."
STaAS.-(EFs laughter SuJsiding.) ,cry satisfac.
tory, vcry-only coul,l hnt laugh think how pronc
human nature is to frn its :tases and regulate
its nomenclature b. what fashion and wealth have sci
their seals upon. IT ,lcracts sadly from The originality
of tho nsc. But, TO lay moralizns aside. your Park
Row, must say is white enough. has plenty Of par
apct, and affords, as perceive, long and rOomy apart;
mcnls. Eli, am constra Iied tn add that the tom
ensemble does not strike me rs being very fclicitns
! How far superior wond have been we'll bull
; Brick Range, two stories high! There would have
ien something snlid and durable, as we'll al hard
some' IN structure of tl,af description It wonli
have stood chance OF I.-r4ng tcre too for ages
and could have been easily rendered in appear.
ancc at any time by the small expense Of painting and
pcncilling Then the uprr stories wonId have an
swercd Ms halls store rooms, ,tcd-chambery. &c.
ED.-I agree with yon entirely. and have often
wondered why the sngaciors and cncrpr.ing proprir.
tors of there lots did mol SO determine.
SrnAx-Yol will doubtless find the reason in onc
uf the strongest characteristics of the present grrrra
lion Of men, which is 10 struggle for icnfld profits on
the most limited outlay, with but little reference tr
public improvement or even To the real interests o
those who arc To fill their sliocs. Bu let Tx step in
and pry for into the inside merits uf these
! establishments.
tAt this point the interlocu,ors disappear frm the
scenc, entering No. Park l!uw-7eappcar in shor,
time and enter No. 9, then No. B. and "l. Having
gone the rounds, they again fully upon the ,ccrr
and, taking their position within tile Park ITSELF again
proceed as follows:
ED.-ind pray, sir. may ] ask wlrtt opinion You
have forlnr,f Of our village storcs
tThe stranger does no, Immediately respond)
ED.--l SCENT to be in brown study sir-;,e rlaps
you dill not hear my question!
STkAS.-les, heard it distinctly. neither was in
4 brown study exactly. was only rcfccling upon
Yankee notions in general, of which see plenty
in those t~o Dry Goods stores which we have just left
And was momenar'lv weighing the question whether
or no, benefited by these things have some.
times supposed thai the Yankee is re brnr factor OF
his race and again that he is IN urrnt pilfrrr of the
human family ut large. The question is one wlirh
have not yet been able TO solve Inv complete sails.
faction. Perhaps You assist rne in coming TO Il
decision.
Ep- Really, cir. You are rather hard for inc.
should however incline to the opinion tina, your frs,
supposi,on is orrrct, if taken with considerable
sprinklng OF your latter iden. But the stores, sir
what Of them
STEAS.-Ah, hcg your parlon-ley are certainly
as nice and complete AZ have ever seen in any cuul,.
try town.
En.--.I um glad TO hear you say ro. We have srv.
cral others Of like merit and they are all we'll supported
STEAS.-'Thcn doubt not yours is a very drcssy
and cx,ravaganl little community. Indeed have oft.
en- heard that such is the fact Well, all the world
llriycs upon hrk trade, provided none of the parties
60 to nn objectionable excess. Thirty years ago, it
that .sluc.boo,s aud cuicc would hc the ruin OF this
country" Yet fortunes have sprung up OIL all sid, =
and prosperity has abunndrd nevertheless Some there
are now who deporc with equal forcbodinga the rag.
for silks, snlins, bruadcloths, lnces &c. which marks
the present day, and predict bankruptcy and dcs,ruc.
ion rs its certain consequences. Still their prediction
NAV prove to be shallow as That made ly the old
gent in 1920. Yet, sir, would not be understood
approving Of more than n rational indulgence in The
grruus Indication to sec any people running after such
Will uIHTIuIcu we snOulu rcnenl-
l,rr the fate of The Roman Empire.-rut here am
running into lecture again. know it tires you, and
will cndcavor control my propensity in this particu.
lar for the balance of the morning.
ED-Your remarks are Interesting enough, sir; but
to he candid, would much prefer having your opin.
ION ubuu, the present appearance of our Square" az
comrs,rcd with what it was when you last saw it.
SrRas-(Eridrnty mi6ed by the Editors candorl
We'll, sir, rs long you prefer idle gossip ,osensiblc
conversations will be candid also, and say very
briefly that can zee no Indications that your square,
as You call it, is improved one whit. On the contra.
ry, Judging from that ycow-slained piazza yondcr
and that warped plank shelter before something which
The sign calls Hotel and this same trashy Park and
those awkward, disproportoned parapcs, should my
that your community not only were decriora'ing in
,asle, but going into rapid decline. And 50, good
day to sou, sir!
And accordingly the " Stranger left us with an al-
ruprne,. which we regret. For he is man Of excel
lent temper, usually, and Of very correct tsle And
we should be sorry to think that his ust remark
vrrrd his rcnl opinion We lmre cbme to tlr cerclu,
.ipn In sec hin, ngnin aud to dscSrerws;lcr s'ic i,