Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-02-02
Correspondence Of the Advertiser.

CHARLESTON, Jan. %. 1853.
I see, Mr.. EDITOR, from late number Of your
paper, that you lave been amusing yourself, and
perhaps seeking hr beneficial results of little re.
taxation from the arduous duties Of the sanctum by
flying visit to the beautiful and thriving city d
rITVy You NE Prusdrcu sr1sIt had r not, by
ortut"us train of circumstances, had my lot cast al
one of the crack Hotels of that city of trees and
magnificent distances" about the same time
lhrre.was however this dtcrence-you stopped q,
the United States, "a most excellent house by the
bye,) and / at the augusta, about which there is 4
'rarcA'"g report that it is the best house in the
city, and have no doubt that such is the fact
There is ono fact however that will admit of no
eavl, and that is that Augusta is not short of
goodiy number Of most excellent Hotels and IN.
weary traveller who stops there may feel p, rf.c;lv
easy on the score Of good bed and board.
The first thing tlist strikes stranger in visiting
Augusta for the first time, is the great waste of fine
gardens and building lots, in the Unusual width Of
Bruatl and Green streets The fact is they or. too
wide for any use, giving the houses on either side
s'unted and dwarfish appearance If the Good pyo-
PIE Of Charleston could transe. some of the surpu,
width OF those streets To their great commercial
mart, and tavnre promenade, King street, it might
result IN great advantage to EACH The next thing
that struck me rs peculiar was the unusual number
Of Drug Stores for city Of its size Orc might be
lri by tiis to form an unfuvorable opinion of the
health Of the place, but far rs could learn. has
been uniformly gool They mus, lay in an addi-
tonal stock for their Hamburg neighbours. With
all her faults (and she has probably as few as com,
monly fall TO the lot Of ci,ies,) must say tina, Au-
glsta b"th AZ it regards her location and arrange
mcnt, is one Of the hanlsnmes and most pl.asan,
places Of its size have ever seen And in the
spring and summer, when the trees and gardens are
all III lull bloom, It must be perfect Paradise with
out the drawback Of forbidden fruit, or modern
Eve 10 blight its fair bowers with sin and death
Sunday the 9Th ult., was as bright and beautiful
day as ever blessed soft Southern cline. and
mingled with the moving mass ths, ,hronpcd the
streets, all in their smiling fnccs and Sunday clothes
and wcndcd my way to the Methodist church. where
heard most excellent sermon from quitc younr
man whom took for Scotch Presbyterian, who
vas officiating for that day in the place of MIR.
-oSSEE, the regular Pastor, who was then absent
1t Conference, which was being held at Athens
here are live churches in Augusta, all of which
lave able and ctt'c;crt minister's and large and ut
entvc congregatons-shc Methodist, Baptist, Pres.
ytcrlan, Episcopalian and Campbc!litc: and. | be-
iere, Roman Catholic
but the most pleasant part Of my time was spent
nong the Editors and Printers, in both of which pro-
'ss"ns myself have had a sna:tcring, and rs n
natter of course stiH rca:n kindly fellow feeling,
always feel at home in IN Editors sanctum, or in
he Office among the typos, for then am certain
polite word and Il kind recognition, although |
'ay be stranger They are in the man noble,
h"le sou'ed, and generous class, having happy
mack OF always making stranger-;f he be gen
eman, feel easy in their presence Among those
the corps Editorial to whom had the pleasure
introducing myself, may mention the assistant
dltor Of the Home Gazette, and both the Editors
the Constitutionalist ARCHER
T.. 81 Rvc been absent from the c;ty since the
'ddIe of December, on 4 flying visit through Ga
the purpose Of recruiting my health, and shaking I
1t the dregs of yellow fever, which will account y
my recent silence but | am now at my post, :. :.
Ith health restored and pen in hand, ready to c
DOT folly as it flies, and sketch the world as ,goes.
there is rather dearlh Of interesting news in
y city a. this time, have given you "jottjngs" y
'~a by the way, which hope may prove Of inter- r
t TO your readers.