Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-07-27

here am reminded Of the water.melons they give us
in this Northern cline, which while fne-looking
enough without, are miscraby old and wilted within
We have them every day, but have tasted them only
once. What treat (thunght the other day as sat
looking one of these meons) would it be to have
here now fine ripe, mealy, juicy and sugary one,
fresh from SAM MARsH's patch-one of the kind SAM
calls Z" The honey in the gum" My very mouth
waters as pen the thought, and-by George, mus,
hurry up this New York trip and get back before SANS
best crop is over. Talk about your city luxurics as
you st-for me and my tastes, would not give the
good things Of my old District for all their gim
cracks and nic-nacks filled up mountain high. 1t is
only for the man of the country, who drinks pure
water from gushing spring and eats sweet meals
nicely prepared over his own kitchen fire, feel and
enjoy to the full
"The flavor high
or sober, simple, genuine joy
And yet in accordance with remark already made
wice perhapsJ again say that The Metropolitan is
splendid eating house and, in Short splendid generally.
And so are oil the other first class Hotels of Goth
am. Indeed by what can gather from gentlemen at
the various houses throughout the city, judge that
there but little difference in the real merits of some
fifteen or twenty of them. Each one Of the more
prominent ones has its saunch advocates The fact
is, they are all good enough.
Great City this So many things 10 be seen, no
matter which way yon 60 to look for them have
seen but few Of them yet; but these few must
mention.
"Niblo's" is delightful place. 1t is spoken Of
Niblo's garden generally-but the garden is very
small part Of the concern, being nothing than
courtyard Of very narrow dimensions. Niblos thea
tire, however, is beautiful one, and is Niblo's
refreshment room which is only separated from his
theatre by grand enlree. The Ravels now
playing at Nibu's three nights in the week. Their
pantomimes are enchantingly fine, acting, scenery
and all They are drawing crowds to see them. At
The same place, On each alternate night, Madame
ANNA TmILLoN and troupe sing in English Opera.
The Madame is pretty little woman, with rery
little voice, which peases listeners well enough.
Her tones sometimes quite sweet but her singing
generally is not worth paying 10 hear. Nibo's is
crowded every night with very decent looking and
behaved audiences. 1t is really an extremely
pleasant place TO spend hour at, especially
when the graceful and athletic Ravels afford the en-
tcrainment.
The Hippodrome is (or has been) another point Of
attraction in this "great City" Literally rendered
into English, it is Horse. DRAMA The perfor
mances resemble those of Circus, although on a
larger and more imposing scale. They represent
several pngean,s, founded upon historical facts, with
considerable skill and effect. The enclosure, in
which these representations are given, is oval in
shape about one hundred and twenty yards long and
seventy or eighty broad. /, is surrounded with COM
Portable seats, one above another, sufficient TO
accommodate ten or twelve thousand persons There
are small plats of grass flowers and evegreens lin the
middle Of this enclosnre) intersecied by broad
riage ways. The race-course is around The entire
circumference Of the grounds. In fact, the Hippo.
drOme appliances are not unlike what we rea Of The
past, except that the whole affair besides being
rounded by brick wals) IS covered over with an
enormous canopy Of canvass instead Of the blue,
ethereal vault. The entertainments at this place of
amusement consist Of the representations have al
ready alluded to, and also of chariot races with
men and women both charioeers,) hurdle and
sleepe-cEase races, ridden generally by females,)
feats of strength and agility, &c. &C., all accompan
led by a very respectable cornet band. Every sirang
er should visit it once. have been twice, but found
that il did not improve on acquaintance.
Greenwood Crmetary, on the Brooklyn side, is nm
other place I have visited, and with much satisfac-
tun. have seldom, if cver seen spot more roman.
tic in its suation picturesque in its changes or
more finished in it's arrangements. 1t ahounds in
hills and dacs, trees, shrubbcry and flowers 1t is
filled with every variety Of monument, vault and
sarcophngus many Of them in the highest style of
and evincng remarkable taste. Tile sweeping slopes
ure covered over, here with soft and deep.green
coat of blue grass, there with squares of rich and
luxuriant clover. Among the thousands of tombs by
which we passed, many were exceedingly costly.
The most ornale Of them all is structure Of Italian
marble combining the appearance Of q chapel with
the purposes of vault,l erected by father his
only daughter. There is an interest impaired to this
very beautiful work by the circumstances which pre-
ceded the death of its tenant Her name was CHAR.
LoTTE CoNDA. She was a lovely girl of seventeen
and an afiiunced bride. Shortly before she was to
have been married, she consented, at ler fathers es
pecia request, to attend magnificent ball given upon
some memorable occasion. On her return from the
gay scenes Of revelry, the high-mettled horses by
which her carriage was drawn, took freignt and ran
of, tearing the vehicle TO pieces and killing, almost
instantaneousy, the beautiful but il-fatcd bride. Her
father in his remorse, is said TO have known peace
of mind for many, many months. As a token Of his
deep.seated grief and tribute 10 his last childs
memory, he reared this splendid mausoeum over her
remains. He expended upon it The entire marriage
portion which was to have been presented her as
her nupta gift amounting to thirty thousand dollars
And now, viser fails 10 stop before the gate which
opens upon this maidens last resling-place and TO
breathe sigh for poor CHARLOTTE CoNDA There
are hundreds of other monuments here, strikingly
beautiful and appropriate in their design and perfect
in their execution, from the towering shaft with its
armoria bearings to the simple little marble pillar
white lamb. But journal like mine is not the place
for multiplied and prox descrptions.-The Green
wood Cemetary contains three hundred acres, is un-
der the continual charge of three hundred laborers,
and presents whole one of the most remarkable
and impressive points upon Northern tourists route.
Mex, to the Cemctary, believe shall notice Chris.
ties Minstrels. They well known to every body
as the oldest and most successful Ethiopian Corps
extan. Whether they be the best or not, am indis.
posed TO say. 1t seems TO me though that they are
scarcely better than the Campbes whom we have
had South several times Yet is singular the great
and long continued popularity of this band. The
night visited Them, their holl crowded, sup
pose for about The thirteen hundreth time. was
somewhat struck, and in fact gratied, by incident
or two which occurred during their performances Of
last evening. In the favore song of Jordan is
hard road TO travel &c.," the singer made or
TWO upon Mrs. STOWE und her philanthropy, rdicul-