The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-01-18
'ro'" anderson Is. C) Southern Rights ADJ.
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on last Friday evening over one hundred
De,tchm,en, landed on our "bospitable shores
aesiined for the quarters of Bangs g. Co,
IN the Mountains. From the confusion OF
tongues we would suppose that the major
| hy oI 'hem are direct from the land of Ger
many, there being only a few who were able
to speak a little "broken English" In the
crowd there were seven females, who have
cut tire ties that bound them to friends,
homo, their native land, and with n true
Spartan spirit, have followed their husbands
to this New World" and the "asylum for
| the oppressed of all nations" in quest of a
fortune! Gods best blessings go with
| them!
upon their arrival in town, they proceed
ed to the hotel of mine accom-, odatinp
most, MIR. Holcombe, and strange 10 say, each
one "f them registered their names, for the
most part, in plain, legible characters. There
Is not so much difficulty in deciphering the
letters, rs there is in the pronunciation of
the Iamcs themselves. This, we hold, no
one out simvn-pure, native born German
can possibly do. II is worth the trouble to
go to lolcombe's and take n peep at their
names. We venture to say that few of our
readers would be able TO withhold laugh ::
they are so strange aud seemingly outland.
lsh. The fact, that out of these one hun.
dred and seven there was not one who could
not write his name, speaks much for cduca-
uon IN the land OF Germany! America her
sell, from promiscuous crowd of such a
number, could not make better showing.
The Germans are hardy, pcrscvering pco-
pie, and Bangs a. Co. have evinccd good
Judgment and sound sense by employing
them on the Rabun Gap Rail Road. Durin@
the evening of their stay here, they enlivrncd
our streets by singing, dancing, and iabbcr-
ing, and drew together as many of our citi
zens as perhaps would the arrival of SO MANY
elephants in town
Bed time having arrived, they stretched
themselves out on the ma cd four with
nothing but their knapsacks for their piI
lows, and snorcd away the live long ni%h,.
Sleep on the hard floor, Was, no doubt, as
sweet to them us TO the rich man on his soft
feather bed, and couch ofpurplc! PcopIc
who can endure so much heat and cold an
these Germans, and at the same time f,tt.n
on it, arc tho very kind of men to build a
Rail Road requiring so much labor and en-.
crgy as the Rubun Gap!
These, with others, who are To follow nm.
I'll the number shall amount to ono tbou-
sand! should, and doubtless will, settle at
Walhalln, growing little village in the up-
per part of Pickcns, composed principally of
German sSe.tIcrs! WuIhala has already
gained for herself position of some impor.
E.nce, and il these Thousand Germans all sct
tie within her borders, it will add much ,o
the building up "f the town. Our "one
hundred aud scVcu. started on foot early on
tho next morning after their arrival in town,
IN the direction Of the tunnel now beinp con.
structcd III the mountains by Bangs d Co..
all merry as crickcts! and as we gtZed upon
their lrughing fees, We could buI pronounce
them happy, Notwithstanding all the drug
cry they are compelled to undergo.
Two hundred more are expected TO come
upon the cars, this expected md if they shall
eat rs the others did with growing op-
petite, our friend Holcombe will have 70
put the 'hieh pot in the little ne,"-but no
matter how MANY may come, we W i'll Cuaran
~ that thcy will Lc well and bounufllK
fed. Come on, Dcitclmaa We have roo.
enough, and TO spare! conc! free yours, If
from your present state Of bondage, and
reclinc under the wide speed shad. of ,le
ever blooming tree Of libertvl