Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-10
Editorial Correspondence.

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Editorial Correspondence.
ASHylLLE, \. C., August S.
IT is early morn in Ashvc. The sun is MOI yet up
and the moualain air comes fresh and pure through
lhc Northwest window us uur chamber. 1"e birds
are wilieriag gay in The tall old apple trees OF an
adjacent garden, and the ducks are Qackirg nsy in
the yard below. But the cooks in the kitchen have
not vet commenced their ralter, ard our fellow
buarders all seem TO be still enjoying lhosc somnoIcs-
cen, pleasures over " hch one Morpheus is said 10
preside. AT such hour il is that we again lake M
onr task Of correspondence rs in duty bound anu by
inclination drawn. Would thai we had somewhat ul
interest and life whereupon 10 exercise our Pcn But
interesting or not we mast be borne with for column
or So Our readers we'll know the force Of habit. 1t
has been ours for The as three four years, 10 com
mune wi h them in way or another almost every
wech and now ii that something is wrong II tis
hebdomadaI duty be omitted
Our little pary er Greenvil!c six days ago and
came on by very moderate stages beavers Springs,
near tins village. The frsi nght we tarr"d and
sumhercd al the old Hodges stand, Gcar hc foot of
Saluia mountain. Here We found in 4 c"nfuhahe
parlor very rassabIe piano, by means nl which an"
few other resources managed 10 GET through the
evening very chcer(uy. TO hear III, nnTeslriiucd
bursts of melody in which our knocking bird, oi
Carolina sports and revcls when alone with her friends
would be treat 10 any party rn any Ionr, and such
was porlion of our evenings enjoyment Il: the fine
Brick house of NJ. HoDGEs -lEis house is we'll k-rl
in some respects. The table is clcanly, comfortable
AMI abundant and those who find il difficult to AT
heartily without silver forks "a few such dainty ears
there are in the world would be gra:d TO lind here
something very nearly resembling those fDur-monged
instruments. The rooms also do very well. But there
was about the whole place snle! Of rank weeds, or
something worse, which qne overhaanced :he merits
of The establishment and determined us never 10 stop
there again. nness compelled 10 do so by stress of I'M
toward circumstances. We really felt all night as
hungh We were exposed country fever, chulera nr
some other kindred III. The present proprietor of hs
| oacc popular stand should see that his premises be
clcansed cf Ills dank drawback, lie will soon be
made aware Of woruI ialling-uT in The number Of
his customers.
The next day being the Sabbath, Il was agreed 20
travel very leisurry over The monnIain resting nj
every inviting spot In the course ui Twelve hours We
rarersed the extraordinary distance Of fifteen miles.
If we halted once, we did sn fifty lines. Every rill,
every PERCEPTIONS sleep, every glimpse Of beautiful
scenery, every cool bubbIing fountain, every mossy
bank, every darksume ravine, We're made ojccIs Of
interest and attention. Scarcely one of them was
passed by without its share of admiration and eIcIama-
tory praise. Who will say that The aci of jour.
ncyins on, thus slowly and cus erately, with an aye
single to The grandeur and ,UvencSs Of Gods glorious
creation, and with hearts ulI Of wonder al his mighty
works, is sinful in His sight! On the contrary, is
no: precisely such employment this h's; adap,cd Of
all things acr The worship Of God in his holy temple,
to produce that elevation OF thong g ant consciousness
Of nfcriOr,y cong"nai to The srca; duty of the
Sahbaih-lhe looking up with reverence anu fear 10
IT,. Great First Cause.
PorSsErrs Spling was the line Of this days travel
il beautiful stone fountain erected The roadside,
more rran thirty years ago, by the well known JOEL
X. PoIwsErT Of South Carulina. 1t was well-con-
ceived idea of that Distinguished gentleman, thus TO
present ic each wearsd traveller The means OF cooling
his parched ps and aving his dry throat with The
most .eiciousy pure draught of inonniaH water, as
plodJiney he seeks to climb Sauda's hegh,s. Many
n one has thanked him sincerely for The deed, and
years hence it will be asked "who was the gon man
that exhibited here much Of good taste in hs appre
citation of natures gil;s, and much of good feeling
for his lcows" " Befure the response shall have been
heard, llIe wish will arise that nc may enjoy his
own Of the coolest spots in all the Elysian fields.
Yes PorHsETT's is 10 our notion the fountain Of fDun-
lains, sending forth in gush of beauty the coolest
and best freeslone waieI in all the wide SCOPE OF
mountain lands. Standing before il and parlaking Of
its invigoraing flow, who can fail To eyclam tudor
men arision!" Shall this mol be The Mecca Of our
Temperance devolees! And yet, TO show how bad
and sacrilegious men can be, actually heard
of fellow who remarked, "well, This is fine water
,ruly-oh, it is admirab!e-in fact il deserves Title
good brandy" And to say th. truth, although the
obscrva' ion looks little startling at first view, the
man was not altogether wrong.
1t would be an objectionable omission not to men,
ton here that we touk our Sunday dinner al DAvIss
on which occasion entered upon his register under
the head of " Remarks" lhe following annnlann
Dined to-day al Davss, delightful redd dot his house
red ,voodpcckers head and reddc,) upon the
diversified disc of these democratic diggings." DA-
vIss is a deservedy popular stopping place.. His
situation a cool and pretty onc and his rooms are
commodous and (xllat is morcl supplied with good
beds. His table TOO displays or dinner a wholesome
array of breads, meats and vegetables all very nicely
done up. DAVIS is an old man, and remembers we'll
many former traveller this romantic region who
has passed hat bourn '' from whence no traveller
reurns.' Among others, he called to mind several
of old EdgeGeld people. His house is n strictly
temperance house, as we discovered upon asking for
a little something for the Inner man." The I'D man
said that his family now numbered thirty (aiiue and
hearty and that not Of them either 'fased spcr.
rils or chawed tobacco" This is celoialism in the
superlativc degree. We doubt its being The best
of all temperance platforms, and commend the cx.
ample TO ALL
After our Davis dinner, had delightful drive
along the beautiful table land known rs Flat Rock
There arc some half.dozen princey villas in this
vicinity, most of which may be seen in passing. There
is picturesque looking Episcopal church also near
the road Perhaps there is moi more eligible locali
ty for summer residences to be found in any country
than this beautiful ueigborhood Besides the private