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Popnlation-7rees-An Ultra Politician
Aunt Sarah Warm WeatAer-crons
AUGUSTA, june 18th, 1856.
DEAh DISPATCH somewhat to nv own
astonlsnment, l am seated here. in an unper
roem OF the Augusta Hotel, in the town of
we same name, IN the State of Georgia.
lie ise'G1,ng 10 the solicitations of friend.
lett Charleston this morning at = a, CLOCK srd
| az 4, this afternoon, landed In this hesnt;fyI
title town. - '1i's ooAo.iiai
Durihg tne afternoon, we. that is nv friend
ahe myself, have been strolling through the
place, on the lockout for handsome bindings
ana sloveiy women. We found hotb Tba
town Is much larger than had supposed
IL Is situated On the southern bank of tbe
Savannah rlver, and runs up and down the
stream tor distance of two or three miles.
The principal street is called Broad street
| and would be beautiful avenue if il was vol,
paved AS it is, and notwithstanding the
oceans of dirt. it must call forth emotions of
admration from the stranger. For the most
part, 1t Is shaded by rows of trees, one on
| each sidewalk. and two in the very middle
OF The street Standing at the market house.
ana looking down through the vista of trees.
nothing could be more pleasant. The popu'
laaon Is $4,000 or 5000. They have no lack
OF churches, there being IL in the place
tnree Methodist, three Baptist, two Presby
terian, two Episcopalian, and one Roman
Catholic. The corner-ston of another Meth
odist church was laid this morning.
Political topics are exciting considerable
interest among the loafng classes. The
most rabid politician that / have ever seen is
a middle aged gentleman of this place, a
lawyer take it, of small practice and q dis
appointed otiice-seeker. His state of mind
may oe inferred from declaration made by
nm tins evening. Speaking to friend, Il
would rather have the devil incarnate Presi
dent of these United States, than apy demo.
crat who ever has filed it, or any man efthat
stripe, now named in connection with the of.
fee"
While seated this afternoon in front of the
hotel, an old negress came up, whose move
ments soon fixed my attention. She could
not have been less than 80 or 90 years old
very tall and toothless. AS she came up to
a group OF young men she called out, "how
are you feilers,' and then deliberately pro-
ceeded to shake hands with all of them, kiss
| ing the hand of one and another, evidently
favorltes. In a few minutes handsomely
| dressed lady and her little daughter, came
sailing down the street, when the old woman
deliberately held ont her hand, which vas
cordially and readily taken, and How are
| you, Aunt Sarah ?'' spoken in pleasant
| tone. So it went on for some moments, and
when 1 asked a gentleman near to explain.
he informed me that the old woman had the
liberty of the town, and was allowed to say
what she pleased and do as she pleased.
BY this time her attention was attracted
towards my friend and myself, and especially
to the former. Approaching him, and point
ing her finger at him, she addressed him
thus My son, you is ajudge, or judges
son, or something of the sort. Lord, what
a head You is got. You must come from
South Carolina, and belong to the Pinckneys,
| Rutledges, or some of them families
| 'spect | nussed you, my son." Here young
Georgian, wishing to tease her, said "that' s
an abolitionist aunt Sally" Confound
your bobolition,'' replied she, "he aint no
bobolition, can tell you; thars too much
sense, and honesty, and nobility in his face
for that" "Here my friend put in: mo,
aunt Sarah, l am from Old Virginia "Is
you! well, give me your hand, Old Yirginny.
My master come from Old Virginny, and my
mistis was Irish, and my father was in the
wars with Ginral Washington. Yes, and
he shot the Briisber that killed the horse
under the Ginral. 1 believes in the Gin.
raj, and in Presidents and all that and have
no notion of your Kings, and Queens, and
| Princesses." l was listening intently, and
suppose my brOws must have been c0ntrac-
| ted, tor the old woman commenced TO chIde
me: "Wbat You frowning so for, boy? aint
| 'fraid of you, nor of any body else. nor any
thing. If you was sick l come into your
room; so soon as you'd see me, you'd open
your arms to embrace me. When any con
tigus flor contagious) diseases come,
| goes to the sick, not waiting to be ordered
or to be paid to do it, The old creature
left, but as far as / could see up the street,
she was stopping male and female, shaking
hands and making enquiries. | learned af-
terwards, that when the fever was here, Aunt
Sarah had devoted herself to those who
needed assistance, and that many people in
town owed their lives to her nursing.
| Later in the day, / met the old woman, on
the Main street. She was talking to two la
dies, who sat in a handsome carriage As |
drew near, she left them, stopped me, and Ill
a confidential whisper, said, "Old Virginny,
you see that elegant dame. She is South
| Carolina dame, and rich a plenty. There's
chance for you, Old Virginny." AT our for
mer interview, | had told her that / was on
| thelookout for wife.
The weather is very warm, and l miss
much the refreshing sea breeze that prevails
in Charleston through all hours of the day.
| The crops in this region were never bet
ter, notwithstanding the drought that pre-
| vailed until two weeks ago. Corn and cot
ton are the staples of this region, and both
| promise to be ex ,ellent. This is the opinion
| of intelligent farmers hereabouts.
| Yours, truly A.
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