Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-12-20
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
AMERICAN HOTEL, Columbia, s. {. !
Thursday, December l3. 1850. I

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Thursday, December l3. 1853.
| The round of convivality and merry y-makng to
which promised to hetakc myself, on Monday NOR
ming last, came to close yesterday. and early this
morning, after nights t,avc. OH Mr.. CaldweIl's
Railroad, reached Columbia anil again went to
work. 1t would be to ME an enjoyable task TO give
you sketch of the pleasant incidents which made
up this the most agreeable portion of the season.
! All the appliances which q wealthy and hospitNble
people could invent placed in contribution to
enjoyment, and they were received and re!ishcd
by our company with right hearty goodwill
Quite the most note worthy Of these contributions to
our stock of pleasure must be mentioned the bevy
| of charming Georgia and Carolina beauties, who,
! like ourselves hal gathered around the marriage
altar to pay the Offices Of friendly afcctionate de-
votion and whose presence gave to US CIR best and
most welcome greeting. Like our own, the women
of Georgia are all prctty-at nj! events have never
| seen plain one-and strange to say they are
equally sprightly intelligent, .clever-always ready
| with fund of wit, sentiment and excellent good
sense wherewhal to make the hours speed pleasant
ly and proftably along. Without being invidious
can think of one especially, whose name and abiding
place suggested in advance thoughts Of busy indus
try, of sweetness and of flowers and of nectar-sp-
pings and not to be irreycrent even of heaven it
SELF and whose actual presence gave to every sug-
gestion a confirmation, and, furnished conclusive
and welcome proof that there is, verify, something
! in name! But, really, for fear my matter-of-fact
readers may not appreciate such enthusiasm, or,
rather may come to the conclusion that their CORES
pondent is slightly non compOs menfs shall cease
tho strain the silliest part of which the endeavor
to compress into paragraph the material which
might we'll comprise volume.
But another word TO our friend and 10 the amia-
BILE, lovely bride, whom jewel of exceeding bright
ness, he has just set the crOwning glory in his cas-
Hket of Joys we offer an expression of our earnest
wcll-wishes Life is but series of compensations.
As the past in which We have mingled has been full
of toll and struggle and, now and thcn perhaps Of
pain, the present is replete with happiness and
the future all radiant with the cheering promise of
life to be crowned with the reward of usefulness
and the insignia of truth and honor. As it is prom
ised, so may they find it; and calmly, joyfuly and
with accord walking the pathway of earth together,
together may they close the last chapter of truth
ful hcarhstory, the record of an united life we'll
spent-a story to be rehearscd and told again in
heaven!
On our way We tarried day in the ancient city
of Augusta, and employed portion of the time in
ascertauing the various points of interest. These
are few. 1t is busy, bustng place. fully twice as
large rs Columbia, and looking very much like one
of our d-fashioned seaboard towns. 1t is the ter
minus of four Railroads, which bring to its ware
houses the material of large widely extended and
prosperous trade. The streets are very wide, most
commercially wide, wcll-shadcd, and with the pecu-
larity of single "guttcr" in the middle instead of
one on each side. In many places these cutters arc
deep and dangerous, and at almost every crossstreet
they are spanned by ugly-lookng bridges. Proper
" it might be called city of bridges. With the
exception of this deformity it has every right to be
styled handsome place; indeed, the two principal
streets. Broad and Green, attractive in style
and appearance as any have yet seen. On Green