Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-10

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moment made his appearance over a fence
in the back of the yard.
Driving across thc-street, or road, we
called at another house and begged to be
informed where stranger could procure
nights lodging. The man of the house las
We suppose) who seemed to,be gentleman,
politely informed us that he could not i'm
part the desired information-that "circum'
stances" would not admit of has giving us
food and shelter, else he would be very hap,
py to do so. The gentleman really appeared
anxious about the matter and pointed over
to another house where it was possible we
might be accommodated; accordingly we
"put out" for the house designated, but only
to meet with another disappointment.
"Where is the Presbyterian minister? "
we asked.
"Gone up the country"
"Where is the Episcopal minister?"
"Absent also from the village"
If either of them had been at home we
felt confident of receiving from them, per
sonally, or through their influence the ne.
cessary assistance. There were no other
ministers living there and no Baptists that
we could hear of, and the greater part Of
the population gone to winter quarters on
their plantations. At this last mentioned
house we learned that some man kept a
store and lived in house, some five miles
farther on, but whether It WAS an establish.
msns suitable for ladies to stop at we could
hot learn. But for these troublesome, but
indispensable appeldages, (excase us ladies'
We might have struck camp any where /;
but as it was we were situated very much like
the man who had present made him of
an elephant. He was too polite to refuse
it, too poor to feed it. too kind hearted to
kill it, and it vas so large he had no place
to put it. So there he was with an elephant
on his hands, and there was | with a couple
of girls, which was not much better.
Well, after short council, not of war,
but on our very interesting situation, we
turned Northward for the house of the friends
whose hospitalities, we had but an hour be-
fore declined, with determination to con-
tinue the direction with what we suppose to
be the feeling of q man who shakes the dust
of a city from his feet as testimony against
it. You may be sure it was not without some
naisgiving as to our reception that we ap-
preached the house. But our apprehensions
were speedily quieted by the kind welcome
given us.
The old gentleman and his wife did every
thing for our comfort and We passed a
pleasant night
We rose next morning much refreshed
and after an early breakfast the question
There was no way to avoid the scene of
our last evenings disappointment and so
we put whip 10 the horses and got through
it as quick as possible. A ride of some
ten miles brought us to Pocatalgo where
VIC entered the rice fields; and as one con-
templates the beauty of the scene, (made
more so by the sudden contrast between it
and the pine barrcns just left behind, he can
hardly realize that disease and death claim it
as their peculiar territory. The extensive
level and open plantations, and the massive
live oaks clothed with waving moss as with a
garment, which lined the road side, presen-
ted picture which made us wish for friend
A. l.. and his Daguerrean car.
Nothing worthy Of note until we reached
Port Royal Ferry, eleven miles farther on,
where we first obtained sight of the green
salt water, and here scene opened upon
the view which seemed realization Of
some of the Arabian nights entertainments
the broad sweep of the river which Gibbs
and flows around the lsland-the beautiful
residences seen in the distance on its mar.
gin-the long vista at the end of which air
and water appear to come together-the beau.
was as to the direction in which We were
to travel; being decidedly in favor of cor.
tinuing our backward course, but the girls
bent on seeing the salt water
Well was but one and they were taro,
and being good democrat We have great
respect for the majority of votes, end the
boy in driving out the carriage had pointed
the horses heads southwark +; so every
thing seemed against US and we had to
surrender"
A returning of hearty thanks to our hos
pitable friends,-an assurance of welcome
from them-a shaking of hands all round
and off we 60 again, /. with the feelings OF
"a fool going to the correction of the stocks. -
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wonders and orange groves which opened to
their fancy.
,iful bright sun shine-thc soft atmosphere
which the frost king had deprived of its nox-
/ iousproperties--we have seen itsevcral times
before but it appeared lovcler than ever.
The approach to the ferry on either side is
on fine causcy thrown up in the marsh, and
the crossing is by a contrivance simple and
effective, but as it is always difficult for us
to understand description, we forbcar
giving one.
But to bring this long letter to close,
having safely crossed the ferry VIC entered
Immediately on the last ten miles of the
journey. on our way passing over six miles
of the finest road we ever saw This road
has heretofore been a terror to way-farers,
being a continuous bed of sand, but an en-
tcrprsing company is engaged in laying i,
down with oyster shells. six miles of which.
as intimated has been completed. You
know all about rocky roads, mudd y roads
sandy roads and plank roads, but if you
have never rolled over shell road, there is
yet an experience for you to undergo; short
as it is, it helped us on, perhaps au hour,
and we had the satisfaction of arriving at
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