Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-30
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CLAUDE.
TxTrtRt HTnhF s: tS,:ij2l 6. Dec. 81.

". Er,-o, ,.--Fr;dov light o'clock, the 4th inst,
c,1 ,,,o ,,,,ra Tho sto,i bound for NiuctySix. If
1,r.. ;,,r,.v in j old fashioned rp-wagon.
,, ,,.a ,-,O.Lcr . t,r he is undoubtedly
proot There is moref 'i'n poetry III '"e fe''''"
,h,, fl. roud from tlgchcll to NinetySix is worse
.ran ,hc dcy;rs ra/fath" for o. all rough! rOckey.
,uled, muddy, dry, jclths roads KAT it has ever
lonr v ,;rtune to travel, that certainly docs take
nn... >d,;c and had it MT been for the entertaining
'.slpany Of iii interesting female charge, as well <
other passengers, ono of whom was the Ordinary oi
Ed.cield, ] icar I should hardly have made the
"trip or had i, been mat not hnrc survived 1t long.
Ny sympathies were cxdted upon meeting poor
unfortunate organ. grinder who was rceng unaer
load Of the Enemy which lRs robbed so many hapPy
homes Of their smiles and hecr, and so many lovely
trusting wives of their atl-their husbands high
mindclncss subricty anu bve which they bargalhe"
for Mt the sacre the heavai instituted altar oi ma'-
mnuy-an altar Of mutml love- There are those
who would numerically Muse like dogs tbese rtl"'e
creatures or.an srindersand even drive them from
the land: cut them of from the living But would
ask such to stup-stop for unc moment-and reNcct'
weigh well the justice Of seh course lct them
but remember that these poo, wretehes are men ike
themselves that they have feelings; that they have
souls,-nnl they do what they have been taught l.
honorable and worthy. They are more to be. piticd
than blamct and can but think that those who Will
for the sake of pastime and idle amusement. give
them luuur TO drink to SEQ thsir comic and udicrouS
manouvrcs, and otherwise cruelty treat them, must,
1 Al Il t1,o mill uf IL
man kindness in their breasts and totally devoid oi
rluse sympathies which grace md alurn the EumaiI'
and distinguishes him from the brute crcatOl
The people OIL the road I Observed, Ind not gath
cred All their crops yet. Their, has been so much
monetary distress and cotton salng Mt So much lower
prices than was expected carly III the season, people
are discouraged, and probably to some extent in
different whether their cotton especially is picked
ALL For the first time in my life went c@hlf
hunting while Oh SalHda. Capt. CLARK an!!s the
arose from our warm snug couchss, cold as inc ten
morning of the lith inst. and after ridi'" arre
miles to the grouul-Walnut Neck~1o'" routc,l u
corps of hunters, and quickly old "sess'uc cnt dogs,
fox of the thorough red species, md In" who il
horses and men, the Captains dns
famous for his swflncss taking the ks,ro,.,o. o.
The red fox is notorious FOR hisI on went thc !
uufrcqucntly twenty mics-abofs sounding like
barking, yelping crew, the hoEe o'clock tho dogs
ir,llns in the dstnncc. AboYown cause and thew
"knockcd OUT from some $50 who feel disposed Ii
didn't knock IN any more. amusement, health, cx-
can engage in fox hunti' choose, but as for me q
ercisc or anything else
say "n"ry time. tasain in old Hamburg, and q q
In due season the Carolinas well furnished -
after hearty 'li1 cigar from the splendid as- Il
board, and luNantly on hand and sold ut ex- u,
sortment kept by our accommodating and gen. 4,
tremcly low lsler, CHARLES KENNY, I wns fully Ii;
tlemanly P,hat had u "gny time" and none G
Of the opr the night was so happily enscouccd
more gathers tent, who is himself every inch ~
in Maj .,
gen'E that The Dispntch has arragncd me for n L
Ircmccs to the manner in which thanksgiving Ga
fels spent in Augusta. I am sure I could have o'
no motive in bringing .jaise accusations against vi
neghbpr city, and in stating thu. the military io
pancs were out. only suited whnt had been -.
rted to ne ms true The Dispateh says they were su
oui,-so I have nothing more to add, only, I thi
Id suggest the propricty of the DispneTS letting
alone unless il makes more successful attempt
it did upon "grccn." What sense is ther in =.
scncd him." In regnrd to preaching there was NV,
services in all the city churches on sat day un- TN,
they kept gates and doors closed. 20 much for lar
Dispatch vic
merry Christmas TO you, and all you readers. I'll,
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