The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-06-11
WHERE SHALL GOT


a few days of seasona1io weather bring
up the interesting question which annually
arises among the fashionable, the ailing, the
tagged and the victims of enmuyse, "Where
shall goa It will be impossible to sur
v'ye the approaching heat; and If l do IL
it will be with trials of temper which arc, re,
not calculated to prolong the shortening.
days Of the modicum of existence in pros;
pcct. must go somewllerc-oh where
shaU goa" -
If your wings are Of gold, you may fly
to Saratoga, Niagara, or to the utterrnosf
parts of the earth, where railroads are mol!
in use, and where you may escape from |.
teIegrapl'ic news, which now .a.days comes
too rapidly upon even the most inouirinp.s
and wears out the spirit with the rapid sue
ccssion Of things happening If you can
bear the fleeing which characteristics the
palatlal hotels of tho North, and stand the
hordes of seekers whom they may devour,
wandering nomadicaly in those regions
where Tie agents Of mamrnon and the de-
voices Of filthy lucre swarm in every
variety and phase of fashionable, social and
business lifc-go to those watcring!;-jpplaGiGs,
and enjoy tile cily gemmon of those Ieccl,:'
cs who live by sucking your substance from
you. - q" :,
If you wish your sons and daughters 10
become familiar with the features of social
vIces-ornamcnted will, the guisc of at!
tract!vc amuscments and E,slion-scek tho
resorts oi the most fashionable society Of
the large cities of the North. " = "t
1t fashionable display and enjoyment be
your object, go to where extremes meet.
and patronize the immense halls filled with
the latest manufactures of purvenus and
aristocrats, who abound in delightful scents
tc ''estroy the vilainous odors inherent in
their composition. Northern fashionable
life will afford you abundant opportunities
for lavisllIy scattering your cxuberant wealth
and relieving you of pecuniary oppression!
TO the ai|ing we would say, if you de-
sire to renovate the corporeal machine, 90;
not into those crowds where irregular hours,
mechanical habits remarked for their outre.
ness exhaust tho energies and break dowh.
the vital forccs-but seek The invigorating
breezes of the sea, at the Moultrie House:
or old Point Comfort, where you can enjoy
"a sea change" 60 to the sulpuhrous baths
OF the Virginia mountains, or to the Bra
cling regions of the Blue Ridge, where:thei
rureatmosphere Of heaven may be breaathed
without effort, and expand your weakened
powers, giving them strength and conf9rtii
The railroads are now penetrating the
mountain Businesses, and Georgia furnishes
the beautiful scenery of tile Lookout and
Stone Mountains, in addition to TiIluIah
and Toccoa, full of romantic legends, and
our own CAESARS Head, Table Rock, and
the beautiful valies in their view .,.,...l
We, too, have springs to attract invalids,
and those who think themselves so, and
Chicks and Glen's and Williamston's can
furnish any quantity of Alternatives, with as
much benefit as those whose healing Virtues
are derived from the enchantment Of dis. il
tance. We are advocates of an occasional
change as physiologically Important, and
think where itcan be arranged, it s,producl
tive of good effects; but We advise OH, ,oiti...
zcns generally who are restless togo some:
where, to find out the value Of their own
watering-places, which are equally ;as
healthfuI and less expensive than those at 4
distance.-iSouh Carolinian. - - = p "a q