The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-08-12

fcnd the sensibilitcs of either The moraist
or the christian. His untrccGcnts and stand.
ingare sufficient guarantee of the proprcty
OF any measure that he may have iu con.
temptation.
We were made acquainted with sevcya!
i'll stances, in which the water had had Il
chccr;ng Ga3 salutary effect upon invalids.
already the present season. lis beneficial
esectS have bseu felt, and an intcliigcn,
gentleman remarked in our hearing, that he
mad visited all Of the watering places of
T-note in this STATE. Hcd he believed the water
at iin"sing Rock TO be superior to any of
! them.
In regard TO the accommodations, gcncr-
ally, we had no fault 10 find with them and
heard no complaint frcm the hoarlcrs. The
fare was good-substan,ial, wholesome and
! plentiful Mrs Barton snpcrintcnGs this
| department. and her skill and industry were
abundantly manifest. We wcro told by
several, who were also visitors la.s year,
! that the fare WAS greatly superior to wha;
! It was thee. The host. Mr.. Barton, is ob-
.
! iging and agreeable. lie j. not onlv mind,
'u' o' 'he comfort OF his guests but Is de-
S''""S '''' 'hry ENJOY themselves and as
sists them to do so 10y every means in his
I power. He makes capital hosts loQua.
cious, jocular and popular among his guests.
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Friday afternoon, wc designed taking
passage in the stage for hsmc; waited for
! it until considerably beyond the hopr ,h.,
it usually passes the Springs. AT lrpu,b
the driver made his sppcaraace minus the
stage and horses Stated that me vos s,,r,
in the mud a hundred or two wards brIoyy
that he was heavily loaded and IN. borscs
would not pull. Went down MI hsrds
headed b. tho 'Gcncml, and bv q Gtl,. c,ov.
ing, some tremendous Whining. accomna.
nird with 4 little wholesome exercise Of fine
lungs, the horses were prevailed upon to
/ take the Stage rs far rs the Snriors Ucro
! the driver concludrd TO hoLtrn his load
took of few hundred pounds of Iiphtuinr
rods, Il large dry goods box filled with ri.
gars, box of candles. few trunks xc.
and tried the refractory horses once more.
But all to no purpose-;he horses did moi
seem TO be sensible OF the drivers consid..
ration for their comfort, and tb,y c,p,J rot
understand the responsibilities resting mon
them as agents of Uuclc Sam, ond,--,hcy
wouldn't DO uo.how. Driver in this dos.
r''"'c eAU'hlt'y' concluded that the mail
""S' 3" al Az hazards; saddIcd The best
morse ana taxing Uncle Sans packages
! "c'o'e "'H', pax out at a two forty rate,
'e"'"'S 'He ol"er horse, Tho Stage and three
passengers ana numerous spectators, TO Ia
"'"' '"Sh proceeding. Thought we
were IN 'hN and gave three groaHs for
'"e 'r"Ss'' nut most fortunately fer US,
|"?'' Ingram was aware Of "nr distress, and
win mat nrhanIty and obIiging disposition
so characteristic OF him. rendered US, carly
The next morning, carriage for the cOHyc-
n'ence OF ourselI and family.
Such an occurrence as took place with
The stage, We VA! observe, is by no means
common upon the line ana never happened
before to our knowledge. The driver was