Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-28
The "Fairo at the Fair.

The bachclor-editor of the Yorkvillc EnQui-
rcr thus opens upon the fair in attendance at
the late State fair in Columbia:
There were objects at tho fair to please the
eye, the taste and the fancy of tho fastidious
amateur and the judgment and good sense of
the plain substantial farmer. Considered as an
evidence of the milagging interest manifested
in the promotion of agricultural pursuits, and
the substantial prosperity of the country, ii was
a decided chit" In spite of the monetary de-
preston the hotels were crowded, and no person
seemed inclined to stint himself in the least
At any rate, every one appeared to enjoy the
cheap luxury oflooking on the fair lockers on
a pleasure especially dprOpo on such occasions.
For really there was nothing Jair-er than the
contributions from all parts ofthe State of beau
ty and bright eyes. The ladies, particularly
those from the country, were decidedly the best
gotten up articles exhibited And what sight
is more refreshing than II beautiful woman
We met in the Fair grounds blind man. How
we pitied him. Not, however, because he could
not sec the endless variety of capcs collars
skirts, chomiscttcs, and other elegant envelopes
of beautiful womanhood, but because the light
of woman's eye, the varied panorama of fair
brows and sunny smiles dawncd not on his be-
nightcd orbs. We watched him he CROPPED
! ! his way through that cloud of beauty, and tho't
of the blind Homer and the sight -dimmed Mil
ton with their boundess love of the beautiful
shut out from the fair face of Nature, clad in her
robe of flowers, and gorgeous in her sunset hues.
4 few aims would relieve his physical wants, yet
nothing could administer that exquisite felicity
which sets the soul aglow-that realization of
ideal bcNuty-dimly dreamed Of and only met
at long intervals, when such an occasion as tho
present gathers together the loveliness of the
country, as the tints of the rainbow are gather
ed into one splendid whole. 1t is useless to deny
the power of beauty. We were not solitary in
our admiration. Many an eye turned from the
garish pomp of dress of costly quilts, carpet
ing and gossamcr work. to gaze upon the en-
chanting loveliness of woman. Amid tie con-
stellations shone conspicuously Miss C
R, the star of Columbia She possesses an
eNqIisitencss and faultlcss perfection of feature
| which extorted the praise of all, and fascinated
| many heart, albeit, unused to the huttcr of
warmcmotions. Like the dainty Babie Bell
"What woman nature filed her eyes
What roe!ry within them lay
Those deep and tender twilight eyes
So fun ofmcaning. pure and bright
AS if she yet stood in the light
Of the oped gates of Paradise!
| She reminded us of rare flower, carefully fos-
tered until it bloOmed into full grown beauty,
| yet wanting perhaps the ruddy glow which only
the kindly breezes of Heaven can give. Yet she
was beautiful, and all who turned to look once,
turned to look again.
There were, however, in that bright galaxy
many 'perfcct woman, nobly planned" many
zone Ito borrow an expression from n. p.
Willis) "you would pay high rent to live in
the same country town with" Miss N
| s., of Pendleton, yields the palm to none in
| point of beauty A finely chiselled face, n grace
and naiVete ofexpression, n witchery inher clear,
earnest eyes, and above all, the natural, modest,
! maidenlS attractivcness of the country lassie,
united with the roseate glow of health caught
| from the mountain bree2es, made her, even in
that fair assemblage, "bright particular star. .
| We expect she left many Columbian signing,
"My hearts in the Highlands, my heart is not
here
My hearts in the Highlands chasing the deor''
| Another cluster of admirers gathered around
i Miss J. and Miss B--, of Union. Abbc-
vile, Fairfield and Chester contributed largely
TO the array of beauty. Two or three graduates
of the Yorkville College we're down. and one of
| them, Miss Lizzie Moffat, of Chester, exhibited
! a abeSutiful table cover, which, in our humble
! opinion, deserved premium. But we have
dwelt long enough on fair faces and bright eyes,
for few of our readers, we opine, are sc enthu-
siastie on this topic. But how are we to come
down from this theme to q dissertation on plows,
/ buggios and sugar-oane mills though the lat
| ter we admit has some pleasant associations,
and calls up saccharine visions of molasscs, sis-
crc, and candy-pullings during Christmas times,
with hands be-smeared, ela MAJOR Jones, and
| lips tricked out in kissabie garniture.
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