Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-05-19

For tho Advertiser.
FROM GEORGIA
STONE MoUXrAIS, May Cd 1875

Mr.. RDIToR II left the good old Palmetto State,
the homo of my childhood, the homo Of my friends
few days since. Laurensvie was my starting point
the Lsureus Rail Road my first conveyance. It is
unnecessary to observe here that Liurens u abesu
tifu aourshng town, for it is presumed that al who
have ever had the pleasure Of visiting that place.
have been impressed with its Importance when COM
pared with all the other up-country villages Of the
State. Laurens can boast Of as many churches, IS
talented ministers Of the word, as ine schools and
educational fseiea as honest merchants as er grog
shops, aa good mineral spring as readable news
paper, and as many other desirable things as any
town Of the same "ength breadth and depth" South
Of Mason and DiIonS line. The Rail Road being In
good order, and the "steam up" We arrived in.
"jfy" at Newberry. Az it was sometime ere tho
Grccnvillo 4 Carolina Rail Read car came to carry
US to Columbia took stroll about town To tho
condition Of things in that town where banks and
Rail Roads have become nussness. Newberry is
certainly on the rising ground and is destined to bs
one of 'em it don't got too big for its bresehes.
Whom got to Columbia took lodging with JAsssr
at the Hotel, and after attending to tho wants Of tho
"lnner man." wen. down 10 see the much talked-of
and is-to.be superb State House building The two
up such an everlasting noise hammering, peckng and
drilling, that burst not 60 near enough to make
anything like close inspection. The dust and frag-
ments of stone flying in every conceivable dirse
ton and ones eyes are not the safest in the world
while he is lettering round in that district
took the Friday night train for Augusta. AT
Branchvillo wo took supper, and just after we had
started discovered that there had been accession
nude to our company in the por,on Of magniaccnty
dressed, transeend0ntaly beautiful female Of about
seventeen summers. The cars rolled on, the passsp.
gers grew quiet, tho night was advancing, and the
lovely angel began to show inclinstion To sleep.
Directly Aer sparkling black eyes closed in their
burning, heavenly lustrs her damisk cheek pressed
the cushioned head-rcs her auburn curs fell profpss-
ly and in graceful negligence about neck white
driven snow, and while contemplating her loreiueas
involuntarily ejaculstsd, angel from heaven The
scene changed, her lower jaw dropped heavens what
stumps and fangs Of rottsn teeth Her tongue pro-
trudod, JENNY, half foot long The nssal mu-
sic" sat up, Jerusalem! What thundcrs! asked
mysclf, is this 8 uetamorphosis common to sleeping
fsminins,2 If so 4angsls defend Us" from sleep
ing besutic,." -
Two o'clock found us safe in the beautiful, model
city, Augusta Every time Tvisit that city an
and moro impressed with the fact that the period Is
not FAR distant when IL will taxa it place. s iudua-
try and enterprize cnthc it. among tho arst cities Of
the South. By short visit I was enabled 10 make
into Hamburg, learned that the cotton buyers Of
that place still supporting their character for ILL.,
orali,y in making purchases Of cotton. Where can
the farmer carry his cotton with greater
that be will get good, full topof pricos
than Hambarg' Hamburg has always been liberal,
is still so and with the encouragement Justly msrited
will ever continue to be 80.
The Saturday evening ard night train brought me
to tiis psee. After few hours rOst design sur-
rey of this email villa and the mountain, after which
design giving you few moro items.
From what little observations could make through
out my entire travel from Luuren.rlle to this place.
don't think tho wheat, corn, cotton and fruit arc
materially injured by the late frost After took tho
Georgia road, tho farther came the earlier found
the CROP Cotton is not 50 forward, but wheat is
extremely and good; but the best wheat I've seen
was few days before took leave Of old Bdgefcld,
which was on JAS Richardson's plantation, grown
under the supcrnendance Of Walter who, fo.a young
man, is uucxcelled as q scientific farmer.
II agreeable, moro anon. S.