Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-11-06
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Mr.. Editor: AS it has become custom
for men to write out their travels as they
go, we have concluded to give you and your
readers a sketch of short trip which we
have just made.
On the 18th day of this blessed month,
we left home, en- route for Columbia. After
apleasont ride on horseback a distance of
six miles, we brought up at Tunnel Hill,
where we got on board the mail coach,
which was to convey us to Old Pendleton.
But as the day was fast coming to close,
and night setting in, we very gladly stop
ped at the city of Walhalla for the night.
Immediately after VIC had aligbted from
our eteoatedpoSitiop on the old coach we
were told by our old friends, (but VIC know
it before that there was to be Ball that
night at the AmericaR Hotel. We said
nothing, but thought if anything of that
kind was on hand, We would be thar, sar-
tain Here we met several of the success
full, as well as some of the unsuccessful can
didates-the former looking their very best,
and the latter looking as though they were
indeed beaten. We congratulated the sue
cesstul ones, and sympathized with the de-
fcated ones, ard thus made them all think
was their friend. We also had the
pleasure ofmeeting some four friends from
the "Hill," among the rest, our esteemed
friend, MIR. By, who is whole souled
fellow at any time and place, but more es
pecially at balls and elections. He is n
perfect gentleman, in the very broadcast
sense of the term
After doing ample justice to one of Mrs
BIEMANN's very best suppers, we went
down to the ball room, where We found al
ready assemb' ID together, qrite number
of the Walhalla beauties, and beauties thev
are, and no mistake Mr. Editor, did Won
ever, In any OF your peregrinations over the
face of this unfriendly world of ours, meet
up with, or come In contact with, crowd
OF young ladies', that by their sweet smiles
and graceful manners, made you forget, for
the time being, who you were, and whers
4 you were? If not, you cannot approximate
to a Formations of correct idea of the effect
that this assemblage of beauty had on your
humble servant, when he first entered this
ballroom. We looked and looked, and
then looked and looked again, in blissful
admiration, until we clearly and fairly for
got who we was, and where we was. and
what we had gone there for. We arc una
bile to say how long we would have remain.
ed in this blessed state of iuscnsibility, had
it not been for the timely command of Prof
i. Is. WILLIAMS, who cried out, "Gentlc.
men will get partners for promenade" !"
which they did in double quick time, and
marched off round the ballroom, ION the
inside OF course to slow and melanoholv
tune played by the Professors WAGsTAF Fy.
WLLIAMs and KRUsE, all of whom ner.
form admirably on the violin, we turned alb.
ruptIy round on our heel and walked bold
ly out of the ballroom, and walked on nm.
til We got out on the piazza in front, and
there calmly and deliberately, with our eyes
firmly fixed on the comet we made a sol.
emn vow 70 love just as many young ladies
as VIC pleased, until we might sec properto
concentrate all our love and affections on
one particular one. So young ladies, don't
blush when we tell you oandidly we love
you all.
The dance was properly conducted, and
everything passed off harmoniousJy until
about IL or | O'Clock, when one of the man
ayers announced the close of the fun, but
thanks to the ladies, they willed it other
wise, and the consequence was that we dan
cod on in spite of his announcement % the
contrary, until o'clock in the morning. at
which time wo ali adjourned ssac d.
There is one thing which formed a consid-