Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-20
O0MMW INl0ATO0MS
a Trip to Athens, Ga.
FOR TIE COURIER.


Mr.. Editor: a party of us having occasion
to 50 to Athens, we concluded to take the
agreeable old-f;,shioncl stylc---thc wagon
Sleeping in the open air, having the star
spanglcd canopy of heaven for our roof. and
the earth for our bed, We crossed Tngalo,
at Jcnkins ford, without accident. This riv
or is ono of the prcttest in the United Stntoy.
l mcanlcring course, from the mountains
To its junction with the Seneca, presents ma
tural sccnerics crli,cning and beautiful
We passed through Franklin county. haltng
moment at Carncsvillc it's capitol. The
land generally is thin, though we saw one or
two fertile plnntatons. Thc place of Mr..
KNOX especially is one Of the best in the
county. We fund Gainesville to hc a con
siderable village cohtninins'two hotels, scv-
era stores, and nboundng in grng-sh9ps-a
Sladsome sTSht tn ~ weary wagner, but Il
curse to the Vicinity. We paused only lon-
enough to notice the ontiuunt cd and negict.-
ted appearance of the houses but. we sur.
misc that it only needs the shriil whistle Of
the engine, to arouse it'fron its lethargy, and
make it " thriving and populous place,
The route from Gainesville to Athens is of
monotonous nature. The farms hv the way
seemed low spirited and all predicted hard
times ahead. Judging from what we saw
of the crops along the road, their predictions
will be too truly verified. II Georgia cnn
boast n irc,lominancy in railroads, our State
cxcols in pull c roads. Instead of good mile
posts, they substitute trees. stumrs and
stakes. Though we admit they have them
marked distinctly. While passing one. we
met II stranger and accusted him thus: ..NFhv
are marks and figures both ON that post. He
replied that "thc marks were for those that
could count and couldn't read. and tho fig
ures were for those that could read and
couldn't count" But We are dgressinc.
After tedious and hot days drive we ar.
rived at Athens. We first visited the foun
dry of Mr. NrCKERsnN, where castings can
bc had to order of every description. lie is.
doing an extensive business. We were crctl-
ltahly iminrF"c'! that the town is rapidly i'll.
crcasinS IN wealth and population. 1t con
tains six churchcs,- two large hotels, the
Franklin llouse' and Newton House the lat-
ter particularly deserves com,nendatinn.
The s4lnurncr will find the fare excellent and
everything agreeable. The two Colleges are
IN funrishing condition. A department
for the study of law, is to be added to Frank
I'm College. The merchants appear lively and
good humorcd, and seem to be doing capi-
tal business Groceries are cheap. Salt can
lie had ut Sl.4R per sack, with other things
In like ratio, As wc may have been rksomc
on our journey here, We will say notbing of
our return omtward. WAGoNER.
EIGmr CmILDnEN ATA BInTu,-A letter
from johnson. .frumbull county, Ohio, to
the n. Y. Tribuac, says.,-
On the Cd of august Mrs Timothy Bradley
gave birth to eight cllildrcn,-thrce boys mid
five girls. They arc all living and are
healthy, but quito small Mr.. Bs family
is increasing fast He was married six years
ago to Eunice Mowery, who weighed 273t
pounds or the day of thcir,marrinse. She
las given birth TO two pair of twins, and now
eight more, making twelve children in six
years. II scems strange, but heyertbeless
is true. Mrs, B was q twin of three, her
mother and father both being twins, AID her
grandmothcr the mother of FIVE pair Of twins
Mrs. B. has named her boys after noted and
dstinguishodmen One after the Hon. Josh
ua *. 9iiddings, who has given her n spien.
did gold medal; ono after the Rov, Hon Eli
jnh Chanplip, who gave her decd of so acres
ct land, tnld the other after James johnson,
Esq, wlw gave her n cow. Mr.. Bradley
says 1t Is profitable to have twins. MS tho
heIghbors have clothed the others ever since
they were born. Nse B, is ppor. Industrious
m9Yger but snys.hc will not part with any
Ot ms children while lie Is able to work. ~
THERE is as much eoquenco in the tone
OF the voice, in the look, and in the gcs-
turc Of an orator, os in his language