Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-04-13
Original ArtieIes.
For the Advertiser.
LETTER FROM OAKLEY FARM.
How I MANAGED TO GET TO CHARLESTON, AND
one or Two THINGS I SAW THERE.
Oakleu Farm, March, 1859.


Oakley Farm, March, 1859.
Sit down, mon cher ami, and suffer US to tall
awhile and if you do not listen to US, we vii
tell some one else,
"And there's m end on t."
The sun mover shonc brighter without, and move
flowed our thoughts more pleasantly along thai
this afternoon. Good humour, and old fashioned
Saxon cheer, seem to smile from everything around
making tho time, and the place, most propitlous
and deliciously inviting to q tete-a-tete.
Would you believe that it was our fortune, eithc
good or i'll, to take our first jaunt to old Charles
ton few weeks ago! And it was somewhat i'm
pressive, assure you. Remember, mon cher am
that we were born and reared country girl, ane
that we love every thing in and about the country
too, most emphatically; and that though we have
been now and then into the merry circle Of YOU
little village, and have there found much fun anG
frolic, in the way Of Concerts, and in looking OF
whilst the handsome Court House boys showed of
in Theatricals and the Lancsrs though we have
perhaps, in our whole life, taken half dozen turns
in Columbia, to see the College fellows receive thc
diplomas-lud to see and hear tho big men o
Stutc, who go down to make laws and cat parchcd
pinders for those Of US who have to stay ut home
and though we have even been as fur out Of the
State as Augusta to attend the Fairs Of the enter
prsing Georgians,-yet, it was never intended, in
some way, that we should see 80 large place o:
Charleston until February 1859.
And would you notlike to look at the City, fol
the first time, with the eyes Of young girl fresh
from tho Country-of one who has all her life
been under the free sway Of the good old quie
ways of primitive days and people, und who hath
but little acquaintance with anything, save with
the great green forests Of oak, the old fields, and
the little thickets Of pine, the old-time monthly
roses, yellow marisoldS, and prim uluroon-colored
Z ,chelor. buttons which bloom before country
doorway.,-with the MARYs, LUcrs, and JAMES
of the immediate viciuity,-;he handsome we'll.
bull, farmer lads whom We encounter ut the Church
porch ON SuuIuy and ut NIL the pic-nic$ and bar
bccucs that are given in Summer time? Well then,
"hear me for my cause, aud DO silent, that ye may
hear"
Ever since we were "swcct sixteen" we have
been thinking of going to Town, but when ~e were
fixed up, and could co. some i'll luck would be
sure to fall upon our masculine helps; and when
they were ready, We were out Of order. Thus
We have managed to keep always pretty near our
own freside, until we have grown-m""t l, dare
tell it t?-to be staid, sober and donhriJht s"si-
bic maiden Of t,centy.fre years and three months
or more!' But one morning, nut many weeks
sncc, as we sat in our own little chamber ut OAK-
Ley, contentedly hemming some rutles for little
JENNIE, thinking how tidy they would look in the
neck of her new blue merino, around her white,
white throat" thinking Of this aud nothing more
in popped the veritable little JENNIE, all Of q
sudden, with note, from ono Of our early school
friends containing the following startling news:
DWELL, my dear CoayEr. y,u will scarcely be-
lieve me when ! tell you that VIZ are positively
off for Charleston, tomorrow morning before the
dawn Of day. Aud write to beg you to go with
W, Papa is going down on SOME law business.
and will take with him sister MINNIE and me, and
as you arc desirous of going, nothing would afford
us more pleasure than to have you accompany us.
Yes CORNEY, you must 50 by all meaus,-we will
stay one week only-you can get ready, know,
TO meet us ut the cars 10 tine-Papa will get out
ut 6g station to meet you-ind we VIII nave such
q nico time. Only think of our seeing JULIA DEAN
of going to the Opera-and then too, may Ce,
we will meet some certain Charlestonians oSaiu,
whom we met at the Springs last Summer. Won't
Il be glorious?
1t was so fortunate that this should bc your
winter for getting new bonnet, and that ynu
should get such q nice one Of velvet, with such
lovely flowers in it. But verify believe every-
thing happens for the best. Poor Inc, l shall have
to vsar the same old white chip, with the lavender
colored ribbon and feathers on it. It's shocking,
but thou cant help it. Aud then that new cloak
Of yours with tho.e heavy tasscls dropping so
gracefully behind, and that exquisite green SILK
robc which You got in TIE fall will be quite the
say. Yes, they arc ploaty good for Charleston or
any where else, so don't go to any unnessary en-
sense about the matter. I'm cure we will all. look
we'll enough. CARRY MARTIN, my interesting
young friond, has been persuaded to accompany
us-she is romantic young girl who som .tiinrs
writes for the newspapers, you know-so you see
we will huve one person Of note in our party.
o, it will all be glorious, my dear ConSEr, so do
get ready in time. We will take no excuse from
you.
Yours dcvotcdly and in wedding haste
MIRASDA."
Now this is grand chance, thought Ito 60
with COL FoorE and MIRANDA and MiSHY, and
Carry MARTIN, why its the very time. I'll 80
straight and u.k Papa. But Papa being out Of
the way, just then, AMI time to lose, for morn
ing would soon GOMEZ went to my wardrobe
and after much ruuulasins amidst lnaidens W.
rI0us Sunday paraphsruAlia, and by dint Of grand
larceny from other moubsrs pf the bpurehuld, aud
after borrowing q ribbon from jesstE, and a
head-drsss from FAsstg,--a rufio here and II hand
kerchief there, ,ucceeded nt length in getting
up the necessary cluipaSo, and in the courss ol
ono or two hours rolled my trunk to the duor oil
duly packed, anil labelled for Charleston. Aud
now I'll to my Father, and mako linn yield q
sweet consent.
There is a worthy old dame of our vicinity who,
whenever any one Of the "sond Mcth"dist breth.
sring" com. round to her Church begging for
helm to build houses ct ce'era, always get'
up Immediately sitter he fuishss his sermon, say
ing, "Its mighty noble undertaken bretherng
you ought to subscribe, md renUy would give d
loollc hOmeluluS ulJsClly u c"'y "Nt "N 's'N'~
~itt." And, now, suppose Papn's monoy-drawer
should be empty ju.t ut this time, aud hr should
say most emphAtically utter I've packed
my trunk to o. No, CORSEr,-no, you cannot
po huv mt the mhcrcrih to send ypu.' Would
it not be too bad? Let me gee, thought |, solio.
qunizin. and making few pccuniary calculations
Transportation there :ud buck will cost S25 a
leas:-board &C., will amount TO about the same
Then, want some new music, books, and LIE"
shawl for the spring; some pret'j head gear fo1
the evening and new silk robe, and s"me pres
ents for MIRANDA, and MIME, and for all th'
children at home. No: canuot do all this will
less than two hundred dollars. even with country
pirrs idens of economy-aud will 60 at once ant
ask for my papa's consent, aud the two hundred
as pecunary help.
Forth ran towards the sitting room, feeling al
if had courage to taks even Cuba by main force
-but some how, the nearer Iapproached the door
my heart began to rise in my throat as IL were
chn I'M nSat