Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-29

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indulge their propensity for e1tra1agant fnery, It
is truly refreshing to discover that withal they
are not devoid Of the most lovely and enduring
adornment! :.
Wespent Sabbath at the Spring. 1t wasa
day well calculated to inspire us with graft
tudeto God, for the institutions of Christianity
for the benign influence they exert throughout
the country. There are heathens enough, it is
true, in our midst, but STILL upon every hand, we
have the assurance that ours is christian land
Here, in this lovely vale, where wealth and fash
ion, and youth and beauty, are congregated for
health and pleasure-where brilliant saloon, are
thrown open, and the ballroom, with its glitter,
its music and its fascination, attracts, the Chris
tian Sabbath is respectfully observed, 80 far as
the regulations Of the establishment can enforce
the observance of it. What was done by private
parties within doors, ! am not prepared to say;
but at least, the noise Of the bowling ALLEY, the
report Of the rife or pistol, the reverberatons of
music, which during the week enlivened the scene,
promiscuous promenading, and the general friv-
olities and gayeties, Of the season, were suspen-
ded. The whole Valley during the day was COM
paratively subdued and quiet, whilst Sunday
aspect characterized everything. -.
Religious service was held in the forenoon and
at night, in the Ballroom Of the hotel. The SER
mon in the morning, was preached by the Rev.
DR.. Talmadge of Georgia, a Presbyterian minister,
from 2 Cor. ", 49,, and was practical exposi-
ton of the text. I was anxious to hear plain,
good sermon one in which the Savior would be
slifted up" and which would make me feel that
my interest in Him cannot be ignored under any
circumstances. In this was not disappointed.
Although neither learning nor profundity marked
the discourse-indeed there was no necessity
for either-stll, it was chaste, earnest and hor-
tatory. It does my very soul good to hear o
genuine gospel-sermon, where the temptation to
pander to ''itching ears, by substituting there
for fnsly-spun dissertations, is 80 strong
While in previous letter your correspondent
was disposed to compliment the Virginia Rail
Roads, he has since became inclined to change
somewhat his tone, with regard to one Of them
The Virginia and Tennessee Road has a ticket
agent at the springs--and by the way, and oblig-
ing, gentlemanly man-and would you believe it,
while be is required to reject entirely Tennesses
money, he is not permitted to take South Carolina
money at parL. This, Mr.. Editor, in my honest
judgement, does not look like an honest arrange
ment, and would do credit to certain class of shar
pers in another section of the Union, who are well
known to business men. A gentleman from South
Carolina or Georgia, as the case may be, visits
the Springs knowing the bills Of his State to be
current everywhere in the South, he takes them
with him, and when he applies at the Office for q
ticket, it may be through ticket fol. himself and
family, costing $50 or $40, he has to submit to q
discount Of one per cent. And yet, the agent can
not assign any reason for this demand Of the di-
rectors. They have none, unless it be the same
general reason with which travellers soon be-
come acquainted, for the unscrupulous advantages
which are frequently taken! I would advise
South Carolinians who visit the Montgomery
Springs, to be wary on, this point. Take Virgin
ia money or gold with them. Having procured
our tickets, we bade adisu TO the Springs, for .
trip through portions of Tennessee and Georgia.
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