Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-12
TRAVEL AND SOCIALITY.


fractions of the country which lies among the
Southern Alleghauies-such beauties of scenery
as have won for it the proud title of the Switzer
land of America. This country is being penetra
ted by turn pixies in many places; and facilities
for travelling, and luxuriating amid its pure air
elysian breezes and paradisial loveiness are in.
creasing with every returning summer But oul
design, at present, is chieayIto point to soca
feature which may be Joined to an early summer
tour through upper Carolina. The various evan
gelical churches have schools, male or female, OF
both, located at almost every village above Co
lumbia. The commencements in these institu-
tions come off in such manner, week after week,
that the tourist who is desirous of becoming &C
quainted with our people, may attend something
like half dozen any season. On these occasions
he will not fail to meet with representatives Of
every shade of character to be found among our
people and whether his object be to study our
social life, or to enjoy himself he must find con-
sideration.
people to be thoroughly united in sentiments,
sympathies and customs-all which strengthens
governments and acknowledgements be q social
people. 1t is true that the press with its wide
ly diffusive power, makes this necessity in modern
times less pressing and apparent. People car
stay at home, and converse with each other BY
means of the telegraph; and the newspapers
will disseminate to them current of news ant
opinions which permeates the country in all di
rections. But the press is dead thing in com
parison with the beaming face, the kindling eye
and the living voice. That unites US through thu
force of public opinion, appeals to reason ane
convictions of duty; these add, likewise, thu
wondrous cement of sympathy.
We can best illustrate the influence of the ex
tcnsive social intercourse which we are advoca
ting by an anecdote. An aristocratic old lady
who was living in the backwoods, some year:
ago concluded, as a railroad had just penetrated
to her section, to visit her fashionable relatives
of the city. She took q boy along with very
respectable load Of butter, eggs and chickens, te
sell them, and also to wait on her during hel
soiourn among her friends. She was wonder
fully struck with the fine furniture in the houses
and especially pleased with the easy chairs ant
luxurious lounges. Her parlor at home wa!
furnished only with that most misunderstanding
of all seats-the old fashioned wooden-bottomec
''wndow-stool." Her three daughters were
still on hand; and the wise ones surmised tha
the reason was no one could endure sitting OF
those "stools" long enough to court them
Whether this were so or not, We cannot say
but the old lady, with the money she got for he
produce, bought set of cane. .bottomed chairs,
great easy chair and sofa, and then her daugh
ters swent off like hot cakes.,' Since then th
old lady has visited her city friends yearly; al
ways returning with some new suggestions OF
house keeping and some new improvements, hav
ing in the meantime enjoyed herself to use hel
own word, 'delciously."
Now this anecdote illustrates strikingly the i'm
portance of travel and socialty. The happines
received and the new knowledge Of practica
aud important kind gained, apart from the gym
pathies engendered and the patriotism cherish
cd are inducements to lead US to more diver
sifedly social life. The inhabitants Of uppe
and lower Carolina are measuraby, in some re
spects, two dstint people. more constan
and familiar intercourse between them woult
promote their mutual interests, increase thei
attachments to each other, strengthen the Stat
pride or patriotism Of all, and make US NOR
alike, more unit in literature, manners, soca
life, language and everything else. A visit t
some of the Commencements, and an after-trip t
the watering places and mountain localities q
interest, would infallibly refresh the jaded tour
ist and improve the strangers opinion of uppe
Carolina scenery and social life