The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-08-06
Correspondence of the Chester Standard.
White Sulphur Springs, N, G..

July ZZnQ, loOU. J
MIR Editor: The travel over the Charlotte and
South Carolina Railroad, on the fast train, is
tainly great luxury. The speed at which they
90 is much faster than the mail train and fewer
stoppings, thereby rendering it much more pleas
ant to the passengers. The crops along this line
being grain, look fEe in places near the water
courses. The wheat and cat crops have been bar
vested and from appearances seem to have been a
fair crop.
His Honor Judge Howard, aged about 26,* is
soiourning here few days, and he is indeed a
very nice in appearance, stout hearty and
robust What would you think if South Carolina
had Judge 26 years of age? [ suppose such
will never be the case. We have also many Rail-
road officials, some of whom throw-themselves very
much upon their dignity, perhaps it is that they can
travel at less expense than many others, is one
reason some of whom are as kind and as courte-
Gus as any gentleman of whatever class.
There are many other officials here, but of less
notoriety Among the privates there some
high minded and honorable men; Maj. Smith and
DR. Nesbit, of Salisbury, contribute very much to
the general entertainment to those who desire
amusement of an innocent character and have no
doubt the good wishes Of all here. ...- e..
We have the shad tail coated dandy arstocracy
ALSO which class is the most conspicuous but the
least desirable They put on fine clothes, sport a
moustache, WELD cane, smoke cigars and drink
champagne, and perhaps mean whiskey,-this class
is not large, however, and will not cut much of a
figure here, the young ladies have too much
good sense to admit it. On my arrival, [ learned
there was one gambler who had just left in per-
feet disgust, stating that there not $50 the
hill. | find that men do not come here to gamble;
there may be some here that would, but have not
the funds. There is number of lawyers here,
but as they apt to bring themselves into notice
without the press, | will have nothing to say
The attendants at the bar here are the most nu-
merous class on the hill
The people here look generally healthy, except
in one or two instances, and those regular
attendants at the whiskey counter. The ladies, /
think, are the largest class here, and all are in
good health and good spirits, and [ assure you
there are no pains spared on their part in fixing
themselves up for walk to the springs, or an
escort to the dinner table, general finale at the
ball room In fact the inventor of hoop-skrts
will doubtless ever be remembered by the ladies
of the present day, and ought to be. There were
about five bellies here last week and the compet-
ton was kept up very close for the whole week
who would look the best and catch the most beaux.
1t was amusing to ME to witness such exhibitions
of galantry ON the part Of the young especial
ly in the ball room,- they would approach the
young ladies sometimes in position resembling
very much that of huntsman trying to get shot
at wild turkey on the ground. The ladies gen.
orally are remarkably generous and kind, and have
indeed acquitted themselves deserving great
deal of consideration. The weather has been re-
markably warm until this afternoon, when there
was very pleasant shower changing the state of
atmosphere, rendering things more pleasant; there
was quite wind connected, blowing down many
trees and limbs of trees in the yard, one of which
fell on Mr. Sadler, formerly of Charlotte, but now
of New York, doing but slight injury; he is now
out in the yard with the ladies, apparently but
little injured. He is quite nice man and has
the universal esteem of all the ladies present
OBSERVER.
%The writer makes mistake about Judge Howard's
age. The Judge is at least 80 years old.