Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-17
To The Boys on the Border.

US in hi. pleasant task, ~ npartinsNsut b facts
or items of news as may be conveyed in ,LiB man
ner without infringing upon lat;cls that should
not be thus publicly set forth.
To begin then Old. .Eaycd,'d i. still here, and
perhaps her rrncrablehils anti ralies.wcrc NJ We
Glad in nl"re cheerful attire Ilan ~ hii uunIcL,
Her waving feds Of wheat and na;s have III IL
trur) fallen before The scythe an left only yvl.
low evidence of what they lately wcrc but her
cora and cotton are still a* fresh aud green aS
heart could wish. So at least it is IN M' man.
There is suinc complaint here un,i there tf crops
that have suffered ieetie beynEri their carabi-
ties vi endurance. But generally CT, n> :. certain
old congressman used to say, listribulively
speaking" our, district has a fine promise oil al
abundant backiug-up Of the late glorious sIaall
grain crop. Yes,-ae haze harvested really glu-
riUus rrul, Of Small grain. And The mills are all
busy now grinding it UP into Il fire article Of
-four. You know DoRs ana MINIS both make IL
goUd thug dnt Of wheat. It has just Leen our
fortune to 'eUmo by" bag from DoRS's iu the
editorial way,-not from UoRy himself, but ir"ui
Il most estiinnble and kind Cambria planter " hu
b I'D some oi his wheat ground ,!ere. You amy
huvc better in gnoi oil Virginia, but We uubt i,
exceedingly. Cambridge mheai yroehi at hor"'@
is hard tr bestn any country e>rtrinll. if luae
up iu." seiu-Lrown kuiscuii coaxrd Will u little
fresh butter. aud washed dawn wir!r bot coffee -
but there's the niiscliefngair-
Rio Coffee is retailing in .lagusie at 81 e;s Fer
Ill.,, and Java scarcely To be had ut any price.
This we nsccrtHired in our rrw: Trip of last welk.
You will READILY believe thai we are al getting on
short allowance in this particular. cc-a-day il
pronounced to be often enough by al! good house
keepers, while soure begin to nsist that narry-n-
time would be sti.l better. Thankful src We that
sugar is ttll cheap enough. As long as we have
the "sweetnin," we chn msko something else past
er re get coffee ur not, 81 the bays in camp have
it. And W. 10 learn that you get plenty, aud
likewise lne:t and bread arrurdin, mol To- mention
i" Ole rirsibny Rye" at 50 els gallon. N"w IL.
that priiae new store "rl. L. MINIS in Augusta
hut not at your Virginia prices. j. L. NJ snrtclc,
however, is fine ono ard nY mistake. This last
for hsme readers.
You will have seen l.; the I'D .lIc-,t;-r., that
sur people ure up sad doing in various parts Of
the district,-dri!lins ra:rol!ing Ar.. &c. At
this place tw" companies pnra"'t FOR the first
time lat Saturday week. There we're probably
sixty out az infnnirY and about rhirtyas ceYalry
J. Iirrgr, WV. NJ. Burt. J. ArSgr, and BEAr.
poRrW WALLAt rcomma nding the iuruer L.JoxEs,
z. W. CAKwiLE, f. S. M!Ms, arl 5. i. GRIFFIN.
the latter. We drilie. very iMan::lly lur sercrdl
hours nnl got as far aS nt"' i.,: s" very easily
lin the infantry ;-'lunt knuS how tie ca.aIy
progressed they went o'i :i sight to make their
beginning ..-duuhicss from :. wc!i.fonnlol errre-
hcnsinn tha; they could'nt shine with lirGsrA
boys. The only part-"f the exercise We ipersen-
allyl objected to, was this thing Of halancin, on
one foot. in which our cnplain repeated thr dose
once too often for somebody's left knoe j':nt.
And we nre downright glad 10 hear frcr Lieut..
DvzlEK. late Gc Inuys, TINT &c whole matter is
Ignored IN he service now and considered! usslGss.
To te sure it is,-cxcert to 'lr: clnpe the calf and
thigh muscles !. little more tally. l:Hi here W..
went. Left funt forward. hack fnrwar.;. hsck.
down; Right foot iino y 81. nont rnirr.rand
us ny grunlhling. Not y hit nfi'. i'"r raE:aiu
and our !:eu:enun.S urc ali clever ici:,Ts rll We
u! intend 10 be s"oi soldiers together. Sef"rsiy.
our whole people are sct,;n:: rcady, awsr:"c IT,"
right tilar and ;hr right place t" str;hr. II n.
I.oa'e ,.". --.--n' h. -n.rrh for y. sl!
sooner or later The word il. let every I:an hold
himself prepared f"r the worst.
We have MT much special rewS tn give you.
we lear of in any Of ypnr families. Iii! pa-'ir-
uar bursh ia particularly ''ui Watermelon q rs
hare ro.a amcmcrd Gaming in: .'n trI!,;: -: we
saw "Td. Calonc'' ani scvrra competitors AL
at it under the Park water oaks.--hc losiDg anil
they winning mis- melnns nt marh!cs,-as Usual.
As to other matters of trade there ic an increasing
,.arh It is tight living will II, al in Tie iacr'
line. T5at article which is "a well !,nnwn - = u
good thing il fc!!er 'n! it, sti!$ 81 GO cents
pound in this neck u'wnnis, aud .Ttl ;n gct ni"
The lrarsain Oar friend, WV ". u. has i,ar'y
closed The he,f market. H.. 7. y. T., anl few
others, RIA ufl TO Bau>kett's ,'nnl crcry wrrt CT
two, get as mucL as they i.nt. and then saY
confou,i the r-stof yuu, tukcraro IT y"uTse"es.'
So we ry to ln,--hut its pnE ,;o tat The .i;ic;-
still wc 10 las Dr.. BrEr's i,irs;urky boy ,iiii
pretty well thank you i"w 10 you do y"ur-
n 81.
ought to call On the officer. Of Comtnry n. and
gct it.
1t is the Sabbath: and as wa write The di:t,,.,
village church -hrlls sound i'll .u:l"E unison wish
the breezy murmurins OF this delicious July day.
Il is indeed delicious for is il not the precious
day Of rest? aud is nntits Temperature aiv-, that
of October? And o! t, think chat this talmy,
holy day, that .ior'i bid every li-rcr tnmultu-
ous passion cease may elsewhere lie frnngl't with
the shouts ui battle and the s,anSnr and rnar-ui
arms. To think that r:ckr.! cnuasell"rs should
urge on their rabbie .uldiery 10 asHcTnte eur Eap
py South, and lat Il, this moment perhaps they
should bc leYeliug ,lcstruciu: nj tie trecnen hn
sand the irst great living ra,npart against bi,
Tide Of awlrss Invasion! But th:rc Is something
in tho gentle wiu,l al this uli'!nlnmrtS Sabbath
that whispers of truth and oc Justice and of rivil
liberty ss but part Of Gods ,.cat scheme "f I'm
man regeneration now being developed, and Whose
co. workers with humility he il Snll are those
very men of the South who stand :''rih in yonler
fuld to meot the shock Of tyranny and fnlschood
und blasphemy. Brave irisnls ci the Right
million Of prayers ascend for you this holy day.
Be it yours to buckle OIL your armor in HE fear
alone. So shall you triumph in ' righteous cause,
and may Cod save you from all harm
Past Srripiam, Jniy 10Th.
We forgot to tell you that the EdggirId R:d,
men reached home Saturday latt, having spent G
week in Richmond On thrir way buck. From
what we cum gather, they had IA high "ld zinc
iu ,bur city;--Preended 70 he cTralppcd near the
Hampton Legion, but pshaT---
And who rau blarae them il they dl lake d lit
lie round Of jollity, officers snd MI. They Gil'nt
I, 80, ,y,,s.lvns 81. it-.hut's 90 For thcv MI