Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-06-25
70 Our Soldiers.


unay continue, it is Of course idle to conjccurc.
Let US hope that the close of the war shall Ind
YOU still safe, and ready to return 10 the a,o:a--.
tiuns Of peace with energy and zest. Tom. MOORE
waS doubtless under the influence Of genuine puct-
ic inspiration when he said:
Like the lay-star in the wave,
Sinks u ll.ru 10 his grave,
'Mul<t the dtw-iall ut Il nations tears
llaply is he Ger whose decline
The smiles uf home may SOothinS ShlEc,.
And light him down the steep OF years =
But oh how grand they sink to rest
Who rIusc their eyes un Eictorys hrca't!
As much us we admire the sentiment here ein-
budicL, we can but wish that our brave men, who
stand forth to yiulicnte Southern Rights in this
dark hour, nsy Ire ricf"rioH- return Victorious,
aud 20 down into the vale Of years i'll iulliEui'ion
of the benefits of the glorious new Government
which their valor shall have baptized and emo
hl.d. TO have worked out our redemption under
the terrible Disadvantages Of our Surroundings
will tc such chapter Is never ei"re was tsaeeo
by the swords of irecmcn; anu we want every
soldier to survive and look back upon It's marvel
luus brilaucy, and bask in its beams, and realize
,;ul': grandeur and guOdrcsS in the more perfect
development uf the new heavens and the new
skies of our new Cuniederacy,-whcn the uuirer-
sul tribute of humanity the world over slia!! he
"Giory, glory. glory,
To those wln have greatly Suhrrd and done
Never name IN story
Was greater than that which yc'hnrc w"n.
1t i: this hope, this cunienrc, this faith, that
continues To cheer the most desl,unl.nt amongst
az and We can neither tolerate nor realize any
such luin,ucss Of heart as wlud even !ouk to the
possibility of uur slhiugati"n. If such be the
feeling a bone, what must il be amongst thpss "i
y.u who stand i'll the scrried rank: OF our Con-
tolerate armies ready for the strife, brnccl with
the confidence Of trained soldiers. and burning t"
drive back the Invader FROM our injured aud IN
suited laul.
We trust YOU find the weather as agreeable in
camps as we have had it in this latitude for week
or two pas,. Such juno the oldest iuhabtan'
has seldom il ever witnessed before The nights
| ar. almost as cool as October, the mornings dew
! bc.pausled the .kics mcllowrd into the sottnesS
of November, aud all Nature cheerful nndcr the
combiucd Influences We do not hp"w that 1t l.
the uust Wholesome Of weather, but it is certaialy
delightful. The only uljceti"u is, th"t slug
yards will uvcrslccp themselves. 1t Is hard
matter to get people up hy -ritc,-and, I" tell
the truth, though an eurlyriser by long habit, VT
have found uurself fur some days not only c"n'
niyinp AT this fulliug of thc-a -togethef-in'
sleep bu, participating III it to an undue eA.e"'
We; Nse;sal seoR @ hare it hotacain aud get "a0A
.-toins with ,hcrlawn Com Lriny .uus, ,b, ~ ~
'f"i' 81 :he c"insrY. ans, ;:ir LuSnrs; of L., ;.,
hr having commenced. we shall soon br upor
/ short work unlike the shart work ur hreing
Operative. at tho North, the support and cr ;,n.
anrr of oli7 lalnrers must continue the .amc nul
this necessity will keep must hcads- -fnmilirs
busy still, in heud.work if not in bodily activity.
Yuu may rest assured there is Il deal of contri-
ranrr, and prc,hn,lsht. and prudence, how en-
rriri in ,hr Snuib. 10 produce meat us well u
bread in abundance. Every rhan knows every
hog he owns and can identify it hundred yards
of running through Il pinr-lhrl;rt. lie NOT "ny
knows it. l.ut h" p"rs !, an feeds it, and c"rr.
very near washing aud c"rnhing il into srrkne.i
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,r -, ipi1u thar p,oI AVERAGE whc.t err, !.
raised tbr.u,h ,hat u,rt of the District y,, only
there but all over the District i; is e, rtain bu
y.ry lar.e wheat rrnu was I'm, in. and ,l,hourL
there ar. rcany failures there are ul.o many sue.
c,ssrs. so,,r If Them very ey,ra,,,lirary.-u,,l
the cun.cn,,rrc must surely H.. n lar-c Weld in
the a-.7rr.tc. We hear ,ha, Mrs. wutir,rLp
BsouK. Will make Glf.n Iu.Gr.d du.S,is ON rr
C.umbr;lyr place rad ,h.. ano,hc, Gprn in ,he
sam. y;r;pi,v Che ull Griffin ,,l,c. lately uxu,
bv J. r. SrL,,y,y) will he very l;,,lr helm,