Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-06-10
To OH Sfdisrys;. 8;

y"n a long letter. Neryssyourseive ves -and be.r
With What furtitudc you may Is a'ils TO summon
to you aid, the burden We are no.:, to lazy uIcn.
you. Ithas no: pleased OUT; M aker so to cnLsti-
tu,s.h;. children that tbersahJ be tiat e.sy. ur-
restrained intercourse insseis epstolafy why. as
face 10 fare--wi,h tongnsaand eye But III W,
,urfot soc nL tulk to .ycnfuce to face. lst is'aI
least cumc as near to itsas possible. The only
way to do this ia to substitute our pen for. our
tongue, and, without paying too much attentioI.
to tho strict pr"prietiesr asso il Liind-" l. ..: =
And first and foremostb inafrimis and :irimslily, y
we an ter upon The rains ard refreshing showers !"
the past. two weeks. Yes,fae haze had what is
cal.I "a liIs season, aud the fruits of the ear;l
Are growing and a'urisbiagia the nost ab9and !,
Inv and cxu' ting manner Potatoes have beef,
planted without any, lini!sanl should they sue
ceed, there will be enoaghin the country next
winter to build chain Of Andes. The accounts
of the abundant wheat cros become more wonder.
full every day. Famine, md scarcity, and Ill that
sort of thing, is now perfect I" hosh;" you viii
have more to cat in future than ever since the
war began. Spring has isa US in the most sum
raury manner. For some time past, we have had
ali ihe symptoms Of sumaer-dry days. watrn'
Gut uos Yet apIpprio,s;civesaol 81 B:shts-gofsebds
: 'san-risings-eapd nd :" short, SHARP and decisive"
summer slnwcrs 1--WE We're To sec, for the fret
lime in cur lives, any one9s:ths constantly Occnr-
ring ph.lnaalnsna lnalnssn Of nniuretTs Should be struck
.:,t .,n.iL,b1a u,nderssud umazemcpt ;nrf.-
haps with ligh!ning9 Tbas Tue shower process :
The warm sun stretching ols long finger, Of ligh,
7aind g, ,ihtring up from river ina p"nd and creek
moist particles, and saitflfops from the SEA-
piiips these up in what Tepiy tOn calls =" fsrsfoh
Cd. mits" masses cf feathery, actsy: f"a'ins
cl;ulsAthen spreading them pail like oser tho
ok ;, dschury yirg III in foo's of earth ffuc'ify-
ing ,tars th6iw nnt that 4 regular stdnner' '9~e
blnsh for it. nut allow 1t tore,naip as spec'eh
of:he aarte a f-iieita,) htiss NIL hearts with
joy-all 'bafnsSwwft6 grain ana long fOtage 49,.
And after the showers, We have had Northern
brce.es; ;ticasiElbrnglng, hp. heart-sickOning, in
that, Inc Saul, they breathe threa Jennings as1s
slaughter" and 1aft ruuors Of woo and aAr. .Bui
the brscze ,ra. breafhes more of slaughter ut this
tim, thafTany o:her, is the Western. JUST imagine
the twenty thousand dead .D:,odles nt:vicBsbu &:
what grand, gl"o,ny and peculiar tlnisht We
not adi peHnnt' y sight their purifying carcasses
must present! Woe botide the misguided buzzsrd
that shall'touch the poisonous compost for in tae
day that.be eateth thereof, he shall surely die
You mny rest satisfied that vicksburg ssl re-
mains under the control Of ice Confodsratss, and
that it will be neither surrendered nor captured,
II is strongly fortified both in front and roar, pro-
|. visioned To withstand,a seigs, and there isn't
the slightest reason to believe that the brave men
who constitute its. garrison, or the brave and
wrongsd officer Mt their head ,;wi ever consent I'd
! soc the batcd banner of tyranny floating over The
Hill City. while they can ;raise an arm in It's de-
fence.
Las. ,uleday in our old ta,sn, vas INIT may be
called, under present CIRCUMSTANCES. "a high old
time" There were more msn than We had i'm
agined could now bc gathered together, A feeble
attempt was made to se apiece of land at pub,
lie outcry but the voice of the cryer sounded like
an echo in a cave, and the ceremony was very
x.sedi;y eonelu,,o,i he cr5wtt bFUke'"T into
little knots here and there, and discussed, in a
sort of unilertone, yicksbnrg and the crops. The
cow and The two hens oukad upon the novel sigh
with stony gaze Of amazement and horror
and finally SUNK away behind the Hall, leaving
tho invaders in possession Of the field. At II.
o'clock P. NJ. however, ihsy again occupied thcir
oririnn position and have not been dislodged since
/ In the vast concourse were many s"ders, whose
hororel names We chronicled in our last issue
But am,pp them were three wounded veterans
with whom we used to stand side by side in Old
Virginia, and the bare sight Of whom recalled
proud memories o. as brave and true hand ol
heroes and patriots as ever left the soil OF south
Carolina VIC refer to Capt BURREss, and Privufef
LASIER and hIMBscKER of Co. X, the glorious
color Company Of the old 7th. And NE regret to
addahat these heroic follows are not yet in con-
dition to resume their places beneath that proud
Gag.
, Your friend, Mr.. W. +. DuRlsoE departed from
among US On Saturday last en- route for the l4th.
And apropos Of the name Of Darisoe, Lient. MiMs,
commanding Co. d, says in the course OF late "a
letter to Dr. r. T. MINIS of this place, that he has
recommended W. F. DURIsoE, jr., for promotion,
on account of his galnntry in the battle Of Chan
ee,lorsville We lcarned this only casually, but
still we think II our duty to make all such things
ou,Jc. Mr.. DumsoE, Sr, carries with him thou
sands of pounds of provisions, and never before
was there such feast OF fat things MS viii be
held in companies and X, upon his arrival.
Give him three cheers, boys, and ring. bis old
right hand clean off with cordinlity for As has
bssn Mt immense trouble for your sakcs and de-
serve, your fullest mced of gratitude. We would
like to be there at toe feast; in imagination we
see the table ~ spread, and the dain'es dissolr-
,n,l;ke the baseless fubric Of vision" All,
Soldiers, could you have seen the "old folks nj
home" bringing in the boxes and bundles! All
.pcb were landed at the Advertiser Office, and lis
,osnv day since our eyes have bebcid sight SO
b,nu,ifuI and affecting. Aged mothers came; un-
projected md alone, but filled with love and pride
and sadness, to dpo.it offerings for their brave
soiisr boys by the Distant Rappahannock. We
viewed it with moist eyes, soldiers, aud turned
away. giving human nature broader and deeper
credit mark than eyer before. While such m'thers
~ hnro rou will navar ha