Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-05-27
To Our ~sdIdierv.

p.hannock, tor your lste TIltsut snccesSi rnRe-
held npp!:.uds you loudly ESouth carnlira looks
/: pon Won with ndnirinf files tho whole sorth
cries on, t, you We'll ioSe, bcst and hrav"st!
After yorr having so rdio'oundly whipped Jao
Eookcr and tho finest aemy upon tho planet"
we take it for granted vi arc now resting upon
your laursls. and dcvonrihsg your half rationsio
peace and q%nictado. Accounts from Richmond
and from Yankseland tellsps that Joseph will not
make another move just ypt; you and tho Boodlo'
then will in all probability occupy fer q time tho
respective positions of the youthful poet and the
blue jay,
Jay Bud siitin m a~ihickory limb.
He looked at me. and / looked at him.
But I dare ray it is rot about yourselves, nor
about Joe Hooker and the Doodles, that you want
to hear: but about home3 and home affairs and
home people. We expect that with many of you
old Edsehold has faded to the complexion OF .
story book +, be belicyedin f~urtirsly, butagainst
reason and against h6ps.s Never fear tho old
place aud the old districtare still son the plan
Ct" though it must bs confessed that the cold
place" is q terribly slow ecncern-abou. tho. dull
est story book over written. Yes, the effects OF
the war arc risibly seen and felt both in town
and country. In town there are not more than
two or three shops opeth tho gaping -shelvcs OF
which yawn upon the hapless intruder with fright
full emptiness. There 'age still many articles Of
comfort aud elegance toEs had, however block
ade goods sometimes reach oven Edgedeld. You
may judge of the p~ricealol wearing apparel, whes
We tell you that one must pay two dollars for
barely looking OF o yard Of calico; if one buys
tho same, be must shcit Sn. three, serenity frs.
The variety of animaiii life. usually Is BIO sOen on
the public square, as viewed from the Adrerti'er
Office, is this two cove snd 4 hen, or two hens
and a cow. As for human beings. they have dis
appeared from amoGgsthe vcstige' Of cresti"n'
Often, most ge~nerally4atfact, Mr.. c. L. Refo, who
after long and good aeirice in the arm; of the
cOnfederacy, hos again set up bis rost among US,
is the only "sentineIs On post )" he is Mt his old
tricks tin tricks) inthe shop formerly occupied
by McEwcn, and should the Yankee raid-maker
G~rierson penetrate this far, we feel that friend
Rsfo will DO the only one likely to give the alarm.
The ladies are all ut home, and all working for
tho soldiers tits true, brave friends, that the TO-
bio and sclf-forgctting women are thinking almo.'
entirely Of you-working almost entirely for yon.
Tho two Aid Societies Of the village, and the nu-
merous ones throughout tho district, arc in full
ets cieney they have never tired for q day in
their long we'll DOING They may not send you as
much as in tho first days of the war, but rest as
sured of this they send you all they can possibly
rake aud scrape.
And now for tho crop. prospect. And don't you
all know that the Gcrap prospects" arc something
entirely out Of our linz? Our fingers blush with
incompotency as they approach the subject. But
hold on we have been Oh the Ridge among tho
Y's, the VS., the BIS, the Ms; and have caused
ourselves to be double auickcd over dusty folds
and have opened our eyes hopelessly at mysteri-
GUS agricultural technidalities; and have asked a
thousand and one questions. Andmoro than this,
we have closely quericd wise heads from Liberty
Hill. sbatterfe!d, DnrSS oruor, and Mt. Willing.
wellthen, considering helong and trying drought
cropr arc promising-a little behind, but proimis-
ing. The wheat crop will yield largely; this
seems 10 be an established fact. Prices of hour
are tending downward oil over tho country. In
consequence Of the cool weather this spring, md
the present dry spell, many farmers are not yet
done planting corn. The first planting is up ana
looking we'll. Every one seems to DO planting all
tscy possibly can. Sugar cane ('"rShum sucre)
has been extensively planted, and if it should
turn out we'll, there will be a surplus of syrup.
An unusually large crop Of vegetables is being
grown this season-and in unusual variety. Cot
ton is nowhere. Hogs arc in fine condition md
no disease among thom double the number will
he slaughtered this coming fnll that was last The
peach crop ha, been materially injured by tho
sold; and the apple crop will re less than tho
ns.ch. For your comfort however, BIO it said,
That there will be enough Of both for a fair show
ing Of brandy. There is considerable scarcity Of
provisions among the poorer classes, owing mostly
to the h~eartlsss spectators. for whom ne earnest
" hope the Devil is mukiug active preparation.
What next? The shoe artists in town and
country are now the busiest AL most thriving
members of society the grand desideratum IN
these days i, to achieve a pair of shoes. We had
. visit in our sauctum tho other morning from
Aunt Annie M'clepdon (who doesn't know Aunt
Annis?) who came in for the express purpose OF
ethibi,in! to our admiring gaze, a pair of new
shoes. Said she yes, honey, I've jest give
twelve dollars for 'em and amt they beauties Z
And I told EN- when those wore out, I'd como and
p,t EN- to lake mo another pair. All, honey, it's
money thct makes the mare 60" And uttering
this old and indisputable truth, Aunt Annie de-
parted, saying .he wns "guine to visit oil her
friends up tho country" Alas Aunt Annio's marc
Inns become a .prculator, and it takes I'M immense
amount of money to keep her going.
And now Snlliers, won't some OF you write to
usy We doubt not that many of you can usc the
pep IA cGectually ms the sword and that is say
;nc all vo can. Write and tell us all about your
calves. your marches, your movements, your daily
l;fo. your sumptuous repasts, your purple and
FIRE linen" And oil about tho War in general. We
;n,;st unon it in the most violent, most ferocious
manner and will expect o long letter within the
next ten days. As We close our letter, it becomes
our Joyful privilege to tell You that there Is ut
nrssent every prospect Of rnin. And now, friends,
having travelled out our weaved up f'ilies" IN
,,uhJ. bono of entertaining you for 8 few