Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-02-24
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Taonr SoIdiers.

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i" As cod rs.urs 10 a thirsty soul, sois good
news from, Il !ar country Whether re'ear ind
any particularly yo0,l ne,ys TO te5su however, V
somewhat a ,ast,sr. Of doubt in our mind. Pc Pic
AT home a.s,in avery high stats fsf :ioSs.
,ion as regard. the eeldicrs andsth Sar. Ir: how
could tEsy be Otherwise in fhoe OF The unanimous
md nuiycrs,l rc-cnlistments? WAata glorious and
.oal.sIirrine picture thceca Is-erl;AtMrnts hare
rresen.cd to tho wo5ld! Wliibe people al hams
do tbc;r ;auty. as you hays sdoae soura2k We fear
NIT. But still wc will not pronounce 2 philippe
aralnst.hsm. Hevspapers have perhs:hs gram-
sisd toe mach already; hays cut aud FLASHED
right aud left, vixen perhaps it'had bsea seter to
keep siIsnco Allrovolutionf reproduce the fame
.ha.e. sn;l c:;sss No. daubt ness q the evils
we 20. artuad ia ere -reeessrsy ones, tho ieEiti:
,aats fsfripg Of til. trpIlcus times IN which Rs
live. LIT US try then 10 regard them moro az
su.S, end leave of grumbliug and rep:hing, and
traa aucins each other Lett soldier SO hisNay,
snd tho skulksr his way, and the patriot bib way,
ana ths,shyloek t;s way 10 each " W come his
reward as no has sOwn, 50 Kill he r=ap. nj I'll
events. it il too late for repro.chos and reriinss
10 do muca good. -
And non what shall we begin With Here gees
1t .h,n, for fear Of any unnecessary delay ia pick
in and choosius Z, upon The we=lhsr. During the
is:t,r bar -nualy nnd the lrsi ihslf of February,
el,asi weather that npgsls migEs have sported
in-breexy, Lue2skied days, with q sun tha, .as
all love and charity. Since thon, o good sraia !;
and lssrc lattcrly hoary mornings aadimplaeable
winds. Ja:t at present it is unpardenaiay. cold:
bu. it will notbe for lang te:winterfTf ri os and
'54 is about to be gathered to lis tsfathers Farmsrs
have been profoundly busy in turuifas up the
ground; never before, BY tho goth February, has
SO much 'uughing bean dons Gentsnen from
the country tell Us that the small grain crop has
BEEN seliOu.ly. damaged BY tho rnprsceaentealy
soyero weather Of NeF.sSears and thercabouts ;
thst the stand, especially on rid laadsis serious
ly impaired; that not.a few a.s plough'ng up
their fall Data and planting anew. Bad news this.
'Farmsrs mus. plant all tho more corn in conse-
quence.. Gardening has been having bri:k run
:,r siIaweeks gone by; of course every sane per-
SON in these dsys feels tho necessity Of having
plenty Of vegetables.
B.iore this rcaches. you, you viii all have read
more or less about tho ncN eySbill: The
mail Of Tednerday last, brought tho news that
al uoa-inssrest bearing notes above Five Dollsrs,
not funded, by The 'hrst of April, would be taxed
331 per cont-and after frat Of January 1865, be
wipea out cairely from ths face Of creation, &C.,
ao., &c. Tho panc WAS sudden 6nd great. In
less than IN hours time no bill over Five Dollars
would Lo received by merchant mechanic or
:. trader. Thinking to be wiao and vo,v cuie, We
repaired nstantcr to the marts of trade, armed
and equipped with considerable ."flthy luerc,
(Mr. Mesmuscrs igpow the fltEiest) to trsrs-
10 ate tas SAME into sugar ana rios. 1t was no 80
horevsr; we had no Fives, and our. Tens and
Twentiss wcro scornraEy, nay eontumclousiy,
fojeetod paAelA-u.....An-
ptiakle state Of trioulstiou; customers a7d mer-
chants from opposite sies Of aeoouators, sncrtel
upan one another wiihi.rJ indignation. The scens
vas intensely lrdicrous. We pleaded for iuirs
o. paptr upaa which to cudite our wcighty lucu.
brations, but without Five (and wo had it not,
wo met With nsugLt but atsry and pililess refu,
sails. TIE paper however that money ccud moi
obtain, was granted us for ltYas sake; SO we
grabbed it gratefully and inodottly retired. Two
or thr,o daydNhough have set this crooked matter
straight, and Tens, Twcutics and Fiftics are now
playing their usual important role. The new mill
tary and tax bills arc also causing much excite
ment and many slceploss nshts; BUT as thesc
bills have net set been given TO the public We will
not seek to entertain you longer on the subject.
During th,eS or four monthg past, psny noble
soldiers have visited their homcs in our midst and
-ricinity every body ha, been delighted to see
them, to shake them by the hand to fste tssm, to
hyuor them in every wsy. This is as it should be.
And all these homo returning braves have had, if
ws mistake not, bright and bcaming timo Of it,
Acfurlough is the green oasis intkc desert OF 4
soldiers life; tho grassy spot, where, after long
and toilsomo jOurnoyiugs, he hSlts for-r refresh
mont and reposo; whsro he rcclines idly beneath
the shalo of the bread palm lcaves, dips his cup
into the bright. CLASSY stream, and repews his
strength for the onward march. One of these
heroes, during his late sojourn at home, left the
dreary rsnks Of ,inglo b!e.sedness, aud advanced
taree p. cas- into the Sunshiny realm Of matrno.
ny. lie lo3 to The altar fair ana youthful
naideusritst. charming "rOad note wild, '-who
has often pp.d and trillod in behalf Of tho SOL
dierr. Do you recognize her? And the lucky
dog of q hero, who is he? A certain Adjutant,
the best and bravest Of fellows. But he has gone
back to tho rars, and his soul is no doubt singing
"Thc girl left behind me- Va wish for this
txo, now and over, "whatsoever things arc lOroly,
whatsoever things arc gentle, whatsoever things
srs cha.i;ab!', whatsoever things arc kind
AND while speaking Of returned soldiers, wo
must not forget to tell you how cd. T. D" of
the Adrertissrl gathered them all together at his
housa one evening, naspcnt and MAS spent in
making them merry and happy. All tho bright
eyes in and about.the village were there and
shall we say it?-thsy swar,ned around tho gal
lent and jolly y'soldiers Ike f;cs around honey.
Alas that ladies shoald ever be written down as
aics, and men as honey, whom it ought to be 20