Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-08-30
rhe biggest and Brightesasrie-NieOn

dust-burcd rilldge, to breathe fora DAY OF Two
Tie pure air Of saluda; to enjog5the delicious
water, the purling brooks, the grien- fslda, the
lowing herds, the bursting granariy the hospita-
h,o.hanls and Kindly hearts, thatsle to be found
all the way rrou, Mt. Witinsto Besknisht's Fer
! ry. We assure you, deer readcr,5lti' no mean
privilege to be vouclnated sojoutr IN tho niast
OF tho Duaiors and Botknightaksnd Huiots.
Among the present bearers of these good Old sa-
luda names, you find oil you ;.their hearts
! are open, their hands aresoren, iseir doors are
orcn. They have .corn and ginsand OIL" and
they dispense them with warm and graceful lib
erality And tbey have" milk and honey" and
"peach and honey !" and mils-dtyse, and honey
dry SO, and peach dry go! And afsopos'of hos
pitalty and kindly hearts: As ne 5snrneyed from
lit. willing TO the scene the picnic. being
somewhat out Of our range, welaseried man
thus: Pray tell me, Sir, whore Ar. WM. BouK-
| NIGHT liyes". The said man looked as US few
moments with something like Indignation, and
then said with the strongest emPhasis: "You
don't know where old Billy BeuSsIeHr lives
the best matir tho world! why his bOuse is just
two miles ahead of you." We received the re-
buko and the information with a smile and rodo
on, thinking what blessed thing it must be to
] be SO spoken of by ones neighbors.f
But tho picnic. It was a. grand combination
aaair-Edgefeld and Nowberry;and was hcsa
in tho long and beautiful willow glen that skirts
the Edgefeld bank of the SaludaStrurning OF to
the right Of the ferry. A. glen SO grecn and cool
and lovely that oberon and Titanib, the king md
queen of the Fairies, in their moonlight revels,
might iind.a covert there. We arrived attwelve
NJ. (ssveral hours later than wa :intended 20 ar
rive,) andfound tho scene lively animated and
picturesque. The hills on either. side the ferry
were literally lined with rehielesFf every stamp.
I aad horses Of every. form and color. Innuucra-
ble freedmen and f-eedwouen wandered about
among the purlieus of the glen, frrayed in gala
costume. aud grinning mud cKattering like mon
Keys. The aat was plying busily between the
two shores, ladon with ladies, gsntlemen children
carriages, busg:cs, and niggers. oh, the incyita.
BILE and unavoidable Niger! While under, the
dropping boughs of tho willows, for space oi
almost half mile, were gathered together 4
thousand or twelve hundred happy and laughing
human beings; some sitting in Elence, and 60,
zing, somo promcnading, some rushing about
wildly without aim or object, some circumnavisa
ting the banqueting board, some circumnaviga
ting the cooking pits, some g0Fsiping, many
flirting, many making love in earnest, and many
no doubt, backb;ing their friends and neighbOrs
We meaa no offence; for people everywhere ,0ii
backbito their friends and neighbsrs; and often
wo mast confess, it is very entertaining business
Among this thousand of human beings. were young
mon and maiLens, niddle-aged and sober famil,
people, and individuals old enough to be in secons
childhood. There were scores; and scores o
1 beautiful ard beautifully drcsssd, young girls
with fresh glowing complexisns and eyes ns beau
tiful as it they had lately Looked upon Heaven
And dozens and dozens of brave and handsome
young fellows who for four years.past, have bear
proving their ralsr and devotion upon hundred
battle-dclds. They are ut homp'now to test TIT
truth of. the old adage: None, hut tho bravo dc
serve the fair.
The assomblage was ons@vltich might hav
hasn q study, .Ssg. nelgS.; go yeriOusl.
! parked. and so strangely diverse, are the Anglo
Saxon fuce and .orm; and Inadvertently VIC fsl
into our farorite occupation of watching people
! countensnces, figures and manners. Some wer
oycr short, and como wero over tall; somo wer
thick and dumpy, and come were thin as
wrought iron ehocton; somo wore exaggerated
brunette and some exaggerated. blonde; som
were handsome and some Were plain; some look
ed amiabs and some looked unamiable. But al
we're amiablo to us at least. The aforesaid soba
family people were delightfully."- busy in doing tn
honars to guests apd strangers; and most heartily
did they perform their labors> of hospitality-a
we can we'll attest. But we must not make ou
picnic tale too long in such case, no emo ril
read it. The feast (that most important fsatur
in pic-nic) wns royalty provided With croatur
comforts: nothing in the shape Of barbecuc'
meats was wanting, and evory thing was cooke'
and served up in the best style. And the dessert
which ras spread in about an hour aftcr tho bod
of tho feast, was charminsly beautiful and dc
licious after picco, 10 which pics and pastry, cake
and confectionery, melons and fruits, nuts an'
raisins, played very lively roles. The arrange
ments were perfect, and in admirable taste, as th
good order, quiet demeanOr, and delighted facc
of the asscmblagc fully attested Fun, frOlic ant
i. enjoyment in good nGtured, jovial, hearty sor
of way, were the order of tho day. And ever.
body took care of evorybody's self; and every
body'. friend too was most carefully looked after
And here wo must return our iovingost thanks
md those of all our party, to our mutual friend
that preur chcralier Lieut.. JOIN HuIET, for hi
very kind and special attentions to us during th
day. We hopcit may coma in our way before W
die to do unto him as ho did unto us. And tha
beautiful willow glen at BOusnisht's Ferry is tn
very place Tor delightful time, without restrain
or stiffness And, on the. whole, aeuiet easy
unaffected picnic is just the kind of thing to b
enjoyed intensely and remembered leng after
And this pleasant Edgcfe!d-Ncwberry affair vii
live in our lnemery for many dny. And ne be-
tho good people up there, on both sides the river
whom they have another such gathering Of tn
clans, not to forget US. Wewoula like oxtrenei.
to try it again--again and moro lcisurely.
Man Proposes but God Disposes. \
A few wceEs back, wo wrote that the great At