The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-02-16

tlC -Ulc . 0OSC.z-~1G WAS oupPOoC
. that, finding he was about to : diessof hi
! wounds, he had endsavorcd to drag him
sIsclf into Che river, in. n.order, to preserv'
his scalp from the hands of the whites
but had expired before ho succeeded il
cffecting hisobject.
Camp Life in the Army Of Virginia
If you will take the trouble to rid,
along the line at this time no matter hov
much you have been accustomed to "tht
pcmp and circumstance Of glorious war;,
you will enjoy, for once, the rare lux
ury of being hstonisleti. Heretofore
sthc line" has, perhaps; bsua associatct
in your. memory with serpcntinc journey:
/ through woods, around swamps, across
! "a vines, Up liIla.ahd down, apple Of log
! or fence rails, covered with s aitsle cartl
marking The defcnces, and u motley arrtJ
of scattered and disardercd mon, tents
and wagons, making known the presence
of The army.
But note the chango..l What only a
few days ago was dense wood, is now &
Eclean, broad avenue, fit for a boulevard Oh
|! (barrhg a stray stump here and there>
race course. On ono side arc strong
high, complete intrencElments, provided
with every means of defence that the arr
of engineer can suggest. On the other
extends row of leg ituts in single file.
as far as the eye can reach, irregular and
fanciful enough in their construction. to
suit the taste Of an antiquarian. Ingcnu.
ity has certainly made her mark, for, in
This city Of one street, you may see orders
and styles, roofs and cellars, domcs and
cornices, pedestals and capitals, cntabla-
turcs and decorations, Of which even the
architect of a Chinese fagoda never
dreamed In one place for instance, are
four long walls, plastered with mud; a
floor is laid JUST high enongh to prevent
your STOPPING when you stand ; and then
commences the roof, or attic, which is
made of an old tont, covered with inter
woven branches, and likewise plastered
with mud: Although the edifee is only
twelve feet square in these two stories
.rleep se;sslst nrsten persons. Yonder is a
Gothic arrangement, and Just ncstt to 1T,
!, coT,;o,l controsi Small structure that
.looiso for. sEorld5l feFlorh pig
sIy. rnu toys moro too.lemy to their
promises up in the air, and accordingly
contented themselves with digging out a
space within doors, that has given them
not unwelcome looking .subterranean
bed chamber and dining hall, which an
'swers everypurpose Of their simple lives
Cor South Cdroliniai,.
LITERARY MEN.-We often heht Of the
charms of literary society. We copy this
very graphic summary of the conversa-
ton OF literary men:
Tasso's conversation Wis neither gay
or.brilliant. Dante was neither taciturn
norsatirical. Butler was sullen, or biting.
Gray seldom talked or smiled. Hogarth
aid Swift were very abscnt-minded in
company. Milton was very unsociable
and even irritating, when pressed into
conversation. .Kirwan, though copious
and eloquent in public addresses, was
,ntasre, and dull in eolloquial Discourse.
Virgil was heavy in conversation. La
Fo1taine appeared heavy, coaase and stu
pid; he could notspealz and describe what
hehad iast seen; but then he was the
molel of poetry. Chaucer's silence was
moe agreeable than his conversation.
Drden's conversation was slow, and dull
lis humor saturnine and reserved
Coheille, in conversation was so sfn1H;
spibd that he nevec failed in wearying;
he I'd not even speak correctly that. laii,
guate of which he was such master.
Benz ohnson use to sit silent in company
andsucli his wine and their humors. Sou
they was stiff, sedate, and wrapped mp in
asceicism addison was good company,
with his intimate friends but in mixed
conf any, he preserved his dignity by a
stiff md reserved silence. Fox, in con
vcrsaiop, never tagged, his animation
and nriety were inexhaustible. DIR. Bent
ly WIS loquacious-so, also, was Grotius
Goldsnith wrote like angel, and talked
like lDor POLL Burke was entertaining
enthusiastic, and interesting in converse
ton. Curran was a convivial deity
LeighHunt is { like pleasant stream N
conversation. Carlyle doubts, objects
and constantly demurs."