Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-31
A Trip into the Country.

thi. quiet little burg, within half mile, in any
direction Of the thickest woods and the bro, dcst
fields. But, nevertheless, We choose to i'm agine
on this occasion that we lire in bustlu ,g and
busy town, and that we have escaped its d lily e1-
citement and confusion, and taken trip into the
country. And, oh, how did miss the 6 ~ throng
in our streets; and how re pined at 10 sing sight
of art, science, amusement, attraction. the news
of the hour, and nl the hustle and panorama
which (in the city of EdgeheldD ks cps up the
excitement during the day, and giro to tired na-
turc Mt night its refreshing slumbo, And how
We longed for the latest rumors fror Washington,
and the last tidings from tho goEl regions, and
the freshest Intelligence from Eur ,pe And then
VIC had no murder case to ucs over, and no
death from slung shot to be filled with horror at,
and no Academy of Arts or far .cy stores to look
into. In short, the hustle, '.arety, attraction,
food for the eye and taste, which SO eminsntly
characterize the town of Ell seield, were all mis-
sing; and we felt an aching void ViYo Ia baga-
ts,le!
Bat really ne ought not to ridiculo our poor
old village thus. Yes We ought too; for the way
in which all social liera ry, scientific or artistic
progress halts among us, islamentable is and sbomi-
nnble.
No, SO far from getti ,g farther out of the great
world, we got farther INTO it; for we won't to 3y
sons Bridge, across tb Saluda, whore the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad crosses that river.
And sa,O the Cars. Think of it! Actually SOW
the cars Whit den isen Of old outside Edgeield
does not consider it great privilege and advan-
tage to see the cars And spent the night at
beautiful farm house, on an airy hill, surrounded
by smiling valley; through which valley, within
q few hundred yards of tho house, the cars pass
twice day. And RI SO at four, and saw
"Tho morn in r asset mantle clad,
Walk DER the d. ,w Of yon eastern hill"
And rambled in tho woods, and ate blackberriea,
and "heard the wo odpecker tapping the hollow
beach tres" and re veed in the song of tho bobo-
link. And were a, ,akeued even before four by
from our lattice, nd sew beautiful young girl
bringing in uew-,a id eggs in her snowy muslin
apron; which egg she gave 10 the cook to boil
for breakfast.
To make a long tale short, and to come down
to honest fact, paid short visit to old and
dear friends-th eswidow and daughters Of the
late 90 widely ho aored and beloved editor Of this
paper-CoL. An THUR SINxINs. This noble lady
and her daughi ers, two Of whom have sprung
since their faith ers death from little children into
lovely, aecomp lished and graceful girls, are now
living on tho wonderfully fnc farm Of tho late
Col. JOHN C, SIMKIys, 10 NOwbcrry Dstrct, just
across the ri yer from pysons Bridge; where, un-
der the prot ection OF large hearted brother and
uncle, they are enjoying richly deserved health
aud happin ;ss. To SEQ them again brought to us
many meip orios of brighter days; and thoir warm
-Selcomc. and bright faces, and exquisite singing
and playing and dancing, wound up our long
rundown wheels, and made US 60 tick, tick, tick
with happy eIcitcment-fa,ter than rs had
gone fo, many day before In these evi! times,
when > il Southern people arc over in the sane
state o mind as was David when he sang: "Oh
| for thu, wing, Of Gove that might fec away
and 9 at rest" such bright ittlo episode as
this Which has lately befallch US, is thing to be
| graf ,ful for. We are grateful for it.
Ind now few words in relation to the growing
Gro ps which We saw us We joutncycd from Edge
fs Id to Dy,ons Bridge: Our report is as pleasant
Ole, and we can give it in few words. We fret
took tho old Ninety Six road for twelve miles, and
then branched of into the Island Ford road,
wtaich<s.,ls into parts hitherto quite unknown
~ US. And ehat \ road Tho worst upon the
face of Gods earth We are quito certain. No
human frame can pass over it in vehicle onco,
let alone twice, and continue to live. AS for US,
/ we are stone dead even while we write. But the
crops Suffice it to say that the whole earth along
this wrcched road from Edsc6eld to tho river,
| bushes and beams and eIul.s in corn and cotton.
| Last year at this time sho Was sick and wan, and
pincd with all her grains and fruits and flowers; ;
but not 80 now. Life and joy and fscundity have
been infused through the veins of her velvet hills
md valleys, and her brow is regal in its crown
of green. And to como down little from the
high lstitudes, VIC should like to know what is to
mako corn more than seventy-fro cents bushel
during the coming season? To bo sure it will be
bewildering comfort to get it at dollar; but it
seems to US Tt at the opening, itcannot be more
than seventy-fve cents. Why, we never saw such
magnificent corn in all our lives And the cotton,
wherever noted it, was large, vigorous and
hoalthy, indicating crop somewhat approIima-
ting those of tho days of peace and nggers. And
up on tho river-but stop. Let us tell you about
it. We SAN only one plantation really, but that
ono has upon it far the 6nest crop this side of tho
Sea Islands. And perhaps too it is the finest land
this side of the coast. This i, the satno planta-
ton whose farm house gave US such hounteous
and refined cbeer-belongins to the estate Of the
lato Col JoHS C. SIAgIyS; lying in the extreme
South Western corner of Ncwborry, Immediately
upon Saluda River It is now being orked on
large scale by DR.. HUNTER, an educated, intelli-
gent and eminently energetic young gentemna
formerly of Maryland, whom tho fortunes of war
have brought into our part of tho world. After
entering second plantation gate, the road leads
to tho house through IN immense cotton field Of
many acres. Upon reaching this held, NE opened
our eye. in absolute astonishment and intense
admiration, and said to our compdgaon du uoydge,
a young gentleman born and raised on planta-
ton, and familiar with oil Tho in, and outs of
planting. "You certainly haven't seen such cotton
anywhere else Mi, summer" The lattcr eyed us
with considerable disrespect-bccause NC did not
at once SEQ into tho matter with farmers eye
and answered: "I haven't seen such this summer,
nor any othor summer; never did see such, aud
meyer expect to see ssch sgain."
This cotton is of uniform height Throughout tho
immense feld-fully Ave feet-and green, heal
thy apd vigorous to tho last degree. An to grass
in that field, one might ss wall look for taros in