The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-25
LETTER I"Isosr THE COuNTny
HINSSDoRo' JULY %, 1867.

, WINNspoRo July %, 1867
Editor Of Eday Ge,cs:
hnfo Tow words TO say nbout railroads. and |;
"ritng them only MIN at correction OF abusc
aud OF bad manners
ihe cars on our roads arc many OF them e,c
giant anu comfortable, md all Of thom, so far ns
''''Se seen, arc good. Tho conductors aro polil
"" careful generally, and attentive TO their busi
Loss put thero is nuisance thoy do no
| "oa'o ana winch ID q cause OF annoyance TO man,
| WHO trarol OIL these roads, This is tho constnn
smoking i'll whnt is called tho "gcnilencns car.
| hhen gentleman is travelling without Indies Ii,
TIC is told by tho conductor TO tako ls scot in III,
genttcnicns car. lIo has paid for first-cluB,
Ticket hut is pinccd in second -clnss chr. for IL |,
wel understood that wl,en out of tho ladies car,
| mon Will indulge in things Which aro not pcr
| uiitlea IN them. Thoy not only smoko-ycry Otter
miserable tobacco-but will frequently stick thei,
ooo'H Oh top of tho backs of tho seats or out OF
INC WINDOW, and not unfrequcnty against tho
eeh, hhhd or back of those who arc sitting before
'heh The now velvet OF the cars is injured, tho
sca's arc solled-dtrty boots and crimson scntings
not being in accord-the air is filed with foul
smoke from pipo and ,igar, and gcntomon uro no
annoyed by complication OF "ga,tcborics" ard
had manners as 10 mako journey uncomfortable.
NOW this can all bo easily corrected TO tho mproye-
inehs OF comfort and tho corrections OF bad habits
or careles. manners. Lot ladies and gentlemen oc-
cnpy cara unfortunately, aud then enforce
proper rucs. When gcntlcmon wish to smoke
t,oy will so into tho smoking car" whom they
Wish to stick their heels higher than tcii hoatls
thoy might bo accommodated on pIatr,rm car
f''"otvru uuuuid SEQ that perfect order mil r.
prlety IL observed, and tcn oil mon will, outward
iy at least, bo gontlcmon in tho cars. Another
evil OF no small magnitude exists, which ought to
be corrected. a lady will often appropriate four
seats for herself, buckets, bundles, shawls, &C.,
when she has paid for ono only mud these sho per-
slsH III holding, though others may DO standing
up OIL roasting on tho sunny silo OF tho
car. These extra seats may sometimes bc
taken, and boxes md sl,awls lc removed, but il
tho double seat is occupied by an infant, WOO to
that man WHO preR1imcs to hint at its removal,
though nothing has boon paid for its transporta-
tion or resting place. This is all wrong and in
time will be correctcd. People will DO allowed 10
use what they pay for and no moro.
Crops near Columbia arc not as good as in somo
other sections. Corn is small and not very prom
ising. Cotton Inns q better appearance. Hands
are ut work and quiet prevails Tho people arc
hopeful under much to dopross. and dcsorvo
credit for what perseverance they havo shown
when surrounded vita obstacles. !,
Yesterday thero waB n good attendance
at tho churches opon. I heard tho Rov.
Air. BRAcKErr,' Of tho Presbyterian Church
in tn morning, who discoufscd from tho words Of
FEsrus, PAUL, thou art beside ,thysclf-much
learning doth mako thce mad" mot hero WM
r. HUSTEn, Esq, otherwise called tho "Childron's
Frcnd," who has devoted himself many years to
tho moral interests of childrcn, operating p:inc-
pnlly upon tho various Sabbath schools. IIe ad-
dressed gathering Of oil tho schools yesterday
and seemed to interest tho children
very much. lilo spoke last evening in tho Baptist
Church to young men, on this theme, "Power Of
belief in tho formation of individual and national
character" He handled the subject with skill aud
cluqucncc. much to tho satisfaction Of his largo
audience. Thero is bad habit in ;somo OF our
country congregations which ought Ito bc cor
rectcd. i&.g .s,ll si&
Young mon risc up IN tho midst Of tho exercise,
and with no light stop. tramp down tho aisles and
out Of the door, much to tho disturbance Of speak
or aud congregation. : ''
Pray, young gentlcmcn, tako tho hint and keep
yonr seats until the servico is ended. J A: D. q.