The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-04

Wren, tho great. .architect-a multitude of
tobacco factories, where the glorious
Highlander and the immortal Lone Jack
are made. Also, the water-works dam,
built in imitation Of the Horse shoe Fall
at Niagara, by some informal fool or other
Also; there are some churches built in the
highest style of art, and two newspapers,
edited with marked ability, dignity, vigor
Of research and trenchancy of etymologi-
cal pathological and chronological power
by Glass, and Button, and Alick McDon-
aid, besides a job Office of due proper
tions, power, style and pathos by Schaff.
ter (deuccd good fellow and another
newspaper in the early uterus of coming
events by Ned Christian, Old Waddill
and Colonel Robert Withcrs, which is
destined to be a powerful organ Of popu-
lar sentiment, taste, virtue, faith, hope
and charity, if the type ever comes to
hand
Now, if these Lynchburg editors amt
pleased with that, they may just 80 TO-
bed and dye their toes with bcd-bug poi
son, and die there, for Pm bent On having
their good will, they being the fghtenest
CullOIo III CuiS
Boy, tell Peter Wren to send me two
more, pitchers of punch, for it is very fine.
Make it stiff.
Now / can go it.
The geology of this portion of the
State is very remarkable. | observed in
my rambles q haven't been outside the
Gown since I came here) some admirable
diuvian remains, the principal of which
issa market house, found hereby the first
settlers few centuries ago. Thotim bers
insthis edi6ce, its elevation above tide
water. and the incrustatioBs on the batelf-
ers' blocks, attest its hoary antiquity.
The best biblical students are agreed that
it is distinct and lineal relic of Noah's
Ark, and it is within easy reach of some
of the best clearinghouse in town. The
hill on which this very interesting and in
structive ruin stands, is called, for some
doctrinal or historical reason, lake Knoll.
Think I'll step out now, and sec if |
cant get drink somewhere. No; III
finish this. BY Jove! it is raining, snow
ing, and slecting, at the same time. Here,
more punch, quick View from my win
'dow-slish, slesh, slash, slosb, slusil. How
it pours Plish, pIesh, plash, piosh, plush
Bad walking-slippy, sleppy, slappy,
sloppy, sluppy. What town for man
with pump soies and a wooden leg to live
in. Mid, med, mad, mod, mud, every
where and up to the hub, and somebody
stole my umbrella, and ] got no stills,
and it a raining pitchforks, .pctchforis,
patchforks, potchtarks, putchtorks--why
not punchforks? What n world this
would be if it only rained hot whiskey
punch three days in the week, and egg
nogg on Sunday, wouldn't it? In that
eventI would live always, wouldn't !?
Believe I'll sing.
Come, rest in this boo-scencs that
are-mect me by Hcydcnrich's alone
dog Tray cvcr-tra tar lar terrum tn
,too-my Lconora fare thee well-on tur-
key and champagne this dirty Xmas
weather-reminds me of the girls.
The ladies of this city are BY far the
most beautiful, accomplished and refined
in the whole world, the men are bold aud
fiery as apple brandy, and the entire land
scapc is forty degrees above proof. On
every side the incohercnt hills look mp in
u very becoming manner; the distant
mountains arc blue as pop bottle and
in the West the towering Peaks of Otter
stand up like-likc-stand up like men
determined to do their durndest, or die in
the attempt.
Tho above is really eloquent, and de-
serve drink for it. Here goes
People of Lynchburg-thc most hospi-
table people in the worlt-trcat all the
time. observe Xmas in the most sacred
and festive manner, with fre-crackcrs,
rockets, nggers, and whisley, in all its
forms. People, named generally Latham,
Payne, Christian, Langhorne and Gug-
gcnheimer, with scattering Thurman
hero and there. Gug keeps all hcstores,
and the rest inEabI the muIttudinous
hills and wales A few named Seabury
and Stablcr; three kinds of Latham-one
thin, dyspcptic and goomy-hence called
Grey; another, with forehead that runs
back to his coat-colar and n gilt-edgcd,
thrce-ply soul, hence called Woody q
third called Bob, because an apothccary
and eats Pharaohs scrpcnts for supper (;
remarkable dwarf, named Baugh, from
Baug naugh claugh -baughvile Court
House. Other people, equally remarka-
BILE, blowers Of tobacco horns and ringers
OF auction bells.
Places of interest-Poe's lanyard and
Hollins' Mill. Curious topography OF
city-pcople i'll the morning, when they
come down, sway-baclSed and bow-leggcd,
from holding back, going down hill; in
tho evening when they return home,
hump-shouIdered and box-ankled, from
leaning over, going M hill. Wives have
to iron 'em out before they can get into
bed. Hills so inexcusably steep. travel
lers going up from the Depot can't tote
valise-have to lay down on stomachs,
put valise between legs and back up hill,
after manner of tunblc-not another