The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-03-18

/ ueens suited feter; he lnsisted that he had
been there in propria per,ona, a. my 9lan.
dam neighbor and friend. Thomas Ferguson.
was wont to say. bodaciorsly, gsquiie .
sammy After vninIy suggesting to Pete
that he only imagined or dreamed what he
had stated, aud Pete obstinately sdhering
to the literal fact, the Rev. Mr.. O.
finally said: :. Well Peter. what sort Of q
place 10 hell what does It look like : de
scribe It to usi' Hercupou Peter, after
some reflection. and inclining bis head 10
one shoulder, like most darkeys when assay,
ing 20 look wise and reflective, gravsly
answered, well. Mars Bob. nigh as can
scribe II, itlooked jus, like uau,b burg
BY the by, DR.. Jetemiah Stokes, a native
Of Greenville, a'man / am proud to claim
A an old and cherished friend and kin,man,
and whilom President of the Hamburg
Bank. owns, and lives 10 one Of the most
handsome residences in HAMBURG. His
house Is situsied on the bank o: the Savxn
hah, and commands beautiful view of Au-
gusts, the river. wharv-s, railroad, and car
riage b.idges, as well rs the town Of II IN.
burg, looking such as scribed" by our
freud Pete. DIR. Stokes. by his Intelligence
and integrity in his varied pursuits Of lif.--
as a learned and skilful ply siciau, ,merchaat,
planter, and President Of the Bank Of Ham
burg--had accumulated large fortune be
fore the var. BY the war he lost upwards
Of $3.50, 600. Zone hundred aud thirty thou,
sand dolla a. and Yet, I am glad, to SAY,
that out Of the wreck OF his fortune he has
enough left to render him. aud those de-
pendent upon him. comfortable and iuds-
pendent, and, with all ! trust. satisfied and
happy. But can Stokes, or in truth, any.
body. by whatever name called, 10 happy
without plenty OF money If fso.i il must
be q very poor happiness; aud this poor
pun reminds me to say that Hamburg has a
a. Damn, Postmaster, an honest and oblig
ing German, Iauch esteensd by all Of Lis
acquaintancs. . .-......... t.,r.
The " Great Ring. s, rsak-d and Striped, !"
ss the Mercury happily dsnominstes that
strange collection OF animals in Charleston,
calling iisolf q Convention, 10, Of. q variety,
astrange compound; ST. Peter's great
sheet, wher.in was all manner OF four footed
beasts, and wild beasts" was scarce NOR.
comprehensive and indiscriminate In its
collection. Take. for instance, the delega.
ton from this (Edgefeldr District, I asked
a friend, shortly after the election, who had
been eiectedf He replied. :" two dogs and
four nigg-rs 'A-meaning hy the former two
white men. And who are these white men :
the other is the gentleman who took sici, a
| fancy to all the stills Of Pickens and Greer.
| Vile, and nj the late term Of the District
| Court Of the United States, at Greeeville,
was convicted Of frauds upou the Revenue
Of the Government. He is, ! believe, a
Jew, cosmopolilan. without nationality.
or the negroes. one isa free negro. from
Massaehusetts, imported since tie war;
another, Dave. was the slave Of my friend.
W. @. Harri-. Esq, and enlls himself, aud
was elected by tho name of Darid Harris,
Dave isa shoemaker by trade, was an honest
man, AID a negro Of good character before
the war, and may yet be so, for aught 1
know to the contrary. The other two are
Of the usual Sambo type. Am sorry Ia
see that Gov. Orr 90 sadly mi.coaceived
what was due TO the StAte. and his own
good fame, as TO address ap assembly 90
constituted, advising them what to do or
forbear TO do, thereby recognizing the meet
ing ne legal constitutional body. 1t was
most lamentable error on the part of hi.
SEcellency. 'g..' 'aa r.a .. p, ...-.
My old friend Charles hammond, Esq
living fur miles from Hamburg. during tn.
Christmas holidays was presented by. a
friend with some wild Turkeys. the edibility
| of which he was kind enough to ask mine
host, Mr.. Harris. and myssf to assist il
testing. Mr.. Thos. McRie, the gept,cmar
who shot the turkeys. three 10 numbsr =
killed them all io one morning on the bot
4 tom lands Of Nj. Harris on the savannai
River, and this. too. only eight miles from
Augusta Ishoeld not be surprised, by The
i way, u, within few years. Wild turkeys
aud other game, were found near the sa'
burbs Of many Of our Soutbern cities.
learp that manJ Of The most valuable plant.
stions situate on both banks Of the Savan
nah, so far distant az three and more mile
from Augusta, eaanot be either ,sold o,
rented at a',y price. owing to the depreda
lions Of. the city thieves and robbers
I recently had the pleasure Of seoiug Mrs
DIR. William Butler and daughter. Mics r.
they having come down from EdgefislG
village TO spend a few days with Mrs. Har
ris. nra b.. who for many years has con
tributsd so much 10 the sucisl amenities o
your Town, and is justly so much beloved
and respected for her many vir'ues. he
friends win be glad 10 hear. is ID The enjoy
msnt Of her accu.tomed health. She will