The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-04-14
CHARIESfOT, April 10, '69.

MY DEAR HYRALD-What is your opinion of
calico parties and balls7 ink that they ''arc
miserable subterfuge!"
On dits-That the visitors to our city are re-
galed upon lamb and green peas with mint
sauce, and desert of Strawberries and cream
that the young gentlemen of the fire department
are working with Titan energy to make their
coming anniversary the rival of its predecessors
also that Augusta, Columbia, Savannah, and
possibly some of the inland towns of our own
Carolina will be represented. Cannot the gallant
sons of Newberry with handsome steamer take
their place in the picture, for it will be pretty
and enlivening one); that the specialties Of
Charleston are velocipedes, aspbaltum pave.
ments. Grecian Bends, considerable bend, with
but little of the Grecian) fish, daddy Cain and
Senator Corbin-I mean no disrespect to dads
dy Cain.
! Charleston has enjoyed splendid spring
trade Father tells me that merchants have
been here from far and near, and that the spring
sales were never better since the war. Yet, he
observes that it is only commission business,
after all. The major portion of the proceeds of
the sales effected going North, with but very
little more than the commissions remaining here
heard him say to Captain -, of the ship
-, who recently spent the evening with rs,
| among other things, that absenteeism and the
want ofmanufactures here were positive injury
to Charleston.
A magazine is soon to appear in this city
| bearing the ponderous name Of the Nineteenth
Century. 1t will be conducted by gentlemen of
exemplary culture. Rev. W. w. Hicks. and
F. G. DeFontaine. Esq. AS names of journals
should be indicative of character, principles or
power, shall expect much from the Nine
teenth Century!
I do not care to allow my eyes to wander
upon the forbidden ground Of politics, especially
such gross peryersions of the great principe of
right, as is now manifest yet I do not think
that woman should be unacquainted with the
elements of government, espec ally the rami6-
cations of that under which she lives, but from
the political doipgs Of the day, as occasionally
have glimpse at them, the fact is revealed that
we are surely drifting into empire. One can
see signs of it here. IliCm fuit "Let US have
peace"
Be kind enough to send me an occasional
package of your exchange papers. think that /
should like to peep into the sanctorum of your
Observation-Disclosures as you call each other
of the quill driving persuasion. 1t must af>
ford a very pleasant hour to retire 10 some
cosy window in the attic. and there, not 'cab-
bined, cribbed, confined" )" but fancy free, en-
joy converse with those who are largely respou>
sible for the interests of Society. and at whose
hands the "Commonwealt should suffer no
detrimen:" I tell you, sir, that the press is a
power in the lend-the palladium of rigths, a
bulwark of safety, and covert from the spoiler,
when it maintains firm integrity of purpose
and unwavering faith in the right. But when it
pauders to vicious taste, and trumps up vice,
in guady colors at the expense of virtue, it be-
comes terrible engine of moral destruction
From venal press may the South be delivered
have thought tbst, unless had something of
special moment to communicate to your paper,
would b. your occasional" correspondent, as
you no doubt have great many male readers
l wou' d not like to compromise myself by ap-
pesring often before them in what they might
suppose letter of s'souad:' if not Of fury,
and 'signifying nothing" know so well the
estimate scme gentlemen have of women. They,
the masculines think the feminines should be, or
are, nouentities; aud consequently incapable of
putting two thoughts together, wholly devoid of
reasoning power. and governed altogether by
instinct Now, / would not, for basket of chips,
disabuse their dear minds Of so lordly thought
--let them eojoy it e'en down to the day of the
'.lean and slippered pantaloon." Its selfish co.
joyuent will be- the cost of sold pleasure. I
qualified my reuiark-I esid '-somc:' gentlemen.
SC. And how d It proven? Why by their
either coming at US in my Lord Dundreary's
style, or as Sir Oracle. Again. they speak to
rs in mincipg monosyllab'cs.
Now, a woman who attempts to improve her
mind at the expense of her health, or her &C.
quaintance with the thousand and one little du-
ties that 60 to make the sum of domestic haps
piness, is not wise. To my mode Of reasoning
all owing to the early precepts and exa mple of .
dear departed mother-that woman, be she mar
ried or not,who may parse Latin sentence, and
translate Horace and descant upo" the beauties
Of Tasso, has not completed her education when
she finds herself unable to give practical force
and effect to the orders that may grow out of du>
tives devolved upon her in the course of the cur.
rent events of life.
Ever thine, BEATRICE.