The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-04-14
cHaR4ESrOT, April 10. ,6o.

MY DEAR HxRALD-What is your opinion of
calico parties and ballsf think 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, asphaltum 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 a commission business
after all The major portion of the proceeds of
the sales effected going North, with but very
G.
I heard him say to Captain -, of the ship
-, who recently spent the evening with us,
among other things, that absenteeism and the
want of manufactures 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. end
FIG. DeFontane. Esq. AS names of journals
should be indicative of character, principles or
power, I 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 perversions of the great principe of
right, as is now manifest yet do not think
that q woman should be unacquainted with the
elements of government, espec ally the rami6-
cations of that under which she lives, but from
the political doings Of the day, asI occasionally
have glimpse at them, the fact is revealed that
We are surely drifting into empire. One can
see signs of it here. Ilium 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 very pleasant hour to retire 10 some
COSY window in the attic. and there, not s'cab~
bined, cribbed, confined" but fancy free, en-
Joy converse with those who are largely respon>
sible for the interests of Society. and at whose
hands the Commonwealth should suffer no
detriment." tell you, sir, that the press is
power in the lsnd-the palladium of rigths, a
buiwark 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 coors at the expense of virtue, it be-
comes a terrible engine of moral destruction.
From yenal press may the South be delivered! !
Ihave thought that, 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,
| / won not like to compromise myself by ap-
pearing often before them in what they might
suppose letter Of s.sound:' if not of fury.
| and "signifying nothing" know so well the
estimate some gentlemen have Of women. They,
the masculines think the feminines should be, or
are, nonentities; aud consequently incapable of
| putting two thoughts together, wholly devoid of
reasoning power. and governed altogether by
instinct Now, I would not, for basket Of chips,
disabuse their dear minds Of so ,ordIy thought
--let them eojoy it e'en down to the day Of the
s.lean and slippered pantaloon." Its selfish co.
joyuent will be the cost of sold pleasure. I
qualified my reuark-t tsia ''.omc' gentlemen,
| SC. And how. d It proven? Why. by their
either coming at US in my Lord Dundreary g
style, or as Sir Oracle. Again. they speak to
| rs in mincipg monosyIlab'cs.
Now, woman who attempts to improve her
mind at the expense of her health, or her &C.
ouaintance 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 ofa
| dear departed mother-that woman, be she mar
ried or ot,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.