The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-23

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Mn. EDlroAsA few ds5s si1ceT y arrived
in thisoity Of EHide atNsts and hsndsame
hous& and I'd pay / tsbrpught & ord kd,
woqn Only bel zellinG yop what hight be
.saidsof tny other thoroughfare; md to
attempt TO estimate the crowd would be
idle. for though nnr train had ten car
loads of living freight, we seemed really
to be bringing up the, rear OF mighty
host. Arriving under the immense de-
pot, which probably would stand, COM
fortably. 10000 people, I had to edge
myself along to the street and thence to
the Brown House. where as approached,
vaiise in hand, the proprietor 6tied ont,
''no room, SIR" What, said /, no chance
for o bed and something to eat. mo" F"
said he. mot even room for You to stand
upon" Chance favored me, however, for
Mr.. Tozer. OF Columbia, recognized me,
and, said he. "come to ny room, I'll
take care of you" Thither we went,
and, much to nay surprise, as we'll as his
astonishment, we found eleven cots in
the room and only sixteen occupants
already in them, though it was about z
o'clock p. m. Nothing daunted, how.
ever, he and I, after supper. secured a
bed for myself and friend, where friend
and ''spooned" together till morning,
always being cautious, during the night.
to wake each other up when we wished
to turn over, for fear of pushing the
sleeping one out of bed. Next morning
was congratulated by my acquaintanoes
for securing such comfortable quarters.
have thus partioularized, to enable you
to conceive of the crowd.
The morning Of the fternoon I arrived
in Macon. General Hampton, the orator
of the occasion, had reached the city,
Macon Fair, will simply say the Gene
thither in search of quarters until a short
while before he was informed ut what
hour he was expected to deliver his ora
ton. Of this speech need not speak !;
you will doubtless publish it. and when
your readers are pernsing its last half
column, let them imagine themselves in
tho presence OF thousands of heroes who
reilly loved the orator, and calmly look
into the faces Of those tried veterans and
see the tears trickEhg freely down their
checks, nnd they will have some appre-
citation of it's effect. General Hampton
is as much beloved in Georgia rs he is in
South Carolina, because thousands of
noble Georgians survive who have tested
the material whereof he is made.
Next morning, sunrise found me ut the
breakfast table, where the jam was more
than great. A few more minutes aud of
party of us start for the Fair Grounds,
four miles distant hy railroad, or three
miles by wagon road. AS the grounds
are approached, the sight becomes truly
impressive. There stands magnificent
two-story brick building. sixty feet wide
and three hundred and fifty long, built
for laboratory by the Confederate
Government, with wings and adjuncts
around about it, and on every side are
long rows of horse and cattle stalls,
marques as large as Robinson's circus
tent, rows of wall-tents, enclosures of all
sorts, wide and well rolled racc.track
of mile, and in tho midst Of all, Il hip
podrome, capable Of seating com
fortably surcn thousand people We enter
the gate, (for. remember this Fair
ground which, from first to last. perhaps
100000 people visited during the week.
had but one gnte for pedestriaps,) and
ascend the steps leading to the immense
hall up stairs; wo perlnlbulatc the build
ing. seeing here, there and everywhere,
one jumbled, tumbled, confused collec-
ton Of articles Of every variety. from n
mammoth piano to u miniature needle
case. including sewing machines, do
mestic wines, sides of leather, bundles
of frnit-trces, jars of preserves, et id.
&C., "too numerous to mention" We
walked and looked, and looked and
walked, and came out satisfied, that a
committee on any articles in that room
could do no more.
Down stairs we enter among the gins
and count dozen varieties on hand,
and plows innumerable, straw cutters by
the score, guano by tho ton, Yankee
tricks by the car load, cotton planters
without number, seed drills enough to
SOW the grain crop of South Carolina in
II dny, and q drummer, with his tongue
hung i'll the middle, crying aloud the ad-
vantages of his particular 'machine, -
and while each accorded to his COM
petitor something commendable, every
man vowed lis was the best. One little
Yank read aloud private letter of Mr..
j. A. Seddon, extolling his fertilizer, and
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