The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-04

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& We have Just awoke FROM our Rip
Van Winkle ,slumbers, and now nov jssit
down under the cool shadow Of, the
mountains to colleot,ours thoughts---a
more dificult task, by the way, than
the modern, publican performs in the
collection Of reluctant taxes. go, -, :, {
1--WE had no sooner taken our seat
in the cars, than q train OF, thoughts
either from sympathy with the putting
locomotion, or the s'seven times heat
ed" atmosphere, began to steam sup,
and dash off at q fprious rats, running
everywhere, stopping anywhere, sand
making &C onnsctions, ,nowhere.g .g It seem.
edsto,bes kind of excursion, train, ,of-
fering q free passage TO- ideas Sof. all
sorts and compilations, opeytakinq,
hugging, and embracing each other
with a atbeautiful spirit, of universal
brotherhood, realizing the modern
dream of absolute liberty and equali-
ty. s.4a nsg sgsZ g,s.,,ta s,pr ,;i
There were hot thoughts pouring
from the heated brain, like melted
lava from q burning volcano, remind
ing US of such thoughts as fre-eaters
shoot at radical notions, and, inflsmed
bigots torture heretics with. y There
were smoky thoughts inspired by ! a.
sooty volume from e the locomotive,
bursted in at our window, seemingly.
by special wind delegated for that;
purpose, filing one to sutfocation, and
making him feel like a. live chimney.
We had thoughts dry as the dust and
oinders that collected in our eyes, nose
and ears, which suddenly induced q!
delightful sleep, enriched with dreams
OF antiquarian libraries and oata.,
combs. We had lean, skeleton, dwarf
ed and twisted thoughts, as we gazed
upon our profile on the painted wall,
and looked out upon the hungry fields
and stunted corn, twisting and with,
ering in the scorching sun. ,, Cool and
refreshing we're the thoughts that olus-,
tered around the saucer Of s;ce cream
and the tumbler of ice water. We
had dancing. thoughts intruding their.
oloven feet into the sanctuary, Of our.
soul, and turning the, temple of CON!
science into q hall of reyelry,, as the
cars jolted us, and passengers disturb-
ed our slumbers, and the locomotive
fingered ut the tank and 4 wood pile, ,
and porters beloved in our ears. /. !
ct ie an old adage that, there are
some things that are "enough to pro-
woke saints and make ministers-sour.")
but time would fail us to speak of, the
deformed thoughts, che noisy thoughts
that grew audible, the naked Thoughts
little oupids) and thoughts with ,rea.
dy made clothing, and the newborn
thoughts just uttering their infant CRY
as we neared our journey's end .,sr,8 {
The tatiguing journey, the loss Of
sleep, the heavy atmosphere of this
new climate, have combined 20. keep
ius: in q stupid, and sleep ratate until
now. aAwaking upon this mixed muI.
titude of railroad revories, ! itt would
hardly be worth the laborsatj JJiniss late
hour, TO- catch end pen them, though
they might, in tho hands of, an artist.
afford material for an .intereatipo aa,
ries Of !tableaux., We gladly pass
from this hot, dusty, smoky, scoty, re-
giion, to bathe in the cool, ,refreshino
air Of the mountains. y ''S,r -
There can be no question but thas
we become like the persons with whom
We assooiate---our thoughts take their,
hue and shape from every surrounding
object. What a happy flow, of thouehts
one ought to have, here in mid -a1,m.
mer, while in lower latitudes our, on
ne,,ghbors are sweltering in the tropi-
cal heat--here, in q cool and Ebracing
atmosphere, in this company OK sub.
mountains, in these homes Of oenern,,a.
hospitality, in this land Of rich 'but-
termilk and fat beef. .....'., !.
Everything, seems to expand into
nuge proportions amid these rugged
nils. We encountered big men.
reared ,s amid these big, mountains. :
Ihe blaokberries hung big upon Che
big, bushes. Big summer, apples come
to market. Big chickens for, one dol
lar and q halt per dozen. Big cattle
Craze upon the big hills. The big
Chester pig grows bigger here. Mr.. d.
showed US a litter ten weeks old, some
OF which weighed nearly fifty pounds.
Just think Of it, two Of them would
about balance your plump .oorrespon--
dent, and for ten dollars he will for
ward one by express, at your expense.
Send on your orders. We get : no
commission, and you must not expeot
paw for this sdvert;oanoot