The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-03-25

Piacs IN Y Worlds nonGh ana 20 at
lama cefsain nicist, sooner or batter, in.
more or less ofths walks Of human exs
@istence. But We must confess that this
was an instance in which our usual
mode of reasoning failed us. The
thought struck us, that if our hitherto
conceived ideas Of life werc correct,
tlcn Providence had placed these pea
nut hucksters in this would to.fll an un-
cnyiable sphere. But let us turn from
"goobers" and ''ecgs," and their assll.
ers," and proceed with our trip. If it
accords with the conception of some
mems idea oftheir individual Importance
or nou-importance in the realms Of space,
Ito retail 'sgoobers'' by the pint for q
livelihood, why, We are satisfied.
l. ATLANTA.
is a beautiful and lourishing city, and
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supports three handsome daily papers.
Strangers can always judge more correct
ly as to the commercial health and pros
pcrity of a town, from the appearance of
its journals, than by anything else,
Each Of the Atlanta papers is larger
than either Of our esteemed contempora-
ries of Charleston, aud yet the latter
city is an important seaport metropolis,
and five or six times the population Of
Atlanta. The secret cf the whole mat
ter is that the merchants Of Charles
ton IRE not up to the times like those of
Atlanta. The continuous absence of
their advertisements from their city pa
pers, is one evidence of this fact. We
remember to have heard, one time on our
way, someg gentlemen advisingtheiririends
not to go to Charleston; that Savannah
was fast taking her place; that the
former city had become crippled aud de-
crepid, effectually. We said nothing.
Alas .. VIC thought there was q kind of
ring Of truth in it all. Now we had
several of.tho Charleston papers with us,
aud if they had been crowded With ed
refreshments as they should be, we could
have. rofutcd these damaging remarks to
the prosperity Of Charleston. We w,uld
haze displayed them. AS it was, it all
went to impress strongly upon our mind
this fact (: That until the merchants of
our grand old metropolis take to advcr-
Ii;.inc more g xtGas;ralS the~ssr Is tbsi-
commercial life is bound to wane gradu-
ally and sur,y.
But let us retur TO Atlanta. Hero
the people (and the ladies particularly
presented a better and l~iselier appear
ance. Our ext place Of arrival was
WEST POINT,
which is an important junction, but not
populous. We were soon, however,
vending our way agaiu-this time for
MONTGOMERY.
the Capital of Alabama. Here we met
and exchanged greetings with %acquaiu-
tances, whose friendships we shall al
ways remember, warmly, tenderly and
with affection. But the car doesn't
wait for us, and changing our baggage,
and bidding hasty adieus to our friends,
we are soon going ahead again this
time for our destination,
GREEHvnI.E,
Alabama. As the train rolled to this
place, strange emotions seized malyrc
mons, possession of our BOSOM
Arrived aud snugly ensconced in our
room, we had time for meditation aud
reflection. Twas night, deep the night,
before the wooings of morpheus were
welcomed to our couch. Twas night
when we came to u proper realization of
the fact, how near we were to a host of
acenaintances and friends: and 70. ac.;!aa
not sec them till the rising of the NOR