The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-11-16

On Thursday morning last. as the first
rays of old Sol should have been seen over
the tree tops, but were not on account of
is being very cloudy, we, in company with
wheY pleasure seekers, embarked on board
t'rpt Blodget train en- routc to Columbia.
vt every cross-road, station pump, wood
yard and by way, our well laden train was
stopped and more passengers got aboard, and
10y the time we had arrived at Columbia,
there WIS scarcely standing room Arrived
there, We could with difficulty find vehicles
T. carry US up into the city, all Of them be-
Ing engaged in transporting passengers to
the Fair Grounds. As we rode up Main
street, familiar faces and smiles greeted us
on every side, and we drew up before the
Columbia Hotel in great style, but surround
ed by mud on every side to the depth of
about six inches. Having repaired dam
ages and visited Pollock's for the purpose of
refreshing the inner man, We wended our
way to the Fair. BY this time tn clouds
hadopened and the rain poured after thatpe
cul!ar fashion which it has when determined
ogive the earth long and thorough drench-
ing. What with the innumerablc vehicles,
t;om the heavy omnibus to the trotting
sulky, and. foot passengers, the walks pre-
scented 'an .ungainly appearance, and caused
many fair yo, NJ ladies to execute involun-
tariiy two military maneuveres, 1o-wit !:
dresses up in front and ':closes" up behind.
Having reached the exhibition, we procured
a ticket and went to the place. where We saw
everything on. earth to please, the eye of
every man, woman and child. but we were
especially gratifed by the display ofbeautiful
ladies who pronIenaded the different apart
ments and varied with the ever changing but
always beautiful colors of the Kaleidoscope.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
was the first we encountered apon eurerine
Here were beautiful fruit trees, potatoes from
s lbs. down, beets, cabblges, turnips, and in
short, every variety Of agricultural prooucts.
In the same room, were beautifully bouni
books, containing a:thousand pages from the
manufactsry of Walker, Evans & Cogswell,
Charleston, S. G. Turning. to the left we
encountered a rustic gr tito, built with rocks,
over which stream of water fell into pool
where 6oated and swaursonle beautiful ducks,
the greehead, mallard and other varieties.
THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT -,
contained handsome display of carriages
where sat love smtten swans taking an i'm
aginary drive with their Dulc:neas who were
at their side. Next came the machinery,
among which we motto, d u gin made by Mr..
Il. j. McCreight, of this town, which was
doing spendidly. 1t will probably be award
cd premium. Cotton gins and presses
were doing their very best, and their pro-
prietors evidently felt that noble emulation
which spurred them Oh to do all that they
could.
THE LADIES BAZAAR.
Turning again to the left, we ascended
stairway which ushered us into the ladies'
bazaar for the benefit of the Monumental
Association. Here a perfectly dazzling scspe
met our gaze. Troops of beautiful young
ladies, becomingly dressed, insiuuated them
selves into our good graces, aud before we
knew what we were about, we and our party
were quietly seated at tables, discussing
palatab.c edbles with an appetite apparently
insatiatc. The manner in which those ladies
managed to do.what they pleased with
fellow, was something wond rful. Gifted,
apparently, with presciencc, they pounced
6Sn upon the luckless Cor lucky) wight,
and in two inmates and a quarter, he found
himself being waited upon with tender ASST
duty by one of the faircst of earthly angels,
who when he had concluded his rcpast, with
Il business like air took his grecnbacks, with
a bright smile, and he got up perfectly salts
fed. OF course, undcr the circumstances.
the ladies could not remember erc,ythig,
and hence they frequently forgot to give
one his change, Or when asked about it had
already buried him in oblivion. However,
no one was mean enough to demand it, and
the dear creatures went Oh in their work of
lov'
Leaving this scene of enchantment, we
next came to
THE SEWING MACHINES. e..t
There were about dozen of these upon
which the operators were sewing away very in
dustriously, making agreeable accompaniment
to the.mu1mur of the huncreds of voices of
passers-by- Beautiful carpets filed the gap
between this and the