Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-10
THE ADVERTISER.
Edgefeld, S. c., Aug. 10, 1871.
Editorial Correspondents.
GREENv1LLE, Aug. #h,'

EQltcTldi COTTespOn4SnSss go
GREENvlLLE, Aug. AAs ISIS
sit down, my dear old papery in the
midst of the most fiery and raging heat
have experienceashis sumtne to write
YOU sort of a letter. 1t must be short,
however, and very higgledy-piggledy,
for 1 have been here but one day, and
have as yet seen but little and heard
nothing. And. besides+althongn as ofS
and bony as Romeo's apothecary-Ia am
a constantly oozing sponge, and am "as
water split upon the ground that cannot
be gathered up." The thermometer in
Greenviief on an unbridled spree, high
up inlougs the1ninetiesy and men, two
men and children are! signing to read
their title clear to an ice hut at the North
Pole.
But stop. What loyal Edgefeld man
travels from Dan to Beersheba (the; Court
House to Nitety-six) without drawing a
picture of the crops? Well, starting at
l O'Clock at night, we could see but little
until We reached Mr. GEORGE SEeoTH-
ER's. ;:aAnd from thisapoint to Ninety
Six the growing stuff looks badly enough,
we can assure you-poor. cotton, and still
poorer corn. Allthis stretch of country.
seems to have suffered severely from
drought. On the large, and splendid
plantation of the late Mrs. ,WHITF1ELD
BROOKS, through which we drove, the
thoroughly blghted corn,. and almost
as thoroughly blighted cotton, presented
really pitiable spectacle. On. the next
plantation en- route, Genl., ,DUNoy4ANT's,
the crops looked somewhatbetter: While
on the next, Major GEORGE ADDIsoN's,
cotton and corn are as fine as we have.
ever seen. And thus ends our crop
chapter. IN
Arriving at Ninety7six three solid
hours in advance of the cars lthey pass
up at ~ we had simply a vile time of it,
notwithstanding that our kind friend,
Mr.. Dick SANDERS, took US all into his
store, and washed us, and ministered to
us. After this. Samaritan conduct on
the partof DICK, we stretched out under
tree and slept as only alazy, trifling
Southerner could. We were. suddenly
awoke by hearing our sisters, in a, loud
voice, assuring astout and resolpte=look-
ing gentleman that they were newspa-
per women, that they were used to all
the newspapers in the world, and enjoy
ed all newspaper privileges without
money and without price. To our in
finite amusement and alarm, we found
they were in the, fangs of an agent of the
Atlanta San, ALExANpER STEPHENS
paper, who was about to make them sub
scribe at the point of the bayonet. Upon
this we turned our face to the tree and
drew our last breath. We never expect
to smile again. To start off on sum-
mer' trip, feeling ihclined'to kick up our
heelslkeal little negro, ,andcry Schools
OUT and then fail, in the very begin
ming, into the fangs ola newspaper
agent Conceive of it! ga ~ =. e'o'
Up to Greenville by rail, was hot, dus-
ty and uneventful. An elegant new
coach, a Northern son of President BUSH
for conductor, a good many passengers,
young men in linen busters, and ladies
im hideous bought dresses, very slow
travelling, gazing out at the new telegraph
posts, nice ice cream, and miserable
peaches, were the salient points. AT VIII
liamston, which is a beautiful place, we
espied considerable crowd on the plat
form. When we drew nigh, we were
indignant to find most of the gazers ne
gro women, with wells ON their beads,
and but little else on their bodies. By
the-by, a veil is very good costume for
this sort of weather. y..1 y,
We have not visited Greenville in eight
years before, and in this time the town
has grown and spred very much. But
we have not seen itfairly,yet. .Wemust
per force, send you letter by to-mor-
rows mail. Otherwise, as there is no
Sunday train on the Greenville and Co
lumbia Railroad, it would not reach you
in time. The suburbs OF Greenville are
beautiful. The country around is beau
tiful. In fact Greenville is, and always
was, beautiful. - '.'s1-, az ~
There are many strangers here, and ho-
tells and boarding houses are full without
being uncomfortably crowded. Late in
the afternoon, when people make them
selves spruce and walk and drive in all
directions, the scene is very lively. The
only compatriot We have met-and
very pleasant one he isis Capt. GEO.
LAKE, who is here carrying the war (the
Universal Life Insurance Company into
Africa. He and his amiable lady are at
the Mansion House, the headquarters Of
fashion and hustle. And speaking Of
fashion, we have as yet metwith no case
Of" arscnical poisoning" sthe newspa-
pers have it. For does not poisoning
seem 20 be the fashion OF the days But :.
until the Yankee women begin TO eat. !
and drink with us we have but little to
fear. 1874. .rg sN 9
One thing we have discovered. To
wit, that the country between Edgefeld
and Augusta is the very finest fruit and
melon country in the whole world. Bah,
the peaches and melons we have seen
since we left homo cause US to snort with
contcmpt! A strong and loyal idea OF
old Edge6eld, and the old -dd0ertiScr,
hnngs about our heart wherever we arc,
pr wherever we may roam. Adieu.
More next week. j. TcB.
rhe Cotton States Mechanics and
Agricultural Fair.
DR.. WM. H. TurT, President, in forms
US tlat the second grand Annual Fair OF
the Cotton States Mechanics and Agri-
cultural Fair Association, of Augusta.
Ca, commences Tuesday, October 3lst,
and will continue for five days:
The President writes us as follows: