The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-07
A trip to Columbia.

swampS OF the Conguree and up the
higher slope of country that surrounds
our City, (of all of which we were total
ly oblivious however. Thanks to the kind
accommodation of our friend Conductor
Gilbert) brought US in the early morn
ing to the City. Ina few moments we
were registered at the Columbia Hotel,
and were made at once to feel at homo.
We connot too heartily express our
thanks to mine host German, for his
splcnded and solid comforts, 30 pleas
antly predsided over, and dispensed by
our friend BuDDs. Not only all the ap.
plianoes OF frst-class Hotel, as to bed
and board, are possessed by the Colum-
bia Hotel and enjoyed by its guests, but
feeling of comfort and home pervaded
sshe whole arrangements, and creates the
most delightful feeling of content. 1t
is worth trip to Columbia to enjoy the
hospitality of this excellent Hotel. Our
friends in the county are constantly
running to Columbia on business, or
pleasure. To them We have the word
of advice eco to the Columbia Hotel
ask for Mr.. Budds and say we sent you"
We will answer for the rest. Refreshed
in the inner man by these our friends
we sailed forth on business Our in
tercourse with the merchants of Colum-
bia was of a most pleasant nature, and
eminently successful, as witness our adver-
tising columns. The business men of
Columbia nre liberal advertisers and of
necessity liberal traders. Columbia is
nearer to our people than Charleston,
and, really. possesses, al. the business nd
vantagsss Tho merchants are an entor-
prising and energetic set of men, and
already Columbia is assuming nn air of
the livclicst hustle and activity. Build
ings arc going up on every hand. The
ncatcst, prcttiest and handsomcst resi-
dences have been built and are being
built over the recently waste places of
the City. Phoenix like Columbia is
emerging from her Shcrmanic ruins,
purified and beautiful. The Court
House, the City Hall and other public
buildings, arc in process Of erection, and
private residences without number are
being rapidly finished. The concomi-
tants of all this prosperity arc seen in
terspersed amid its thoroughfarcs and
marts-to ''wit beautifully dressed and
beautiful women. These-thc incen.
tives to industry now, as the solaces
hitherto in adversely, secm to rejoice as
'twore the guardian spirits of the City in
her rejoicing. Bright flowers, scatter
ed over the broad earth, sometimes
''wasting their sweetness on the desert
air." sometimes Frightening aud adorn-
ing dreary spots and phases Of existence,
and, as in Columbia, clustered together
as in garden groups, uniting aud blend
.-e, = go 1,-.-;J A..-. .---...- i.
perfume.
Two or three days spent thus on bust
ness, but that business rendered SO
pleasant by courtesy aud hospitality; aud
all these advantages, have marked this
visit as pleasant and delightful re-
mincsccnce again. Saturday night
closed, and the scenes Of business were
drapcd with rest. Sunday mornings
scene shone out on tho rcspleudent
City. The Sabbath-day is observed
with remarkably strictncss in Columbia
This in high compliment we say to the
municipal government.
The Church-going groups and process
sions soon commenced to wcnd their sin-
uous ways through the streets to the diff
fercnt Churches. Large and fashionable
congregations were assembled, and the
word of Life was being spoken to each
one "under his own vine aud fig tree"
But the most Gro Mded Of all The Church es