The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-24
Additional Kind Words for Williamson.

Additional Kind Words for Williamson.
In speaking of Williamson, in our last issue,
we made brief mention of some Of her most
interesting features, but about these and much
else we left a great deal unsaid A kind quiet
pervades everything there which brings to mind
all the freshness and beauty of rural life and
the numbling of the dray, the shrill neigh of
the "iron-honse," the hustle and confusion OF
travel forcibly recall the memory of smoke
begrimed, tear-stained, .ever-actise city life.
At the depot, life in its active cast may be seen
three hundred yards away one may be
In measureless content"
The bright, bracing atmosphere, distant
ranges of hills enshrouded with mist, autumn
nodding over the yellow plains, and the witche-
ry of the blue sky made up a 'matchless scene
Of enchanting beauty. And, then the people
moved along with such liveliness that we be.
gan to feel healthy ourselves and the desire
came back, however childish or undignihed it
might seem, to 90 through the same old routine
of exercises which marked our youthful days
to play Wolf, who seated the Heights Abraham,
as all the children know, and feel covered with
glory; or jump with hop, step and a jump
6ut-we dream. There was kind of elastic
ity lent to our spirits, and bounding, glad
some, Joyous something within, which made
contentment-bu leaving out all imagination
we may Justly ascribe the wealth of William
ston, and the health Of her people to climate (;
for with all these and many more things in life,
climate has everything to do. Dr.. Prime,
speaking of "the luxury of living" makes cli-
mate "mark the difference in nations, and tell
on character, religion, letters and art"
Real estate has increased greatly in value
during the last year or two, and lots which
were offered before the war at $3.50, now de-
mand much higher price, and sell readily at
$1,000. The residences in the town are mostly
of cottage style and there is pleasing same
ness about them. All are creditable alike to
the inmates and the yillage-and their white
walls glistening and cleaning through thick
surrounding shrubbery, in the bright sunshine,
made up very pretty picture indeed.
One blessed privilege is enjoyed at William,
ston, of which few places are possessed, and
that the privilege of "sitting under your own
vine and fig tree, !" free from the reminders OF
a giddy, thoughtless, heartless wife that the
The market is very fine and is always supplied
with every thing which the country around
produces. Country produce brings good, fair
price and the lands lying around the town are
fine and fertile. -
One yery beautiful feature of the place is
the brook, at the foot of the hill, near the
spring, which flows directly through town. It
is not large but chatters pretty song, and has
so sung forever-a fit type of eternity thought
we. An emblem of this dread reality is the
ring-it has no end. Not less suggestive wo'. Id
be a stream whose flow has never known cessa-
ton. The stream is clear as crystal, smooth
in its flow and the banks are clothed with rank
prowths of iron wood and Willows.
The spring of which we have already said
something, is to the left of the depot as the
train goes North, at distance of three or four
hundred yards. 1t is in lot nicely shaded
with water-oaks and surrounded by neat
white plank fence. In this enclosure has been
erected a stand from which the orator may
evolve his gas, and comfortable seats are ar
ranged at different intervals through the
grounds where Eye lovers" of women and beau
ty can whisper soft tales of 81 would Like to
marry" The spring is situated nearly IN the
centre of this enclosure, and the water comes
up through stone basin, chiselled and lash
ioned after the best manner. We made an at
tempt to ascertain the amount of water dis
charged by this spring in day but, not having
a acknowledgement, we feel our estimate IS
wrong-it is two gallons per minute 1zo gal
Ions per hour and $3.50 gallons per day. The
lfams, in honor of whose many acts OF beneh-
cence the town was called Williamson.
The Female College is now carried on in the
building formerly used as hotel; but an effort
is being made to change such order Of things:
The citizens have taken the matter in hand
and intend erecting house more suitable fora
College building, and of more pretentions and
elegant style. A meeting was held on Satnr-
day, the 5th inst, to advance this lapdable
undertaking. The College is now under the
supervision of q Joint Stock Company COM
posed of the best and most solvent men in the
country, and men full of life, energy and actiy-
ity. The capital stock of this company is linn
tied to $4,000 and the amount already sub
scribed $3.50. The estimated cost of the
building, about to be constructed, with all the
modern improvements and in the best style, is
about $4,000. It will occupy.a commanding
position south of the spring, and will be in q
high and healthy location. We hal! with
pleasure every enterprise put on foot for the
good of the human race and the elevation of
our own species. .-AbbeuiAe Medium.
TEE BEST soc1ErY.-'No company, or good
company" was motto given by distin-
guished man to all his young friends. 1t was
a motto he had always endeavored to follow as
far as lay in his power, and it was very wise
one. :,
Another man, of high position in the world,
makes it rule to associate with high-minded,
intelligent men, rather than with fashionable
idlers; and he said he had derived more
intellectual improvement from them than from
ali the books he ever read.
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton often spoke of