Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-10-03

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EDITORIAL, correspondence.
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Saturday, Sept. sist, 1872.
Dear Adperttse,, Here we are-eirhs
Edgefield aborigines-on the deck Of. the
steamer Georgia, in mid ocean, half way
between Charleston and New York. And
those three brave and merry boys, W:
P, ". g., and ]. g., assisted by lady,
are singing g Goodbye Sweetheart,' and
affecting toweep AT the end Of each verse,
Poor fellowsi perhaps after all, It ia
more real than affected. Their sweet.
hearts at home are at liberty to form
their own opinion Of the matter But
certainly these Edgefeld boys are the
life of the boat. They have not had a
moment Of seasickness; their laughter,
their iests and their songs resopnd from
morning until night and from night un-
til morning; and as to their appetite; it
is simply fearful and all-ravaging. Verf-
ly if Jonah's whale, with Jonah In his
belly, were to swim by, they ywould'har-
poon him in, and devour both him and
the prophet without leaving bone.
The Georgia instead of sailing on
Thursday evening att, as advertised,
sailed at 8 in the morning; so instead of
pleasant day in Charleston, we were
all huddled out of the night cars into
coach, driven frantically across the city,
and dumped pell-mell on the deck of
the stately steamer. But then it was de-
lghtfully merry, and shaky-up and jig
joggy, occssioning one to lose his head
totally, and not care whether he be here
or there. And finally, after being in
formed by the Captain that he would
have sailed two hours ago had he not
chad TO wait for that Edgecowbe party"
out We steamed into the blue sea, salu-
ting battered Sumter as wa passed her,
with mournful yet proud feelings.
An old proyerb says IF you would learn
to pray, go to sea-" And certain 1t is
that here the mind more instinctively
turns to God, and more strongly feels
His presence. Did you ever hear the
tale (true to the letter too) Of old Mr..
Avery Bland, while in storm at sea be-
tween N. Y. and Charleston, calling upon
his companions to pay and upon be-
ing informed ay them that they could
not, kneeling himself aad saying, "Lord
make US thankful for for what we are
about to receive, for Christ's sake
Amen ?"
This is our third day on board, and
still we have another day and night be-
fore reaching N. Y. The Georgia is the
largest, and perhaps the most handsome
ly equipped, of the Charleston and N.
Y. line, but not the fastest: on the con-
trary the slowest. She is commanded
by Capt Holmes, who has already clearly
testified to us that he is genial and in
telligent gentleman. He is evidently
much pleased with the insouciance of
the Edgefield party, and has compli-
mented them by inviting them, and
them alone, to spend the evening in his
own private room, where they had q
pleasant time with wine, story and song.
The s1igp,as TsgsEds dse0Es5ep ssssRGs;
rs literallya floating palace. Breakfast
at s; lunch at IL; dinner at 2; tea at o.
each meal princely in abundance, varie-
ty and service, Indeed the dinners are
SO long, stylish, and ceremonious as to !
be positive bugbear 70 constantly |
half sca-sick wretch like your cores {
pondent.
The, weather, from the word go, has
been unsurpassably fine, and the great
sea as calm as an inland land lake. Yes
sels of all sizes and characters have |
passed and repassed us, sailing North,
South, East, West; and our pets, "the
boys" have had a most happy and edi-
flying sea experience. To heae them
talk and jest here would convuise the
old folks at home. And then they kick,
and jump, and swing, and finally strike
up aGoodibye Susie Jane" And last
night they even performed Hack on
till Day nay Ba-lipg," (song, pat and
dance) drawing upon deck not only all |
the passengers but also the ship's crew.
Among the passengers are DR.. 4. P. /!
Wylie and his nephew, of Chester. The
Doctor is an eminent physician, scien-
tific man, and perhaps the most cunning
and progressive grape grower IN the
South. His ex plantations to us Of his
wonderful experiments in hybridizing
the grape Gaye been extremely interest
ing.