Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
For the Advertiser.
Our Trip to Batesvillc and What we


- Saw.
Mr.. EDIToR,-Availing ourself of an
invitation. which had been SO kindly
given us, to attend celebration and
pic mic of the Masonic Brethren and the
Good Templars, which came off at Bates
vile, on the 24th inst, we left our town
that morning, at 4 o'clock, on friend
Grice's train,-and. after delightful
drive of an hour or two, in company
with several others. from our town, we
met the Columbia train from which we
could get pretty fair view of the grow
ing crops along the railroad. We find
that the continuous rains, and the cool
weather in the spring, together with the
abundant grass crop, have been So injuri-
Gus to the cotton plant, that our farmers
are nearly month behind last year.
In fact, the crops are generally poor.
We saw, however, one exception to the
rule Capt. Tom Bates seven hundred
acres of Cotton-or the few hundred acres
of it that we saw-is very fine. I suppose
this exception to tie rule may he ac-
counted for from the fact " that two heads
are better than one" You know his
.dashing son, Mr.. Alonzo Bates, is assist
ing him to run this machinery, if I may
so call it, for every thing works on that
plantation like clock work.
Well, at taboutseven o. clock, We reached
the fourishing railroad town OF Bates
Vile put up ut the nice hotel kept by
Capt. Jack Bates-had good breakfast,
and then walked out to see the people
from every direction assembling for
lively day. There were two extra trains,
one from above, another from below, for
the accommodation of persons from a
distance who wished to be. present. By
10 O'CLOCK large crowd had assembled
but not larger than the good people Of
Batesville had provided for. .la y.
There was plenty to drink in the way
of soda and lemonade,-but nothing to
make the head swim; and such dinner,
why another thousand persons could
have been fed; and as for the style in
which it was gotten up, Twill just give
YOU an idea by telling you that that is
the place for you to go for a.wlfe. y :
The audience was highly entertained
with an able address to the brethren from
a. J. Norris, Esq, OF the Edgetield Bar.
We heard also Mr.. s. E.. Caughman,
General agent of the Palmetto Orphan
Home. And in the afternoon the Good
Templars were addressed by Rev. w.
D. Kirkland, of Columbia.
By-the-way, another member of the
Edgefeld Bar seemed anxious to say
something, but from few little circum-
stances. We concluded that he did not
want to. speak above whisper-and that
what he had to say was only intended for
the ears of the prettiest brown-eyed ]assie
short of Paradise. A clear case Of "love
at first sight" Go in my young FRI end;
if you gain that suit, your clients need
never be uneasy, no matter how difficult
the case.
I've seen my young friend a few times
since the picnic, and have heard him
remark as many times, "Thanks to the
Jury Commissioners, there will be no
Court soon to trouble fellow" and he
walked away singing in very low tone,
:" I'd offer thee this hand of mine," &c.
tell you, Mr.. Editor, this love making
is nice thing it carries me away back
to the time when was young, and loved
so much to court the girls. And, since
we are ON this tender subject, we might
as we'll let you know that the above
mentioned was not an isolated case by
any means. There was gay young
widow and one Of the lords of the Ridge,
making passes at each other; and you
may rest assured that neither Of them
was ignorant as to the manner in which
such little affairs should be conducted.
If there is any thing to come out of this
affair, it will he very soon, for know
the gentleman to be minute man.
Well, the picnic was grand success
every body left, feeling happier than be
fore. AS for ourself I'VE felt almost young
again. Mr. Alonzo Bates invited us to his
fathers hospitable mansion, where we
spent pleasant evening. Here we found
a crowd Of young people congregated for
the night. We were too old and tired to
see them wind up the pleasures OF the
evening however, and retired early, and
wen. to sleep listening to the merrimient
of the aforesaid young people. And with
the longestand most earnest prayer ever
offered up IN behalf of another, lam
that love sick lawyers
- aIF FRIEND.
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