The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-04-30
CHARLESTON. S. c april 23rd. 1873.

German Fest has just awakened the echoes
Of the city by the sea, and bids the sleeper.
inclined after the yesterday and nights
frolic, to slumber and sleep Just LITTLE more,
TO be mp and ready for another engagement;
that is we presume it was that signal, for it
was big gun, and the Scnutzenfest, reader,
is very big thing. one of the biggest Of its
kind, and though we do not hail from the
"Father'and," nor expec; to make such an
early start for the scene Of fun, frolic and
festivity, yet we start from profound slum-
Der, as thousands Of others do, and unlike
many ofthat large number, who will take
another turn in spite of cye-opening big-guns,
jump Immediately from comfortable bed,
and proceed TO work up q letter for you.
The memory Of that early morning signal
has the cffec. Of another Weakening, q thought
Of that signal, OF first gun which brought US
to Our feet in 1sjl-she opening Of tho
bombardmeot Of Sumter. Then, too,
thousands were startled from Slumber. and
| the streets were soon aliya-but how differ
ent the occasion between then and now; no
eager, excited, hastily dressed men and
women hasten down to the docks and the
battery but q happy people rig themselves
out in their best, aud with smiling faces, and
hearts full Of expectation, hasten 10 the va
rious rendezvous, ready to move to the scene
where will be enacted another course in the
programme as arranged for this day. And
! there will we leave them for the present, to
get TO the ground as best as they may, some
| by railroad, for the South Carolina road
sends out train every 20 minutes for that
purpose, others by steamboat, many more
In vehicles Of every character and deScrip-
| ton, and not few N "shanks mare" that
| is on foot.
While this is being done. let US 90 back
briefly to Monday afternoon, and take g
fresh start from Newberry. Don't be alarm
ed, however, lest we 90 over all the weary
miles of the way, or recite the few melau-
choly incidents, which came under obSerga-
ton, in the endeavor to palm them off as
either good or amusing, but skip the distance
to within about eight miles Of Columbia,
where it was discovered y fire had swept
over the track, and consumed trestle some
fifty feet long. Visions Of being left like
babes in the woods, foated through the
imagination, fears OF missing connection
with the night train, Of going to bed supper
!ess-prorided there had been beds-and
other thoughts equally as fearful were hap
PLY dispelled few minutes after stopping,
BY sight Of the smiling countenance of
Conductor Bush, and the cheering intelli-
gence that halt mile on the other side he
had train 10 put Us through. We trans
ferred.
The only other point in this connection
was an unfortunate accident which happened
to lovely young lady. In getting down
from the platform compound dlslocation
was sustained by this young daughter of Eve;
it was painful affair, and our sympathetic
soul run over az first sight. It happened we
think through the ardor Of Conductor Bush's
clasp, in assisting her down to the ground
from the step, and which could only be ac-
complshed By placing his right arm around
her waist, the distance being considerable.
Somehow, the filling which lends such at
trac:ivcness to the figure in back point Of
view, was pushed from its central position,
aad lodged on the left hip side, where some
fortunate obstruction stayed its further pro-
r,rass Wa
ing 10 all lovely young females who travel
that they may be careful In securely faSten-
ing their back adornmeuts, lest there be fires
on the road, and gallant conductors - lift
them from fearful heights. 1t is gratifying
to add that the pain which might have re-
suited from the accident, was spared from
the fact, that the fair object knew nothing of
it. Blessed are they who know nothing.
We reached Columbia after night-fall, but
made the connection.
A fearful chapter might be written Of that
night ride, Of selfish passengers-they a:e
always to be found on railroad coaches, and
more particularly at night; singing women
no lady ought to sing on the cars; crying
babies-a thing which should be stopped by
all means; Of sleeping seats, so-called, which
areonly comfortable to one and not two unless
they happen to be courting, just married, or
of one mind generally, for these seats are
so nicely balanced on the tilt, that the heav-
lest occupant, if there be two, carries it for
ward with the slightest movement. This
being the case then, no matter how sleepy
fellow may be, or how fast asleep, if his bed
fellow happens to be the heaviest, and takes
q notion to bring his corporosity forward,
the jig Is up with him. The builders Of these
frauds should be made to occupy them for
period of nights and in company with rail
road directors and presidents-perhaps, then,
something more comfortable might be pro-
jected.
And now, reader, let US 80 back again, for
by this time large crowd has assembled on
the festive grounds Of the Schutzenfest, va
riously engaged in Target-shoo.ing, nine-pin
rolling, gymnastics, singing, race-running,
balloon ascending, milk feeding, sugar-eat-
ing, molasses-diving. sack-running, greasy
pole climbing, MISUNDERSTANDING,
trapeze flying, laser-beer drinking, perspira-
tion-exciting exercise on the light as we'll as
heavy toe fantastic, ETC., etc. What gala
scene it is-a thousand or two or more Of
people, OF all sexes, sizes, ages and nationali-
ties, all in search Of fun. 1t must be seen to
be fully appreciated. Capt. Melchers does
the honors in right royal way, in the ban
quet or rather liquid reception room, under
the great Terpsichoreau Hall, and there the
invited guests are presented to the president
of the Fest, and made to imoibe of the real
Rhine and otherwines-S. of T. please take
notice We did not imbibe-and the feast of