Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-07-03
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trSAt, tWueT6 Iuo1luCtliIlf preeEe'anQ gUSq~l
ING Syr1ng combine to relie3e frola This
intefminablei taaa firti,ig and gnatTg2lt- 4
ing, swhich enters; so largely int5ahe /
,stapleof life! from June t6ESeptember.
Your correspondent, thinking that life, ]
might be spiced alittle by change, has
been on a short trip for the last ten days,
and has found that a pleasant home, even
in the lovely town of Edgefeld, may be
dispensed with for a few days, with both
pleasure and profit, by any who would
mingle in other scenes, and josAf forla
while with the busy world, inits eager
rush for wealth and fame.
You may think, Mr.. Editor, that we
have been to Saratoga, but that would be
contrary to the progress of the'ag our
grandfathers went there. and of course
we should avoid anything SO antique and
out of fashion. Be assured that those,
limpid waters were not disturbed by our
ablutions the present. season. Long
Branch will be your next thought, but
here also, You are mistaken ;, for though
the attractions are all that the most fas- !
tidious could desire, we have a few sub
stsntial reasons for avoiding that sea
breathing, health restoring leach, during
our few days Of recreation. First our
horses were not fast enough secondly
our purse was not long enough. Should
you, or any Of your numerous readers,
not be satisfied with the above reasons;
please call on us privately and we will
continue tile list! Bit let none suppose
that we are'not posted in matters at Long
Branch, for it is said they have the oldest.
Rye and plenty of it,-,SegarS 80 mild
and sweet that they may be smoked in
trtpsets,-and greater asseInblage' of
loving, blushfng beauty, than can be
found upon the same space of ground in
this, or any other country upon theface
of the globe. In addition to- the above,
it is reported that each Belle can SET
forth the GreciGn o,true irf its most att
tractive form, and is crowned with hat
at least two inches nearer the stars than
WE are accustomed to see in these parts.
But we must toll you now, where we
did go, for We have certainly been rusti-
eating, and enjoyed it too, hugely. Leav-
ing Pine House, June Goth, too early in
the morning to enjoy our fried chicken
and coffee, we were hurried away toward
the Capital of the State, greatly desiring.
the sound of the gong that should break
our long fast Passing the Ridge, we
discovered that the white sand of t.:at
region. is covered with robe of deep
green, greatly to the relief the eye in
sunny day. But surprising as it may
be, some of those, Ridgers soem,pot to
appreciate the present state of things,
and would be glad to return to their
former whiteness. And did not our. mu-
tual friend, Dir. Tompkins, dwell among
us, where he renders himself so useful
and agreeable, we should certainly CEN
sure him for failing to'render the aid to
grassy farmers promised in your col
umns few weeks since. But a few more
turns of the .iron wheel, and we are In
the rolling hills Of Lexington where
corn and cotton fields seldom. join, but
pineknots and rosin are found in great
abundance.
The river crossed, we found ourselves
standing firmly upon the sacred grounds
of our own dearly loved and once beau-'
tiful Colum bia, feeling as conscious OF
true loyalty, as.though We had been an
Ex-Governor ora member of the Leg
islature. Our Reconstruction anatst DC
genuine! In approaching the city from
the South, the most prominent Objects
a massive pile, vieing with the Capitol
itself in overlooking the surrounding
country, and would be an ornament to
any city. Alas that its towering walls
should suggest only per6dy and crime.
Parkers Hall would stand head and
shoulders above every pile, were it not
for that other pile,-that thirty million
debt which hangs over the city and State,
of which that Hall is a great part In
passing through the city, we came to
lortlly mansion once the home of the
truly lordly Wade Hampton. We were
told that one Moses resides there. Not
the brother of Aaron, but Moses uli-
known to the children of Israel, and
whose name is the synonym of disgust
to all true patriots Of the State. We
paused while, thought of our Latin
Grammar, where it says, " O 1'empora,
o MoreS" gazed upon the beautiful or
namental trees, took a sniff of tho fra
grant atmosphere, impregnated by the
odor of it's flowers, drew ourselves up to
our full length of five feet five and a.
half, didn't really know whether we
were loyal or not, and passed on without
uttering word. f
A pleasant night with dear old friends,
and we are again moving upon the iron
rails headed for Spartanburg, at speed
perhaps OF not less than five miles an.
hour. By-the-way. Mr. Editor, should
YOU be taken with desire for fancy>
trip this season, the Spartanburg and
Union road is your chance. You may
gather plums, pick; ibtackberries, rum
rabbits, 20 to sleep on the embankment
Mt your leisure, with no danger Of being
left!
But nevertheless, the whistle finally
sounds the termination of our journey,
and We are on tho classic grounds Of
Wofford College, for the purpose Of at
tending the Annual Commencement
The first public exercise was the Bac-
calaureate Sermon, Sunday morning II
o'clock, by Rev. Whitefoord Smith, D.
D.,-teXt Eph. VI-l3, II, l5, and 10TH
verses. An earnest and appropriate ex-
ordium prepared the hearer for the
body of the discourse, which consisted
Of three parts,-First,, There are imlni-
nent dangers in the pathway of life
Secondly, These dangers are met by the
Gospel; Thirdly, The certainty of suc-
cess to all who use the means offered in
the text. These points were elaborated |
in the Doctors own, style, which needs
no word of commendation from us.
Suffice it to say the entire discourse'was
clear, convincing. and comforting. The
peroration gave us a'fun synopsis of the
sermon, greatly assisting the memory In
retaining the various points. Persons