Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-24
Notes of Travel ON Recent Trip to
Texas.
BIZ DIR. ". H. ZIMMERMAN.

you truth, Sir, i do not know. My nus
band is carrying me somewhere up here
in Texas,-and I am, home-sick. My
health is very poor, and I have been
reared in the lap of luxury, a petted,
spoiled child-never knew what it was
to want for anything which an indulgent
father and kind brother could supply.
Now see things so different to what I
left in my Maryland home,-going into a
strange country with no acquaintances,
deprived of the privilege, perhaps, OF
Church and good society, I feel COM
pletely unnerved. If I ever get back to
Maryland, I pilS never follow any man so
far from home again." And thus she
discoursed whilst tears bedewed her
cheeks. Her husband is physician who
had graduated at Virginia University.
We left the pleasant city of Houston
at O'Clock P. NJ, on Texas and Houston
Central Read for Hearne-passed the
Eureka Cotton Factory five mile above
here. It has now, however, suspended
operation, from what cause we did not
learn It was run by steam. AT Hemp
stead, an important business town, this
road gives off branch to Austin. From
Hampstead to Hearne and even beyond,
the railroad runs up the valley of the
Brazos River-one of the most fertile re-
gions of the State.
Bryan is also town of some note,
containing Churches, Oil Factory and
Odd Fellows College. We steamed up to
Hearne at o'clock A. NJ, March lst,
took lodging in Martins Hotel where
we slept till breakfast; upon arising, and
looking about our room, we found it
built of planla nailed upright, and slat
ted with purple calico. Hereis published
The Hcarne Times, small weekly. This
is at present the western terminus CT
international railroad, which we took
Mt 81 O'Clock. This is new road, sub
stantially built and splendidly equipped
all since Jan. 1872, and one hundred
and eighty miles long In three hours
more we were in Jewett, u railroad viii
lage with sixdrygoods stores, two drink
ing saloons, and drug store, hardware
store, hotel and several dwellings, I'll
put up within twelve months in Il poor
sandy section. Passengers get dinner
here. Our host, Maj. Black, is Il jolly
fellow and swears that native Texans
will not work. We heard others make
the same remark. They manage ta liTc
without it. From this place VIC take a
hack-an open spring wagon-for Cci:-
treville, the County site of this Leon
County, distant sixteen miles, at 81
o'clock P. M. Our wagon is drawn b.; a
mule and Texas pony; the road is Ec":,
sandy and rooty, and has six passcn -
besides the driver, two Of them Gil: :.,:rcI.;
one lady, wife of q lawyer and member
of Texas Legislanre-an alniable woman
indeed; another s,+member Of the legal
profession, bearing in his hand Il glass
pitcher. Driver reminds us to mold on
road Is rough; out tum5lcs the member
OF the bar, falling heavily ASA loS-wagon
runs against hini-pitclior is broken
gets up, lawyer-lil;c, holding on to the
handle; claims mt to Iiahurt though he
must have been y lady Syinpathiscs-all
hands take hearty laugh. Soon ashower
of rain falls Oh us--clears away, followed
by Il cold wind, characterized asa light
Norther. Oh: weary team brings rs into
Ccntrcvilic. little a"er uark; stop at
rilly's house. Centrcvillc, us its name
indicates, is near the centre Of County
on Keechi Creek, and is 4 goddess place.
Next morning, being Sunday, we ex-
pected business to be suspended, but
such was not the case. Groceries were
open; men were drinking; County Offices
were all open for transaction of business,
and yet it is in violation of statute of
the State. There is Methodist Church
here, but no stated preaching. The
Court House, erected in 1853, is neat
brick building. The Jail reminds us of
all old double story smoke house, and
would not hold robber or desperate
any longer than he chose TO remain, un-
less in chains,
Our business calling US to the South
Eastern part of the County, on Caney
Creek, tributary of Trinity river, we,
falling to get conveyance, proceed afoot,
passing through thickly settled neigh
borhood Of thrifty farmers-passed the
house of John c. Glover, ex-sheritf of
the county, who, in childhood moved
from Calhoun settlement, in Abbeville
County, S. c. He made enquiries of his
old friend and schoolmate, DR.. Wm.
pettigrew, of Langly Mills, and politely
invited us to spend the night with him,
which we declined to do, but continued
forward to Middletown, wlerewc tarricd
till morning. Middlctown is on pretty
level sandy ridge, with u steam cotton
gin, blacksmith shop and two stores.
Here resides Maj. Middleton, tho sheriff
Of the county, with whose lady we found
(hc being absent.) We
met here minstrel troup who were to
exhibit the following night; and here,
too, we met an elderly lady, named
burst, who was citizen Of this state
whilst a Mexican Provice' She informed
us that she was the mother of the largest
nan in the county, and that she was
Of Col. Blake, n promi-
lent lawyer of this section,, and brother
If Prof. Blake of Spartanburg, S. c.
We have walked ten miles and six
'urther to 20 this morning, 3rd. Setting
,ut again Oh aii fool. w saop lmpeet two OF
cams, one Of five, the other of six yokes,
moving steam-mll, ll,-remarking to the
lriver of the latte: that he had quite a
ong team, he replied that this is moth
ny. We frequently work twelve yokcs
"A oxen) to one wagon" This carried
,s back to the time when God found
slijuh working in his field behind twelve
,airs Of oyer, and 10 hin. gaye the power
If prophecy and d divihatidii. 'Ah.s pan
,oasted of the strength and durability of
lis doisd'arc wagon. .,,,
whom we were seeking on business, at
It IL o'clock A. M. He lives on valua-
,le plantation where once hVea and died
rbos. J. Perlnenter, anative of Edgetield
,onntu Win Inrne and Els estimable