The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-07-27
our RCENTENNrAL LETTER.
= { PRrpAbbEgtrhHtA, July II, 1876

WtpfAN REfIOs - R1oH OREs : WoN-
bERFUL MACHINERY -WoRKINas OF
THE PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
Oh did think, at fret, that would
go Systematically through the differ
ent buildings of the Exhibition, fin
ishing one mp before began with
another; but it is dreadtully tiresome
work to continue writing on one sub
ject, no matter how absorbing the
interest; so, for the future 1 have con
cluded to move wherever my incli~
nation leads,-perhaps one or two
days in the Government building,
and several visits to Machinery Hall.
1 ~il not forget the Ladies' De-
partment, nor the many isolated
points of interest that go TO make up
this wonderful Exhibition.
My advice to a'visitor to the Gen.
sennial is-don'r forget to examine
the Government buildings. Here are
models of ships, elegant and clean cut
fore and aft, that look as though they
would cleave the water like an arrow,
pigmy monitors, defying shot and
shell; villainous looking torpedoes,
whose mission is to send whole ship
loads of poor devils to Davy Jones'
cker; riAed cannon, whose chief
delight is to kn, elk spots out of an
enemy nine or ten miles away: and
shot and shell Of indiscribaDle power
and destructiblity, the very con,em>
plation of which is filled with visions
of mangled legs and arms, and all
the horrors that surround the dread
sul panoply of war. One thing made
me mad. uere was the great Amer
ican nation coming NJ to "a worlds
Exhibition. ard yet in its represent
Rations OF the plastic art I doubt il
Ouch libelous denominations were ever
conceived before in the heavens
above, or the earth beneath, or the
waters that are under the eartll.-
Such soldiers, sailors, and marines
{ wore never seen since the w"rld be-
gan. One representative of the ma
rine corps stands at the southeast door
he Looks as though he had been ted
tor ten years on sour milk and cab,
bsgo. He has frightened look, as
though he had first received the
Shock OF giant torpedo in the rear,
and was about to retreat in double
quick time. Another brave soldier
looks as though he was slowly recov.
ering from an attack of acute collie,
and was anxiously watching the ap-
proach of returning symptomo; and
still another gallant tar looks as
though he had been knocked on his
beam ends, and was emphaticaliy
going of npon his ear.
Disgusted at the vile libels on onr
soldiers and sailors, / wandered
down to the Indian collection till
came to a case containing some
murderous looking war clubs; they
we're all knotty and gnarled, and
looked as though they would crush
in q mans skull like an egg she'll, l
am not naturally sanguinary, but my
fingers itched to get hold of one of
these climbs. Then | should want
come one to chatch tor for mo tie
Secretary of the Navy, the jolly
Bobeson, and the late Secretary of
War, Mr.. Belknap, and, unmindful
of their eminent services, think
shonld take equiste delight in BRAIN
ing them with one of these war clubs.
Shades OF Decatur, Perry, and Law
renee, it permitted to look down
from above. what must be your
righteous indignation as you contem.
plate these murderous efiigies OF the
noble American sailor.9 Ghost of
brave old Farragut, haunt this lub-.
berly Secretary till these libels on
our honest tars are removed, and you
brave men, who went down with the
Cumbel land, rattle your white bones
arnnn1 hia onnoh ~ ,,;o.It - . .