The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-15
OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.

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desc am ruddor lbely times wo's q
habbon nowp remarked tho sablo gen
tleman who handed mo my beef stake
and onions the othcr morning at the
Continental Hotel. do wedder am fine
and dar's heap people IN town
and he was right, for wo have lust
passed through week of delightful
weather, such as / have seldom scon in
juno. In general excitement 1T has
exceeded the opening week, and |
think the number Of visitors will al
most equal that very interesting occa
sion. Early in the weok The Knights
Templar began to pour in from every
portion OF the country, and as they
camo not alone, but in the majority Of
instances, those who woro lucky
enough TO havo wives, brought them
along, while the fortunate possessors
OF families ranging anywhere from five
to eleven in number, wore not forget
tul OF their marital obligations, and
brought the dear little chorubs to see
the fun too, and as natural conse-
quonce. this extra addition to our pop
ulation, as my. colored friend remark
ed, 'mado things rudder libely.' The
events of tho past week havo been
numerous and important, principal a.
mong which, woro the Decoration day
the convocation of Knights Tomplar
tho meeting of the Medical Society
of Pennyslvapia and tho mooting OF
Social Scienco Association. In the
closing portion Of this lettor shall
briefly notice each of those events, but
trust l may bo pardoned If digross
one moment to say word in behalf of
the Centennial Committee. There are
many excellent people in and out of
Philadelphia, just now specializing on
tho possibility of the financial f1lurc
of tho Centennial exhibition, and who
arc constantly informing the public of
this shortcoming, and that lamentablc
oversight Of tho Centennial Commits
teo in not adopting their peculiar
views-and arc frank enough to say
what they would have dono if thoy
wero in the committees place; wrotch.
ed scribblols without brains enough to
drive second class fish wagon, arc
constantly calling in question the wis
dom and policy OF tho gcntlomen hav-
ing charge of the most gigantic ur-
dortaking of modcrn timos, and rc>
curing an amount of forecast and
judgement fully equal to tho governs
mont of q nation.
1t ia barely possible that if the Uni
ted States had been ralSed with fine
tooth comb, few better men might
havo boon found for the positions on
tho Centennial Committee than the
gentlemen who now occupy thom, but
oven that is exceedingly doubtful
Human wisdom has never been deem
ed infalliblc, and in all probability
novor will be. Evon the Almighty,
whose judgment is unerring, having
made his last and most perfect work,
man, in his own, image and likeness, in
lttlo while repcnted that he had
made him. Is it to be wondered at
thon, that thcre have been somo mis-
takos, some errors Of Judgment, somo
shortcomings of performance? Don't
look at those spots on tho sun; look at
tho sun itself Don't seek for what
they bavo not done; look at what they
have done, and if a mans judgment is
not warped as crooked az rams horn
no must confess, without any dispar-
agomenL to tho exhibitions of othor
lands, that no grander exhibition than
this at Philadelphia has ovor boon giv>
on on tho faco Of the globe.
Having relieved my mind l will,
now turn to Brazil. On entering tho
pavilion erected by tho Brazilian gov.
crnment, nothing impresses you moro
strongly than tho Iightnoss and olo-
gancc Of everything she exhibits
Spain looks gloomy and forbidding.-
Brazil is light, airy, beautiful. Near
the door are cases of costly books, ad-
mirabIo in workmanship and rich in
splendid binding, rare contributions to
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