Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-18
Letter From Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S. O., March 81, 1878.
Aiessrs. Editors: Leaving home on tho
29ti instant for tho City down by the Sea-,
have concluded whi,o l ronain hero to
transmit few of the most interesting items
that come under my observation for tho
columns of your ever faithful COURIER.
The first thing that excited my admira-
ton was tho very fue Appearance of the
small grain Drop on my way to Anderson
Court House. Anderson County seems to
bc in the lead in agricultural pursuits of
any section passed through, and the indi-
cntion, the present season, is by no means
an exception that such is not tho case. In
TACT, the prospects Of wheat and oats in
general never wero moro tlattering than ot
present. The crop has been exceedingly
backward up to worry recent date, and this
is an indication that never fails to procede
an abundant yield. Wheat and oats are
naturally adapted to cold climate, and tho
backwardness of the crop, as in the present
season, only shows that wo have had cold
freezing winter, which has kept tho young
plant from expanding itself at the wrong
season Of tho year, and consequently the
soil is in tho best tilt 70 mature tho crop
If the season remains dry tho largest yield
ever realized in this country nay safely bo
anticipated.
On our way to Anderson We also had an
opportunity of socing and herring something
Of tho results incident to fencing in the
stock, &c. From what learn the change
is only matter of time to require it to work
harmopious!y AS general thing tho
croaking is among tho illitc:ato or misin-
formed class. Reformation in any direction
is always detrimental to our feelings and He
should always be we'll posted on any CON
tcmplatcd reformation, that we may bo able
to bridge across the incident changes, that
we may realize the ultimate result. trust
this may be the case with farmers OF Oconee,
and that tho new order of things may DO
extended as high upas tho Air Line Railroad
at the meeting Of our Legislature this fall.
But Of this moro anon.
On reaching Anderson we found tho
meeting few days before had been largo
and enthusiastic. We wcro extremely dc-
lighted on getting aboard tho train to learn
that Governor Hampton would get aboard
of our train at the Abbeyile junction. A
largo crowd wero assembled at Hodges
eagerly trying to get glimpse of Governor
Hampton, and soon unmistakablo indica-
tions wcrc manifest of his arrival by ohccrs,
the waving of white handkerchiefs and the
presenting of owcrs, until the car was filed
with perfume and tho Governor literally
surrounded with bouquets. Gov. Hampton
vas certainly tho observed Of all observers
and every indication was that coming events
cast thor shadows before.
Soon after leaving Columbia tho sable
curtain Of night put an end to observation
and wo spent tho way to Charleston in
courting Morpheus as best wo could.
After reaching Charleston and strolling
through the central part of the city wo rode
up to Magnolia Cemetery, on tho street car,
and spent an hour in viewing tho city Of
tho doad. Wo remained on the ground
until sunset. There was low gentle breeze
rustling among tho young folago Of giant
oaks, clad with their long messy looks of
gray, rich perfume waited from tho
thousands Of flowers that decorate the loved
onos whose last resting places arc marked by
artistic and costly monuments, tho gentle
anthems of the spring birds, tho moandcr--
ings of tho scrpontiuo, having its glossy
waters over and anon ripplod by tho fnny
race which inhabit it, while tho shadows
grow long by tho setting sun, forms picture
too ponsive and too enchanting for descrip-
ton.
Charleston has tho best market in the
South, if not in tho United States. l
visited tho vegetable gardens Cor fields
rathcr) that not only supplies tho Charles.
ton market, but furnishes immense quanti--
ties Of early vegetables end fruits for tho
North; aud no small amount of gain is