The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-02
Luxuriating.


from a short communication from him
written from the "City by the sea-"
and published in this issue, that he
arrived at his destination safely and
is enjoying himself hugely. The
Journal of Commerce in giving des~
cription OF the excursion on the United
States Revenue Cutter Moccasin,
among other things, says:
Sin something less than an hour the
wharf of tho Atlantic Phosphate
Company was reached. The we'll.
trained mariners lowofed the boats
from the davits, the boatswain's whis-
tie piped out all hands on deck, the
gang plank was run out with marine
precision, and tho entire party landed.
Colona Sloan and Mr.. Albert M.
Rhett, the Superin tendent, were pres
ent, and extended the freedom of the
place TO tho party. Major Homphill,
tho handsome young editor of the
AbbeVille Medium, being agricultar-
ally inclined, boltcd for tho splendid
experimental fields of wheat, rye,
barley, oats and vech, which waved
and nestled in the glorious breeze.-
He was followed by most of the rural
editors, and in few momcntst they
were wandering in ;amazemen and
wonder in the fertile fields. When
they returned Col. Hoyt wore upon
his hat wreath of vcch. Col. Brad
led had boquet of wheat and oats in
his one hand, and others, after tho
fashion of Grangers, had hay seed in
theirs. Tho representative Of the
Journal of Commerce mado straight-
way for the straw berry beds, and as
compliment to gentleman and lady,
who were spooning it on the railroad
track, presented them with q boquet
composed of two berries, with but
single thought, that two berries which
beat as ono. After a pleasant stroll
through the works and tho fields ad-
jacont, tho party returned on board,
and hauling out in, tho stream, the
Moccasin steamed down tho river in
tho direction Of Fort Sumter.
"The trip down the harbor was az
delightful as straw berries and cream,
and things, courteous and attentive
hosts and bracing breeze can make
f1.i,, hD a.
was within one hundred yards Of Fort
Sumter. Tho boaiswain's whistle
again pipes all hands on deck; in three
minutes the anchor is overheard, and
almost botoro it touches tho bottom,
the gig and. cuttor arc lowered from
the davits, the stair gang way lowered
and the ladies put aboard tho gig
The bachelors and grass widowors
take TO the cutter, and in another
three minutes tho entire party are on
the parapots of the historic Sumter
When the ladies have wandered amid
tho mazy turns of tho aasemates and
rat holes, and have explored the two
hugo l5-inch guns mounted on bar
betto, and have examined the places
of interest in tho parade ground, a
signal from the Moccasin summons
them to return. All this time the en-
tire portion of the party have been
loading their pockets with fragments
of shells and their hats with BRICKS
HcmphilPs hat contained a cargo of
bricks, which he will propably unload
as soon as he gets back to his sane.
tum. Despite tho load of bricks and
shell, the boats reached the Moccasin,
tho anchor was shove" and steaming
past Sullivan's Island and Mount
Pleasant, returned to the city"
The following representatives OF
the press left Charleston on tho Die
tator, on last Friday, for an excursion
to Florida: Maj. D. F. Bradley; J. c.
HemphiIl, of the Abbevillo Medium;
r. Buchanan, Of the Chester Reporter;
+. r. Gronaker, Newberry Herald;
w. FL. Brawley, News and Courier.
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A paragraph from the Winnsboro
News and Herald shows the import.
ance OF unity in the Democratic ranks.
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