Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-01-13

4. Mcclure, IN 7fsaendetpMlles; M 4 f''se$, ol
MISSISSIPPI CRY, Miss Dec..sl69..
Il write on the ailapidated 5verandal
of the diiapidated summer hotelstha5
constitutes the most Of the city. Be-
yond the barroom, across the way,
bearing theinviting title Of the 'sDew-
Drop" and the little warehouse. and
station, the hotel is guiltless Of tene-
ment associates; but the air is balmy
as, a Northern summer morning; Tie
roses We welcome in June are in full
bloom al ng the broken fence that
onceemade an enclosMesa5out this re-
sort of tugitiYes from Yellow Jack
when he sways hissdeadly sceptre in
the Crescent City, and the iazjest con-
tent prevails among man and beast
without regard to race OF previous
condition of se,yitude. | have learn
ed to look with contempt upon my
thick travelling blanket and the well,
Il ,ed overshoes buckled withins They
seemed to be quite supelAuoos lug
gage last night. swhena aRersa long
hot evenin,, the lightning and the
tempest danced thu racquet with a
running accompaniment of young
earthquakes; but they may grow in
favor as I journey back toward The
Pennsylvania mountains.
VISITING JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A journey through the South for
the study of the current Of opinion
and the present condition and rroba-
bic progress Of the reconstructed
States, would be incomplete without
visit to the one man who muat
stand in history as the fr5h o[ The
overthrown Confederacy. a drive OF
five miles through The sand ant strag-
Cling pines which skirt tAesGa1 bay,
exhibits the same general thlapida,
tor among the cold tinessummer'I
h9.aes, which were ouca the f4vorite
ratrsats of-the elite Of New Orleans
in the sickly5seasea!s The ,55shqra of
the bay hss a num6sr' Of pala:tial
p,sntation houses, but they Eave'faH.
en- into the sweeping decay that saarks
them as relics of an age that has gone!s+
Tie only. ore that seems 10 have been
carefully preserved FROM the dssola-
ton thai surrounds it is the D3rsey
place, nog the h9ma Of. Jefferson Da-
Wis. Ia & forest of green live oaks,
richly laden orange trees, and q pro-
fusion Of vines and howerz. e large
frame plantation boase is presented
L is q single story in height. and has
the regulation pillars 4 broad We
randas Of the aristocratic Southern |
mansion. . There the1ex -Coafaderate-|
President lives with his nephew, Gen.
Davis, and their joios families TIE
ey Qnean CT the Confederate Court is
a stout, mo' herly, cultured and genial
woman, aud a daug6tsr, 'strongIsy
marked copy of the other, possesses
unusual attractions Of boths person
and intellect. The house is fdrnished,f |
with every. regard for coniort;5as the
well-w easyaschairs anl 'nnnsas t
and the hall and parior diys,as faith
fully attest, and the wailssare deco I
rated with ancient paintings and mod
ern brio "a: byac, while the wide chin
ney place and capao;ous manFsl tell
how the cheerful pine fire sparklss
when a chill! or stray frost s;sn.es
the song of the nocking bird ant the
b,oodthirsty serenade Of the .aosq1i-
to-, Soon after had been politely,
bowed into the parlor Jefferson Davis |
catered alone, and his greeting was
the cordial welcome of the proverbial |
hospitality of the. South. | confess
to disappointment in the general ap-
pearance of the man who stands in
history to-day as the soldier, states
man without country. I expected
to find the strongly marked traces CT
q grievousiy- disappointed lie, and Sc
we're civility and studied rsticence in
discussing all things Of the past; but.
those VINO. believe Jefferson Davis to
be misanthropic in temperament and
embittered against the nation aud the
world greatly mi Judge him. Nor is
he the bre IN Invalid that he is gen
orally regarded.
DAVIS IN CONVERSATION.
His yet. abund.n locks and full
beard are deeply silversd, and his
face and frame are splre as they al
ways have bseu, but his step is elias
tic and steady aud the hard lines OF
his brow which are 50 conspicuous il.
hisSpictui ea, are at onceeffacad when
he enters iuto conversation. Instead