The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-04-24
For TIE CdarieM Journal.
lTrip Through tho Country.
BY "STELL!i.

ih. air, rs if April had Borrowed
frrm June.
With . friend AM y trusty horse
We left for neighborinG town. live
miles distant. ~
The drive WAS fu!l Of interest. On
al sides Nature had assumed that
sweet and tender aspa,t that thr u"
SO many hearts With hopes ior Ihe
of another Spring Dreary
Winter had been forced to aodIcate
his throne in favor OF the joyous sea
son so warmly welcomed by man,
kind IN general. Above, tranGni'
sl,y Of blue; around, Tie sweet hFe ath
Of budding foliage, and the peculiar
fresh o,lor one detects in the open
coahtry.
Our course lay through a srand
section ol the piedmont FeyiHn: 10
the distance the Blue Riase Noun
tains rose Ike seotinels, towering
thcir rugged heights as ii tlsra'ns
the yerv dome Of Heaven. Truly,
.D;s,srcs lent enchsntmcnt to the view,
And robcd tie mountains in Its azure nue.
rc?vn l9ns curvins roads we spe'l,
rs il tho al!alsii we're pfopG!|sH bT.
the wind. Now anil then nc o"nSht
ul;mpses of some distant Geil OF EN-.
erald grain; again we emerged upon
thc outskirts OF dense, solemn wood-
lands. gf4nl il their silent loneliness;
agaia o. our = way fed I4in4gii ihS iEfii
country, that my calR and peaee!hE
in tie sunlight.
AS far rs tbc eye could measure
! thg distance, there lay before Us
rrtaiiag LANDS il tha liigh!eesstt h!ee st ste OF
cultiyStioa, seadY For t:,a hIahah4:
man to ast in his so2d. Stretching
far away towards the setting sun, we
heleld rare AMI beautiful slim2ses OF
| Nature, ;H hGT widest and most ca
H rri:ious moSas. u Htlciow,, y dea.i ;av
cn yawned; above. tangled mass
Of under growth and moses; to tn
left, a mass of granite, broken INTO
| plastic >heres; to The right, the swift
Current ST 4 bdll sitsai,f EoEred itl
;oaming waters over n rocky bed;
above, S soft gray sky, illunined by
tho after glow that .nvelopet the
sscHg il? Y; X: transparent t! Folds OF am
Der lisnt. .
Before reaching home, we called
1T the former home of one OF Soalh
Carolinu's distinguished sons, John
G, CalEaun. I long drive. shaded
by nnc oaks, ieuis 20 ti,e honotad
spot. Situated upon gently slop-
ing hill, the Old fashioned edllics
marks the SPIT where Cardinals gift
81 GtstesmsH s!.|ls so|ussht rep"se from a
lon = = po!itical cateeF, 'fAs eEteFiGF
Of the house is quaint rather thnh
imposing in style aad architecture;
it stands t. day a long, rambling
hpi diny, with an air of rest and
quiet rEpiase at cHee iHyitiinng! snd 81 |
comror able to tins "satT. DklaGhea
from tile ma; building q few PAGES,
could be seen the Library, which still
contains a portion of the immense
collect on III FolSlE?a That once rem:
derod tho home Of tliis hQn4rfI!
Statesman so attractive to others,
and l4lqistered te s4ch g degree II
! thr pleasure CT lila leisc.fe hnuFs.
while resting from affairs OF State.
In addition to the valuable collection
of books, the shelves and tables are
coyeFed with rare and beautiful Gu
r;es from distant lanls. The snt!rs
place seemed pervadcd by that still
and solemn spirit Of rest 80 peculiar
to q residence among the silent hills.
Ere the wheel OF Time turns i'll lis
oeaselpas reyQlutlqns TO make n months !i:3
Of hcsting days, this Epst Will ha tts
centre Of lively and interesting
scenes, towards which the eyes Of
the entire State will be turned.
Here tho youths of our State will re.
sols for iiairlcti,,n finn learned aHf
distinguished men, versed in tho
science Of practical farming, com
bired with Utl.er bia.chcs Of useful
knowledge. Around this classic
spot the hopes OF our farmers sons
viii cInster rs HE foq4ta!R that will
supply the springs Of pr..ctichi Wis.
dom, that will render the inmates
useful men qualified to fill any no
sition of trust and honor wherever
furtgne may place them
This section Of CUR state IS tr@y
ersed by the Air LINE hall hQad, Che
of The most successfully sustained
and best built pub ic highways in
the country. Tie many syrnTetlical
and beautiful curves it describes, as
well as long, straight lines, would
not fail to a(trIct The Most casNlai
observer, tosclhsr with it's splendid
equipments and delightful bertha.
thus We see, on the one hand, NltuEe
III all her primitive beauty, anu ol
the other the triumphs Of mans III.
senulty in bringing the forces OF Ma.
fqre y bend s4~nis' viii for the ad:
vaueemeut Of the world. lily tA!s
successful arrangement ef The prHc.
tical llws of science, Giles and dis
laut towns are bound together by
banls OF iron and steel, and the
civilized globe is yirlled as if by y
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