Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-06-02
{ CORRESPONDENCE

Z. Mr.. EDIToR:-4our correspon-
dent had the pleasure of attending
a most enjoyable affair in the way
of fish dinner on the 14th inst,
1 given by DR.. II. w. Townes and
Capt. S. Lanier Medlock, on the
"baLks an braes o." the muddy
Savannah, near the Locks.
The river at this point is con-
sidered one of the. ,prettiest places
along its. course. Here you can
view and inspect the grand works
of nature and artin all their varied
beauty, and always find something
new and interesting at every turn.
/ 1T is good indeed to be there and
|inhale the exhilarating and in
vigorating breezes constantly flow
ing from over the waters.
Boats had been procured for the
day, and the girls and boys had a
very pleasant time, gliding smooth
ly over the pacific waters and
going ill and out among the ninety
nine islands, gathering the farm
ers' water-lilies and other flowers
that grow SO profusely around.
AS for the dinner it could not
be excelled. There were half a
dozen different kinds of fish, and
prepared in as many different
ways. Besides, the ladies brought
] large baskets of cake and other
eatables, which made the dinner
complete. The table, superin-
tended by Mrs. G. T. Harris, Mrs.
T. E. Medlock and Mrs. J. j..
Bunch, could not be surpassed in
the land for variety and delicious
flavor of the yiands, sweetmeats,
etc.
Everything was arranged in
splendid style. In group of
large oaks and cedars seats we're
placed here and there, land lavish
ly covered-with gray moss in flow
ing robes, "as it were" Overhead
the trees furnished an outspread
canopy of luxuriant foliage, afford
ing ample protection from the
rather warm rays of the sun. The
branches of the trees were covered
with the moss, which hung in
natural and graceful festoons, and
gave the scene that sylvan appear
ance we SO often read about. And
with the girls sitting here and
there among the trees and the
boys reclining in. lazy dignity at
their feet, the whole scene was one,
the appearance, beauty and bar-
mony of which the most exacting
and fastidious aesthetic could hard
Flg have found fault with 4F''::asc !.
s,ete tte ;n: i5an1ii'S tslatE
eps4 IL IL. ssa !antl ient tj,en. /.
presence IL grace fhe ,iey It's IN
iles.-2ii4a,,ls' ,,.s.i irresistahie charm. !:
Misses Essie and Dora Al.sys, stis- /
nc and Lucy aia!'ie. lzannia I'll. !,
MAI Gsecsss.s trarrls, sallie Till
man, Lillian Bunch, Lizzie, Rob
bic and Mamie Butler, from
Bamburg, Misses Sue and Ellie
Mealing, from Curryton, and Miss
Benson, from Edgefeld's sister
county over the river-Columbia.
AT the departure the young
ladies expressed themselves as
being highly delighted, as the day
had vanished like a beautiful
dream;" and the sun sinking be-
hind the verdant islands wept
gentle tears in sympathy with the
boys, to see them depart.
On an island near the Locks is
an old Indian buryinggro If
any one should see it, and not
know what it was, he would think
it was large mound formed by
nature, as it is 40 or so feet higher
than the surrounding land. The
elevation was caused by the way
the red men inferred their dead.
Instead of digging a grave and
burying beneath the surface, they
generally placed the dead in a
sitting posture on top of the
ground, with such of his personal
goods as he would need in the
happy hunting grounds. Then
they would cover them with sod
taken elsewhere, and consequently
what once was a level surface has
grown into a hillock. Some years
ago the mound was opened and
investigated by some seekers after
"strange things" They found
only few bits of pots, tomahawks
and arrowheads; all else had long