Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-14
.sXantippe," After Long Alb
sence Returns Again to
GLADDEN. Our Readers.

MIR. EDITOR: quite party lell
EdgeGeld on Tuesday morning
last to attend the Augusta Exposi-
ton. We arose while the stars
were yet shining, and reached the
depot Oh that chill winter morn
ing, but we we're soon comfortably
resting in the warm and cozy car
which was just full enough to
make it pleasant, so we leaned
back on our crimson plush seals
and watched the animated faces
around us.
Capt. Greneker is the most per-
feet railroad conductor in the
world. We passed the towns OF
Trenton, Aiken, and Graniteville,
and at quite all early hour rolled
into the gay and progressive city
of Augusta.
We left the cars at Broad street,
which displays large and handsome
stores and passed inviting win
dows full of pictules, dry goods,
and fruits from every CLINE.
ORANGES. bananas. cocoanuts, lem
ons, Malaga grapes, and California
pears all breathing of blue sky
and balmy air, contrasted with the
chill winter morning and the frosty
streets.
We took in the Arlington Hotel,
the bell-tower, picturesque St.
Paul's, and DR.. Burrows church,
where the Baptist Congress was
held. The streets were thronged
with people. The Congress and the
Exposition combined, accounted
for this dense mass. Turning into
Talli6ero street, and passing under
the shade of lovely oaks and elms,
and admiring many and beautiful
residences, we stopped all hour
with a friend, who has charming
home and who is also q delightful
hostess.
The stay there, however, had to
be brief, and gaining the street
once more we reached the electric
car. which seemed not to have a
seat for single one more. The
conductor, nevertheless, declared
that ther. was plenty of room, so
we packed in like sardines, and
rolled out to the fair grounds,
catching on the way view il the
dim distance of the stately orphan
asylum, Bon Air Hotel, and then
the Exposition building loomed up
before US.
Falling off the car haphazzard,
we pushed along to the entrances,
presented our tickets and passed
through. What scene of en-
chantment presented itself! An
immense structure and long halls
filled on each and ever, de, artis-
tically constructed los cabins,
wheat, corn, cotton, and piles of
mammoth pumpkins which would
have served Cinderella for her
famous chariot.
Our eyes fairly ached as we bent
over large glass cases, containing
diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and
the largest topaz in the world, so
they told us. Thomas d Barton
seem to have taken precedence i'll
matters musical, from the number
of blue ribbons Oh the pianos and
the clashing music they ring out.
"Waltz on forever" foated after us
as we passed down the vista, and
assembled the second story on foot,
not risking our unworthy necks in
the elevator.
The art department pleased us.
On a good many pictures, tapes
tries, and dainty fancy work, we
saw appended the coveted blue
ribbon. One piece of tapestry
touched us. 1t was sad and lovely,
the beautiful and ill-fated Mary
Stuart resigning her crown to the
infant Charles I. The beautiful
woman, the glittoring crown, the
weeping attendants, the group of
naughty statesmen and warriors
were all portrayed. One beautiful
picture In q NICHE was a large one
of Venus, rosy, blushing, lovely,
standing in shall just risen from
the sea with Cupid crouched near
her. All the time far-famed Bear
denis band chimed out beautiful
music, just beneath US.
Descending to the lower story
once more, we paused in front If a
group, before a sewing machine,
and tried il. vain to procure one of