Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-12-04
CORRESPONDENCE
An Old Friend Visits the State
Fair, aud has Something to Say
Generally.
Ep1roR EDeEF1ELD ADVERTISER:

EDITOR EDeEF1ELD ADVERTISER:
Dear Tom: With no wish to tire
you or your readers, yet, am
tempted to spout a little OH mat
tiers generally. 1 have been TO Co.
lumbia, which ordinarily is no
great feat, but now with the op-
portunities offered of seeing and
being seen, is worthy of mention.
First the railroads came out like
gentlemen, aud induced much
travel by the cent mile fickets,
which resulted in making Thurs
day of Fair Week big day. Ev-
| cry one in the State should have
an interest in the matter, as it is
State institution, or should be, as
titis social reunion of friends
and acquaintances, pleasant thus
far, and instructive in viewing
what has been done by ouI citizens
male and female in all the depart.
mentss of life, from a ten cent
chicken to steam engine where
the use full with the elegant is met
with, where the good housewife is
in her glory, and where the fal-
mer. The merchant, the artipan,
and every body is 10 be met with,
race horses not omitted. Now, one
of the things worth seeing, is the
Stone Man, no humbug, but ver-
liable man and Caucasian or white
man at thai, not an Indian or
African, as the high cheek of the
first and the thick lip of the latter
ere absent, and christian burial is
seen by the humble folding of the
hands across the breast, six feet in
height aud well made. IT'S ver-
liable Carollnian, found in nearly
the centre of the State, within fivo
miles of Columbia.
AS for the Fair, it was not quite
up to some preceding ones, but
the vast attendance and the genial
air Of satisfaction and good will
shown by every one was cheering.
Then tie meeting of the Veterans
was interesting. The gallant aud
humble private wed with the Off
cers-all gallant men in making
and perpetuating the memory of
our dear lost cause, which should
be celebrated for ages to come.
Then visit to our dear old
Alma Mater, was full of interest.
Fifiy-three years had elapsed since
leaving the college but it was all
experience, partly painful, but
mostly of pleasing memories. God
grant in his Infinite Wisdom the
success of this grand old school,
The South Carolina College.
After the other sights came the
penitentiary, the Asylum, the
Mills, &C., &C., all conducted as
they should be, ably. The city
itself is worthy of mention-being
the prettiest city in the State and
growing rapidly in healthy growth,
and in wealth and enterprise; 30
mote it be.
Now, for the Menagerie--lhe
convention. 1t is an able body,
and believe the members an hon
est and patriotic as q whole. There
are some able men from different
sections of the State, Edgefeld
perhaps sends the ablest delega-
egation: the courtly Sheppard,
honest Uncle George, common
sepse Zimmerman, Talbert and
Watson both able men, and last,
hut by no means least, our ex-Gov.
Benjamin, a man of brain, really
wonderful man, all brain.
Then comes Newberry, whose
delegation as a whole is all able
one: Johnston, Mower, Keitt, and
Sleigh. No preacher should be
allowed TO leave his pulpit. A
minister'sis the highest aud no.
blest work and 70 descend to the
dirty hustings is an unpardona-
BILE sin. would not vote for my
nearest and best friend, if a
preacher, for Office. The two P's,
preaching and politics, like oil and
water do not assimilate.
Barker, Bryan, Wilson, McGow-
an, Patton, Prince, and several
others, are able men, then to ny
surprise Beaufort has sent all coll
ored men and men of talent at
that; take it.all in all, an able
body--but, myl aint they long
winded? From three weeks to
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