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James Redpath, The Roving Editor: or, Talks with Slaves in the Southern States., My second trip. (search)
fter him. His wife — a quiet, dignified personage — in spite of his frequent, shrieked warnings to her, came kindly forward and gave me a glass. Augusta. Opposite Augusta, on the other side of the Savannah River, is the town of Hamburg, in South Carolina. Although the pestilence had raged in Augusta with terrible fatality for more than a month, no case of yellow fever had as yet occurred in the town of Hamburg. The wind, fortunately for the town, had blown in the opposite direction evHamburg. The wind, fortunately for the town, had blown in the opposite direction ever since the plague broke out. They expected to be stricken as soon as the wind should veer about. Yet they escaped; no single case occurred there ; for the wind was friendly to them to the end. I walked down to the river side. It was sad to see Augusta — apparently deserted — not a human being anywhere visible! When the people found that I intended to cross, they earnestly remonstrated with me. But I went up to the bridge — and stepped on it. It is rather a solemn thing to do at such