Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-02-15
Miscellaneous.

REMARKABLE PHENoMENA.-The Hemp
stonh (L"na Is>anJ} En7ui-a-. Of tho 1a,I,
inst, gives oil almost supernatural nara
ton of the corpse of n yonnS lady, which
was cXhumed u few days since in the vii
lagc for Refinement in another spot. The
collin was in a good state of preservation,
and on examination of the Corpse, which
yet presented its original shape, there was
found growing upon its ~sur:acc Il vegetable
substance, i'll the shape of flainents OF
grass. but Of Il whi,ish color, with Il small
bud on tho end of each one. These spires
of grass had risen from various parts of the
face, the forehead, upper lips and chceks.-
Several were pluckcd and now are in pos
session Of the gentleman who Informed us
Of this remarkable fact, and who has prom
iscd us an inspection Of them,
1t is well known that in dry eravclly soil
like that of Hampstead plains. The body un-
dcrgocs little Or no dccomposition, ever af-
Ter The lapse of centuries. Under tho tow
er of the church of ST Michael, at B0r-
dcaux, (Ile famous grave or g~ravclly coun-
try which rcars the choice Wines bodies arc
shown that are dried into mumrnics, and
are several hundred years old their features,
expressions, &c. still remaining. The same
we believe, exists in n church al Palermo,
rs described so graphically in one of n.
Willis's letters In the above case however,
The fluids Of the body appear to have been
preserved, and ave afforded nntrimcnt 10
the invisible germs Of on;c of those crypto-
gamo"s plants, whose propagation is but lit
Il. undcrstood.-N. Y. Star.
A Specimen for I'roLopism.-On tho
evening of the cventful day II brilliant party
was assembled beneath the hOspitable ROOT
of Mrs Blucbcrry. 1t consisted of twenty
seven muses. Of Little Orange street, and the
celebrated Miss Lydia Laurel, n travelling
Londoner. She was Il coarse middle aged
dame, with fired cnrls, and II provoking
starc-fat and forty-looking like a John
Bull in pc%tficoals. She had been recount.
ing some travellers tales in her adventures
in the West, which were listened TO will
rapturous JOY by her admirers.
"l'll give you n ILLUSTRATION of man.
ncrs in the West" said the elegant female.
'It vas a dinin' haboard of the ~vatch-vou-
call un,, steamboat Snag on the Hoheieho
river. The gentleman OH my left was q
Southcrncr. Veil, gals, they gets into q
kind of discussion on the habolilion qucs-
ton, when some high words ariZ. please
TO %rciracI,' said the Soulhcrncr, Il von't dc
it, said the Nortlicrncr. Pray ma'am,
said the Souihcrner to me, won't You ave
the goodness to lean back in your chair -
With the greatest plcas"rc,' says /. moi
KNOWN vot vos a-comin'. Ven vot does
my gentleman do but vips out n boss pisto
as long as my harm, and shoots my RICH,
and ncighbor dead. But that wasn't hall
for The bullet comm ont Of the temple
Wounded Il lady in the side. She uttered
an Orrilick scream. 'Pon my word, ma'am
said the Southcrncr. you needn't make sc
much noise aboutit for you know l did it by
mistake"
And was not justice done the murder?
asked Mrs. Blucberry.
christianity, dear madam. Hall the cab
in passengers vent right to work., and lynchet
EN-. They Jung i'm in the lamp chains
right hover the dining table, and then fin
ishcd the desert. But, for my part, it quit,
! spoiled my appetite.