Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-04-26
NO. IL.

ctry Of Life" ' u "'o 70
FALsEHoop.-Thcrc care'man,,sins,even
OF commission, which elude onr own ,}c,ec-
uon' from the indefinite or r'plausibIe .sn.c,
they assume. But a direct falsebood al
"r 's ol no Paliiation. II stamps the page
conscience with stain no human hand
"a" wipe away; II stands in daring opnos;.
:!on 10 the nature and will of God. and 40
rises to the vault of heaven seems IN .cbo
PACK The thunders of the rebel arn,y. WHO
.voh ,'. there deGed the majesty of eternal
SELF F-DELUsIoS.-Plcascd with the kind
u " aouiation perhaps the most dangerous of
a. g.. ~ ,of uhresencratc heart, Rosa took I'M
euoJect Oh religion as she believed, quite
seriously; and.she who had been ncc,,s,n,n iu''o
ca SO quickly to detect, and so ,boromohI,,-
20 oesPlse pretcnsons in others. becnu,'.
M:ersei! pretcnder; when false assumn-
tioh IS the least pardonable-whcn scIf
ociuslon Is the most fatal in its consequences.
nc ChT'Stidn Characteristic saw ,bot
truciy dignified and even elegant woman
may ae!ivcr out tracts; that subscrip,;ons
lol fehsious purposes may oc collected win
out oustlc or 5ombast; and that so C,r from,
inc graces Eof the mind and person heinz
cast aside' III the eager pursuit of moral and
rehe'ous Goodfhey arc capable of being On.
l',nGeo s ., IN every charm, by the higher craccs
OF the christian character.
J. 1e0chang.-It is n disgrace to society :,
lts present stage of civilization, that there ia
~ "o niohey given SO grndgingIy rs that which
ton SwhilcI.al parties agree thar th,. ~,
VI te'c"inS' aunremi,tingly and faitLfullv
performed IS the most laborious of man i;cS.
O. II VIII be in vain to cxpect the nr;co oc
'he!r !ahour to be raised to its full vaJ,e
the field. o'ooe"' INTO
Loss cJ Frtend.-There is bitterness
IN lcciings with which we regard the volmn.
'ary deserlion Of oncc true friend ,b,, hna
scarcely its equal in all the unnalotahIs
"raushis which we have to drink befnrc ,Lo
cup OF life isfulIy drained. What arc the
n'"e'y nine warm hearts still to bcat for
US ana ours if with all we possess, and en-.
joy, ana yearh to impart, we cannot win
oack the hundredth. Ii is not that tho vnlue
or mat particular gem was worth the whole
n"t wreath but its irreparable loss has
dem is gone. S o'"-
Prejudice Of Society.-Thoso who uo,,.,
combat The :long established preiud;ces nf.
society have to perform difficult and nm
gra.eIul task. Ridicnlc is perhaps tho onlv
lo'"rh that will oe made to the novel asser.
',"n' tnat even culinary operations NAV be
cncef'uiiy conducted by a woman of noi;sb-
ca manners and cultivated :understnnd;.o.
,hat wniie sharing such occupations with
her chiidien, she may converse on Ii,er,ru
ana intellectual topics, and that even ,h.
hhe arts may. succeed in their turn to flIun
the leisure hours afforded by well reeulat.
ted economy.
Ereess Of Kno,rledge.-That any human
neinS can Know too much. is n supposition
wnlch me writer of these pages would be
9ofry 10 DO charged with, nor is it from an
excess OF knowledge that females of the
middle class are now disqualified en- ,he;r
return from school, for sharing in the domes.
tic duties OF their humble homes. II is he.
cause along with their knowledge they have
ia'lcG 10 acquire just sense of the beauty
and the value of such virtues as belong es-
peciaily to the female character.
LONG MANURE.-l have tried the expcr-
lment last season on my garden, with most
convincing success. Having very retcn-
1--WE suosoil, tried tho plan of buryinc
coarse dry straw under my beds of hects.
carro's' P?rsmps, peas, beans, vines, and
almost every kind of vegetable that plant
CO.. 10 serve as an underdrain as well as ma
nure. The effect has fully convinced one
scept'c. hope others will try IT. This is
tie hrst time l ever saw straw used for ma
nunnS any crop, except potatoes. have
toiled many day to rot it, so as TO make i,
fit TO use for the next crop.'-Ien. For.
EcoSoMY.-The Wcschestcr Spy, tells
a story of neighoor of his, who rolled
barrel of flour three miles, rather than nav
ia cts. cartaSe. This is carving ecouomy
To great stretch; but after all. il does no,
equal the economy of newspaper borrow
er. We have known one ofthese borrow
ing loafers lose n months time and wear op,
| five dollars worth Of sole leather in n xcor
in running about TO borrow paper, which
he could have had left at his own door for
three dollars.
| We know Of ono family in this VILLAGE
| that will not take our paper, because ,hcv
say they do not like it, and yet they send fire..
qucntly 10 borrow it, and blow up our s,,b.
scribcrs like wrath if it is not ready for
them.
The first and second lieutcnants Of n man
OF war, both great anglers, once disputed
concerning tho fly season for n particular
month. one arguing that the horse fiy was
then in season, the other replying that there
was no such fly. At the moment an able
sailor, who was also skilful angler passed,
and the disputants agreed to leave the ques-
ton to Jack 'Jack," said the first Iienten.
ant, "dId you ever see horse .Ry?" "No,
your HONOR" replied the tar; "but have
seen as curious thing-I have seen a COW
jump down precipice."
"Your ma has taken glaes of ce-cream;
Will You have some, my dear!"