Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-10-17

Cant gel a paper, daddy; MI. Llbe-
raj goI. The Advertiser from Mr.. Scribel-
! Gus, and Mr.. Doiule is louking over his
shoulder while he reads it, aud he'll want
it uext."
This ia beyond all hearing; it is Rgw
seven o'clock. and suppose | must Wait
till alter breakfast belure can gel the
news; and who the deuse- In oiolent
passion would give a sulnarker 10 read
newspaper after breakfast 7 Do you
hear. John, gu again. john; and wait I'LL
one or the other of The papers is out of
the hands of those Internal gornlandizine
nonopolizers, aud be sure tocatch i-re.
turn it Instantly. Do you hear, John -
Yes, daddy" Eril.
Enter SWALLOW.
Good morning, neghbor Eagernoose,
any thing uon :"
New! Fire and faego's! Il have
sent dozen times 10 Liberal there, TO re-
quest the loan IF his paper for a moment,
aud he has the inperIinence 10 refuse
me-"
Refuse you!''
MOI exactly refuse me. hut he permits
such fellows as Longwind. Neithtrshe,
Scribeluus. and Newsnonger,op pore over
them fpr.hnurs. not only Vhrongh mis-.
taken courlesy,) depri%iug himself, hun his
n-igbbors. from getting intelligence of
what is passing in The world"
My go"lness, be they reading 'em
now J"
Yes" [Sighing.
Well, thal's abominable Why
dnn'l you lake nuosrpaper yourseIf!"
" Why don't you take one! You are
always inquiring after 'noose.' as you
call it,"
why, did take one; hut the printer
don't leave il Al my house any more
cause hacked ahoLt the price, aud
wouldn't pay him
"Thal's good reason for the printerif
il is none for your? (Enisr JoHN.
Well, Jol,r. did you gel the paper ?"
No, daddy, just as rhat MIR. Neither
side was doue, in come Mr.. Hnokit and
Mr.. Nahlt. md CAM back
Confound my i'll luck Go back, do
you, hear, and ask Mr.. Liberal, if he will
b. kind enoneh-do YOU hear kind
enough 10 lenI me any Northern paper he
may have, or. irhe has GOT none, ask him
TO lend me YESTERDAYS paper again. or he
dav heforr thai. nr last Saturdays or-do
Won hear!-any of l. ST weeks papers-tlo
YOU hear :"
Yes, daddy" ErH.
u am determined on going right away
10 subscribe for newspaper: ] will NOT be
ppslercd with The trouble of borrowing
from unaccnmnlodaiing neighhors."
You ARE right. Mr. Eagernoose. rhe
PRIMERS only AK three dollars right down,
and then you have a whole year 10 paw
l'mher three dnlIars. 100. and then YOU eau
dispute The bill. aud they will send the
nonsrraper three months after thai arore
il is settled them folks what brings the
papers ALWAYS throw il where it was taken,
never thinking that the subscriber is dom
over"
Enter JOHN
Here comes John. Well, John, have
you got The paper Z"
"N No. daddy. the npiehhnrs borrowed
all The old papers: and Mrs ParrnI semi
and gor the morning papers az soon as
thew were done with"
The dcuse she did Then may
hang up my fiddle ilI sun down, for when
she hegins to read. lis from alpha 10
omega. Give me- NV hat. J"hn. Never
mind breakfast. Mr.. Swallow will yon
accompany me 10 The printing office? I
will subscribe Immediately. Three dollars
did vru say? T will give twenty-five dol
lars before will snf1er snrh impertinence
IF lend my paper, ] wish ! NAV he
sho, " Erit
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