Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-23
fancicd, when he had concluded this COM

tancicd, when he had concluded this COM
mumcaliou, that he was lunlinary of no
small magnitude in this benishted world.
x, he may have imagined that he might
he mistaken for star ia the ea,i; and that
even rise men wou!d follow after him
"Practicc," bic mol deceived; why d. You
Imagine a vain thing! Iun may be Il
cloud by day 10 obscure the snn's bright
beams, bur Won never can he ''pillow of
fire" to dis pei the darkness of night
This communication, taking i. al together,
is most heectahle specimen of elccan,
phraseolosv; and, although it hurns hui
dimly in history and argument. yet in fig
ures and cursing il shines most brilliantly.
Il concludes with This classical quotation:
"To use the language Of a felow-cilizrn,
the old Gentleman, Jerome, has fine
hurse bul is d-n bed rider" Practice
does not indeed claim to have originated
this beautiful figure, but ascrbcs it to one
of our fcllow-ciizcns. Who this fellow
citizen is, know not, but I woud say to
him, in the language Of Guilty, in his
prayer for the conk-woman, THE Lord
have mercy upon our fellow Citizen
Practice admits that Jerome has fine
horse, but says he sis d-n had rider.
This was an unfortunate compliment for
Practice,-a dangerous blow which he
aims AT Jerome. To use Il hnnncly p'fasc.
he struck at the coon, and killed his dog.
! reciproca,e his kintlness with all possible
good will, but mus, he allowed to vary the
compliment little. Practice is no doubt
AL elegant rider, but Of all the beasts that
mortal man ever did beslride, think his is
the worst. know the old horse well; his
name is Treat. Were To attempt to
give you description of him,i do not know
that could do better than to borrow DR..
Bats description of his Jack ass, alias
..Vesper,lio horribiis Anrricanus, which
runs thus, "srcatesr length eleven feet,
height six, colour asby plumbus, ears none
at all. horns long s. branching, eyes fierce.
fiery, and rolling" He has much celebrity
in the annals of both this colntry and Eu-
rope, as race horse, particularly as u
political cider nag. Candidates are re-
markably fond Of riding him in their little
party contests especially, irlhcy are any
way doubtful as 10 their own merits. And
it is astonishing with wha, facility he car
rics squad of candidates about the Dis
trict. What renders il more astonishing
still is. that (rhey say.) he scarcely eats
any thing. But then. they say, the way
he drinks is awful. He is frcquentl V ex.
hibited at muster grounds. and other pub
lie places, where sometimes, if you were
10 Judge from the noise he makes, yom
might imagine that like Jo,'s war-Eorse,
..his neck was clothrd in thunder. and the
glory Of his n0sirls was terrible" Bat
alas! alas old Time has put his fuger up
on him, and he begins evidently 10 Show
BS1IlVlil!S w bSt"N' ~ h'N
fallen of in his performances rapidly, with
in the last few years. all over the world:
and his hes, friends begin 10 entertain seri
Gus fears, that they will be compelled to
take hin, entirely off the turf, in a season
or Iwo more. He has recently hrcn beat
in ireland. Tennessee, Mississippi. aud
Massachusetts tho believe the Jockeys,
through pure good viH TO the old ''critter"
are inclined, if possible, 10 decide the last
race in his favor. He was seriously injured
IN this District, by the severe saIIop the
Candidates gave him at the last election.
Ii is said that he was badly spawned. and
somewhat damaged in hi. wind. but can
no, vouch for the truth of the report. ]
must conclude. for expect that Practice,
like the Vicar of Wakefield, by his horse
Blackberry. begins. by this lime. TO haze
down right conIempluous opinion Of the
old beast, himself.
No CANDIDATE.