Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-02-14
EageAela Court House, S. c., February A, As44.

The old man closed the door, and hur
ried up stairs, pressing the lender blossom
, to his bosom. "Wife," cried he, "We'v
got little son at last" The old lad
: was astonished, aud she wanted 10 know
what meant her ancient lord by we,-a!
according to her limited idea of things il
general, the Introduction of "youpg 'un'
. into The family, was matter of which sht
had a right TO know something. Blu
this was no time for argument. The baby
was put to bed, and the old lady hugged
ito her bosom, "the little dear" expressing
its gratitude by a gentle and comfortable
grunt, which the old gentleman swore. as
he rubbed maIch upon the wall, sounded
more like pa than any thing that ever
came from The lips of mortal boy. The
candle was lighted, and the happy couple
proceeded to an examination of the nno-
cent and long desired sharer of their do
mestic comforts. First blanket vas re-.
moved-lhen an old shawl-lhen flannel
Observation-Disclosures then-lheu hand
kerchief was raised, and the head of d pig
appeared, half chuked with wad of sha-
wings which the "uutorlunate woman"
had evidently crammed into its mouth TO
prevent q squeal. The old gentleman
viclimized and humbugsed, dropped the
candle; the Did lady jumped out Of bed
and ran down stairs in a fright; and the
little pig rooted itself into warm place
and went to sleep. With this disposition
ofihe characters in this ridiculous drama,
we drop :he curtain.
This actually occurred, and we know
The young man who presented the sur !or-
tunate womau," on that event(ul night.
Il Yankees idea ofa Conveyance Office.
About l o'clock yesterday, when The
rain came thickest and heaviest, an indi-
vidual wearing very high-crowned, mar
row-Ieafed hat, short skirled, faded, sky,
blue colofbd coat, striped vest, pants to
match, that reached TO the region Of the
calves Of his legs, and pair Of horse skin
boots, entered The Conveyancer's Office in
St. Phillip street. His hair hung down
his neck in thei, clot'ed locks, and he seem-
ed any thing but pleased with Southern
scenery, as il then presented itself to his
view He. was genuine Down East
Yankee, who came out from Weathers-
field. Connecticut. with an adventure or
speculation ofinguns (onions). He wall
dered down into the lower par, of tie city.
and as every one he met was "parley-
voo' and sic Said he thought he mouId
never ge, out oflhe "cusscd foreign coun-
try," and it was with The idea OF making
his exit in the quickes, possible manner,
that he entered at the GooT over which
"Conveyance Office" was written. jon.
ahau seeing the man Of "doeds'' al his
desk, thus addressed hin-"Eow, dye
dug"
Conyeyancer-"You our most obedient."
Jonathau-"That ere's considerable
Of shower. guess, Squire"
Conreyancef-"i &c So, it rains rather
freely"
Jonathan-''No wonder you aint got no
inguns here This rain would make them
so saft that they'd run right sPaug up to
seed"
Conveyancer-"l dare say"
Jonalhan-'Bul 'od rat the inguns, i
wish I'd never brought any here. wish
I'd took Aunt Prudence's advire; 'Jona-
lhan,' said she, 'you lake tny advice and
never go to Luzyanner. If you aiut kill
led of by the yaIler fever, you'll be swal.
lowed whole by the allergators-it's au
orful country and so it is. But tina; aint
no;hin, no way. lie, us come 10 the pint,
as the fellers said that were going to fsht
with small swords"
Conyeyancct-"I Should be happy you
would, sir"
Jons;han-"Then you b, a conveyen-
cer--you keep this conveyance ofice!"
Conveyancer-"f do"
Jonathau-"Thea how'll you trade for
conveying me Up to where my sloop les.
opposite Julia s,roel, jest hitch on good
horse to cab, aud convey me right along
side Of the .Mayfower, and III give you
two stun of as good lnguns as ever drew
a tear from widder's eye.
The conveyancer, thinking his Down
East v;sitcr was triaing with him, ordered
him 10 leave his office Instantly. Jona-
than, seeing determination in his eye, took
the hint. and made his exit in very long
and rather rapid PAGES, swearing that "these
Luzganner folks were the most darned
conscriptious creatures in Ill crss,.on."--
N. O. ficayu,e.
"Ihe Fruitful far West."-ITe have
been infinitely amused, says the New
York Aurora, at the following serio comic
epislle, which we find in the Memphis
Eagle. The editor of that paper gives it
a, the close of very pretty paragraph
about the ''Far Wesl," as an illustration
of the fruayilLnssS Of the dclecable land.
He says that the epis,le is neither more
nor less shan:a young Western mothers
account OF herself to his better half. A
few years since they were giddy girls, aud
wild, frolichsome schoomates now. both