Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
THE NURsED NUBBiNs.
A TALE OF THE oyRFLow.

Less than a hundred miles from fou
'Sanctum' resides .Swamper' who de:
serves high praise for having proven him.
self capable of graphing, single handed
with The late treme ndous' overflow: ~,
He occupied a eighth refuse ofland, II
a portion ofcountry where more but poe
or philosopher could ever think Of living.
Like,ali planters in the low lands, the mosl
necessary articles for his support, were
planted by him on the lowest portion ol
his little clearing he hoped to make,
besides his half bale crop, an over crop Of
corn. The sale of the surplus was TO pro.
cure him luxuries.9 @.i'2 '1il..
/; The water first took his garden. then
went 10 the corn, which was well nigh
covered, few top 'nubbins alone stood in
solitary glory above the food. The cot
ton disappeared, and he was even left
without a kitchen. Rise succeeded rise
until his floor was washed. by ihespIash-
ing wave. Meanwhile, with that ingenui-
ty which marks the mind that can rise sn-
perior 10 circumstances, he had made d
raft upon which with difficulty he I.placed
sufficient dry ground to form a 6rebed
This was his Kitchen. which, when fas,en.
ed by grape vine 10 the one corner
of his house, which answered every pur-
pose: ~ - :, &.
And yet the waters rose. He raiaed
his floor log, then two and three, and
a dozen. until he could no longer stand
erect ia his domiciI Under these circum-
stances, determined not to desert the nub
bins, he went 10 work and in the course Of
Two days added an upper story to bis
humble tenement, and defed the waters.
How did you spend the time, my dear
fellow" ,,5;t ::
why read Till 60, tired, and then
I'd think. and that made ME sleepy, and
then I'd sleep till got tired again.: / felt
sort o. lonesome sometimes: and then I'D
go out in my canoe 10 the edge: Of rhe sell
Elements and see how other folks was doin.
i never was scared or fear'd of any
thing, but sometimes o. nights / couldn't
sleep, and was nightly disturbed by the
varmint ;nay be | didn't scarce 'em and
slay 'eui TOO.
DO you see that double barrel, stranger?
we'll I've set up all night jisl loadin' and
sbootin' for amusment.'-sl want scared,
.as-I-said afore but couldn't stand that
eternal doise amongst my crop. Thar was
but few nubbins, and l felt sort o. kindly
lowards'em, and it hurt my feelins 10 fnd
that even the varmints was mean enough
10 steal 'em. ,.., ..,,'
Il had quit society cause / was dis
appointed man, / 'icicled myseIfoff," land
tuck to tho woods. aud lived privately
away from every body, and ! did'nt1rop-
BILE no body.and thar was no body to trou.
Bile me. But when them blasted !.cri,ers
got to eaten my pet nubbins;' them 'nub-
bins that had watched and almost nur5
sed then stranger cam to the conclusion
,ha, every thing was alike, that even the
varmints wasn't no worse than good
many men thatI know'd for all of 'en
gin feller lick whenever they had a
chance. and that know'd he couldn't hurt
'em. !!,i ,,'1"- VI" :
Ills mater, s,ranser-purehater of them
that's mean, aud its mater of the varminls.
I'm gwine to go back into society agin,
and give it another trial. for it can't do no
worse than Them eternal, blasted crilers.'
Concordia (La) Intelligencer.