Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-22
: A SKETCH.

'It's a. miserable piece Of business, said
Neddy Brown: 'living's a miserable piece
of business-and mankind is miserable
dog. I'ye threatened to reform any lime
these ten years, because; though love
liquur, haze inloxication,; and vet here |
am the same old.two and sixpence, was
last night, aud every night in the year,
which l remember, I'm pretty toI-rol for
an old man every night about twelve
o'clock. Now 10 morrow morning I'll
be for passing the reform bill, for the ben
fit of my constitution; buI al night the re
firm bill will be laid under the table,
S'posing was. TO join The temperance So
ciely, by way of a slant, and taper of
with quart or TWO of cider? But what's
the use when can taper of withou, join,
ing won't be ruled by others, when
can go straight by myself, it Eve mind
TO do!' observed Brown, when he brought
himself up against the wall Temper
ance fiddle. sticks 1 must have little
now aud then, only can't ever hit the
right quantity. I've a great mind 10 60
and get gauged! But ifthem temperance
folks will go the entire Animal; the whole
stickler, the complete catfish, Itn The boy
to join 'em. Quit the cities and so into
The woods. and dine upon acorns. Veto
pig tail, long mines, and maccaboy. But
they won't. They are just like my dad.
who used to hammer me for lying in bed,
when was boy, and il was only be
cause his coppers were so hot that he could
moi sleep, that made him get up. himself.
Hot coppers is an earlier riser than n
chicken, and he way 10 get up early is 10
take treble allowance. Bless my heart"
said Brown, If 1 aint getting the achere-
togo in my head.
WHATS tho matter, neishbor = said
man with badge.
I'm dizzy-got the where-tc-So in my
head instead of my feet
Shall assist you 2
Sir. yon are TOO polite. Yon are as
insinualing as a corkscrew. I'll rot bother
you
No bother, not by any means. It's my
duty
Here's n philanlhropisl His duty to
assist people in distress Why. you're a
bird-a perfect tom ii, Chesterfield
Don't run your rigs upon me. harky, or
Ill give You another guess sort where'lo-
60. 1've a sorl Of impression that you're
sprung. You've had TOO much tea, and
loo little water
'You hur, my feelings, aud brush the
hlue off the delicate plum of my Gharac
ter by your insinualions. After tomorrow,
won't touch ,oddy, if it should cry for
me TO kiss it,
We'll, you shan't be tuck up on susPi.
cion. Can you you walk crack, foot to
foot, ,wistified iashion?'
IF it wasn't that I'm troubled in my
mind, I'm sure could. know | can to-
morrow. if you'll step in after dinner, take
off your things, bring your wotk, and stop
to tea, as the gals say.'
THAT will never do. Walk crack or
you must walk your chalk before the
Mayor
"Well. l will. You mus'n. laugh tho
you'll put me out
Fire away, Flanagan. I'll be as grave
as a jackass,or a justice Of the peace when
he wants his dinner
Stand aside!' roared Brown. 'Here
goes!' He made desperate rush to es-
cape, but his accommodating friend put
oul his foot, and Neddy Brown typiGed
the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Pm down, and it's all up sighed he,
Its + for figs, | for jigs, N for knuckIe
bones. aud ! S for Jack Stones. with me.
My knees arc stuv' in, and | can't tell
whether I've got hands or not. If I'd
passed the reform bill, this wouldn't have
happened. I'm prey 10 the law, though
I've prayed not to be, many time. Til
knock off and come out cat bird for the
future. II will he a great saving Of fps
aud clothes, too, for my pants are torn tan.
tamount to the slack of fifty cents old
Canyassoack will charge full that for sew
ing pancake to each knee.'
'Why didn't you behave nice, and do
credit 10 them as fotch you up, instead OF
trying TO break Jail with no more man.
ners than hoss.'
How often upon your deed. and deed
and double deed, and cross your breath,
have you promised that
Don't ask me, for i can't tell. l hayn't
got my cyphering book. Long sums al
ways bother me so.'
Then the case is all up Dicken and down
Dennis. When you're once took, aud