Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-12-09
IA FIRE IN THE REAR I"

One of 'ttc Latest Joke.--There was
fun as welikas,f Sighting down in The neigh
borlond Of the Rio Grande las, summer,
and Yankee in that section. albeit a tol-
erably skrewd specimen Of the genus, got
"a fire in thefear" which raked down and
demolished the best calculations ever made
for small fortune, and Al, the same time
raised laugh which filled The adjoining
cbaparal fora mile in every direction.
Water was scarce during the heat Of
summer o, Brazil Island, and liquor not so
pleniiful attimes as the necessities Of the
sojournerslreauired 1t was at one of these
thrifty seasone that our Yankee, BY some
hook or crook goishoId Of a bayelyoE tplnz
sfabiy far CIDER mud wishsaIhjs small
ssss. Beg 4, s;asa sas 4 ||s|I| 81 u 81
sb6asds and odd bits oEcaHvasss eno1gif f6ss
build small shanty, was the work Of but
a short hour; to set his barrel upon a
couple Of skids in The hack part of The
tent. to tap it, aud to. commence retailing
the cider at dime glass, occupied but a
short lime more.
Customers focked in by dozens, the
cider wen, of al rapid rate. and The
Yankee was making his "elernal fortin"
at stride that would have elared John
Jacob Astor in his early days. Some of
his patrons complained that dime glass
for cider, which was not worth more than
two dollars barrel at the outside, was an
outrageous price bnl the times was hard,
The retailers conscience eaBv-he had all
the cider in the market, and could mol
adnrd 10 sell any cheaper.
This state Of things went on for an en-.
tire day, the Yankees quarters being beset
by throngs Of patrons. On the following
moIniug, and belore the cider was yet half
sold, they began to thin off gradually, and
by the middle Of the afternoon it was only
now and then a struggling stranger that
visited The shade and cider OF the retailer.
What was the matterl What had caused
this sudden fallen of of custom? The
reader will soun see.
Towards nishr new face appeared in
The sbanty and called for a glass Of cider.
Ii was drawn, swallowed, and the Gus.
toner took oul his purse and enquired the
price.
One dime said the Yankee.
One uhail' retorled The customer.
Ono dime, coolly replied the Yankee,
'Oue h--Il' snarled the customer; why,
I eau get just as good cider here at fUt
cents glass;
NO YOU CANT drawled the Yam
kee, There uinl pint Of cider 'cept what
I've got in that are barri, this side Of Or.
leans, I'm darued il there is.
i know beuer,' calculated The custom
er, tarlly, Il bough, glass Of cider, moi
two hours ago, and only paid five cents
for it,
I'D like to know where you effected
that small transaction querried the Yam.
kes.
Right round here was the answer.
Il guess il was right round here. Righ
round ichere, Id like 10 know?' continued
the cider vender.
why, close by here, mewhere--jus
back OF your place, returned the customer
iii be, you tn drinks you didn't spoke
up The Yankee, 'and we'll 60 right round
and see.'
'Done.' said the customer, aud off they
started.
Sure enough. right round here,' they
found another cider establishment IN full
blast. A second Yankee had risged {
small shade in the rear Of The first Yam
hee's shan,y, had tapped The other end o
the llailer's barrel Of cider through board
and retailing it at five cents a glas
: to perfect rush Of customers.-N. o
j. Picayune.
a Tale Of Sorro,r. .--About six month
ago., widow lady came to this city from
the State Of Maine; she was the mothe
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