Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-11

as if aslonished at the ob,useness of the
interrogation.
All was now as clear as daylight, and
resolving themselves into committee
of the whole, under the shades of the
night they sailed out to perpetrate their
great design. e4.5,,5
As they were getting into the yard,
an old coun,ryman, with asoft of an
overhaul dress on, and a bsgsI Ihder his
arm, addressed the students with,
1"Halloa young gentlemen-whats's the
fun 3" "Going 10 rob old Prex's, hem
roost;' wasthe answer.
ooh ! that's great, Won't the old
President look blue in the morningY'
said the rustic.
| The entrance to the coop was small,
and the chairman of the committee ofthe
whole sele :ted the slimest oflhe company
10 enter, complimen,ing himwiIhthe as
surance, that il he we're a ferret ne could
not better succeed.
"Go in, ferret;" and the youth went
ih.-Soon he appeared with a fine rooster,
and very coolly strangling The fowl.
Here's old Prex !" said he.
"Here's a bag,' said the farmer,
"put cid P,ex in it!"
Tho ''ferrel," so called, again appear
ed with hen. Holding it up TO the
light, "Oh, ho this is Mrs. Prex.
This is what l cali female barbarity," "
said he twisting of: her head.
"Hand along Mrs. Prex," said the
countryman. opening his bag.
Some hafa dozen Of the worthy
Presidents fowls were in this manner
consigned to the rustic's bag.
Don't you think there's enough on
'em Z" asked the farmer. All thought
that there was, ...ss. ...,....,s-
"Wl,at a grand dinner they'll make!'
CALCULATED The chairman oi.lhe commit
l.tee on the Presidents shen-roost. Look
here my good fellow" said he address
Ting the rustic, cant you get these cooked
Live promise 10 dine with you to:mor.
tlrow.2 srss.5.y.,,s5
sWhy, yes;siiff you'll give me what's
LEFT. SO come along il you want g g
sknowsWhere live, mi going home now Z
Ths !isss@gns ..l.e. .9al. .zs5gSSs5s;; sSI$
Mere s. elia,ad Wilh their success, that
labey laughed and talked most ali buster; ill.
I5ously: Tie rustic gained corner and
was missing. g..,,s...s. s.;s So,
al ere's q go;"', cried one oftho stu
dents. s.Old. .Bumpkin has been one
4 TOO many for us. He's got the spoils,
I, and we shall have to put up with the
mackerel."
"After all MI trouble % sighed the
"ferret." z
son TEMpoEA! OH MoREs !" ejacu'
lated ali with common sympathy.
The students retired to their rooms
not quite so ela,ed as when they LETT
them.
After the morning lectures, each oi
the six students received from The ven
cradle president very polite note OF in
vilation to dine with him that day. Each
student as the jani,or silly slipped 1.-THE
note into his hand, involuntarily es-
claimed, What. is here?. Heigh! an
invitation TO ME7 All ha ! old Plex dom
| know what I've been doing. Hang it.
its too bad. He thinks ! am fine lei
low, andh as taken this way 10 SHOW I've
done
This NAV be taken as the substance
of the cogila,ions Of each Of The invited
All fel, sorry, that the confidence Of the
old man was SO misplaced, Dinner houl
came. A student called on the presi'
4 ident and took his seat; soon another
came-how was this. And another arc
: another until six were there. Soon as tht
table was set, the old man invited hi:
company with much suavily to be seate!
while he and his lady sat at each end
. 's "Now 10 young gentleman, I horS you
will make yourselves happy. VIVA, al
shall help you to ? We'll hg' a gooa
dinner ] fancy; hope as a 'lml''ee ol
the whole, we shall make ne contents y
of my hen-roost suffer. r. frank' we
) must nominate you chg afhah OF 'hs eat.
inc committee. Wixou be helped to
some sold Prex?' o1erhaps: you would
-.-VrnYS
!: Itwas enougbxW an n infinite fund IN
of good huma T,ho DR.. harrassed tho
beneroos, pl,ysrcrs. All were dumb
{ founded anG Though the good old man
piled up vi plates with delicate slices
Of Mrs.Kf Mr.. Prex, they could not
relish ySorsel Indeed j: was torture
. to sw6w the little they contrived to
:. re mysieryis soon told. The rustic
.ks none else than the old president
Iimsell. His knowledge of human la>
I ,ure had conqi ered difficulties, at which
others musth I've failed. 1t lis useless to