Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-09

ME pauvre frog! q grand irlcasse:
Irishl,an. Och, and ISN'T. that Queer
now, that living sraddle-bug shouldt
run away before he's cooked at ail-thes
unerateful sarpint! St. Patrick preserve
me from all frogs and ,oads and other
snakes as long as am live. And SO
with this praf6s, I'm Of.
Du,chman. Mine COY! what a vuss
is here apou, pull frog7 But I'll puy
mine zour,grout aad den lql pc oil, m
lesser as no dime.
Coon ApvrcE.-John Prentice;
in his recen, valcdiclory on retiring FROM
the editorial chair, which he had filled
for forty-,wo years, has the following
No man shodd BE without we'll con:
Quoted newspaper; he is far behind the
spirit OF the age, unless lie reads one,
is not upon an equal footing with his
felI!ow-men who enjoys such advantages
and is disregardful Of his family, in not
sf1ording them an opportunity OF &C;
during knowledge Of what is passing
in the world, n, the cheapest possible
teaching: Show .rne family wilhon, q
new spaper; and l venture 70 say that
there will be manifest in that family
want Of manners and indications Of igT
! uoranee, most strikingty III contrast
| with tile neiehbor WHO allows himself
snch q rational Indulgence. Young men,
especially should read newspapers. u
| were boy, even Of twelve years, I
would read d newspaper weekly, though
had to work by torch light to earn
money enough 10 pay for it: The boy
who reads we'll, will learn TO .tainH
and analyze. and if so, he will be al
most sure to make man Of himself, ha.
Ting vicious indulgence which reading IS
calculated to begct dislaste fer.
Essrl.-Nine.,cn,h. of the mii;siiiss iii;siiss
and vices Of mankind proceed from
ind,lznce and id!eness. Person. who
have naturally lminds-syl'oss
"quIcx thoughts Ike lightning are alive"
are most perniciously affected by the
evils of slo,h. The favored sons Of
genius, endowed with great original
powers, were not made for repose; in,
dolcnce mill quickly freeze tie genial
curren. cflhe SOUL" and il left. idle longs
they perish from inaclion. like scimi:
tar corrnde and destroyed by rust. But
the active occupation Of ou, facul,icsis
II safeguard against three great evils:
vice, penury, and desponding gloom,
Says Cotton, "Ennui has made more
gamblers than avarice, mere drunkards
than thirst, and more suicide than dcs-
pair" If we would be both useful and
happy, we must keep ourselves indus;
,riousIy and virtuously employed. Old
DumbredIike was wise III charging bis
son TO "be aye slrcking in a free when
he had nothing elso to DO" Coun, de
Caylvs; a Frcrcl holdemah, reared 10
wealth and princely idletiess, turned his
attention 10, engraving, and made many,
fine copies of antique gems. One Of
the nobility demanded from him rea-
son for this procedure, and was told by
The industrious Count, 81 engraxe, that
/ may not hang myself"
IMPORTANCE OF Moral EDucATioN:
Under whose care soevcr child is
put 10 be taught during the tender and
flexible years of his life, ibis is. certaips
it should be one who thinks Laiin:and
languages the least part Of sducaiion---
one who. knowing how much virtue and
d well tempered soul is to be preferted
TO any sort Of leaning III language;
makes it his Chief business 10 form the
mind Of his scholars, and give thata
fight Disposition; which, if once got,
though ali the rest should be neglected,
would in due ,ihhie produce all lhe rest
and which, if i, be moi goi, and settled
so as 10 keep ou, i'll and vicious habits,
langdages, and science, and all the oll.
er accomplishments Of education, will
be 10 no more purpose but 10 make the
worse or more dangerous n.an.-John
Locke. -.
A few days since Jonathan from The
country, who had taken lodgings at the
Astor House, was rather surprised %hen
he came 10 the dinner table, to see n6,l,-
ing on it. "What will you have e ask
ed the waiter: Jonathan, stared at
him-"f dun know" "Wodld you
Ike a Bin Of fare, sir % @Thank ys
II don'tcafe II do take a small piece.
In an old Dimerick- paper, an Ifish
gentleman whose tad3- had absconded
from him, thus cautions the public from
trusting her: .,.v.i... ~. :. = -, .,.;
Or reason, andiI desire; Ho one to tIust
her on my account, for ! am no, married
to her. -; ':z:'g'-7 ;zgt5
'":Do.ho words, "Lo, the rosy bosom5
hours mean that they wore low.bods