Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-10-30

have a friend-an excellent husband and
doating father-who came into our office
the other day, looking rather sleepy:
What is. the matter with youF" we
inquired.
aoh-nothing-that is to say" he re,
piled in hesitating voice" babies are
some trouble after all, amt they?"
OF course we nodded in an indifferent
assent, but could not help asking howe
"Why the fact is" said our friend,
"that little fellow of ours is getting to
very knowing, and will be humored now
and then-so | get up occasionally and
walk him to sleep-but last night both
wife and myself had to carry him alter
nately, and
"Surely two are not required"
"Hear me out. You see the child
wanted novelty, so lighted a candle, and
as my wife carried him up and down the
room, | walked after her making all sorts
Of queer maneuvres with the light"
"Well did that pacify him!"
"Why, yes, after fashion. 1t stop.
ped his crying, but we consumed a whole
candle and best portion of the night,
before he fell asleep, and the consequence
is I feel wretchedly stale this morning"
"Now, old bachelor, laugh if you feel
like it, and let this be caution to you.
LIFE without some necessity or ex-
ertions must ever lack real interest. That
state is capable of the greatest enjoy
ments where necessity urges, but not
painfully; where effort is required, but
as much as possible without anxiety;
where the spring and summer of life are
preparatory to the harvest Of autumn and
the repose of winter Then is every sea-
son sweet, and in we'll spent life the
last the besl-the season of calm enjoy
ment, the riches in recollections, the
brightest in hope. Good training and a
fair start constitute more desirable pat
rimony than wealth and those parents
who study their children's welfare more
than the qualification of their own ava
rics-or vanity, would do well to think of
| this. Is it better to run successful
race, or be in and end at the goal.
The WISE Man AND THE SERPENT
A wise man one day asked the serpent,
"Of what advantage is it to thee to de-
prive men of lifel The lion kills and
devours his prey: the tiger, the wolf, and
other fierce beasts do the same, in order
to satisfy their hunger; but thou bitest
thine innocent victims, and sheddest NOR
tai poison into their veins, without reap.
ing any benefit from their death, save the
cruel satisfaction of destroying"
Why ask thou me this question:" re-
joined the reptile. "Ask rather the SIAN
derer among thine own race what plea.
sure he finds in poisoning to death those
who have never injured him."
A Coop ONE.-While passing down
Front.streett yesterday, we saw two gen.
tlemen somewhat the worse for having
been in conversation with Capt. Whis-
key" Just as we approached them, and
for some unknown cause--perhaps scy.
chology-one of them plunged into the
gutter. His companion assisted him to
rise, and commenced rubbing the dirt
from his coat.
"You're rubbing him down, ell y" cx-
claimed we.
"Not exactly" he replied, "mercly
scra2ing an acquaintance"
KSowLEDGE.-"One fountain there
is,' says Miss Bremen, "whose deep vein
has just begun to throw up its silver drops
among minkind-a fountain which will
alay the thirst of millions, and will give
to those who drink from it peace and
ioy. 1t is knowledge; the fountain of
intellectual cultivation, which gives health
to mankind, makes clear his vision,
brings JOY to his life, and breaths over
his souls destiny a deep rcpose. Go
and drink therefrom, thou whom fortune
has not favored, and thou will soon feel
thyself rich! Thou mayest go forth into
the world and find thyself everywhere at
home; thou can'st cultivate thyself in
thine own little chamber; thy friends are
ever around thec--nature, antiquity,
heaven, are accessible to thee"
PEELED TIE BARK oFr.-The Boston
Bee has the following rich one. A down
easter came to this city a while ago, and
hired out to cabinet maker within
a stones throw of our sanctum. He un-
derstood lots of things, and like true
Yankee, managed to pass for a good deal
more than he was worth. The proprie.
tor one day showed very pretty ma
hogany veneered bereau to the mechanic,
and told him to smooth it off" as the
purchaser would call for it in the course
+ Al L., Tobnn,, D., ,,y