Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-03-13

odical in Boston, have placed in front OF
their Office, in the fremont street, very
handsome sign-board, upon which is en-
! blazoncd the words,
L1rTELL's LIVING ACE"
A greenhorn, fresh caught-came to
the city to look at the "glorious Fourth
-chanced to be passing towards the
Common, when his attention was arrested
by the above caballistic syllabes. Upon
one side Of Broomfeld street he saw the
big sign, upon the other he saw the word,
MuSeum.'
"Wall," said he to himself, Tve hearn
tell of them museums, but Il Icing age,
big or little, must be one Of the curiosities
we rcad about"
lie stepped quietly across the street,
and wiping his face approached one OF
the windows, in which were displayed
several loose copies of the work. He
read upon the covers Littell's Living
Age" and upon a card Popular Maga-
zine-only one OF its kind in the country"
&c.
I" Maga=inc wall that beats thunder
all tue smash I've hearn about pouder
magazines an all that-wall, reckon I'll
see the critter, emmy howl" and thus de-
termined, he cautiously approached the
door. A young man stood in the etrance.
"When does it open Z" asked the coun-
tryman.
What sir 2"
"What time does it begin9 ?"
What %
"The show~
"Why, that are-this," continued our
innocent friend, pointing up to the sign.
The young man evidently supposed the
stranger usane-and turning ON his heel
walked into the office.
Wall, dan no bout that feler, much
but reckon | hav'nt cum 4 hundred
miles to be fooled amt, and I'm going
to sec the critter sure"
Hello! say Mr.. Watts name, there,
door-keeper {! He'll 10 %
A clerk stepped to the door at once
and inquired the mans business.
What do | want? Why | want to
see the animal, that's all.
What animal 7"
"Why this critter-"
"I don't understand you sill"
Wall, yeou don't look as ef you could
understand nobody emmy how. Just send
the door-keeper here"
BY this time crowd had collected in
and about the doorway, and the green'uu
let of something like the following:
"That chap as went in tust thar aint
nobody, eff he has got swallow-tailed
coat on. My moneys as good as his'n,
and its free country to-day. This young
man amt to be fooled easy, now, tell
you. cum down to see til Fourth, Pve
seen the elephant, and now I'm bound to
sec this crittcr. Hello, there, mister"
AS no one replied to him, however, he
venturcd again into the Office, with the
crowd at his heels, and addressing one Of
the attendants, he inquired
"What's the price nabur.'
"Thc price OF what sir %
"Of the show
"There is no show here"
"No show! What'n the thunder do
you leave the sign out for, them"
"What do you want to sec.' said an
other gentleman.
"Why, | want to sec the ANIMAL
"The animal %
"Yes-the crittcr.'
81 really do not understand, sir!"
"Why, YES yer dew. mean the wot's
name out there'-pointing to the door.
Whcre!'
Hav'nt yer got sign over the door
Of liHlc Twin, sum thin hereabout!" 2"
Littells Living Age"
"That's the crttcr-thcm's um-trot
him aout, nabur, yere's your putty"
Having discovered that he was right
(as he had supposedD he hoped about and
got near the door again
Pending the conversation, some rascal
" wag in the crowd, had contrived to
attach half dozen of lighted fire crackers
to the skirt of our green friends coat,
and as he stood in the attitude Of passing
as he supposed to the door.keeper's quar-
ter's-crack bang! went the fire works,
and at the same instant loafer sang out
at the top of his lungs" Look out! the
crittur's loose z"
Perhaps the countryman didn't leave a
wide wake behind in that crowd, and may
be he didn't astonsh the multitude along
Collonale Row, as he dashed towards the
foot of the Common, with his smoking
coat tail streaming in the wind.
Our victim struck Il bee-linc for the
Providence depot, reaching it just as the
cars were ready to go out. The crowd
arrived rs the train got under way, and
the last we saw of the " unfortunate" he
was seated at a window whistling most
vociferously at the engine to hurry it on.
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, in describing
the effects of his first waltz, says he
thought he was going to heaven Oh a
band of music. For fifteen minutes he
appeared to be swimming in sea ofrose
leaves. with a blue angel. This soon
al,a bo covs to 8 delerium Of pea