Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-03-20
THE STORY Or 1z rnvRE.

WE give our readers, to-day, the Story
of LIE FEvRE, takenarom SrERNE's IRIS
TRAM sHASDY. Hhaslong been regarded
the gem of that authors productions. The
style, in places, partakes, rather too much,
of the affected quaihtness Of the nara
tive upon which it j engrafted. Divest
yourself of any littl9 prejudice this may
awaken, and read aHentively the follow
ing, and you will acknowledge at the end,
that better story Was never better told.
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1t was some ttffms Inc ishe summer 81 TINT
year in which Dendermond was taken by
the allies,-which was about seven years
before my father came into the country,
and about rs many after the time that
my uncle Toby and Trim had privately
decamped from my fathers house in town,
in order to lay some of the finest sieges
to some of the finest fortified cities in Eu.
rope when my uncle Toby was one
evening getting his supper, with Trim sit.
ting behind him at a small sideboard, u
say, sitting,-for in consideration of the
Corporaps lame knee (which sometimes
gave him exquisite pain when my uncle
Toby dined or supped alone, he would
never suffer the Corporal to stand and
the poor fellows veneration for his mas,
ter was such, that, with proper artillery,
my uncle Toby could have taken Den,
dermond itself with less trouble than he
was able to gain his point over him; for
many time, when my uncle Toby sup,
posed the CorporaPs leg was at rest, he
would look back, and detect him standing
behind him with the most dutiful respect
This bred more little squabbles be,
twixt them, than all other causes, for five
and twenty years together. But this is
neither here nor there-why do mention
its Ask my pen; it governs mel 60
vern not it.
He was one evening sitting thus at his
supper, when the landlord of little inn
in the village, came into the parlor with
an empty phial in his hand, to beg a glass
or two of sack. "'Tis for poor gentle.
man, l think, of the army" said the land
lord, "who has been taken i'll at my house
four days ago, and has never held up his
head since, or had a desire to taste any
thing, till just now, that he has fancy
for glass of sack, and thin toast. 81
think" says he, taking his hand from his
head, cit would comfort me-"
eff l could neither beg, borrow, or buy
such thing" added the landlord, 81
would almost steal it for the poor gentle.
man, he is so i'll. / hope III God he will
still mend" continued he ; eve are all OF
us concerned for him.
"Thou art a good.natured soul, / will
answer for thee," cried my uncle Toby
=" and thou shalt drink the poor gentle.
mans health in a glass of sack thyself,
and take couple of bottles, with my
service, and tell him he is heartily welcome
to them, and to dozen more, if they
will do him good"
"T'hough I am persuaded" said my
uncle Toby, as the landlord shut the door,
she is a. very compassionate fellow, Trim,
yet | cannot help entertaining q high
opinion of his guest too. There must be
something more than common in him,
that, in so short a time, should win so
much upon the affections of his host p
"And of his whole family" added the
Corporal; "for they are all concerned for
him." "Step after him." said MY uncle
Toby, "do, Trim; and ask if he knows
his name"
81 have quite forgot 1t truly" said the
landlord, coming back into the parlor
with the Corporal; but can ask his son
again. "Has he d son with him, then!"
said my uncle Toby. GA boy" replied
the landlord, "of about eleven or twelve
years OF age; but the poor creature has