Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-04-10
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A Good Reply.

A Good Reply.
The Cincinnati Times tells the follow.
ing anecdote of a regular skinfint:''
GA certain tight-fsted old codger of
this city happened to be in at Fosters
Philosophical Instrument Mandatory a
few weeks since, where he was shown
the Lords Prayer engraved on a piece
about the size of a five cent piece, with
which he was very much pleased. Re-
turning home, he related the circumstance
to his family, and prodigal son coming
into the sitting.room, the following en-.
sued:-
"My son, would you suppose that the
Lords Prayer could be engraved in a
space no larger than the area Of half
dime z"
Well-yes, father, if half dime is
as large in every body's eye as it is in
yours, think there would be no difficulty
in putting it on about four tsmes."
WHERE SHALL WE PLACE HIM p
The /" Yankee Blade" tells us of queer
incident which once came off at church
in Boston. A clergyman was pronounc.
ing a grandiloquent eulo"ium upon How
ard, the phlanthropist, comparing him
with all the worlds benefactors since
Noah's day, and declaring that he could
find no place honorable enough for him,
on the roll of those who brought blessings
to their race, while ever and anon his
paragraphs were wound off with tho ex-
clamation, "Where shall we place this
great philanthropist9" Just as he had
reiterated the interrogatory for the 18th
time, chap with "brick in his hat"
who had staggered in, rose up, and steady.
ing himself by clutcLing the pew railing
with vice-like grasp, cried out, "S.s-since
you are so-so-b-b-blamably puzzled,
Mister, he-he. he can have s-sc.seat here
in th-th.this pev. There's plenty room !"
1t would require Cruikshank's penc.! to
depict the scene that ensued. Suffice it to
say, our bibulous friend was ineontinent-
ly shown that there was room neither in
the pew nor in the entire house for him.
A GOOD ANEcDoTE.-The following is
said to have occurred at New Orleans,
during the invasion of that quarter by
the British. After the battle of the 23d
December, 1914, in which both armies
received nearly the same injury, a subal-
tern British officer was sent to the Amer
lean line with a flag of truce. Being de-
tanned a little, he began to converse with
corporal in our service, respecting the
probable issue of events there. He stated
that {" it was folly for the Americans to
resist any longer, as they, must eventually
be beaten-that the troops opposed to
them were the flower of the British army,
who had repeatedly vanquished the best
veterans on the continent Of Europe, and
were commanded by Lord Packenham,
11fLord Picton, Lord Cochran, Lord Kean,
and many others of the ablest generals in
Europe" To this the corporal replied
Indignantly: con our side we have the
Lord God Almighty, the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the Hero Andrew Jockson,
and I'll be Id if we don't whip you"
THE UNION SoLD-Mrs. Partington,
on being told that Mr.. Ritchie had sold
"The Union" exclaimed, "Alas! alas! |
feared he would do something awful when
I heard that Congress had detected the
bill to edentify him! wonder if he sold
the people with it, and if | have got to
become a niger slave. If SO, shall
emulate to the South, where they know
how to treat the poor critters" And
Mrs. Partington sighed deeply, took up
her knitting and said no more.
SEEING A L1eHT.-A sailor the other
day, in describing his first efforts to be.
come Hwater man." said that just at
the close Of dark night he was sent
aloft to see if he could see light After a
short time he was hailed from the deck
with
"Mast head ahoy"
SAY, ay, sir" was the answer.
Do you see llgnt
"Yes, sir"
"What lights"
Daylight, sir!"
The lookout was ordered down with a
run Cleveland Herald.
MouRNrSe.-We copy the following
evidence Of canine sagacity and affection
from New Orleans paper-the Delta,
we believe it was:
GA dog which had lost whole little
was seen yesterday trying to poke a
piece Of Grape through the handle of one of
the sausage shops in this CITY,"
81 WISH you would not smoke cigars"
said plump, little black eyed girl to her
lover " Why not smoke as well as your
chimnies9" "Because chimneys do not
smoke when they are in good order"
He has quit smoking.