Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-09

in the brush, SO down came ut iull !ci%th, ana
out went the torch. The imprccati"ns and strange
cpihcs against the negro family, and this negro III
particular, may be better imagined HAN described.
However np time WIS Ia be lost, match was called
for aud as good luck would hare it, one OF the party
had brought n box with him. Wih this we RESTORED
our light By this time = Smoker" had gwen tongue
a,ciu. Some said il w:,s 100 sron 10 be any thing
we had better proceed. Z" No." an"'irr snA,
"Smokcr never lirs-l'il bet there sa oSsuIG there
Il was agreed to 90 aud scr, and sure enough nc iiaa
,rcc,l in hollow log: he was 50 ranIncHcr"us thai
Le was actually tearing the bark OF the old tree with
his teeth, How to g"tthe POssum WAS The question:
The axes were freely used, but 10 litlc purpose.
"Smokrr' paid particular a,,rnont" the movements
Of the animal, aud the PoSSum having runaway
from the noise at TIE root Of the tree, where We all
supposed he had rercacd 10, camc within The reach
Of The extended jaws Of" Smoker who had stretch
cd in rs fur rs his shoulders would PERM: nn'i grabbed
him. Then commenced the fuss, srnnlng and tug
rinc. vet 50 ii lit WAS the fit that hc made very Lille
progress, but hv the cheering cXclanIat ons "i The
or with HE wiglng Of his rump, and the trembling 81
the hind legs, you could perceive he WIS progress
ing and at last he crkcd him out, and so tight Was
the ii, that the cid lcg rang as if you lad pulled
,iaLt waL on, of a cum barrel Hold the dog pull
him ul-hc'll tear him To pieces There now, get
stick and split it, and put Ills tail in it, l'is We
dpl, and crkcd his tai so FAR through he could bard
Iv bend on the pole. Now boys, let us iaEe Il
drink and procccd.n The slarkic, wll" put our Ng't
out, was bv unanimous consent deprived Of this part
of the fun.
Thus we spent the nigh; Prssum hunting. So
much for the hunt, and now for the Supper
At an early hour in the evening, the Invited guests
assembled at Mount EIclicon, place where, they
say'' in ancient writ, the mus,s dwclt, situated
aLout four miles from your village
The first part of the evening was dedicated t"
music, which was dealt out in such sweet strains us
to make the party forget all sublunary considerations
and carried each one in his imagination back TO
those scenes Of his liie TO Which we retreat III spirit
when the storms of adversely press heavily upon us
nr'lt lllCccu WIS lnc Ntiu'lOH s''''
party, us If waking out Of dream, cXc"'mc" thai
he loved her better than amy woman living = an
other exclaimed 6 tailed the fox And so they
went on. The csteelncd leader at the Cross koads
seemed to surpa>s his usual excellence, ami made
me believe was listening TO Gambatt'. lhe two
Horns over ihe creek were managed with such skill
as to excite the wonder how amateurs could arrive
at such profcicncy.-W the hour for supper ar
rived, our worthy host announced to the party that
he had composed new piece called the " Postum
March," by the music of which he hoped the gentle
men would walk into the dining -roon What a sight
met our eyes there bcggars description There was a
row of fat, grinnng Possums, ilanked with 'tatcrs,
down the centre Of the table. All sorts of game
were on each side and every kind Of aelicacy which
the ingenuity of the good lady of the Scunt could