Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-01-11
A WHACK AT MISERS,

their observance Of the maxins OF Poor
Richard" He says:
"lhose who desire to he absolutely rich
may, if their lives are spared long enough,
attain that object by sordid aud perpetual
pinching, aud rigorous abstinence from the
enioyments, hospitalities, and charities of
existence. 1t is not difficult to accumulate
gold, if a'man has courage to be an Lives /;
indeed, cases are almost daily cited OF ap.
parent paupcrs, amongst whose rags and
galimentry, in the corner of some tetld
cellar, extraordinary boards are discovered:
No one, however, but mere caititf, would
addict himself to this kind of metallic accu.
mutation; aud it is noticeable that the prac-
,ce is chiefly confined to dried up bache,
lurs, who have either no relatives to succeed
them, or who hate their relatives cordially,
Poos. wrctches! II ere they had g ivcn ur
the ghost on their ll.tendcd couch;,' and
been deposited in iste; paltry shells which
they. hav9bcspoken from motive OF post
humous economy, tlrey. could obtain 4
vision Of the serene or lively cnuntehance OF
those WHO shall walk at their funeral and
d;yile their gains if they could be prospec-
,iveh present at the banquet. which is TO
follow the ceremony, and wishcss the cnor-
nous consumption Of iq4ar qnadfed, not in
honor of their memories, but by way OF
congratulations to the: iifcbrialfd heirs: it
they couIdlear, by anticipation, the remarks
of the jocular guests, the retaed anecdotes
of their cruel selffshness-,hcy&mighi posi-.
IDLY, before the spirit has lcrtatbe clay, ask
|fthe,i,selses scifou5E "; FOR what end, either in
this .yorld or !!te next, They have,conscnted
to. lead llc life Of riI,ickworms, and Ensure
etle .eol.tumpt of their. race. For, of al
creatures Upon The earth, none. isso despicas
lille as the miseE. 1T is not impossible that
the ptohiga,c4nay have a'fricnd, for there is
Usually. left about Jim some touch OF hu-
tliIinity-somc one unbroken chord OF the
finer feelings Of our nature-but the mlser
meets with no sympathy. Even the nurse
who is hired TO attend him IN the last mo-.
,ments, loa,hes, the ghastly occupation, and
longs for the moment Of her rcleasc-for
although the death damp is already gather
ing on his brow, the thoughts of the de-
parting sinner are still upon his gold, and at
the mere Jingle of key he startrs from his
torpor in paroxysm Of terror, lest sur
rep,itious attempt is being made upon the
sanctity Of his strong box.-Deeds there are
many in that box but where are the deeds
that should have comforted the dying man
What blessings has lie purchased for him.
SELF through his long useless life! There
are no prayers of the orphan or widow for
him-not solitary voice has ever breathed
his name to heaven rs 4 heneractnr One
poor penny, given away in the spirit OF true
charity, would now be worth more to him
than all the gold that the world contains I;
but, Notwithstanding that he was church
going man, and familiar in his infancy with
that awful text in which the worship ofmam.
mon is denounced, and the punishment OF
Dives told, he has never yet been able to
divorce himself from his solitary love of lust
or to part with one atom Of his pelf. And
so, from Il miserable life, detcsted and des.
pissed, he passed into dread eternity; and
those whom he has neglected or misnsed,
make merry with the boards OF the miscr.
A CuR1srMAs While the last gene
ration was flourishing, there dwelt in what is
now a famous city, not n mile from Boston,
an opuent widow lady, who once afforded
queer manifestation OF that odd compound
of incompa,ibes, called human nature"
1t was Christmas eve, one ol those old
fashioned winters which were SO bitter
cold" The old lady put on an extra shawl
and as she nugged her shvering frame, she
said to her faithful negro servant:-
"lt is a terrible cold night, Scip, am
afraid my poor neishbor, Widow Green
must be suffering. Take the wheel-barrow,
Scip, fill it full Of wood, pile on good load
and tell the poor woman to keep herself
warm and comfortable. But before you go
Scip, put some more wood on the fire, and
make me nice mug of flip"
These last orders were duly obeyed and
the old lady was thoroughly warmed both
inside and out, and now the trusty ScipIo
was about to depart OH his errand OF mercy
when his cousiderate mistress, interposet
again.
"Stop Scip. You need not go how
The weather has moderated.
ADyERrIs1NC.-Iu Que of the proverbs o
Soloman we find the most comprehensive
and satisfactory exposition OF the philosophy
OF advertising, that ever was or could b'
written, viz:
aThere is that scattereth and yet increaseth
and there is that withholdeth more than il
meet, but it tendeth to poverty"
And the words oil Paul to the Cor'nthan
aptly express the same idea:
"He which sewetli sparingly shall real
also sparingly; and he which soweth bouu
,ilully shall reap also bountilully."
THE Albany knickerbocker gives an ac
count of a wonderful dog belonging to on
of its carriers. The carrier falling sick, sen
out boy to deliver the papers, who beln'
unacquanted with the round was followe
by the dog, who stopped at the door OF ever.
subscriber and wagged his tail, never miss
ing one in list of six hundred. AT the doc
of all the subscribers who had not paid in
long time the dog was heard to howl.
THE Two WAsuBURSs.-A brace c
Maine boys are in the House of Representa-
tiyes this year. Israel Washburn, Jr.,
Maine, and his brother, Elihu B.. Washhurr
of Illinois, have both the honor OF beln
side by side, politically. and brotherly a
Representatives in Congress.
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ISF1DELErY.-There are no iniidels
hell. There all believe without doub