Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-02-22

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STRAS.-A plague on such economy rs would teacl
the uan Of means save few dollars, rather than
keep every thing belonging him in bright and spanking
order. 1t is akin 10 that principle which leads the
mscr to dirty shirt, from day 10 day, rather
than pay his washer.woman dime for drcrncys sake
Besides being false economy, the thing. when thus
publicly exhibited, hrtrays want of local pride which
| is sad misfortune to any community"
ED-"Iour observations wegrounded, it may
be; bn, be not severe, sir beg you Remember this il
only The poor old Village of Edg-fcld."
STRAs.-"A And why. pray, should not the poor old
Village Of Edgcfe!d' keep pare with any tihe best
of her sister Villages in nenlness, aud propriety, and
beauty and all that marks refined AID improving
stale of society! Why ~.
ED.-untcrrupting him. "Of course, my dear sir
there is good reason why she should not Bu, sus.
pend any thing like out.burst until we more
There, what think youUf appearances in that quarter!
(pointng to The law o es Of Esquires A-.and T-.'')
STRAS.--" Well now. that higgins to lock better;
for although the close uStaposion Of the ia and the
low reminds very forcibly Of the in which
an honest oId-frh! school-lnastcr used make his
buys spell Aaron with big a knock down little
ron, Aaron,) yet the tout ensemble presented
is not bad one.''
ED.-".And thero again. sir, pointing TO The neu
Jail,) what Say you to iha,!"
SrRAS.-" Better slill-tIats gnud-looking huild-
ing enough. aud is very properly lUcatedconreniens
to your Court House and nj the same me, sufficiently
in the background"
Ed. And brsides sir, think the internal ar.
rangemen, has been approved by that philan!lropic
lady, Miss DIX"
SrnAx-" Miss DIX! Fddle.,lix. 1t can't be pos.
sible that you had 10 call in thus very worthy, hut
sem crazrd female, to convince the public that your
Jail was q good one. 'Pon my SOUL but,hat is laugh
able"
ED.-tSTghhy bri.tling)-" Different minds. sir,
have difIeren, approximations Of the same thing, sir"
STRAN.-,Laughi rather freely" Come, come
my dear fellow, don't go getting med at passing
remark could but laugh to hear Miss DIX quoted
on the Edgefelo Jal-And now, TO turn from the new
Jail to the spot where the old ore used to he, what
means that new granite foundation zee rising above
the snrface!"
ED.-(Rathcr proudl.y)-"I 1t is the beginning of what
is to be one of the largest finest and hest brick build
ings in the whole up-country Of South Carolina. That
sir, is the Building of the Odd Fellows and Masonic
Building Association of Edgefeld District
STRAN.-" Good-good-first rate! right fne
thing and right feelingly announced Oh! no! We
must not give Edgcfcld up yet. The signs Of the
times are more favorable than they have been since
first visited the place.-And that's to be Of tine
finest buildings in the up-country, eh"
Ed" Well, it is so intended"
STRAN.-"' Intended, say you! These intentions
said to have had something do with the paving ofa
certain place, a long way from Heaven"
Ep-(Somephat fustrated)-"S Sec here, old friend,
I-I-I-in short. I'm the Contractor on this job my
SELF and don't therefore to speak too confidently
as to its consummation."
STRAN.-" All! see things at a gance-very pro-
per diflidence. Excuse my remark. ] wish both you
and the Association much success. TO you ! would
say, Build we'll You go and let every thing be done
in good siyle'-and to the Association would add
Prepare to pay promptly you forfeit your claim to
good job.'But we making slow progress in our
review. Now sir, have with You to some other part
OF town."
Ed" Agreed"
tThey walk, arm in arm, towards Butler 8 corner,
tnrn it, and are proceeding towards NICHOLAS Hotel,
when the Editor stops and calls the Strangers aten
ton to the Plank Road which runs up Main Street,
eyes, yes" says the Stranger, al entered town
from tbs direction, and you may rest assured marked
down this improvement at the outset. This truly
credi,abe enterprise, and you have to point it
out with some degree of fe1uation. lam advocate,
with impunty, that the establishment Of equsized !