Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-06-01

, 'hc 4'." ......>., ."". wishing to dis
= parage. the youth ol other nations, he thinks
; well bred English lad has this advantas,
over them, that his bearing is commonl,
more modest than theirs. I" lie does not AS
: sume the tail coat aud The manners of man.
hood too early; he holds his tongue, and lis
tens to his elders, his mind bushes as hi.
cheeks he does not know how to make bows
and pay compliments like the young French.
man, nor to contradict his sepors, as, | am
informed. American strpplings Do.
GENEROSITY REwARDrD.-A lady Belonging
In New Orleans, was travelling rcseyily OH lIIc
New York and Erie railroad, wih.hcr suvanL
and one or two children. Upon arrisilts no
| Dunkirk, she found by some mishap or over.
sight, abe WAS destitute Of the necessary finds
10 cnabIe her to reach home. She was entirely
without &qnaintances, and her di-lress was rx-
reIne, when the circumstance becoming known
to an engineer on the train, feeling assured that
1t WAS no case of imposlure, he advanced to her,
from his own hard earnings, the required amount.
few days since he received package by en-
press from the south. upon opening which he
found letter of thanks from the adv's hus-
band, containing the money he had loaned, and
accompanied by beautiful und valuable gold
watch. The circumstance reflects honor upon
all the parties concerned,
The CoAT IN TIE CHAIR-Dr. Cooper, of
the South Carolina College, was one of the best
natu.cd old gents that ever lecfured 10 mischicv
Gus boys. On one occasion, when he entered
the lecture room he found the class all seated
with unwonted punctuay, and looking wonder
ous grave. Mischief was the cause and it was
apparent that they were prepared for burst of
laughter as the old Doctor wadcd along to the
professors chair, for there sat an old goat, boiled
upright, lasled to the chair. But they were dis
appointed Of their fun, for instead of getting an
CRY and stormiug ut them, he mildly remarked:
" Aha, young gentlemen! quite republican, see,
in your tendencies fond Of representative gov
ernrnent Well well, it is all right, dare say
the present incumbent can fill it as well as any
of you. You may listen to his lecture to-day.
Go"i-bye! Don't feel shccpi,h abon, it," And
he went away without leaving smile behind
TAKEN AT HIS WoRD.-Cromwcl was think
ing of marrying his daughter to wealthy gen
lleman of Gloucestcrshre, when he was led to
believe, by domestic gossip, that one of his own
'haplains, Dir. Jrrctny White, n young man of
pleasing manners, and "a top wit of his court
*Ss secretly paying his addresses to Lady
Frances who was far from discouragng his
attentions. Entering his daughters room sud-
lcnly one day, the protector caught White on ,
us kncos, kissing the lady's hand. "What is !
he meaning of this 7" he demanded "NIay it
'lease your hghness," replied White, with great
presence Of mind, pointing to one of the ady's =.
nalds who happened to be in the room, have !,
long time courted that young gcnlewoman, :
I'D cannot prevail was therefore humbly Z
raying her adyshp to interccde for me- =
How now, hussy," said Cromwell, to the young :.
'oman )" why do you refuse The honor Mr. !
White would do you! He is my friend and y y
xpcct you should treat him as such" " If Mr.. II
White intends NE that honour answered the =
oman, with a very low courtesy, 1" | shall not q
G against him." Sayst thou so nv lass %
lid Cromwell :" call Goodwin this business .
nall be done presently, before get out Of the a
'om." Goodwin, the chaplain arrived White :"
nd gone. too far to rrcede, aud he was married II
the spot to the young woman.-Guizot's o.
istory of Oliver Cromwell. cl
IT having been stated that John Wentworth
as journeyman printer when he first went TO b;
hIcagO, some years ago. the Toledo Blade tr
,nics it, and says that he was nothing but a.
wyer, yet, as he WIS an ambitious chap, and =, =,
antcd to come up in the world, he allowed :"
e Impression to 90 abroad that he was prn- so
r, for the responsibility of the thing His
in operated successfully, for he has amisscd 4
rtune of $2O0,O00, and has been five timcs OF
eclcd to Congress. ha