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

devise, contributed To deck table, which would
have made Rutjcs blush. Our hosts face seemed
10 indicate more than usual amount Of fun and
joyia,y; you could the fire of intellectual wit
light up his eye. whilst the dimpcs in his face and
tue lurking smile about his mouth indicated rcadi-
nass to engage in social hunor.
There were in The party, Il LAWYER, Doctor, q
Merchant Il Farmer, rolandcr. Il gentleman
from Charleston. and others Of equal nOt"riety. All
seated and ready or acion, host started by ask
ing if any gentleman in the party could coEjuga,e
= Possum." The Lawyer Immediately resp"ndrd
'' Possum and 'Tatcr, Possum Fa; and lonrimy and
Pcssum BY itself" The dish containing the largest
Pussum on The table WAS by unanimous consent
placed before him for dissection He asked the
| Doctor, who sal on his left, il he would allow him
the pleasure of helping han 20 IN l;scuapian bone,
which was situated between the napc OF the neck
and the root of the tail. The Doctor very modest
" declined on the ground that there was no such
bone laid down in the books. Count Cngnnwski,
| uhe gentleman from Polsnd,J remarked that it
might be the bone which enabled the animal Ia curl
his tail with snch unhcard of strength around
|
persons finger, when he suspends himself by Iiis
necessary aPprrdase to the race Of Guairuprds.
! Our worthy host begged leave 10 differ with Cog
now,ki, and Informed him that he had read book
recently published by tie Academy Of Fine .lris in
Holland which gave a very accurate description Of
the nature aud construction of the F"s*ums tail
| lie said that this lcadrny had come TO the con-
clusion that Fnssuns tail was cartilag mons sub
stance composed of small bones made in the shape
Of rings that it had s-ii-contr"cting power
and that it was very sensitive, and when any thing
cklcl i: underneath it Immediately contracted .!7on
it. lie further stated that it Ecrrr beat upwards
or sdewisr Co4nowsk bowed TO the views Of
the Academy, and said he had taken lessons in this
Institution.
TIE Lawyer again asked the Doctor ii he would
not have an oS humcr0ns bone, which he again
declined on The ground that there such
bone. The gentleman from the city remarked that
it might be The bone by which the Possur was en-
abrd to contract the muscles Of his jaw when ne
nrinncd. The Lawyer then cundcsccniri to ask
the Doctor where these bones situated in ari
mails in general The explanation was drowned in
4 general talk resulting from the last remark Of the
gentleman from the city, and order was only re-
stored 10 listen to learned discussion on the nature
and functions Of The Tripe. C"gnowski at this
time had eat 80 much that his cyrs seemed not more
than half IN inch apart. AMI brin. asked how hc
liked our American dish replied, " very mrsh very
mush. 1t reminds me "f a dish used to 'al when
was in Flanders, and of which ! WAS very f"El.
composed of hogs lard AMI chittlimgs." Our worthy
host not crntcnl unless all were Srcnlngy enjoying
themselves, and seeing The gentleman from the city
doing nothing, kindly offered him his assistance in
helping him to some Of The P"S>um, which he de-
clinc'l, saving that Cognowsks last remark had 50
completely destroyed his appetite ,lt he feared he
could never again cat shell fish but his stomach
WAS restored 10 Somewhat Of consistency by the
timely administration of some brandy and water.
Our little Merchant who was much esteemed BY
all present. and " l;u had preserved marked silence
lurg all he learned discussions but who lad paid
particular attention 10 The one thing nccdiu exhibit
ed nothing very remarkable in his conduct u"
:Smok,y' barker! in he yard when he Immediately
boItcd under the table, and could hardly be per-
suaGc, iIa, he WAS not freed. lie has since been
restored and bc.:s his fricads never 10 mention the
strange !ylu>ion The Farmer seemed mur! non
p,uscd to acc"ant for sn much fuss about l"SSunS-
.'ncycr heard 50 much learning hsph.yc! about any
animal. They could no say more if they "cre cat
ing Shanghai chickens. Why what are l'ossums any
how Il little uarruw-G.cr,l rat tac,l thing wish
you lad some Of M Chiliasonss 10 eat III bet you
would Ill be growing in the Chinese amgua@e before
morning." Says C"gno"ski = | drinks 10 ,i!at, my
friend"
You will perceive A!r. EpiToR that there must
have been considerable part u! The nigh; consumed
in the discussion Of the various rnics which | have
mentioned, together with the discussion "i the var-
Gus articles which made Il? "ur elegant supper, and
we al rose ut Cognowski's suggestion and drank u
lasting health 10 the generous host .! Mt'lleic"n.
How we III! GOT home is best known " ourselves.
have been told thu: OF the party go; 50 much o.
the pussum in his nature that he LEFT his h"rS. and
buggy anl took to the woods: and there spent the
night. y friend me, him walking honc the next day
and his mouth WAS so drawn up with eating per
snons, that he could hardly SAY s"o! morning.
\ GUEST.