Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-06-27
UNICATI0NS.
FOR THE ADVERTISER,

FOR THE ADVERTlsER'
Ma. EDITOR I'm the editorial columns of your
last issue notice paragraph under the charmingy
unique and sentimental caption, Poetry ads Squash
esn in which you express great gratitude to val
ued friend of my own for mess" Of the eseulent,
and sort of dubious comment on the relative mer-
its of the spontaneous emanations from the brain Of
an humble worshiper at the shrine of the muse and
vegetable coaxed into existence BY the daily Ia
bors Of sooty son Of Ethiopia. Now, be trecol-
lectcd by YOURSELF Mr.. EDITOR, that although
through the kindness and laudable pride Of tht
donor of the squa,lles, you enjoyed dish tender
and delicious, yet it was but the product of the so
nurtured BY the old gardener, while the efusons
which my too prejudced mind soothes itself into
the belief sounds like poetry are the offspring Of
my own brain. Now, how you could imagine that
there could exist, even among my own weak-mind-
ed soft headed, easily fattered sex, two ladies', who
could feel and nurture jealousy toward each other,
when the subject for rivalry was poetry and squash
es, is more than can account for.
| will confess in all humility that We are easily
duped but think, nevertheless, the fact very obvi-
Gus, that your trade was gotten up for no other
purpose than to coax from my friend Mrs B., who
raised such nonparei vegetables, liberal supply of
I would say garden sap" as the Yankees do, but
that the echo to the ear is not agreeabe her vege-
tables for the qualification of your epicurenn appe-
tite. OF course you knew that. if spirit OF rivalry
was engendered by your challenge, the squashes
were much easier ceme at than deas from brain
encumbered with the cobwebs of every day life {;
and so you would secure quota of the good things
from Mrs B., and still keep clear Of suPer-abun-
dance of milk and water poetry from me. Fie !!
Fie Mr. EDITOR! Such piece Of skillful general
ship AS to the influence over myself of the green
eyed monster in all his odious ferocity, allow me
here and ever to dsavow al loyalty 10 tyrant 10
malignant. For of all the weaknesses Of humanity
| look upon rivalry, and its consequence jealousy,
to be among the most abject and desPicable-wheth-
er in the domestic relations between lawyer and his
brother lawyer, physician and his brother physician,
poetaster and housekeeper, or any thing else. J
contend that the world is wide enough for uh all,
why then should We envy each other
In conclusion, Mr. EDITOR, you wind up with the
following:
"And thus the poetry, and the squashes, and
Rose Cottage, and Mrs. B.. and the printers. and
the Editor and the paper, and ALL" (Which means o.
course lis Satanic majesty and all his imps,) will
pull together like company Of horses in Pharoah's
chariot"
Is not that perfectly beautiful Indeed we a0Ould
make a showing out. We would out BARSua, the
mermaid, the woody horse, the Aztec children, Cali
forna ccdars, baby shows, Jenny Lind and all othe'
humbugs gotten up for the benefit Of the credulous
After acknowledging the Indebtedness OF Mrs
B. and myself for your unqualified fattery, bic
you good evening, hoping that your appetite may
not flag so as to prevent your enjoyment Of all th
decacies heaped upon you by my sister housekeep
ers nor your love for the beautiful blunted so as t
disable you from approaching all the rich and glow
ing fancies cmanating from
ROSE COTTAGE.