Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-01-17
PXTRAVAGANCE,


A. IN Indication of the extravaganza which
has prevailed in this country for some time past:
m importing house in New York has written Il
letter to one Of the papcrsin that city, stating ll
the amount of duties paid for Frrnch arllllclal
flowers, for the first quarter OF The current ll>caI
year, was almost double the amount OF duties
paid on railroad ron.-Ncw Orleans Bulletin.
ComuEXr-We have noticed, some time past,
an unealant disposition among our cotemporarles
to throw much, if not the whole, blame OF the
present hard times upon the poor women.
Shame upon you, gentlemen. No doubt the
sex have done their share TO bring about the
present disastrous state of financial affairs, but
we protest against The conclusion that they are
even as culpabIe in this respect us that race OF
bipcds known rs 'ille Lords OF creation" IL Is
true that handsome eQuipages, thousand dollar
shawls, and fine furniture have been bought at
the instance of the ladies (and We have no doubt
the men have had Il share in this same matter OF
extravaganza, every lcge lord wishing to see
his lady appear 10 the best advanlage) but what
are these few isolated eases To the magnificent
systems of extravaganza, tomtoolery aud vice To
which the men have been addicted of late years
How MANY fine shawIs. dresses, and carriages
couId be bought by the sercn hundred and trelce
thousand, one hundred and Strtyone dolIars spent
chiefly by the men of this country, upon such
unproductive labor rs the songs OF Swedish
madamoisctle
What is the extravaganza of woman compared
with the almost countless millions tlal are 'li-
nualIv gnlped down The throas OF The s'rrneI
sex in the form Of wlskey. brandy, ana chani,
paion-or with the vast sums that iInd tlrlr
cxii in smoke from cigars at Il dime apiece, or
the no less arount annually expended Tor inc
privilege of defacing the hearts, floors ana side
walks by the chewers of tobacco! We might
extend the list of luxurious vices, almost ad m
fnitum, but taking these items alone no" stands
| the account. and upon whose shoulders rests lhe
guilt Of thriftlessness and prodlgallty!
We know men, without farms, who keeE
horses enough about them TO feed cloill", arc
educate half a dozen children at no greater en-
pensc than their mere feeding. A landlord o.
neiehboring city recently told us that he tooE
in at his liquor BAR the year before, sixteen lhou
sand dollars, the profits alone being sufficient te
nav his entire rent of $4,000. But enough. lt'
n shame 10 bc saddling our sins upon the shonl
ders of the poor women. and while we nave
heart to fee, a pen to write, and printer tt
stick by US and put it into type, we shall deient
them arainst the slander.-Wllkes Republican
w- CHINESE are said to have labored fo
centuries under great embarrassment, from no
knowing how to make n barrel They snult
without any difficulty make the slaves, set then
up, and hoop them in : and indeed, with the hell
of a man inside they could put the second heat
on: but how to get the man out after the barre
was headed-that was the qustion.
+. w- Ak exquisite compliment was made
lately to lady in our presence. She had JUS
swallowed petite glass of wine, as gentleman
in the company asked for taste.
alt is ali gone" said she laughing, "unlcs
you will take some of it from my lips"
81 should be most happy to do so, replle
he, but g nsver take sugar with my wlnp.