Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-02-28
Correspondence of the Advertiser.

CLOUD S kREEK, ftD 22tl, icS0.
Mn. SIMKrYs Deer Sur, went to COlumby
last weak fur tie ust timc and cf you aint too bizzy
this weak | want you to print what ! seed We'll,
as Dicey-lllats my dartcr-wus ewinc To get mar
rid, ihut Id go to Coiumby to bye the tixns.
started yearly Alundy mornn-and Il bazin cold
mornn it wus had Rinter hitcht 20 the buggy,
and YOU kno he's ralc too lU huss he looked r'lc
nee, fur Dcry had koncd the cucrburrs out'n his
manc and tail with her luckn come, and slickt him
oph with her apcrn, and du bIccvc he wus prUuder
than me kaus he was gwinc to C"lumby Well,
non unrrmmun tuck place till art,r | got 10 Lex.
cnuu and iharc ovrrluck Joe Dy<cs-y"u knor
him recon. Evry b"diy ku"es joe, specially artcr
being with him willie. joe drvin ole Fin.
gertal--his CRATE tro,cn hu<s-anl he bautrrcd ne
right oph fui race. We tried II too Or times
but twas always q draw race. III | went brUrc ole
Fingcrtai would keep up Or die, and cI Joe tuck
the lrrd Runter wood keep his nose rite on the
ngger board OF his buggy, or bust wide open.
Well, when we got To the Counby river we stopl
to Ticker and look at the bridge. And ] tell you
its one Of nm; it bangs ont ali our bridges; its long
ms crcashun and kivrrcd over 1T that It's the daddy
OF al the bridges that ever seed. ll,rc Joe ban
tered me ;.gin for race, and wanted 10 bet me five
dollars he could beet me crns the bridge. | told
linn didn't have but seven ducrs and Il hail and
hrip. hut I'd stand him II treat on it, Agreed, says
joe tuck out my nilc, and scd cross or piles fur
choice Of track ! flung it up, Joe won. and tuck
the rite eend side. We started, and | tell YOU ii
WI lip aud lip about hatl' way, when Ranter b"g'n
to leave Eingcrta,l behind. knnw,l could out heel
and out wind him, so | laid on the timber But jlst
before druv out OF the little ccnd of the brId"c,
seed the do.c sartcr larkcn and blast my plrer cr
didn't run over blind /l!uss and haf way INTO Il
kartuad of wlmin and Children. Here WAS Il hx
and cr you coud Il hcarn The scrrarin OF the chill
Ircn and the squalin or the wunian and the s"In-
pin Of the HOSES, you'd Il lhol the lcvns and the
ycth was comm together. Then cum the gate keep
er kavorting AMI ritrhin, and Swurc he'd hnr
ne ten orrs for drvin that ccnd Of the bridge,
while the ole woman scd should pay her five dol
crs fur breakin The cart, >kniu her arm, and II a.
kin the baby's nose bIrad. Ef want in ,rutble
then may | never v to see it. BY this lime, Joe
had druv uu, and cun, round whar WIS al!
starrnn up and mcndin lhinss-and sed he'd lix all
matter fur me. Now Joe is a good frIlcr, that
same Joe DYKES While palavrred The old woman
out of four dulrrs Of her charge agn me-. Joe tuck
the gate keeper to one side and gin him lawk, and
he like rucd frlcr let us off with nuihin but the
,o!e TO pay. We then druv into Counlby. hcht
Rancr to tree and struck out up street TO bye Di-
ceys trumpcry.
AS walked up the midc Of the streat, over
tuck irllcr haulin water in Kart, and Of all the
lccky things to haul water in it wus the meanest
that ever ! seed it eckcd apurCect thunder shower
and the fool that druv the consarn didn't seem to
knoc it, and the hole rode was wet whar he'd been
hauln all day. Its sprizin what mean iSns some
foxes will work with. | knoc he split morr'n hatt
the water he hauled. Ef | couldn't make liter
thing 10 haul water in than that, with nothn but
dull hatchct, I'd fling up the Coopers lrade-tlias
the way to tell it.
| wen, on till seed store with lots OF calikcr
and fine things round the dorc and went IN.
There was lois of Iadys in and the store Keepers was
nifty bizy showin hcr fine things ! waited sum
time fur manners; then walked way up to the fur
cend Of the store whar yung chap was ioIdn up
sum goods or one Of tho purtcst drest Indies ever
seed. ! waited nifty long time fur her to get thru,
but tlaro she stond, stiff rs stilyerds The yung
chan wus purlite and axcd me ef he moutent show
some goods. "Arter whe,' sez land waited
fur the fine lady to get thru at last scz Mister,
has you any nice can'y ?" lie lalfrd and said he
had sold out but he'd bo glad to sell me nice dress
for my ole woman. ! waited fur the lady to get
thru, and as she wus drrst so powerful nice thaut
I'd like to see her putty face. Thare she stood and
Of she moved one inch didn't see it. 30 s:dled
round and took Iii peep, and ef sou blcevc my
racket she didn't hav n sign of face tn her name,
anal MI seed wus nolin but her neckhone rite
up into her bonit like hoehevc. / tell you, Sur,
lcr that store in hurry and Colunlbv didn't hole