Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-16
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BUYING A FARM.

BY THE AUTHOR OF cousin SALLY DlLLARD.
Brooks, who lived in Robertson county
North Carolina, wanted 10 buy a tract OF
land near him, and concluded to despatch
one Angus AcAlpin to Charleston, South
Carolina, to buy it from the owner, who
lived there. Angus started off, and in due
time Brooks would take his seat and look
down the road, in the hope Of seeing his
agent returning. At last he appeared, and
the moment he neared the house, Brooks
accosted him
"Weil, Mac, have you got the land g
The agent, in whose face was anything
ursunshine, replied somewhat gruAy, that
"he might let body get down from his
horse before he pu: at him the questions OF
business"
did you get it :"
"Pshaw, now Brooks, don't press upon Il
body, in this uncivil way. 1t is long sto-
ry, aud must have time"
Brooks still urged, and Mac still parred
the question till he got into the house.
CHOW surely" thought Brooks, &C. he will
tell me-" But Mac was not quite ready.
Brooks said he, "have you anything
to drink Z"
"To be sure have" said the other, and
Immediately had some Of the best forthcom-
ing.
Having moistened his clay, Mac took u
seat and his employer another. Mac gave
a preliminary hem. He then turned sudden
ly around to Brooks, looked him straight in
the eyes, and slapped him on the thigh.
Brooks" said he, "was you ever in
Charleston 2"
"Why, you know never was" replied
the other
"Well then Brooks" says the agent,
"you ought to 60 there. The greatest
place upon the face of the earth! They've
got houses there on both sides of the road,
for fiYe miles at stretch, and d the
horse rack the whole way lhrough Brooks,
think met FIVE thousand people in min
ute, and not a chap would look at me.
They've got houses there on wheels. Brooks,
saw one with six horses hitched to it, and
a big driver, with long whip going it like
whirlwind. followed it down the road
for mile and half, aud when it stopped
looked, and what do you think there was :
Nothing in it but one little woman sitting
up in one corner.
"Well, Brooks, I turned back up the
road, and as was riding along, sees a
fancy looking chap with long curly hair
hanging down his back, and his boots as
shiny as the face of an up country niger |!
| called him into the middle Of the road and
asked him civil question, which you know,
Brooks, calls for civil answer all over the
world. | say stranger, can you tell me
where Col. Lamar lives?" and what do you
think was the answer" Go to grass you
fool"
"Well, Brooks, knocks along up and
down, and about, until at last | finds out
Col. Lamar lives. gets down and bangs
away at the door. Presently the door was
opened By as pretty, fine spoken, well dress.
ed a woman AS ever you seed in your born
days. Silks, silks thar every day, Brooks" "
"Says l, Mrs. Lamar, presume, madam,
saysI"
al am Mrs. Lamar, sir"
Well, madam" says |, have come
all the way from North Carolina to sec Col.
Lamar-to see about buying tract OF land
from him that is up in our parts"
"Then," she says, "Col. Lamar has rode
ont in the country, but will be back shortly.
Come in, sir, and wait awhile. I've no
doubt the Colonel will soon return,-and
she had smile on that pretty face of hers
that reminded body Of spring morning" i"
Well, Brooks, | hitched my horse to a
brass thing on the door, and walked in"
"Well, when got in sees the floor all
covered with the incest looking thing! nicer
than any patched work bed.quilt you ever
seed in your life, Brooks. was trying to
edge along around it, presently sees mig.
ger stepping right over it Thinks !, if that
niger can 60 it, | can 60 it too. So right
over it goes, and takes My seat right be.
fore picture, which at first, thought was
little man looking in at the window"