Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-12-12
- -. EDGEFIELD, S. c., DECEMBER 12 1855.

I The Lovers LEG.-The following story
which is calculated to make :" each particula
hair to stand like quilts dpon The, fretful porcu
pine" !" is said TO have happened in ST. Lawrenc.
county, in this State, aud is given on the aulhOri
ty Of a gentleman Of undoubled vernci.y:
IA young man addicted to intemperate habits
= during one of his periodical "sprees" took ,
. sudden notion 10 pay visit to his sweetheart
Oh the evening alluded to, the young lady ant
female associate were the only occupanta o
the house, where she resided. Aboutten o'rlocI
in the evening the young man arrived at fht
house, considerably worse from the use of bev
erages. His strange manner in approaching tho
door excited the su.picions Of the young ladies'
who supposed the house was attacked by rob
ber. He knocked at the door, and demanded
sdmi.rion; but his voice not being recognized
from the thickness of his tongue, the ladies' re-
fused to comply with the demand. Determined
to force an entrance, he commenced series ol
assaults upon the barred and bolted door BY
kicking and pounding. After number OF des'
perate kicks, the pannel of the door gave way
and the leg OF. the besiegcr went through The
Aperture. and was Immediately seized by one
Of the ladies' and firmly held, while the other
armed with saw, commenced the work Of anl-
pntation! The grasp was firmly maintained, and
the saw vigorously piled, until the leg was COM
pleteIy severed from the body! With the loss
of his leg, the intoxicated wretch fell back, and
in that condition lay the remainder Of the night.
In tho meantime the. ladies' were frightened al-
most to dsath.--With the dawn Of morning The
revelation Was made, that one Of The ladies' had
participated in the nmputa,ion of her lovers
isg! The vreiched man was still aliye.-His
friends were Immediately sent for, and conveyed
to hi. home, where. with proper treatment ils
gradually and mirSculouyiy recovered, and u
now alive and we'll We hardly credited, says
the editor of the journal from which we quote,
"the latter part of the story, and contendei that
the man must have bled to death on the spot,
insisting, indeed, that it could not be otherwise.
But We were mistaken. The leg was wooden
ono" s.. -, r..
positively SHOCKING IDEA.-Pas.ing up
street, few days ago, we were met by an old
lady, whose courtenance betrayed symptoms OF
anxiety. She had been reading the latest news
from . Mexico"
.Friend," said she, q do you think there is any
danger Of Mexico being taken into the Union :"
4Guess not" we replied; it might te taken
in by the Union"
"WeT," says she, u nm opposed to annexing
! it to tn, Union, in any shape"
"Ah, why so." we inquirngly responded.
"Why',7 said the old dame, 81 am dreadful
afrerd Of ,irthquakcs, and don't want such things
to come into the United States"
W. thought the idea pretty good, though
positively snocking for contemplation. The old
lady shuddelcd at the thought, and then We
separated.
Nor HALF WAY TO THE BorroM.-A gentle
man riding down steep hill, aud fearing the
foot of il was unsound, called out TO a clown
who was dilching, and asked him if it was hard
at the bottom. aAy," answered the country
man, " it is hard enough at the bottom, war
rant you" But in 4 half dozen steps the horse
sunk up TO the saddle-girihs, Which made tho
gentleman whip, spur and swear. "Why, thou
raseal!' said he "didst thou not tell ME it was
hard st the bo,tom!" SAY" replied the fellow,
shut you are not half way to the bottom yet"
PISs EXTRACTED FROM THE STOMACH OF A
FEMALE.-Dr. +. p. Fearing, Of Nantucket,
Mass, has taken from the stomach, abdomen and
left side of patient named Jane James, sixty
two needles, and it is probable, it is said, that
quite number remain to be removed. They
were swallowed twelve years ngo, when the pa
tient was deranged, and imagined herself pin
! cushion!
To be sold, a threshing- machine, in good
working order; has birch cane, and strap bar.
rets; warranted to whip q school of fifty boys
in twenty minutes, Distinguishing their offences
into literary, moral and impertinent. Only par
ted with because ,he owner has fogged all his
school away, and his Sons are too big to beat.
Apply at the COLLEGE Of Preceptors.
"JoHs," said gentleman to his apprentice as
he was about leaving homo to be absent for
while, "you must take my place while am
gone" Thank you sir," nnocently replied John,
"but had rather sleep with the boys"
LAST week a suit of not much Importance
came up before Judge Oakley, when the counsel
for the defendant appealed 10 the court with
good deal of earnest talk, and possibly some
logic, to have the case dismissed on technical
grounds. After firing away for some time and
making no headway, the judge remarked that his
position could not be sustained, when the learn.
ed counsel says: "Your honor, suppose
must submit, but am greatly surprised at your
honor's decision" "Well," says the judge, in
provokingly cool way, "when lawyer comes
into court with no genuine defence, and with
the intention of surprising his adversary on
| technical point, he mustn't be sstonished if he
finds himself surprised" 1t was just rebuke,
and may do this lawyer and others no harm.-
New York Day Book.
MOVEMENTS OF THE 1KDIANs-A correspon.
dent writing to the Oregon Times, from the
Dallea, Oct. 18th, says:-We have had nothing
authentic from the Ynkimas, since Major Hal.
ler's return, more than the Ipdians' report of
the battle: They report the whites only to
have killed three Indiana, and wounded one.
The second chief was killed. Pauloose Indian.
There is no doubt but they are determined to
fight They are gaining strength every dsy-I
think their numbers have increased to about
5000. Indians are leaving this place almost
every day to join the Yskimas. Major Rains
moves his forces from this place to-day to the
north side Of the Columbia, ten miles below this
place. He is going to erect military fort and
establish general depot there.
REVOLUTIONARY SYMPTOMS IN ENGLAND
Gaillardet, the able correspondent Of the Couri-
er des Etats Unis. writes thus in allusion to the
recent demonstration in Hyde Park, London:
"The English cabinet is thrown into great trib-
ulation by the scenes recently enacted in Hyde
Park, where many and able speeches were de-
lvered in opposition to the aristocracy and to
capital.
"These are dangerous symptoms.
The English cabinet hive also been violently
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