Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-02
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I.ETS DIE TlGETHERi

A very abusing scene occureu ie" u"yS neo'
in n neshburing city, not thousand miles from
this, wherein = number OF the fraternity We're
rr,minrnt actors, about which We have laughed
off II threatened attack of winter fever, ana
through the same means have lost number of
buttons from our jacket. Our readers are non.
esliy entitled to have the particulars, and shall
have hearty laugh too. Fla! ha lla!
The editor, (Which for short we will call
QuilI.) having business to engage him much OF
the night, had wisely provided nice br'll I"
.,,renSth.n the inner man, and having carefully
slowed it away for future reference stepped out
for short time tu manage some necessary Ou'l.
ness. The foreman aud typo. (whom we call
Quad and RuI-,) soon came in, and chanced 10
find the s,eak.-What fine chance for joke On
Quill eat the delicious morse ne has prepared
and when too late. laugh at him-lhai's IL
bright ideas-al,, we have him or the hip! The
iucy steak is broiled and eagerly and hastily dc
voured. after having given it tne brown roast
Quill comes in and goes to his labor, suspecI'ng
nothing wrong.-Quad and Rnle could not long
retain their mirth al the rich joke they had play
ed the secret must out. Thanks To The careful,
providenl QuilI, "the steak was fine y
Quill, comprehending at once the whole state
of affairs, determined richly to repay the boys
for their left-handed joke, 80, instantly assuming
the gravity OF an owl, and the solicitude OF u
matronly shanghai, with great earnestness' grasp
ing Quad by the arm, exclaimed-
MY God Quad, you haven't eaten that pol
soned meat =
yes responded Quad, whilst his face as
sumed all nshy paeness, hi. limbs were seized
with trembling and his eyes stood out an lncl
from his forehead.
aGreat God then you are poisoned, and in 1
few minutes will be Il dead man. Strychnlne wa'
pu, upon that meat to xii wolves.
Every person in The office knew that strych
nine had been procured that day, t. silence, sont
wolves, that with their nowlings made mid
night hideous Each, therefore, now rushed for
ward to tile scene of compensation, everything il
The shape of business was suspended, and eac
waited in breaihess agony the termination Q
this ,rngiral scene. -.
.Poisoned .-strychinine !!--death !!-groan
ed the thoroughly afrighted Quad.-'Oh m
God, save me- and he rolled his eye beserchne
ly On instant for the first time heavenward, Inc
hastily placing both hands upon his stolR!arcf
he hissed- Ah, We gods | feel the deaf
yripe-the poison has hold Of my vitals! Oh-t
h-h! Save me-what shall t"ke!
Quill suggested grease, oil, lard, soap, any
thing as nm anedote. Devil jumped down I
the press, and in an instant returned with larg
bottle filled with oil--the article used on til
press. Quad grasped il spasmodically, dser
gagsd the cork and placed it on his mouth. Th
impid stream rapidly flowed towards its leve
and the bottle would have been emptied had
not been arrested by The hand Of Rule, who's
quick eye measured the remains Of the fast dl
appearing, lite-sav'ng antidote. The remainds
was hastily dispatched, together with al ii
grease ,ha. could be found in the office:
CONSERVATION and fright now reigned in tn
once happy ofice-prayers were brenthed e, tor IL II
sinful souls of the two unfurlunates. The CT
sis was hastily approaching, when another ente
ed and quickly learned the awful state OF afial'
Viz that the young men had taken strychnln
To the Doctors! for Gods sake-hasto
screamed the new conner.
This was something new and unthought of
tho buslle before. Quad sprang to the dot
and was about vanishing, whsn Rule moan
Stop moment, Qnad-wait, will co.
we die, less die together like menr
The Office of DR.. NJ. was reached in a m
ment-the victims examined; said there v