Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-10-29


del county, Md, is of rather violent nature
An editor of that section speaks of visit he
had the other day from rather a queer genius
named Tom, when the following dialogue en-
sued:
"How do you do, old fellow?"
sHello, Tom," said we, awhere have yor
been so long?"
"Why, sir, have been down on Seven Riv
er, in Anne Arundel county, taking Shanghai
notes on the chis and fever"
aAh, indeed" said we, "are they very bao
down there?"
@Rather bad," said Tom, drily. "There is
one place where they have been trying to build
a brick house for eight weeks-well, the other
day, as the hands were getting up the bricks
preparatory to finishing it, they were taken with
| chill, and shook tho whole building completely
down, and kept on shaking, till the bricks were
| dust of the finest quality! Just at this june.
ture, the chills came on with renewed force, and
they commenced shaking up the dust with such
gusto that they were entirely obscured for
two hours, and the people of the neighborhood
| thought the sun was in an eclipse"
"Can't believe nothing like that, Tom"
It's factw said Tom, and resumed:
"Theres a farmer down there, who, in apple.
picking season, hauls his negroes out 10 the or.
chard, and sets one against each tree. In a
| short time the chill comes on, and every apple
in the orchard is shaken off the tree on 10 the
ground"
"Incredblc" said we, holding our sides with
| both hands.
"Fact," said Tom, e they keep man along
! side of each negro to take him away as soon as
the fruit is of, for fear he will shake the tree
down."
Tom continued: aMr. SIS a friend of
mine, and house carpenter, were engaged a
few days ago in covering the roof of house
with shingles. Just as he was " finishing" the
chill came on and he shook every shingle off the
roof Some of them are supposed to be flying
about yet.
Another gentleman near the same place was
taken with chill the other day at dinner, and
shook his knife and fork down his throat beside
breaking all the crockery on the table. His
little son, who was sitting at the table at the
same time, was taken with chill and shook all
the buttons off his inexpressibles, and then
shook himself clear of them!"
We then prevailed upon Tom to desist, who
did so, with the understanding that he was to
give US the balance ut some future time.
Persons who think of emigrating to Anne
Arundel county, will please take notice.
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~ +" | always thought so !'' is the very wise
remark which every body makes when the most
unlikely thing in The world has just happened.
1t argues great penetration and foresight, and rs
no one has a right to dispute the remark, we
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Prison in -, and very judicious oppoint-
ment it was. The old gentleman had retired
from active pastoral labor, and his venerable ap-
pearancc and gentle manner were fitted to in
spre respect even among thieves. When the
fact of his appointment was made known,
member Of the Methodist Church, residing with.
in one of the circuits where Father Jones had
preached for many years and was well known,
having some business to transact with one of
his neighbors, thought he would have joke at
the expense of old MIR. Jones, and astonsh his
ncighbor, into the bargain. Now This neigtbor
Brown, had been a great admirer of Father
Jones, had shouted the loudest under his preach.
ing, and checred him with the hearliest Amen
So to him came the humorous friend, Mr. Smith,
and cried out to him over the fence, US he found
him at his work:
"Brother Brown, have you heard the news :"
"Why, no. What news, Brother Smith %
"Well, they say old Father Jones has been
sent to the State Prison!"
"You don't say SO, Brother Smith! Is it
really fact?"
81 guess it's so," says Smith; 81 heard it
from Brother Cook, and he saw it in the paper,
and guess there's no mistake about it."
"Well, well! Now, Brother Smith, I'll tell
you thing or two that never did tell any body
before, not even my wife. The factis, between
you and me and that stono wall, | always
thought that old Jones wasn't just exactly the
right kind of a man; and when he was here
used to think he'd get into the State Prison one
of these days. think the old sinner is better
in it than out amongst honest folks"
Mr.. Smith left him without explaining the
misapprehcnsion, prcferring that the scandal
loving Brown should find out his error by de-
grees All the world does love to kick man
going down hill.
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