Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-03
Miscellaneous H:eaolng
From the Savannah Daily Morning News.
RINyI}IG 4 SAN;
d ISY
or, HOW rHcEE JOSH E0LEs BARKED CP TIE
WRONG SAPLlNG.


(,Ii nnrlr Josiah BoIrs WAS IN lnveicrale
Joker. 10 fond Of inlaging lis mi i,rlriev"us hl-
NOR that he often ran imminent RISKS "f unpIea-
suul and even serious consequences, rather lnan
f,rcro thc enjoyment Of Il Joke or quiz. lie
WAS no re>pectSr Uf persons, times or place, ana
if tempted by opportunity, would be as APT 10
nerpelra,c his fun ina prayer-meelIng as at Il
corn -Shucking, upon Il stranger rs readily us
ubon ii familiar acq cqu&itaucc. On one occasion
he came near paying dearly for the indulgence
of his mSchievous propensity.
lie had been ON Il journey 10 Mississippi TO
rrk after some hn,nc,S matters, and WAS re-
turning hume through Alabama. One evening
he stopped ut the tavern OF Il country village,
After snpper he entered the bar.room and took
Il seat BY the lire. and, like Il rood oId.lashloned
country gentleman, is he wis, smoked his pipe.
His attention was soon attracted by 4 singular
Ir looking. haIf.wilrd, dwarIisl young man.
wh, was Iounmng about the door, The fellow
was not more i:lan fou: feet high. with an i'm
mrr.e head. covered with long, shaggy lm'.
which .;r,A onL in every ,!irrction.-thc separate
hicks s,rniir.r 10 nave no affinity TO each other.
4 very s!lnr! neck c"nneclcd tins head WIN
arrr. SQUARE shoulders. from which the body
s!Uuru down, WctirH-S'''i'ch. W h'7 iSS', WIN"
were arrc, bare and unwa>lied.
CHcIr Josh. rs he was tamarIy called, wa>
moi LONG in niakin@ the acquaintance Of The chap
with lIr Zig mead. whom hc found 10 DC very
,ini,!r talk#:iyc and lrqnl-iilvr.
L'l.ci. j.! ii;;'ricd /" ;akca wonderful liking
tn his rew acquaintance. vino rave his name H.
Brria,miu n;ilclr Ben WAS mnc;' i'at'err't l'y
Crcic .Iu,l's estimate Of his part, especially b.
hi, lavish ,,:.i-r> of Ii, head ad shrnIier<, "iid
lie iil;ir,r suorl brcimc mutual. The result wa>
that birLeiu was struck, il pursuance ri which
Ron waS To 10 with Uncle Insh to Georgia il
III, morning. inr Twenty dollars Il month and
lnlInd.
Ben ws> .l,.,igh',' aal Immediately SET ahonr
10 make preparations for The journey. Gnng
home he rold hi> I"optc II!'l he WAS oft Il"
Gynru. v;:iere he WAS /" have twenty dollars Il
month an u easy situation.
The nI,,trr va, snnH rni>rI over The village
l;t Ben Bunch w#~ g"ins t" Georgia with e
rrn!lcman vino had r,,i him inr twenty dollars
month AMI In u short iinc number OF his
acuuamlacr: had gathered in the BATHROOM 4"
ascertain what !hry c"nii III regard /" the mai
Ter. Ben ilI,l nmIy been :.h,.' ~ l'li trn VIA!
= a"monslrurl, ricc mas. Alr. l'"ir> Vas, iIr
wares he WAS to r'c..ivr-:"@ni! dollars 4
r,ruih and luui:,l--:lld that his si.ur.iun Il, :"
he IN easy one
On. or two Iiad y"ii!urrI t.. .np"n c"nvc?Sa
item with the old gentleman from Georgia, wcrc
anxious TO know 10 what Use he Was going ["
pu. Ben Bunch, who they said wlS to" lazy It"
keen the flies off Of himself in warm weather,
and ha,in'i sense enough to get under the shell
ter ont Of the rain.
4, a P,r lI
Josh. in his slow, distinct manner OF speaking,
lies Jest the nan for ne. I've got i situation
that will suit him exactly.
The qucsIiunrrS began TO despair Of getting
:!iy further *a.isfArliuil, when Ben came in with
his best suit ON, ana Il bundle iii his hand ready
to start early in The morning for Georgia.
Brn" rnTuircd one of his acquaintance,
what in creation is you gwinc 10 do down in
Georgia! :!
"Oh, yon never mind,' replied Ben, {" I'm
gwnc in The morning with that ere gentleman.
lie can tell you what I'm gwine for"
Then Ben saw some one outside to whom he
wanted to communicate his gonl fortune aud
he WIS soon surrounded by Il crowd about The
door, some Of WHOM cautioned him, telling him
that he didn't know but what the man he WAS
going with WAS 4 kidnarper, or perhaps he would
work HIN to death in 4 two-hand saw-mi
Ben began 10 feel Il little curious, and the
party agreed with Him that he should know
! what was to be his employment before he went
any further in The business. The crowd went
into llle bar-rorin. where Uncle Josh WAS enjoy.
ing lis second pipe by the fire. determined to be
satisfied about the matter. After keeping them
in suspense some time. Uncle Josh rose up
knocked the ashc, from his pipe, and said-
"Wcll, gentlemen. the fact is my old woman
is getting rather poorly and ! want him TO set
in the fire corner for her 10 break bark over his
head"
Ben, who had been sitting on bench sprane
to his feet rs if he had been shot A lone
laugh burst from the party. but above all coult
be heard Ben's curses. rs he sprang into tho
middle Of tile floor, threw down his bundle. ane
b'g gnn rearing and prancing like an enraged cata
mount. His linsey coat was soon peeled, sleeve: