Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-28
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A NOBLE ExAMpLE.-Neyer. have xe. been
better pleased than we vals = lev dsys ago on
hearing that the Ladies' of our village. wishing
to give their aid and moral Influence ethf cause
Of the South in Kansas. had determined 70 pre-;
sent to each Volunteer from this District 9rppy
of Gods Holy Word. Nothing conld be morn
appropriate or piaiseworlfy; and to The hpg6SS
Of those ladies who proposed, apd % snecesst9l:
ly carried out this tr6ly Yious and e4isctiy9
move, be- 1t said, that they have contributed
more power to the cause of the, South In Kansas
than all the Sharp's and Minnie rifles, sent by
Beecher and his abolition followers, combined; 3
and will gu far to show that We depend, not cd
boodshed or fanaticism TO sustain our peculiar
institution, but base lis claims upon the teach.
ings Of the Bible, and look 10 God for rprotee-,
tion and prepetuity. z -: - -, :.
What contrast the emigrants 70 Kansas will
present. Those from the North marching Ia
solid phaIanx, dealing death and Zdeatturtion
with. weapons furnished them by Ministers Of
the GnspeI; while those from the South peace,
fully and magnunimousy meet them with 6rtn.
ness and calmness. armed with Gods potent
weapon-the Guspel Of Peace and good 1ill to,
men-furnishsd them by si.iers, wives and
mothers, whom they have left behind, 20 send
up their prayers to God for their success and
appiness.-Laurensville Herald. q
JOHN B. GoueH's DEscR1PrIoN oBiCot4
WArER.-"Look at that liquid which has
been produced from the clear datillery Of
nature" holding up glass Of vstsr: The
Eternal Father Of US all has brsvsd i for
his children. 1t has been P!sdqcsd, notin
filthy dslleries, but 10 bsantifab fragrant
places. 1t has been -brewed down in your
grassy dell, where the deer. hinge! sadths
rippling rills sing their wild lullaby; or sway
upon the mountain tops. whers the blazing
sun has lighted it up with heavenly fire; orr
far off upon the ocean, where showers and
storms are born. Il spsrkles in the Ice gem:
1t makes the graceful frost tissue on which
the moonlight plays. It dsllies in the cata'
ract; weaves the snow wreath and the en,e,
raid sitting on the mountain peak. It never.
Injuries, but always does good ltis blessed
always, at evening aud at morning. its
ever benefcent and kind. God makes 'it
glorious. Take and drink: Take The pBta
liquid which God, our Father, gavs us. 'faks
it as it is-brighHt, beautiea| and blessed.
RECIPE FOR MAKING TATrLERs.-TakeA
handful of the vine called Rnnsbo4t, tke
same quantity Of the root called Nihbls;
tongue, sprig Of the herb called Racktita,
lat either before or after The dog: dsys :
Of Don't. you.tsll it, sia drachmi
Of Malice, a few drops Of Eay,=7TAieh can
be purchased in=sny quantity ~ the shops
OF Miss Tabilhe Teatable and Miss NaneI
NghtysIket. .rasSlir them we'll sogethsra md
of Discontent kindled with lai6 E1sa0lsy7:
then strain it through the rsss Gf miscon:
hang it upon sstsiu Of Stsetyan,
shak ke it occasionally 70, . m d.ys .sud #
is fit for use. Let fs~ Drop, b taken Just
before walking out, and the subject viii be
enabled to speak all mapnsr Of evil, and
that continually:
One OF THR MOTHERS OF. 76.-Sarab
Philbrook, of Hardaick, VI, Q widow Of 9
Revolutionary soldier, and whose age il
years, made and seld last season,
from two cows. ak hundred pounds Of but;
ter, besides milk and butter for family use.
Mrs. Ph,lbrook has no assistance except
what is rendered by her boy, vho is not
quite seventy years old, and who doss not
intend to marry while his mother 10 able g
do her work.
JONAH QurDoSE.-'rhs Pittsburgh Ez:
press dishes up the following paragraph froH
a paper published in l767;
"On a passage to Jamaica, With troops
on board, littla boy who Vas . a6sr, sitting
on the gunwales by . sud4sa roll of the
ship fell overheard, and. was directly sval;
lowed by shark 4 hook was baitsd with
piece Of beef and th!owg OYER ths stern,
which was seized by the shark, and hs was
presently hauled on board On opening the
shark, the boy was found ,nugly seated be,
tween two ribs and unconcsrned. playing Z
tune on his fife"
LEAP DAYs.-aI have he4n tell O. leap year.
and de like suid an old negro, who had proba.
bly, seen many snows-"but dsr van once on
o lime, durin' this old niggsr's life, bp day:
Yes, let me tell You de circumstanes Oh d. ssse
One night, one Salty night, leam 10 from
nv word, was tired nuff. 100, [~sot down
did, and talked. and ialked, and talked, till bout
midnight, den ] went TO sleep. Nsxt time
walked it was night ergn dozed off, aud astsE
awhile day come, and what de ysE tjpkt Why,
all do durkies shouldered der hpss and 91sl and
started to work-yes, 10 work. Sis /, look hers,
what's you all doing, its Sunday. @You ole fool,
You had better git up and 60 to work, its, Mon:
day." said dey, and did. Dis event comes
bnnck 10 ME with horror, for was told dat
slept all day Sunday.
A VERY SINGULAR ArFAlR.-A very curioul
instance of confusion has taken place in family
in Lumber street. A mother and her daughter
were both confined on the same day each hat.
Ing little son. Il, the hustle of the moment
both babies were placed ii cradle, apd 70 tho
confusion Of the mothers, when the youngsters
were taken from the cradle, they were unable to
tell which was the mothers and which the dsugh.
tpr's son-a matter which, Of course, must ever
remain mystery. The family j. in great &s:
tress over the affair.-Albany Kuicker6oeter.
TIE prospect of a good Sugar crop Ia Louis
lima il very poor. The severity Of the winter
killed both seed and plant cane to great ex.
tent, aud though an attempt has been made to
gset cane tloR CUBA for planting; only thrss
ship loads Hive been OBJ sined-.ths Spanish
Government, from selfish motives purely, intst:
dieting further shipment. The Sugar pIaptess