Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-03
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From the Savannah Daily Morning News.
RUNNING A SAW;
mr.. HOW UycIE JOSH BoLEs BARKED UP TIE

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WRONG SAILING.
Old uncle Josiah BOles was m nreterate
Joker, 70 fond Of indulging his mISchlev"us hu'
NOR that he often run imminent risks OF unplca-
SAINT and even serious consequences. rather than
forego The enjoyment of a joke or quiz. lie
was no respectsf of persons, times or place. ano
if tempted by opportunity, would be as apt 10
perpetrate his fun in 4 prayer-meetlng MS at
corn n-shucking, upon stranger as readily as
III UPON familiar iacquaiiitarfcer On ~ore uccason
he came near paying dearly for The Indulgence
of his niscbievous propensity.
He had been on journey to Mississippi TO
lcok after some business matters, ard was re-
turning home through Alabama One evening
he stopped at the tavern of 4 country village.
After supper he entered the bar.room. and took
seat by the fire, and, like 4 good old.lasloned
country gentleman, lis lie was, smoked his pipe.
His attention was soon attracted by 4 singular
~ looking, haf-wilted dwariish young man.
who was Iounging about the door The fellow
was not more than four feet high, with an i'm
mcnse head, covered with long, shaggy hair,
Which stood ont in every direction--the separate
locks seeming to have no affinity 10 each other.
very short neck connected this head with
large. square shoulders, from which the body
stoned down, wedge-shaped, to his feet, which
were large, bare and unwashed.
Uncle Josh, as he was familiarly called, was
not long in making the acquaintance OF the clap
with the big head, whom he found 10 bc very
simple, takairc and inqusilve.
Uncle Josh :iitctcd 10 take wonderful liking
to his new acquaintance. who gave his name as
Brniamin Bunch. Ben was much ilatered by
Uncle .Tush's estimate of his parts, especially by
his nvisl, praises of his head and shoulders, and
the liking soon became mutual. The result was
that bargain was struck, in pursuance OF which
Ben was to 20 with Uncle Josh to Georgia in
the morning. for twenty dollars month and
found"
Ben was delighted and Immediately set about
10 make preparations for The journey. Going
home he lod his people that he was off 10
Georgia, where he was to have twenty dollars
month and Il easy situation.
The matter vas soon noScd over the village
that Ben Bunch was going 10 Georgia with II
gentleman who had hired him for twenty dollars
i month, and in y short time 4 number of hi,
acouanlances had gathered in the bar.room to
as,ertan what they could in regard To The mat
ter. Ben had only been able TO tell them what
4 F." monstruus nice man," Alr. Boles WIS, the
wages he was TO rrcrive-twenty dollars Il
month and founl-and that his situation was To
be an easy Que.
One or two had ycnturcd to open Il convcrsa-
ton with the old gentleman from Georgia, were
anxious to know to what use he Was going to
pul Ben Bunch, who, they said, was too lazy to
keep the flies off of himself in warm weather,
and hadn't sense enough to get under the shell
ter out of the rain.
$50 much the better for thAt," said Uncle
Josh, in his slow, distinct manner Of speaking,
He's Jest the man for me. I've got situation
that will suit him exactly"
The queslioncrs began to despair of getting
any further satisfaction, when Ben came in with
his best suit on, and bundle in his hand ready
to start early in the morning for Georgia.
"Ben," rnquired one of his acquaintance,
"wlal in creation is you gwine to do down in
Georgia" 2"
"Oh, you never mind" replied Ben, Fin
gwne in the morning with that ere gentleman.
He can tell you what i'm gwine for"
Then Ben saw some one outside to whom he
wanted to communicate his good fortune, and
he WAS soon surrounded by 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 kidnapper, or perhaps he would
work hip to death in a two-hand saw-mil
Ben began to feel 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 The bar-room. where Uncle Josh was enjoy.
ing his second pipe by the fire, determined to be
satisfied about the matter. After keeping them
in r,snensp some timc IIncln Josh roso mn
knocked the ashes from his pipe. and said
swell, gentlemen, the fact is my old woman
is getting rather poorly, and want him to set
in the fire corner for her TO break bark over his
head"
Ben, who had been sitting on bench, sprane
to his feet as if he had been shot. A loud
laugh burst from the party, but above all could
bo heard Ben's curses, as he sprang into the
middle of the floor, threw down his bundle, and
began rearing and prancing like an enraged cata
mount. His linsey coat was soon peeled, sleeve.