Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-03-04
GommUMICA ATIoMs.
For the Advertiser.

! MIR. EDlTOR .-aI Iuio Po!nt VI lln!e, tueIe 10
great dearth of news in tbs land of dashing
waterfalls and pretty bluehills" And hence
the "nonsense - in the shape Of brace of an
/ ecdotcs which am aboutao nflict upon you
and your readers. So " hese goes for spider
bite" as the little boy said&hen lie put an an
tiquatcd birds nest into hi5eoat pocket
First Aaecdole.-There is;an originality about
characters purely Americaa, which is entirely
unknown to the denizenssof the Old World.
Washington, Franklin and Davy Crockett, each
in his own way, and in his own person, have il
ll,stratcd our national characteristics in man
ncr peculiarly bold, striking. original and bril-
liant. Each section of theaUnion has its pccu-
iarity The Yankee glorifes in well founded
sell-compacency; sterns sregard to chivalry
pcrvades all the thoughts AID deeds of the cour
tcous Southron; and the Western pioneer knows
very well that in point fun frolic and dauntlcss
courage he is without a cdmpeer on the face Of
the earth. Jasper and Newton were brave and
heroic beyond all that we read of in the stories
of romance, and well may South Carolina be
proud of such sons. In the Mexican war, the
Palmetto Regiment was distinguished for un-
flincling valor and noble; Ecaring. But alas
and oias, cowardicc Of the;most shrinking type.
also finds place, and Judgment beneath the
satlc of the graceful Palmetto. Allt,son is had
to the conduct of Tim Frishtic and others, on
the occasion of the fight, which came of recent
ly ON Plus's creek. Tim Frightie, Davy Fight
all and some of the Spunkic family had been to
an auction, and in returning home stopped at the
dram-shop. After all hands had turned up the
lite finger two or three times, several of the
Sprnkies growing pugnaeious ';clubbcd" against
Hal Trottcr for the avowed purpose either OF
running him off the hill or giving him sound
thrashing. But Davy Fightal was not the man
10 stand idly by and see;tl!ose fellows "impoSc
an imposition ' upon Hal Trottcr; so lie p;Lchtd
in without am regard to consequences. Sticks
and knives were freely used b.! the Spunkies,
and DaSy received flesh wound i'll tic should
cr; bat having at length succeeded III arHpi"g
his own knife lie soon threw tie whole opro-
sin: force into stale Q! l"c'in"'l"h oec'''c'!
prccip piatc. Davy was pretty lady hurt, and
'"S i'i"ody as Dee' ana Oh "oH''! '"'''''' -,
sonlc one 10 staunc.l .l!,Glow Of blood, lie co"ld
see neither friend nor ~ Ills little son: who
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oi r.AA "ee"S; "'Nc' iH''t !. "' "'' ,"'''''' VI
snakes. %: my dear AoE'T' rep''"' '''i' !"
tone OF VOICE cee'ie''ly l''"; 10" ~" '''''',.
lo"s, Il doa't care cHis 'or Snakes "'|
i r!$ ancctoic SLOWS low The lear "i man pre-
dominates over Tic haF q "sha:A, anu II
wcu' sccia 10 verIiF tic saying oi La.Ne; "'he
ago ol ci'i'a!ry Is gone