Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-06-24
SCENES AT AN EDeEFIELD "F1sH."

SCENE L-Before Supper.
We are at Croft's Pond. The hour is sunset. The
glow of the Western sky is mirrorsd in thsswids-
spread water The milldam stretches Its long banks
on the side opposite to Sol. Upon 1t runs wagon
road bordered with willow shrubs. Near one end Of
the dam rises the Mill house, with large open por
co facing the pond. Beneath this poreo are seated
a portion of the Fishing Party, wcaried with the
days sport One of them twangs guitar and sings
an old melody, while three others listen musingy.
Two hundred yards ont in the pond is boat, with
two perseverng anglers still intent upon the exercise,
of tho rod One of them has hooked trout and pulls
the other ut almost thesame instant is similarly
cuped Two trout glisten above tho surface A shout
from the shore sreets the sight VS. fish is safely Ia
ken into the boat LIS. falls back with splash into
the water and sinks to rise no Another shout
and tho guitar twangs louder and the voice accompa-
MES it more cheeriy. There is prospect now Of q
good supper of freshcaught fish. Another boat dart,
upon the scene from along down tho side Of tho dam
1t contains the Abram Miller of Edgc6eld, who has
been accommodating around the coast. He is vel
coined by tho party in the pottico with general
burst of
"Hi, no, dc boatman row
Floatin' down de ribber OBJ de Ohio"
he rises erect in his batteau, inspired by the music
and keeps comic time, with face body, arms and legs
TO the chorus of
"Dance, boatman, dance
Dance, boatman, dance
Well dance all night
Till dc broad daylight
And 20 home wild dc gals in de morning"
He has landed. The "boatmnn's song" is still in
progress He rushes upon the atage-the floor Of the
tall portico-and commences IN Ethiopian demon
stration. The song increases in brilliancy. The
straggers after perch come in from below the Mill
and join the strain The delneator of Ethiopian pc
culiarities becomes more excited. The song grows
more and more furious. hubbub Of fun ensues.
Tho two fishermen can stand it longer. They
also pull for the Portico and arrive just MS tho boat
man breaks down in the dance and the music teEpi-
mates in a general gu1aw. But the two fishermen
display six fine trout, and the gufaw gives way to
EXPLANATIONS Of joy. The supper is u fixed fact A
proposition "to take drink on the strength of il,
emanates from four or FIVE different sources smulta-
neously. And the whole party disappear within the
Mill-house The rest can DO easily imagined by read
ers of ordinary ncumcn.
SCENE IL-AJter Supper, II o'clock
The whole party has just returned from serenading
DR.. THEODORE Cnorr, tho hospitablc owner of the
pond and its surroundings. They have all partaken
his wines, and other Hquieurs and of course feel
merry. The mattresses and bed-quilts arc spread
over the entire floor of tho Mill room. A general
pulling of of shoes, coats md cravats follows.
good many 70 60 far as to draw their unmentionabes
And down they drop all around. One would think
that sleep was now the notion. Not 80, i faith Our
Abram happena'to be surcharged with fun and de-
livers himself of his very best comicaltes But by
some passing allusion to Roman Catholicism hobrngs
down upon his head the full force Of the "od Tur-
bans" elocution. Into the debate they pitch with
"hearts of controversy" The "Turban" brnndshes
his farorte author, Blake over the head of his pro-
testant antagonist. The latter tries the argumenm
ad Aoinem and insists that "wheneyer sickness lays
hold of the "Turbanic" system, his (the Turban's)
first thoughts are about the old Methodist connexions
of his youth and his best hope lies in the regularity
and constancy with which he has paid his "quarter-
age that this has always been the case and he
leaves it to the "Turban" candor To say whether it
will lot be again in spite Of his priests and purga-
tory" But before the old Turban can reply, sud-
den commotion arises in anothe. quarter of the room.
One of the two patient trout6shermen has mounted
the representative Of the Germanc Confederation"
for ride. The "Prince of Hanover" kicks up and
over they roll, the "Prince" on top. The movement
is infectious All, but dry party of nveterate whist
players, stumble across to the rolling couple, and,
with the cry of ground and lofty tumblins by the
whole company" at it they go. Then comes on the
struggle to be uppermost Sometimes the party lays
three Deep Then, by convulsiye effort of the bot
ON man, the pilo tumbeS over into PROSTATE pla
toon. Up again they scramble with various success
Now tho Editor happens to be the top man, and the
aattes .-squeezcd grunt imaginable sounds from be-
low, reminding one forcibly of mashed potatoe.
Whsreupon one of the card-players remarks to his
vis.a-yis "TheyT got hurt yet, some Of em, before
they stop" Bot tho surmss is not verified Still they
roll and laugh, and jest, and stop while to get
breath-then come again with some new style of ma
neuvre. One moro bottle of sherry is broached, and
another round of demonstratiye fun is commenced.
But the candle now burns low in itssockethem mouth
of chunk bottle-and the hour of 8 in the morning
is at hand. The Turban turns in for sleep. The
" Edseasld Huuorisp fdloWa Then goes tho Editos'