Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-16

An old negro preacher in Alabama, of til
Methodist persuasion, had cherished the bitter.
est dislike for Mississippi ever since it repudatcd
its debts. On one bright Sabbath morning,
when addressing 4 large ebony audience III Ala.
bama. he showed, by the following eXhortaton,
that, in spite of his devotional appearance, he
was subject to the influence OF worldly passions
Having under consideration that portion OF
Scripture promising that the Gospel shall be
preached TO all the nations Of the earth, he said :
Ny beloved bruthrin. now is the excepted
time! The day of judgment is near at hand
when all the people Of the earth done heard the
Word of the Lord preached. The ministers OBJ
dc Gospi had done dcre work in Ashur and il
Africa, and in ail dem far off countries dc
Gosp hab bin preached in lexis and Calitony !;
and 50 SOON dcy git dat railroad dat run from
Mobile up in MasSippi, dry gwinc preach de
gcspil up dcre; den all de- words OBJ de Lord
will be fulfilled, and Gabril will sound hia trum-
pit fur de judgment'day!'
IT is told of (ien. Zachary Taylor, that when
Major Bliss brought him Santa .Anua's despatch.
proposing that the american army should sur
render without further ceremony, the General,
who at HAT moment was busy writing private
letter on his camp, chest, replied without 50
much rs looking up from his work. Tell him to
80 to h naming place seldom mentioned
except by bard Swearcrs and clrrgymen. "But,
demonstrated the gallant Major, that does not
strike me SIS appropriate language TO use in a
IL case OF this surt--t's Il formal, olicipl dcS.
patch and requires, | suppose, & written ail:
sw.r," Tell him TO 20 to- reiterated the
general, calmly" put it in proper diplomatic
phrase and all that sort Of thing, according to
your own taSte-hut that is my answer
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\ HARD CAsE- About the hardest case ever
heard OF WAS murderer named Stone, executed
many years since in Exeter, y. II. Just before
the rope was placed around his neck, he request
cd the sheriff to give him Il mug of ale. The
request being promptly acceded to, he took the
mug and commerccd blowing the lroth from the
ale "What are YOU doing that tor?' nervous
ly asked the sheriff Because, returned the
wretch, ~ don't think frolh is healthy"
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TIE Best Thing FOR BABY.-A young man.
remarks the Cincinnati Gazette, WIN visited our
city last week, NILS requested by y married lmlr
living in the vicinity whence he came, to pro.
cure Tor her infant child, the best thing he could
iin,l for u baby in Cincinnati. The young man
passed few days here and returned, when the
lady was very drsrous to see what he had pug,
chased whether IL dress. Il hat or q rocking
horse. Oh being questioned, he put lis hand
in his pocket and drew forth the best thing for
Il baby, /; vial labeled strychnne.
The young man has since been discovered to
he q linral descendant uf Ilerud.
The following notice was posted up by q man
in Cabell county, Va, who recently changed his
residence under prccularly ilisagrccable circun,:
stances That mans "eye to business" is re-
marlsably steady.
take Notice.
have moved my residence my Shop is in
the fore room of the Jail. All persons wishing
to see me will please call as my business is so
that | can't leave.
Yours most truly.
Charles W. Johnston.