Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-02-17

"Mr. Martini" retorted the young man,
let me have none Of your complaints beg
Get me some dinner and afterwards you will
| drive me to the notary's."
After having eaten a hearty meal, notwith-
standing lie found the meats insipid and the
| wines sour, the legatec, still accompanied hy
Martin, re-entered the carriage, and the two
started of.
eff am not mistaken" observed Mr.. Gle
| ncnt after an hours ride, "we passed this spot
this morning, and thai, "-pointing to building
=" is the railroad depot. Do we take the cars %
"You alone will do So" responded his COM
| ,anion, speaking very grarely, and in manner
which caused the Young man to tremble, in
spite of himself. II, sir, am your uncle, and,
happily am not dead Having heard good ac-
cunts of your conduct, had resolved to make
on heir of all possess; but before doing so, |
| yished to know if you were really deserving
of my generosity, and had recourse to strata
! .em. which has thoroughly exposed your true
character to me. Goodbye, Mr.. Clement; re-
turn to Your shop, and remember that your
arrogance and ingratitudc has lost you that
| which will never again be placed within your
| reach"
| The old man then gave his foolish nenhew q
few hundred francs to idemnify him for the
expenses of his trip, took leave Of him ut the
!epot and returned home.
SHARP PnACTIcE-A sable individual, who be-
longs to the list of city officials. being one OF the
city scavengers, lately found himself in need of
horse, the Quadrupcd which had hitherto drawn
his otlal cart having unfortunately kicked the
Jucket. He accordingly negotiated with a friend
Who owned !. pair, and bought one of them for
the sum of thirty dollars. Having but five dol
| lars in hand, he paid the sum down, and gave
| !, chatlle mortgage on the horse for the rest lie
| ook the horse home, used him some time, and
hen returned him to his former owner, under
I he preteuce that he was not sound, Offering,
| lowever to make trade, and take the other
| horse. This proposition was accceded to, and
| he other horse was delivered up, and suited the
| purchaser very WELL When the debt became due,
| the seller demanded his pay, which was Hatly
| v!u,ed much to his astonishment. He then
,.ocee,ed to foreclose on his mortgage, when he
;ound that nc had chattle mortgage on his own
horse, but none on the horse he had sold. A
| ylimcriug of the true state of the affair got
througI, his wool. but to this day he has never
been able to fully understand how he was cheated
out of his horse The transaction was cute
| me, and worthy the genius of more extensive
inanciers.-DciroH Free Press.
How THEY GET INTO THE MISsTRELs.-The
springfield Mass papers tell how party heard
| lie mnstrcls, performing in that place, cheap.
>aid one of them to the doorkccper.
"Just count the number Of these fellows as
they go in"
in they went-the door-keeper counted round
,iuzen.
"IIare YOU got the numbcr"'
':Yes, sir, you'll make thirteen
''Gi, ccr,aiuly-nething more correct, SAID
he t,i..:. Then pulling out wc.worn pocket,
,uok, and iumbiing among some papers a while,
remarked,
There, perceive l haven't quite enough
i'll Just step across the way, and be with YOU in
al jidy.''
And So he did, but the night was somewhat
fosev, and the fellow didn't find his way back.
r6e lucky dozen, however, heard the mnstrels.
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"TuAr LAST REMARK" A Texas correspou'
dent of the Montgomery Mail tells the following
Not far below this place, Oh one Of the banks
of the beautiful Colorado, II party OF Paddles
were ditching There CHANGED along lot OF
steamers, and one, provcrbiai for lns wit and
blackguardism, thought he'd have a bit OF fun by
bandying words with the ditchers. Soon, to his
modification, they had worked him to boiling
heat, and to use-his own language, inc com
menccd spiling,for fight. After he hat ranled
round considerably, and pretty well exhausted
his spite, the o!d boss, who had said nothing
during the sharp shooting OF words, stepped up,
and la;ting him on the shoulder, said on
mustn't mind these boys, my friend, they are
always making fun of some big fool or other =