Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-10-06

Other tents of the larger class are the dancing
looms, into which, after paying five cents, may
ter and dance twenty -four hours without stopping.
And here is hat one sees sights and has fun The
gentlemen to be found in these hallJ arc of all
classes and all characters but the ladies of
class and character. Apropos Of these "gay de-
ceivers," had not the history of Rahab to.look
back to, how hopeless would seem their case
But you should see the so-called CarrousellI, in
which people, mounted upon lfe-sze hobby horses,
are whirled round as if by whirlwnd. This is the
most popular amusement, and would you believe that
the grown people firt quite much with the hobby
horses the children? Yes, old men and old women,
spruce young beaux and digni6ed (or undignifed
rather matrons, must all take an airing in the Car
rouscll For example, saw heroine of twenty stone
mounted upon sky blue charger with yellow name
and tail, and the two being whisked around as
if the old enemy was after them. The fair one in
question red in the face red flannel petit
coat-she leaned back upon the blue steed in n state
of the most overaowng perspiration, tanning herself
the while like wind mill. looked round in terror,
and thought y best to find what E. P. calls an supper
seatp for expected every moment she would dissolve
into pool something the size of the Pacific Ocean.
In sorno tents countless Shelves chests and tubs
of ginger Bread which like wine, is considered better
when very DID, In others tarts Of divers kinds,
obong in shape, three feet by two. This last is as
true gospel In others, bushels of cucumbers and
snap beans, piled up in the shape of mountains, with
great punches Of fern leaves sticking out Of the sum-
mits, by way Of uniting the useful and the ornamcn-
| tal. Fancy a Vtsuvius Of snap beans, with smoke,
| flames and lava Of fern leaves, and you huve the
picture!
But must ship great deal (and unwillingy
confess), not wishing to monopolixo tho Adrertiser
with an inventory Of the merchandise OF u German
Bird Meadow" By all means however urc the im-
pershable sausages and hard boiled eggs not missing
We're all the sausases which saw lately upon the
Bird Meadow joined together, the string would bo
long enough, and apparently tough enough, for sub
marine telegraph wire entirely round the earth.
One part of this tent city is called the cart Row.
namely, where the circuse, tho jugglcrs, the apes
tho snakes, the elephants, the mcrmaids, &C., Ie,
give their "productions." Productions" and "A Art
Peces" they called here. We call them "tricks"
Among the advertisements nre such like: Circus of
Madame 'Dircciress the widow Magnus," &c., &c. In
the circus Of Mrs Magnus the audience is allowed to
make respectable and becoming wit" Deliver me
from respectable wit-what is dry! Among the
live curiositics was "Moli the largest steer in tho
world which beast is nothing less than four thousand
two hundred and ninety-thrcc poupds of perambula-
ting becftcak. Truly a Ctiimbora1o among OXEN
And another cynosurc "Petr the elephant Of the
chase from the Kingdom of Dnhomey in India"
Petzs productions consisted in receiving cakes nuts
ind fruits frsm the bystnders and handing (snouting,
should say them over to her keeper instead of eat
ing them herself Very rare and praise-worthy self
denial in Petz but terribly uneuertaining to look u
as most exemplary performances are in this world
Then there is circle devoted to "climbing poles.'
These poles, perfectly upright, smooth as glass and
creased with taow, have hankerclefs, jackets, caps
.nd all sorts of trinkets and tres hungng lrom their
tops, and whichever urchn first reaches the goul, has
hc privilege of taking his choice They enjoy it to
the utmost and it is surprising to see how most Of
them can glide up the creased pole. They must gain
the prizes though ut the sacrifice Of their trousers, for
the pole is very often rc-greased
must not forget to tell You Of certain crclamatons
md expressions which hears when wandering
about among the throngs OF n Hermhn ioih esll'ai.
But these expressions are not confined to the COM
moner classes they used in every day life Ly the
most cultivated and well bred people. At frat they
strike foreigner perfectly outrageous, afterwards
us intensely amusing. For instance, Thou dear
God in heaven, what Il hell klang" "Lord Jesus,
what heather spectacle" !" Gall seeing and all
hearing Father, look down and give to this muir
derous history" The most trivial occurrences will
call forth such EXPLANATIONS.
There now if. you have nm ioa Of patience or tol-
Grafton left, you fully qualified to receive upon
your respected shoulders the mantle Of Job, what
is moro expressive still, to listen to temperance
lecture. ). 1. Is.