Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-12-22

OUT. lie following occurred recently at Cedar,
town town Court. There had been hard frost
the night before, and some of the knowing ones
prophesied an entire failure of the wheat crop,
I've got one hundrel acres,' says Old Jack,
that I'll take Que hundred dollars fur.'
Jack Ill give it, and hand yon the money in
an hour, said Michel.
Before the expiration ofthe hour, negro from
the plantation reported the wheat uniniured, and
Michel advanced money in hand.
Thank vou, says Jones. 'Whcn will You
take your wheat away"
Take it away? Why rs soon as it is ripc.'
No, YOU don't. You must cut it this week.
I want to pow up that field and put it in corn.'
WILD Iowa case of " love a: first sight" is
recorded by the London Court Circular in story
OF a man "who is now in St. Lukcs mad house,
aud has been detained there ever since the oc.
currencc took place, which consigned him to il,
walls Lady - WIS so cxquisi,cly fair, so
singularly graceful, that it was difficult for the
eye of Il man to behold her without preierring
her to any other of her sex. A porter was sent
cr this man, the present occupant Of st. I.ukc's,
got to the door in Paris Lane Just as the beauty
aghted out of hcr carriage from IN airing in
Hyde park. The man, who had never seen
Lady - as she was then. tripping up stairs,
asked Z servant for the lady to whom the letter
was directed and was answered, he might give
the lctterto him for his lady. On thepoorfellow's
refusal as he was ordered to deliver it into her
own hands, he was showi into her apartment.
The man, being with The lady alone whilst she
was employed reading the letter, fixed his eyes
Oh her intcnty, as il lost in thought but before
she had done reading it. he violently, and with
transport, few into her arms, and gave her nu.,.
herless devouring kisses. Lady - was so sur.
priscd that she lost the power of crying ont but
in the struggle with such sudden and strange
lover she caught hold OF the string of the bell,
rang it violently, and q servant appeared
From that moment the unhappy man lost bis rea.
son, and was committed 10 the mad house. Il
is due to Lady - to state the fact, that the
maniac lover is fre1 1uen,ly visited, and wholly
supported by her."
a SuCrm CAEoLINAN's VIEWS on M.ss,cut.
SETS H0sprALTY.-Oi II. W. Hendricks
Of Charleston, 5. g.. who WAS 80 unfortunate as
to le the innocent cause OF the death of the CITY
Marshal Of Worcester, has written letter to- oil.
Ger James Mcfarland Of that city. in which he
SAYS: .:,
x !: ;: CanI he otherwise than grateful
and ever remember your beloved city? Indeed,
sir dill not, dared not, look for such kind treat.
mcGt at the lands Of Your citizens | felt that,
is the relations of our institutions were exactly
opposite. that in my deep distress, my trouble
with justice would he great, and the iron GRASP
of revenge made tightupon me. In tacI, Il nnml-
Der Of my friends since my return home, are as
tonshcd it was not 50. But how vastly different,
and how changed my mind now of the people OF
Massachusetts, and how changed also is that of
many Of my friends. 1t is the Il: st time of my
personal intercourse with the people of your
State, and hope it will not be the last though the
first was attended with an unhappy circumstance"
VENTILATION would be greatly promoted #, in
place OF one ofllc upper lights of glass in every
bedroom window, there was inserted sheet
of,in cut in strips, the lower edge set out like
the stats OF Venetian blinds, so as to. break cthe
direct force of wind, aud to prevent rain from
blowing in. .tg.s g,:f, 49,