Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-09-29
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WiSHINGT0N'S LE.iFE-TAKING.

The following little incident from Ramsey's
History, we have already honored our columns
by once publishing, but everything of its kind
relating to our great and glorious Washington
will bear reputation time and again AMI will
always be real eagerly by every American.
"The HI ur now approached in which it be-
came necessary for the American chict to take
leave of his officers, who had been endeared to
him by long series of common sulEerings and
dangers. This was done i'll a solemn manner.
The officers having previously assembled for
the purpose, General Washington joined them,
and calling for glass of wine, thus addressed
them: {" With heart full of love and gratitude
now take leave of yon. | most devouty wish
that your latter days may be as prosperous and
happy as your former ones have been glorious
and honorable" Having drank, he added, 81
cannot come to each Of You to take my leave,
but shall be Obliged to you if each Of you will
come and take me by the hand" General
Knox, being next, turmoil to him. Incapable of
uttcrance, Washington graSped his hand, and
embraced him. The officers came up success
siyely, and he took an aflectionate leave of each
them. Not word was articulated on either
side. A majestic silence prevailed. The tear
of sensibity glstened in every eye. The ten
derneSs of the scene exceeded all description.
When the last of the officers had taken his
leave, Washington left the room, and passed
through the corps of light infantry to the place
of embarkation. The officers followed, in
solemn, mute procession, with detected counte-
nances. On his entering the barge to cross the
North River, he turned towards the companions
of his glory, and, by waving his hat, bid them
IS . fbo,,>
last signal of respect and affection with tears;
and all Of them gazcd upon the barge which
conveyed him from their sight till they could
no longer distinguish in it the person Of their
beloved commander-in-chicf."
A SNAKE CIARMER.-A correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch thus writes of snake char
rner who, ut present, is amusing the visitors at
the Montgomery (Fa.) White Sulphur Springs:
"Mr. G. F. WirScn, as am informed,
Swede, snake charmcr, has been amusing the
! visitors at the Springs. He halls from Califor-
MIA, and is on the best terms of peace and friend
ship with all sorts of snakes. His countenance
accords we'll with his vocation. He adorns him
self with rattlesnakes, aud diversifes the drape-
ry by INTERVIEWING with it an adder, black,
or q few copperheads There are some men so
horribly like them that they (the copperheads)
are the more detestable for the resemblance.
Our snake charmer, however, seems to have no
| fayorites but bestows the fondest caresses upon
them all
Gle kisses alike the copperhead, the rattle.
snake, and the adder, and hides them in his
bosom rs atfectionately as he does those that
are not venomous.. 1t was deemed that he had
extracted the iangs Of the death dealing ser
pents; but, to prove that this was not so, he
took charge of two that tho barber had in
cage, that had been recently caught in the
woods, lie soon reduced them TO submission
and took them to his bosom, placing them un-
der lis vestments rs precious things. A kitten
was produced, and one of his pet rattlesnakes
was made to bite it for the qualification of the
spectators Poor Kitty SOON sickened and died,
whereupon the cllarner was voted no humbug,
though lie was regarded as sort of monster
shall hereafter put more faith in what read
about the snake charmers Of India"
New CARPET SroRE.-We are gratiGed to
learn that our friend J. G. Bailie, proprietor of
the New Carpet Store" in Charleston, is prepar-
ing to open store in this city, lst October, and
has leased the store formerly occupied by Messrs
Sherman, Jessup & Co., Broad street, next to
Bank of Augusta. From an acquaintance of
some years with Mr.. Balie, and with his store
in Charleston, we predict that he will give our
citizens fne stock from which to make selec-
.tions. He is on enterprising gentleman, and
L.,