Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-07-14
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Most nersons have doubtless heard the anec-
dote related BY the Temperance lecturer, ai'e,
of the markrtma1 who WAS in the iiaolt ol
swearing h;s.way through life, and making the
u,ust obstinate and apparently in-snrhl"uii1aoie
Obstacles in l.;S lrth yield to his highly coceh-
,rpte,. ar's all-powcl;:nl manner VI employing
his Makers na.ne il, vain" They will relnen,,
brr his ,ri, 10 town with the old rickety cart, iull
of turnil,s, drawn by the old gray horse, ana
that long red hill, the top oil which, by hls
neyer-fuling elixir spiced with free use ot lne
wbip Oh the aforesaid gray, he nau nearly
reached, when the back board of his cart ieiI
out. and the turnips followed, rolling, jumping,
and chasing each other down the bill, and lnto
the bitches by the road side. J..
They can imagine too, better than can de-
scribe, the fellows sudden "wo-o-oO" 70 ola
r-av anil the rising up of his wrath, which
choked dowr. all utteranca-how he paced the
road. ar, rrl, lis fingers through his Lair, as
his eyes ;;.; wed tie rctreating tur'Aps, !ro-
licking T.. " the hill, Ike Juveniles turned out
of school. :. the eve Of holiday; and the
Indignation which fired his soul, when with
arms skin.bu, lie earnestly declared, "lts no
use a cuss,n. l cam: 40 the subject justice y
Coon Htrs.-In the trial Of Jim" Lane at
Lawrence, KanssS Cor the murder OF jenkins,
! the attorneys ndulged in goUd deal OF pun
gent wit ard sarcasm. One little pass between
the counsel was so poi ted anil Opportune that
it is WORTHY OF note.
Culope! Young insisted that, in law, the man
slain is supposed to be wrr@gfuly slain.
Mr.. Cue-That is the law of Eng land, not OF
America.
Colonel Young-If there is any book on
Guls earth that contains any Other doctrine,
I'll agree to eat it without greasing Laughter
Mr.. Coe-Then you'll have more law in
YOUR stomach than you ever had in your lead
Rars Of laughter.l
Dy1yG CoSsoLArIoN.-An old unloved Dea-
con in his lest hours was visited by neighbor,
who said
Well, Deacon, hope you feel resigned to
going"
"Ye-c-,," said the Deacon, II think II am
resigned"
aWell," said the other, {" I tho't it might be
corsoling to you 70 know that all the nelShbor-
hood are res.J,ed also"
\ d, ilr. :, est India planter who lay groan
irg to Il, iav 'ri;c negro servant, lie sighed out,
"Ah, Sd, L'n going a long journey"
"Never 49,, lnassa, said the negro consOllns-
", him /. way down dc hill"
Ana WI has sold his piano in conse-
oueDce q: tie herd times. He is now learning
his daugl ters to perform on the washboard.
The music is not quite so pleasant, but much
more to the purpose.
A chap sought shelter Of Boston officer !:
"Sec, Csp'n. first my father died and my mother
married agin, nnd then my mother died and
INV father married agiI,, an somehow OF other
| don't seem to have no parents at all, nor no
home nor nothing"
A man LOST his dog on Washington street,
Boston the other day, aud when he whistled it
made fashipnably dressed young lady jump
about as if she lad the St. Yitus dance. Finally
she gave sudden jump forward. and the un-
fortunate dog escaped.
ALI THE Fools NOT DEAD YET.-In STAN
ford, on Sunday, during church service, a shaver
Of rain fell and young man by tue name oi
Henry M -, offered tv a young lady, (Aliss
H. who wore thin soled shoes: the loan Of his
boots to 60 home in. She politely declined,
bnt through the influence Of other gentlemen
present, SIZE finally accepted the offer. The
boots went Un nicely, and the young lady went
home with dry feet, while the gallant youth to
whom she owed her good fortune, ploldee home
barefoot in the rain, attracting the interest OF
the people in the street.