Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-02-09

ed by it from entering the path of vice. LIE
them say nothing, do nothing, which mothe
would not approve, and they will never bring
her gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
SAD CAsE-A WOMAN WRoNGED.-On Fri
day last, neatly dressed and beautiful lady
evidently stranger in this city, called at the
office of Mayor McGayock, and requested pri.
vate conference with that gentleman. Comply.
ing with her request, the Mayor was acquainted
with the truly melancholy part Of her history
which led her to call upon him for advice and
assistance. Through tears, such as only the
broken-hearted could weep, she informed him
that she lately arrived here from Charleston
coming bither at the instigation of man who
had wooed and won her affections, and then by
the articles, usually employed by the smooth,
tongucd scducer, wrought her ruin She stated
that he had pledged himself to meet her in
Nashville and repair so far as possible-6y mar.
riage-the great wrong he had done her. Since
her arrival here, she had borne her misery pa
tently and quietly, making dilgent search and
inquiry for him she had loved to her ruin. But
she had searched in vain, and in her dire ex-
tremity, betrayed, penniless and alone, had de-
termined to unburthen to some kind. hearted
cae the story Of her wrongs and sefk s1smeans
syts l6meS
IN the first part Of her iiYersation with the
Mayor, she seemed quite calm and rational, but
to relate with entire cumposure her sad griev:
ances was more than her woman's heart would
allow her to do. Pcrcriving her unhappy em-
Garrassment Mayor MEG. kindly suggested that
he should furnish her lodging at a hotel, and
the next day advise with her as to what was
ko1
veyed to hotel. Next day the Mayor called
on her, according to promise, but was panied to
find her sadly changed from what she was even
on the previous day. Her sorrows had pressed
too heavily upon her-her reason was dethroned,
and wild laugh and incoherent expressions
told but too plainly how terrible was the ordeal
through which she had passed. At the susges-
ton Of the Mayor she was yesterday taken to
the Lunatic Asylum. The name of the unfor-
tunate woman is Caroline Walters and we learn
she is resident of Charleston, Sodth Carolina.
Nashville (Tenn.) Gazette.
A friend has a negro, Jack is the name he
bears, who not long since joined tho Methodist
Church. Well, Jack seemed to be very devout
lie would often leave his work in the day
time, and stepping off in good shady place,
would there pray to his hearts content. And
with all his prayng he never seemed to think
his prayers would avail him much unless he
wound up with amen.
There was rather lnschievous bull in the
neichborhcod that seemed to delight in having
every person afraid of him, and making them
heel it wheneyer he met tLem. Jack one morn
ing went out p pray 10y the side Of IN old clay
root, and here be was going on at great rate,
and as be made great motions with his head
and hanilSs ~ nkgros-. praying are wont fo 'lo,
old Spot came nearly upon Jack before lie seen
him, and Jack having his eyes cluSetl, at course
he did not see h. inrne'l enemy. Old Spot
seeing Jacks ir,liuuS, concluded Jack was iur
fight, and lie commenced preparing likewise
he was paving the ground considerably, and
when he brousht the first below, you may well
imagine Jack did not stay in his bended position
long but jumping up before he had time to say
amen, went with all bis might for a high fence
not far distant. S"mc 60 long ways to get a
horn, but he hceled it, to avoid a couple OF
horns. After Jumping the fence and seeing him
self all right and safe, hc turned around to OLD
Spot, who was paving at terrible rate, anu,
very Indignantly, says Jack: Now, You d-n
old spotted rarmnt, all dot prar hab to be pray
ober agip."-Sclma (Ala.) Sentinel.
A FEARFUL APpARIrIoN-The editor OF the
Tiffin Advertiser says that Mrs. J-the widow
of late subscriber to tue Advertiser in an all
joining township, was recently awakened from
sound sleep at midnight, when sue distinctly
heard an apparition advancing towards her, nn'
til it finally reached her bed. A sense of sufto'
cation deprived her Of all her power to scream
aloud. She describes her blood as retrcating
with icy chillness to her heart from the body
whom she recognized in the intruding spirit her
deceased husband. The countenance OF her be-
loved in life wore not its once benevolent as
pect the eyes which once beamed with affec
ton upon her, were now fixed in stern rcsart
upon the trembling woman Arousr.. -.
ration she agjlred lin
"Charles, why do you haunt me? Why DO
you come again"
Jessie" slid he, slowly waving in his hand
q small roll Of paper, Jessie, pay the account
1 owed to the Advertiser, and let me rest in
peace"
Mrs. J. has fulfilled his desire, and is now not
fearful Of any future visits from the shadowy
land.
NLYONE O'CLocK.-Mr.- coming homo
late one night from meeting" was met at the
door by his wife.
"Pretty time of night, Mr.. -, for you to
come home-pretty time, three o'clock in the
morning; you, a respectable man in the coinmu
nifty, and the father Of a family"
"Tnint tbree--it's only one, heard it strike
Council always sits I'LL one o'clock"
"My soul Mr.. -, you're drunk; ms true
as Fun alive, you're drunk. It's three in ths
morning"
81 >as, Mrs. ---, ,'s one. ! hrnrl it strike
uilr IA | camc round the culher, !tfa tr MTe
t;maS.'
NEVER WEARY IN Wilt tlhfsc.-Wher
some one ASKED old father ScUtt "l Kentucky
why do you tJEtine IL preach, when yor
have converted but one sinner in twenty ycarsF
{" Have converted one?' said he. "fes," re-
Piled the other. "Then," said the good man
'.herc's for twenty years more; may convert
two" And the faithful old soldier toiled on tc
the cad in his Masters work.
A KNOWING Doc.-A somewhat curious exam
pie ofintelligence in dog is stated to have occIr
der few days ago ut Toulouse Some mschevoa
BOYS fastened tin kettle TO his tail, and the poo
animal in great terror ran off, closely pursued
bv them. In spite of his tcrrors, the dog, it EVA
noticed, looked in Il peculiar way at the house HI
passed, rs if seeking for shelter in one Of them
and at last seeing one in which was the Office o
the commissary Of police, ne rushed into it, en-
tered the Office, and quietly lay down, as if Ger
tain of obtaining protection. Ifthe local newspa
pers are to be believed, the reason why the do:
selected the Office ofthe commissary in preferenc,
to any other was that his mistress, an old ant
somewhat eccentric lady, having few days be
fore been prosecuted by the same boys, went t
the commissary and sought and obtained hi
protection The dog, who was with her at the timc
remembered the loca! journals remark, the et