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


"Furriner, didn't you come to this country
to escape from tyrannical, down-trodden and
oppressed Europe? Didn't you flee to these
happy shores to live in land of freedom, where
the great rights Of liberty is guaranteed to all
Didn't you furriner?"
lie paused for reply, when the little peddler
squeaked out
"No, sir; comes to dis country to sell sheap
ready-uiade clothes"
The astonishment of the crater, the shouts
and roars of the multitude, cannot be described.
The speech was finished.
PLEASANT WoRDs.-l. They don't cost much.
They come bubbling up in good natured heart,
like the freely gushing waters Of fountain. 1t
is as easy to speak them as it is to breathe.
They come forth as naturally and easily from
the lips of kindness as the rays from the sun.
There is no pains taking about the matter.
These kind words leap forth of themselves and
delight to fly away in every direction on their
errands of love.
3. They make the man happier that uses
them. They react upon him. Hot words
make the users wrath hotter. So loving words
make love glow the warmer in the bosom. They
are fuel to the sacred fame. Loving words help
" uAaAo d noie aho LaSaS LSssn!S Ss. :
wor more
the soul.
3. Kind and pleasant words touch other peo-
Piles hearts and make them kind They fall
like flakes of fire on the cold and selfish hearts
of others-not to scorch, but to melt-not to
irritate but to subdue and shame peoples cold
ness and unkindness of them. Under such
words grim visSages relax, their icy outlines are
dissolved, and the soul that had been frozen to
the core, gets thawed out and lie who had the
gloomy December on his yiSsase, is not long in
getting genial June in place of it.
4. Pleasant words begat other words like
themselves in other people. We have been in
crowded omnibus. A few snappisb, sulky
words have multiplied their species, till most OF
the travellers have taken share in the same
stock. But genial soul enters. His kind words
get wings. They produce an epidemic. Grow
Ter number one and scowler number two, change
voice and risage. The magic Of few kind
words has done wonders III nature has jumped
out of the coach, anGa is off for parts unknown;
and good nature keeps all things in excellent
trim for the rest of the trip. So sermonizes the
Boston Traveller in four sections.
A QUAKER CoRNEGEB.-Old Jacob j., was q
shrewd Quaker merchant in Burlington, n. j..
and, like all shrewd men, was often little too
smart for himself An old Quaker lady Of Bris-
tol, Pennsylvania, just over the river, bought
some goods at Jacobs store, when he was ab-
sent, and in crossing the river on her way home
she met him aboard the boat, and, as was usual
With him upon such occasions, lie inlmSdiately
Mtcned INTO heleDGndIe 0r goods and thlied 1t
to see what she had been Buying.
sOh, now" said he, show much yard did
yoa give for that Aand that, ar.d that ?F taking
up the several pieces Of goods. She told the
price without, however, saying where she had
rot them. IL could have sold you those goods
for 80 much yard" mentioning pricc, great
deal lower than she had paid. "fou know,
can undersell every bvdy in the place; and 80
,he went on criticising and undertaking. the
goods till the boat reached Bristol, when he
was invited 70 90 to the old lady's store, and
when the good, were spread out on tie counter,
and Jacob was asked to examine the goods
again, and say the price which he would have
sold at per yard, the old lady, meanwhile taking
memorandum She then went to the desk
and made out bill Of the difference between
what she had paid and the price lie told her;
then coming up to him, said:
"Now, Jacob, thee is sure thee could have
sold those goods at the price thee mentioned =
"Oh, now, yes" says he.
"Wel then, the young man must have made
mistake; for l bought the goods from thy
store, and of course, under the circumstances.
thee can have no objection to refund me the
difference"
! Jacob being thus cornered, could, Of course,
taot refuse-as there were several persons pre-.
uo.t ,,,b, b,6 boor,I his assprtiOnS
-s<-
h. How TO TELL LAwYER.-A few days since
b gentleman, being beyond the limits of his
,Ieishberhood, inquired Of a pert negro if the
/ bad he was travelling led to certain place.
Et1flse gave the required information, but seeln-
luxurious to know who the stran::.r- was: as
Us SEFai d. 10 Ehe
Etraveler concluded to Hunfor eb0ny little, anu
the following dialogue ensued:
"My name is, and as to the business
follow, faYou are at all smart, you can guess
that from my appearance-can't you tell that
am timber cutter z"
"No, boss, you no timber cutter"
Gan overseer, then
"No, sir, you no look like one" =,
"What say you to my being doctor :"
"Don't think so, boss, dey ride i'll sulky."
"Well, how do you think l will do Tor a
preacher"
81 sorter 'spects you is dat, sir"
"Pshaw, Cufee, you are greater tool than
took you for-don't look more like lawyer
than anything else 2"
"Nn, Stree, Bob, you don't dat"
"Why, Cufte?"
"Why, now you see, boss, 1's been ri.lin' wild
you for mile, and you haint eRsse,l any, aud
you know lawyers ai'rays cusscs'..
Tom strikes Dick over the shoulders with
ht,sr, as biz as your little finger. A lawyer,
| h his indictment, would tell the story as
bllows:-
f" And that whereas the said Thomas, at the
Gid Mace. on the ye,r and day aforesaid, in aTd
| upon the body of the said Richard, agaifist the
people of the State o. Pennsylvania, and its
litnity did make most violent assault, and
inflicted great many, and divers blows. kicks,
cdtfs thumps bumps, contusions, gashes, hurts,
Waunds. damages. and injuries; in and upon the
had. neck, breast, stomach, hips, knees, sllinS
anl heels Of said Richard, with divers Sticks
caaes po,es, clubs, logs of wool, stones, daggers,
difks' swords pistols, cutasses, bfudgcons, blum
derbulsses and boarding pixies, then and there
held in the hands, fists. claws, and clutches ol
him, the said Thomas 2"
:
a.Moruc,'s T.ovE-Some Of our readers may
recollect , thrilling ballad which was written On
thu death of 4 woman who perished in the snow
drifts of tho Green Mountains of Vermont. That
metber bore an infant on her bosom, and when
TIN storm waxed loud and furious, true to q
n,6ther,s love, rent her garments and wrapped
thsm around her babe. The morning found her
t;fEaned corpse, but her babe survived. The
bdba srew TO manhood, and become the Speaker
off6a Ohio Senate. How thrilling must be his
thIngbts of that mother, if he be true. large
harted man. How deep mothers love! How