Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-04-13

IuOEe lOHdIuS luc elLtlHS tOotu oOoi' DhoPPiA6 A'
the plaza to clear my throat ospied hole in one
Of the sitting room window curtains, and peeped
through in order to have IN idea Of what was 60
ing on inside, and to see what sort of countenanee
nay Papa wore just at this moment There he lay
before the brightest and most cracking hickory
fire in all the world, stretched full length upon
the old sofa, coming leisurely and in gentleman
" ease and comfort the columns of the last -id-
rertiscr. Could you, dear Papa, thought could
you know how much your daughter wanted of
you-and did you dream Of the heavy drausht
she contcmplates makingon your purse for pocket
money, you would not look very gracious even
on the editorials of tue worthy Colonel Up rose
my heurt again to my throat, and began to pity
my poor. dear Papa, and to feel sorry that he
should have daughter with such asravasant no
tions; but just then the thought Of ut last going
to Tu,cn-with all its alluring accompanncntS in
the way Of gratifed senses of sight, hearing, and
feeling, so infatuated me, that I resolved boldly
to approach the door, and to ask his consent, and
to sue for the necessary peeuniary help. Oh! my
poor little sister mailcns have You never wished
that money grew on trees. and bloomcd all along
your path instead Of roses?
But, softly went to the door, pushed it sufi-
ciently ajar to catch glimpse of u corner of the
newspaper and one of his hands; straight way, ut
the sight Of which. my courage was gonc, Gas
though it had never been" Ask for two hundred
dollars! 7ro hundred doiias!! can't do tina: :
and wonder if one hundred and fifty would not
do? Then counted it all over again, the cSpen-
scS going and coming-the robe, shawl, presents
and all. Yes, one hundred and fifty ~iH do,-hc
will grant me- that much, know.
Once more stole to the door-opcned it n little
wider, und caught sight of him in full length
portrait At once came ont before me, with ull
the terror of Hamlet's Ghost, the money-the
troublesome chcrcnhh,-and began to wonder if
one hundred would not serve my purposes. On
again-I pressed the scige with somewhat of dcs-
peration. Wide open few the door this time, and
managed to say Papa" eryfuintIy.
"Who is that" asked he, raising up littlc to
look around at the door, "Wcll, CoESEY, did
you call ME ?"
Yes, Papa;' and lily voice trcrii,cd as if /
was about to utter IiN'e r"rd in . "vcr's car
and fell back behind tho door and sail not an
other liable for full vo minutes. The door cringed
on its hinges again AMI managed to say-a little
louder. Papa. WANT
Want WHAT" said hc little louder than l.
why don't you speak out and bc done with il
Want to 60 down to Edyefeld, over these bad
roads, to attend that Concert tomorrow night, III
be bound"
"No sir, dont!' said we, looking him full iu
tho face and stepping out before him in dns rcti
la DONNIE SAMPSON. Z" want to 50 to Charleston
tomorrow morning"-(and the money stared me
in tho face again, and down came my figures to
the freezing necessity Of serenty:fre instead Of
two hundred )-"und want If you please, seven.
ty-fve or eighty dollars to dcfray the expenses"
"Thc-r-r mischief you do" exclaimed my
very christian Papa, looking for all the world as
if he was--somerho' surpriscdi
Now assure you, it tookmo n long, long while
to explain to this very dear Papa how very nnx-
i.us his alectiunate and devoted little daughter
Was to 90 to the Cily--thnt she had never hccn,
and TINT all tho rest of the neighbours daughters
had that shc could go 50 conveniently with Col.
FnuTE, and MIRANDA and Minnie. aWl CARRY
MARTIN that it WAS arar. opportunity, and WAS
:. the very last tmn,' that we would ever ask him
for so much and it really sccncl that he would
never take in either the necessity or the pleasure
of I" the foolish jaun;." At length however, "a
sweet consent" far swccter than was ever brcathcd
ia lovers car, was granted, and just before re-
firing for the night, was summoned to private
drawer and, then and there, received the neccssa-
ry ,rhercmith for week IN the City-ercn tho long
sought for sereny, y,frcd"llnrs. And, in accordance
with tho uppormost desire Of my heart, We wcnd-
ell our way at early dawn next morning, towards
Station CO, on the Rail Rout il order To meet the
ears in time. a number of the lads of GO were at
their usual stands on the platform of the Depot,
who seeing Inc with trunk and hat box came forward
to offer their adcus, saying: "whcre now, Miss
CoRSEY TO Chapptlis, ur to Newberry, l sup
pose"
"No, go Il lille farther down to-day. I'm of
for Charleston" said =
"Indecar" cried they, and they one and all fell
back agllast, and perfectly lumbtnsnlcd. Leaving
them to fix up their njccurcS is best they might,
We soon seated ourselves in the cars--along side
of the worthy Col FoorE, his daughters. and CAR
| RY MARTIN. An accession waS made, to the Town
party, somewhat unexpectedly to me, i'll the person
of MARION LlsErrE, the peculiarly smart slrew'i,
but rather unravelr,l maid of the romantic young
lady, CARRY MARTIN. LiSctte WAS not one Of that
must common type 0f plump and good humoured
class of srrrants-but, u | have already insinua-
ted, peculiarly sharp, and rather biting in temper,
which showed itself In her long thin looking Wis.
age aud tnll, ssupt, long stsuetuys. Liscttc was
not much travelled, aud like pursrlI iad nSrer
been t9 Town tefore,
1t wa. hrlf ru,t elcsei ut might bsferc re rcarh'
ed our dc.tnRtion.-ap.l the rnin tRt l'uutjng in
| torrents when NJ sturtcl oil III the Omnibus.
"Jist look at them lights all down the streets,
cried I.isettc. "They surely cant burn and it
rainin fast ms it can. and st look ut them White
men, CRATE grown up men with brass hxcns OH eui,
staudin out here stock still in all the corners OF
the streets; they're the stupidcst things ever
seed, stauln in the rain and s,arin nt people
as if they never seed any body afurc. And jist
look vt the houses too, MissiS If they aiutturned
end forcInust.-thc chimney Sido to the streets
"IIush hush IIsctte" crie,l Carry Martin, the
romantic young l..ly. pulling and tugsins ut her
sleeve vcl,cmcn,ly. ";husc lncn are Police Officers
and will put you in tho guard house if you talk III
that way"
Whore now, sail MIRANDA to her Father
" to the Charleston Hotel, to the Mills House"
ITO neither one nor the other rcplc'l the Colo
mel, :. have no idea OF takin; such hery Of
great. arown-up country girls to such immense
places a< those, with"ut your Mothers or your
school Marms to overlook you. We will stop ut
II more private hOusu,-ihe W house mt The
bend Of X street, where you will have ns
much fun you can possibly digest"
Iu vain We protested, but no.-stout and tall gen.
tlcIusn will have their way tho world over. The
W house, on the bend, indeed proved very
pleasant and Of one Of its persOnages Of note, we