Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-03-02

CHICKEN oody KNOWS cual
Peter Snpks, Esq, was an extensive contrlou-
tor to th late poultry show, but everybody
didn't know that he raised the tine 0rcen ol
PclandeH that attracted so much attention.
Our friend Jones, however, learned the fact, and
so greatR lis confidence in the purity of the
stock, from the'well known integrity Of the gen
tlehan Who raised them, that he immediately
purchased pair at seven dollars EACH AS the
exhibition closed that evening, and he feared
that be might lose his prize, or at least not get
the pair lie selected, unless lie took them at
once, anil il being too late to send them ont to
his place, he, dispatched them to the At1ton,
with the following note to Major Barton:
Dear Major: As am too late to 60 out
home tSnight, send you pair of fowls, which
please keep for me. will call in the morning
and breakfast with you, and take them.
Yours, JONES.
As they sat at the table next morning at
breakfast the Major remarked, as he helped ones
for the second time to broiled chicken, that II
was very fine.
scaRtal p' said Jones, "but then you've a
cook, that's prize"
Yes but good cooking is no use without
good meats, and I always get the BEST" SAID
That's fact" rejoined Jones, as he cleared
his throat Of large mouthful, but where tn the
d-ld doyou get such fine chickens as these Z"
Where do get them7 Why, didn't you
send thamsup last night 2" asked the Major.
Jones dropped his knife and fork-hls break
last was finished, and to this day he persists in
declaring that chickens at fourteen dallarS pair
are too hearty food for his stomack.-Carpet bag
A DEEP FURRow.-Judge Coalter, of !ir-
ginia, when first appointed to the bench, had
jurisdiction over one of the mountain counties:
The district was made up of many will and
unruly fellows. One Of the Judges first acts
was toimpose heavy fine, by way Of example,
upon q rough and hardy backwoodsman, 1or
disordsrly conduct. As the man was leaving
the courtroom in charge Of an officer, ne ad-
dressed the Judge:
q Your name S Coalter, is it not?"
"Yss.n
SWELL, all have to say is, that you are set
ting ypur coalter rather too deep for man VINO
is ptoHins new ground 49,,
It'll reported that the fellows wit saved tue
fine,
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A loRsE AszcDorE.-A Canadian friend Of
OUTS Fas telling Us the other day how lie man
aged to break fvorite horse Of his Of ono trick,
that bf breaking his halter whenever be was
fasteaed in the stable, Our friend placed the
anlmil in question in Stable that stood exact
lyonIthe edge Of; high bluff some thirty feet
above tho St. Lawrence. As usual, SO soon as
me- was left alone, our pony broke his halter,
backed out of the stable door, and as necessa-
consequence, tu;nblcd heels over head into the
river disappearing below the surface with the
impetus and gravit of his fall. lie was
nextIsecn swimming for dear life, and AeadinS
in shbre. He landed in dripping condition,
and was easily secured. Doubtless, he ponder
ed grarely oyer the lesson, for ever aftcrward
he neyer made the slightest attempt to break
ms halfsEl The philosophy of dealing with
horses, and with nobler ANIMALS, is to
night them with their own weapons to let them
be punished by their own vic,s. 1fyour pony
has q trick of backing back him quarter OF j
mile; ifhe stops, tie him fast to the place from
twelve to twenty-fOur hours without food or
water, and lie will sbc glad to obey you when
you next call on him. At least so says our
Canadian authority-Advocate g. Journal.