Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-01-05

DRAWING INFERENCEs.-"I7 7likcd YOU SER
mon very much to day, with a single Iccp7 7on,"
said a worthy pastor to minister who had oc-
cup;ed his pulpit portion of the Sabbath.
"Well, what was the exception 2"
~ think you used too many technical phra-
ses.'
.Did al didn't think ofst."
"You repeatedly spoke Of drawing intercnceS.
Now that was Greek to malythearers."
sOk, no. Most every one iof course knows
what we mean by drawing an inference
"You are mistaken, brother, as snr, as you
live; do not believe one-half of my ongrega-
ton would understand the Phrase"
sYou certainly cannot be right"
sI am; now there is Mr.. Smith," pointing
out man lust turning the corner from the
meeting house, ."wlo is qnitc4s7 intelligent far
mer; we will overtake him, Il will ask him If
be can draw an inference and | do lot believe
that he will understand me"
Accordingly the two ministers qurkened
their pace, and as they came up to .--e ".'i Mr..
Smith his pastor said to him,
"Brother Smith, can: you draw al. inf re ice z"
Brother Smith, thus summarily interrogated,
looked at lis pastor for some fifteen seconds
quite surprised and then rather hestatingly
said,
! "Wen, don't know 'spose could, I've
got pair of steers that can draw anything to
which they are hitched-but shouldn't like 10
on Sunday"
iATouCHlSG ISC1DNEr.-A correspondent, writ
ing from Phiadelphia to the Louisville Democrat,
relates the following:
| Whilsta an aged and poorly clad ff nale was ask
Ing aims at the corner of Fourth md Chestnut
strects smart-looling young sailor passed with:
in few feet of her. gazing intentlv for several
seconds on her haggard face. 81 approached
him, and extended herpalm in silence. Instantly
his hand found its way to his capacions pocket and
when he drew it out, it was filled with gold anu
silver, which he forced her to take, saying:
"There, good mother, take this you may as
we'll have it as the land sharks II elast cruise
Ehad out of New 7 York found inc with four hundred
dollars on hand; but as the neighb RS told me my
mother was dead got on spree ith the money
spent it all inside of u week, an then shipped
again"
j "Oh, good-good sir tyou air 70 kind to al
old body like me. For Your sake, | will take 1t
I Oh you remind me ofmy poor so :, George, wht
shipped, and was drowned! Oh, G, ,rge-Georg
White where are you now?"
George White T. hurriedly exclaimed the nov
excited sailor. "Why, that's my ;ame! An'
yoa-you are my mother!' %
z: With this he seized her in his arr aud carcss
ed her afiectionately, whilst the big tears of jo
rau down his bronzed cheek. The poor woma
was entirely overcome by the recovery other long
lost child, and wept and groaned alternately. !
carriage, shortly after, conveyed 'he mother an
SON away, leaving many moist, 1 eye anon
,l,, or,,rd who Witnessed the Seer
ADVICE GRArIs.-Every man ought to pay h
(: debts. if he can. Every man ought to help h
ueirhbor 1.-The can. Every man ought to get ma
). ried if he can. Every man should do his wCl
to suit his customers if he can. Every vi
t should please her husband if she can. Evel
: wife should sometimesHold her tongue she ca
{ Every. lawyer should sometimes tell the tru
Il lie can. Every man ought to mind his oH
L business and lc, other peoples alone II he ca
},yery man in Edsetipd District ought
the lldrertissr, aS9 pay i9r it IN adrane
l. s.sh Hunt goes into ccstacies viii
w Of additional beauties which the ho
MT dale figure. "When the. hoop
D. swellpfit hangs at proper distan
(trson, it becomes not an habilimel
kiosurc The person stands aloof from
I 3Galagined TO do so. The lady, like q &C
@1haif conceded in a hemisphere out