Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-27
sIMKINs, DURIsOE s CO., Proprietors'.


| peen to load me gun at all at all, and the
bloody thafe must ov knew it, for he made at
me wild his bay'net, like two legged loco
motive Dy the powers, but was frightened.
As he was coming down, laping sireral fate
at a time, says to neseiG "Pat, me boy,
mind yer eye. Now's yer time to kape wide
awake, or you'll have gimlct hole through
yer valuable BOWLS, and Bddy Mullooney
will be widder." But bad luck to the drill
lin, sure its meself forgot how to come to the
charge. So l TUX me goon by the middle
Just as ye wad hould a good ould fashioned
black thorn shillaly, and balanced mesclf fur
it.. As he come down, the diril take me If |
knew how to git that bay'net pint out o the
way. twirled me musket around me he'd
till me fingers ached but suddenly, bliss al!
the Howly Saints fur it, q root TUX the fut ov
the bloody minded rascal, an he winta sprawl
ing on the turf lookin as pretty lclther \
as ye iver signed to Yer name, at the same
time that his baynet shtruck fut in the
ground. gin q yell and was on him before
pig could grunt, and put me fut on his neck.
"Surrender We divil,' sed 7, but the divil a
word did he spakc. thought l had bis throte
too tight an let him go to give him 4 fair
chance to utthcr his sintiments. What dye
think the spalpane thryed TO do2 Sure 1t
was to git his musket out of the ground and
shtruck me wild it again. But sthil didn't
want to hurt the baste, so jist hit him u lit.
lie crack in the head wid the butt o me
COON, and broke bis jaw. Then he became
quiet, an made him take his 'nusket and
cross the crake when drew him to the hos
p:tal and the dlvil of dacenter better be-
haved felltr We niver saw after that: He
laid in bed six wakes and didn't spake nary
word That's what did at Bull Run. Who'll
give me poteen ov whisky
The above is but mere straw OF humor
floating upon the surface of camp life. The
cleaner, whose task it is to collect item all
in sbeaf, could find thousands as fresh and
happy as that which have related. \ camp
fire, or circle, is sure to bring out all the good
nature in u man. and woe be to the lugtlbri-
GUS individual who will not contribute his
mite to tue general stock. The little commu-
nifty is as closely interviewer in their senti-
menis, associations, and dependence. as the
wythes of q basket, and each of its members
have their iittin. place. Good nature is the
prevailing spirit. Whether On duty Or at
leisure, cutting wood, building roads. doing
picket duty, on the march, or sleeping upon
tic vet ground without Il cover, word of
complaint or i'll humor is the rarcst sound
that falls upon the ear. In fact it would seem
as If the greater tue hardSlips the higher the
mercury rises in the thermometer Of life and
gaiety.
The question was once asked me whether
in the course OF my rambles had discovered
difference between SoutllcrncrS; rs peculiar
to their several latitudcs. In this connection
it mas be worth answering again. Between
virginians and the remainder Of the Con!ed
cracy. the distinction is, to my mind. clearly
marked. In what it consists is beyond analy-
sis, but both physically and mentally there
is an essential difference. Taking the mass
of Nirginians, they show the effect Of sharp
attrition with their fellows. Frequent inter
course with the large towns and cities in
which the State abounds, has polished Oft the
roughcr angles which accumulate upon the
surface Of Il mans character, enlarged the
views Of the people, and vested them with a
degree of confidence, which is manifest in
both their acts and conversation. In word,
they look more like citizens than countrymen.
The Louisianians to a great extent may be
embraced under the same general obscrva-
tions. They, however, possess personal char
acteristcs which distinguish them from the
majority Of the representatives of other States
There are more dark eyes and brown features
among them as we'll as a peculiar pronuncla-
ton which indicates the cosmopolitan mix
ture OF the people.
Among South Carolinians, Georsians, Ala
bamians and Mssissippians, the prcdolnlna.
ting expression is that Of innocence and in
genuousness. You see at a glance tilat as 4
general thing they are not acquainted with
the ways of the world, and that they lave
brought from their homes all the freshness of
an untutorcd experience, tempered only by
the sturdy, unyielding common scnse which
is their bir,h-rght. You may deceive them
once because you can impose upon their sup.
position, that all men are as honest as them
selves, but YOU cannot practice your lmposi-
ton twice.
In dress there is no difference. They will
now all bear the application Of the nursery
lines
sSomo in rags, some in tags,
And some in velvet gowns"
Many man who used to sport his broad
cloth and diamonds, white kids and fast horses,
y 81, the barbar's twice Il day, and change his
shirt three times in the same period, is now
so metamorphosed thai his sweetheart would
not know him. lie has wora the slinc old