Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-18


could be desired. Wheat is particularly 50: yet
tho st.nd is,,still gonl and mm,yahink the crop
will co,net.on rapidly after Il wtle. Itis u lie
hoped twill, ne lour sill advances in :prire. and
IL, in lac;5shfrh teshnl At .ny price. 7TT remedy
the scarcity, you aitst eiafrrasIl yYhassiepr h"uss;
k:fr, rx gcrnner.l'yse . amsakins q brasvessola use o.
tho sweet potato. Mixed msalIapa potato L.scui,,
siTh a aasb Of Goar. isno batyirtua!s; with u
little CdlfSdt crate e%osf.eo:to rasbis dornr$ snd ty:
coffee We mean any wHrm drink what
ever, fram as .%ssifax' up :" rye OH, moderately
s. ~eetened with coarsc brown sus.r.
Speaking of "housckecpcrs, lij ever YOU think,
hoy,, there was as much vim. and hope, and zeal,.
and energy, and ability in rhr women of tho Souti,
asethe times have Grown ups?4 Bless their good
and bravo and warm heating hearts, they arc land
of right ought To lc) tie pride of crcn'ior, ard
uil is but ths-Well. comparisons are odi6us and
it isn't worth while to run out the a~nii;hcsii just
now. Some folks do cay that our sublime wp--
men" nrc beginning 10 find out that their level IL
several strata above that uf their nssociates in the
Jenus hono, and TINT troubles in the wigwam may
succeed these ugly days OF strife and danger. Not
II word of it-notj n word Of it-dont believe q
syllable Of it. Aud yet there are some funny
things turning up now and then. One of the
best out re propose to copy for your deleetation
ind cdifcation. 1t smncks-of the times, Of wo-
mans uses and mans CONVENIENCE, u little louder
Than my thing we have yet SEN. We quote from
Il letter written TO the Christian A5ro ate and
commend the same to your fearful attention
"Of some war willows il is malicionsly report
ed that they are doing better than when their hus-
hands were at home-making better crops, anu
providing for the house better. Mrs. B. over the
river is QUOTED as Que Of these. Sire and her>two
daughters, assisted by tho lesser children, have
made more corn this year, bad as the season, than
ever was made there before, fine chance OF poti:
toes, saved all the fodder, and sold meat. Mira.
=. is n stout. energetic woman. Her looks and
tone indicate strong character, and the following
incident proves it. Riding along that ROAD one
day not long ago. l saw her busying around, and
Mrs. r. n neiyhbor) was cleaning rice in q mo :
tar by the door. They hal just got letters from
their husbands, and I must read them Tor: them.
Both the letters inquired among ether things
how She greonspatch came on, and expressed u
desire hid hope of eating green's nj h"ins next
Christmas: "Yes, poor fellow" said Mrs, Is: at
that part, z" plenty: got a fine PIT on now oilipg
for supper. How 1 do wish he had some"
"The letters read, Mrs. 3. said she wanted to
cutashwopd eastwood, you know, is to make s"npl
and her nxe needed to be ground. / put IL godd
edge ON it md while grinding deserted a fresh
hide. "Becn killing u beet, Mrs. b. En-! who
butchercd it fr you?' Mo and Mics K. butch
cred it ourselves" But, you got somebody to
shoot IL for you. Who shot it," Ono body"
she replied, al knocked it in tho head with an
axe" Now just picture it to yourself: Miss II.
holding u three year old by the tail, while MITE.
B.. tucking her home.spun between her knees rai'-
es the IKE aloft and brings it down on the BOVINE
front. 1t was u masculine achievement, MS every
body knows who has killed o beef without a gun:
When I alluded sympnthising'y to what she and
others suffered in the absence of husbands and no
male person to help, YES" she remarked with
nm mir Of resignation and Of patronage to our sex
that made me shrink in my clothes, "les, n man
is Il very convenient thing to have ona place !
tell YOU, Mr.. Editor, ;aere is a ruce OF women ac-
ing developed, that must be looked after or they
will take charge Of the men.
"Yes, n man is d very Convenient thing to hare
on n place ~" Comment is unnecessary. Facts
are facts. And things is working. Judge for
yourselves. And study your parts. Fur ell the
worlds u stage. And men and Honasn are the
actors. 1t was said go long ago; and is ~pesh"Hg
phulphHed to dnH-as BILL Arr would say. By
the way, see (f you have not seen it cl,ewhere)
BILLS last and best on another page. We would
also call your attention to " Gone to the Wa" III
our literary corner, by our newsassociate In tho
.Adceriiser's iabors of duty and. love.
And now it would be u pleasant thing to tell
each and every one Of you how all the people ut
home are, individually ~ we'll as collectively;
but this is beyond our reach. So far us we are ut
| present advised, good health and comparative COM
! fort prevail throughout this part OF the cOnfeder-
aey. There are some scattering eases Of small
pox in this district,-tlere has been one case in
this village. In tho neishborhood of Ninety Str
Dspot there hnyo been several eases. There are
some also in the neighborhocd OF NJ. Willing.
But they d. not seem to DC of IL virulent type,
aud care is taken TO prevent the spread OF the
disease.
Preparations. for planting arc now the order OF
the day. There will Of cnurse be u rush in agri-
cultural matters for several months to come. A
big corn crop is not only the preference but also
the lac of the year in South Caroliua. To I'LL
the State with. provisions, is the wisdom upon
which the lar Is seemingly arbitrary one) rests;
and that wisdom is So patent to all That it will
Justify the unhcsitating execution of that law.
We must have breaa enough for all, md a%ssurcdly
so against all but the most extraordinary contin-
ccncies. II is an extraordinary emergency and
calls for extraordinary measures; md, be assured,
those measures will be carried out with extraordi-
nary zeal. North Carolina has shut IN her. cereal
resources by furbidIing expectation. South Caro-
lima prefers to keep her. gates Hospitality oper,.
and to arrange that her hoqschold shall make
enough and 10 spare. This is better than the
policy of the cid North State, and more ccommo
dating wirhsi. Here have onr gardeners been
terribly put TO tito get Irish potatoes to plant,
Usually We have bought them from BuDcnInbe
wagons, and, suppusing it could hc done. again,
many neglected. to we seed for The present year.
n. G.. shuts down on the potatoes a'so, and here
We arc .i;h cur potato ground Ill ready and
nothing to p!nnt:--Not zee individually, for we
to gave cnoush,-buta s"od many Of