Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-18

= Desperation.
e !Ths.foilcwing,s, IA passage from the
very falshabte tais Of desperation
one Of ,hesrich articles embraced in til,
literary .renains Of the late Willis Gay
lord Clark. It is only necessary t.
premise that the suthor is Z. philadelpki5
student, who after stolen fortnight AM:
the ;gsie,iss Of c. w sshington ss'asou,fnd,
hi,nsel: Through the renaissis,ss ola chum
st Baltimore, un his way home, witiun
p"hEy in his pocket. He stops a.
fashionable hotel, nevertheless, where at.
tor ,arryinga day or tso, he ti.aiiy a;
the heel OF g grand dinner, onsns solns,
in the private apartment, i,a,sed with
soundans champagne and Burgundy, re.
solves to disclose a.! to the landlord
Summoniag O servant, he said:
"Ask the landlord to step up to my
room and bring his bill" !"
Hec!atters down stairs laughing and
shortly aE;er bis master appeared. IL:
entered with generous smile, that mad
me hope for" the hest his house afforded,
an3 that, jus. then. was credit. 49,.
6 How much Go owe you" said l..
He handed me the bill with all the grAc,
ofa private expectancy.
"Let me ses-sevgnseen dollars. How
very reasonable. Bat my dear sir. The
mos. disagreesble part of the natter is
now to be disclosed. | gricve to inform
you that at present am out of money :
and know, by your philanlhropic looks.
that you will be satisfied when tell yau
that il | hid it, I would give it to ydG:
with unqualified pleasure. Bat you se'
my not having the change by me. is tn
reason Iscannot do il; and | an sure yo;.
will let the matter stand and say no uor
about it. am u, stranger to you, that
"a fact, hut in the place where ! cam"
from, all my acqusintances know ME a
easy ss cen. be. " go
The lsniord turned ali colors. ~
Whersdp you live, and howl'
sin tYashiny-I should ssy, Philadr:
ph:;s.''
His eyes flashed with angry dissppoin'
ment.
n see how it is, mister: my opinion
is that you are blsckieg. You don't
know where your home is, you begii;
with W Washington aild then drop it f''
Phjlsdelphia You mVst pay your bill.
"Bcs can't"
"Then I'll take your clothes; i! don I
blow me tight
"Scouuere!," eaia rising holt ~
right. Go 1t il voa dare, ard iea"e tbs
rest to RE.
There wers no moro words. Ho arose
deliberately, seized nay. hat and my only
inexpressib!es, and walked down stairs.
Physicians say that two excitenients
can't exist 9, the same timo in one sys-
tenn. Ex,renal circumstances drovea~ay,
almost immediately, the confusion OF my
brain. s.aa.,o~ e!,4-. 30,
/ rose and looked out Of, the window.
The Snow wis d ,cnding as drummpd
on the pane. What was to -do9 An
unhappy sGas cn!oitss in ss,auge city;
10 money, aid. slaashtly !iaebriatea. \
Thought struck me. 'a>g, SD.
..sa / had a.qarge ,iuH cicais. whith, with
:, AL my other appoit;nsnts. ssve: :hs5e ne
took, the landlord mad spared, dressed
Immediately, drew on my boots over m''
fair drawers, not unlike small ciclhes (;
put on my crayat, vest and COAT, laid a
!, Irsynlins cap frsnp mytrpnk ja,sntly: over
ny fvreSeal, and and: Aaiasing my hhe Tang
mantle gracefally ahout me, made roy
wsy through the hall into the street.
Attracted by ;he shining lamps in the
por,ico or q rew hotel, q few squares from
my FIRST lodgings, J. entered, recorded
so,ne name oh'tfe hooks; snd hespok. 8
bed. Eyey,thing vas fresh AVID neat,
every seryaatsatteEsiY all saugured well.
II kept myself c!usciy clicked, ,pnlicd u ci.'
gar, and retired, to bed to mature my
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s@.@~ ~ !s..s,s "a .-.>- 81 - =.
:. 80. ,.s.W alter, Just. brush my d6lhas we'll,
my fine felluY..: said !, in the nioruing.,
,Aas, he entered my room; "tnind the pam
falcons; don't spill anything from the.
pockets, theresis money in both.
g. 81 don't nee no pantaloons:
=" The devil you don't. Wherc are
they?" .SAlsE, sl
), =, Can't tell, I'm sure, i don't know,
,s'elp: me, Cod ,sr ~ ., 80 - s-S
$50 down, sir, and t,ll,youn master