Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-12-18


; apologies for. him, as he has neither youth
% to recommend him to clemency. We
JASON to believe that this act of his was the
lit of mature deliberation. 3 Hear what me u
W: s.ys. ..tj q. sA.:Aa5 IL 10 s:lisii H4;I
AS along the street 7 bluudersed, ~
Much I marveled, much I wondered; :-j
Seeing sights and things that mortal 7ll.. :
Never saw or dreamed before 45S; ID; .als
On the pavement cano o rapping IA
:, As of footballs gently tapping,gts u ~
And heard muslin-7.aapring, stxgF ?
Which my eye would sfain eEpl0re, 9g
"Tis some female then I muttsred-17lSs s
7 had seen the thing before sss ~ ~
Only this and nothing morc1 & ~
Came this female sweeping by me-; 9
Fearing she should chance to spy me, Z
Suddenly I stepped into a .s3'a :
& Friendly, waiting, opon door; .
Thence I saw the lovely maiden 'g q
Being from some distant Alden =
All perfumed and dry goods laden, ~
Pass me and go on before; ''"'
Naught had I to do but follow ,'S"'
And note down the things she wore,
Twas mystery to explore. g.
And foundry close Inspection
That her naughty upper section 4
Something chance had called a bonnet,
On its pericranium wore; s.a yiii.
And her breast was heaying slowly, =
Meath o garment fashioned lo.oly, 7si i
And knew the movement wholly,
I had never seen before; 80. ~
For knew stwas "patent beavers, ed.
That this radiant maiden wore, d.
Only these and nothing more. 7->n :.
Then I noticed an uncertain .5i.s
Lifting of the muslin curtain, '"ssp.a
That her feet had deftly hidden i@s
From my Grant eyes before; ~
With each lift came desire III
That 'twould lift little higher :
, And at last it did aspire -
Higher than I;had seen befoEe 4
And I knew,.t was az: :tilter & !
That this sanity mssden wore -
Just i" til.er"-no.hing more.
And tho fitting and the rocking
Up and down tho splendid stocking,
aa1tesred By blush ribbon, e !;
That chencod1o 500 she wore. ~.
Showed me-twas o sight for weeping,
THAI ll pair Of calves were creeping
Out cf place, as she vas sweeping
Like stately queen before;
Calves that she bad lately purchased
From fancy, dry goods store, (
Patent calvo0-and : OF much moro.
Ard the 1luttering and tto Tapping
Of this maiden's gsudy trapping
e Showed me sights that never mortal
Eye QdV uHISV w sSS IS
I Z. Sights. ;rssr,.eaload by esets lsaiug .sze
OF the folds Of muslin drifting
Round her, which the winds were shiitl
Eye-ward, higher, more and moro;
SIGHTS that unto mortal vision
Never were revealed before,
Namelcss here forever moro.
And while thus her rigging futtered'
Much I wondered, and muttcrcd:
"And YOU call this thing a woman
That ia truncing on before;
She the brazen doll of fashion,
Wrapped in one tremendous passion;
Sunken from her noblo station,
To tho thing that gocs before;
Oh that every mortal vision
Should such mystery explore"
This understanding more.
And tho thougl came Ger mo gushing
"Whcrc has gono the art of blushing
That We lovedin wife or maiden,
In the sanity days of yorc 2
Call me, if you will, unc;vil,
While name her "thing Of evil, .-
And wish the very devil
Had the toggery she wore,
And again she were arrayed in -
Dresses like her mother wore, 3.
49,. Vanished now forever more.