Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-06-10

ting with Mrs. Seymour about her sleeping
room. As she entered the room, she said:
at puts me all QUITO be made company
on. Idon't want to tumble your best bed l
can Jest as we'll sleep with you or one OF the
girls, here" :e :,
The picked artichokes were here displayed,
wrapped in several folds of brown paper
She took.a large one, and after biting q
mouthful it, gave it to me, telling me to
eat the whole on it if I liked it, as she had
got enough more. thanked her and said,
"You must excuse me, if do not eat it
at present. I never eat anything except
ct mealtime, unless am very hungry"
"Well, if you amt going to eat it, you had
better let some of the rest have it, for there'll
be enough more on the supper-table. Here,
you feller, you take it."
clifton took it, and while Priscilla was pur.
suading Abilene to eat one he threw 1t from
the window.
"How did you like 1t, mister?" said Pris-
ella to Clifton.
at was excellent" he replied "of your
own make, I presume"
"Well, I reckon There amt nobody in
'Roostick as can make better pickles than
Priscilla Oummins'. Have ginger cakeT"
eyes, thank you'll" he replied. But he
could not dispose of the cake, as he had done
the picked artichoke for Miss Priscilla stood
watching him.
With heroic effort, he bit the suspicious
looking cake, and pronounced it excellent,
but protested that his appetite would be
ruined if he took another mouthful before
teatime.
Priscilla urged us all to taste her tomatoes,
but'we declined, politely, and she left the
room, saying: -
"If you will show me where your buttery
is, I will set the rest of these things away till
supper time."
Soon after, tea was announced, an hour
earlier than usual, for Priscilla had said,
"I hope you have your supper at five
o'clock, for I'm used to eating at that hour"
Our usual hour for tea, at this season Of
the year, was seven o'clock, but Mrs. Sey-
mour ordered it at six, during the stay OF our.
guest.
As we entered the supper-room, Clifton
managed so that he and should be the last
to enter, and with his arm about my. waist,
was in the act Of leaving kiss upon my lips,
when Priscilla turned round and happened
to espy him.
"Here, you good-for-nothing scamp! to
be kissing that girl, and she a widder I'm
ashamed of you, and you'd orter be ashamed
Of yourself, too, you bold MINK In 'Roos-
tick, feller wouldn't. kiss a girl unless he
was engaged tew, her, without getting his
ears boxed"
I laughed, and Clifton answered:
IN Die 1io I 70
this lady; have you any objection to my kiss
ing her, now z"
"No, if you don't steal it but you mustn't
get behind everybody to kiss her, Come on!"
When we were all seated at the table, she
exclaimed,
.Well, if you amt gone and got out your
best things, when told you not to make me
stranger, and from the looks of the table, 1
should think you'd got all yeaE company Wit
in 'Roostck everybody what is anybody, has
pie for supper when they has company to
supper"
Bridget at this moment entered the room,
in answer to Mrs. Seymour's ring.
aGo to the refrigerator and bring Wash
ington pe," said Mrs. Seymour.
"Yesm," )" and Bridget disappeared
f" Did you lock my chamber door? There's
no KNOWN when anythings safe, if you haye
pesky paddy round" and Priscilla looked
daggers, at the honest Bridget as she return
ed with the coveted pie.
Priscilla helped herself to everything upon
the table, taking piece of each kiel, and
heaping it upon her plate, promiscuously,
said,
"Pitch in! You need not stop to wait
upon me, for alus makes myself 10 hum,
wherever be. Dad says he haini got nary
child SO much like him as am, and he's all
go.ahead. 'Roosticl's the place to raise young
'uns."
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