Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-05-02
Brevities andzLeviGesi.'.

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;ns- Dodson sYs his friends seem de-
tcrmined to giveldm the ht;e OF P9ctor.
His butcher, baker: and altthe rest 90 so'
but they put the DIR. after his name ln-
stead of before IL
~ A German, while crossing the AL
leriany Mountains during the winter,
states: :" Dat verigoing up de mountains
his foot slipped him on tho ice, anu ne
COON down on tie broad of his back, mt
his face sticking n do mud and dore be
sthood."
@-A A dead man being found 40 La
Crosse, Wisconsin, with seven staos III
his back, the coroner's jury brought IN u
verdict of "proljable murder" n very
cautious jury.
As-A A very Unfortunate Missourian
went to maskd, ball, danced several
times with charning domino, ana nnal-
iv proposed an elopemcnt, which was
arreedto Afterthe flight, ho discoverco
to his horror th& the lady was his VIE.
Those dealing il hair reviewers, plaster
and poultices would do well to call az Ills
house.
n A tompcrsnce editor, in drawing
attention to all article against ardent spii.
It's in one of his papers, says: FOR tiis !;
Effects of Intenperance see our lnsloe.
NO. How young men can consent 70
loaf about the corners as thoy 90, WnGn
a good dose of srychnine can be bought
for sixpcnce, is really surprising.
re- Corpuie,t old lady: II should
like q ticket for the train" BookhS
clerk (who thinks he will make eooo
1oke): "Yes'm will you go IN the pas.
scnger train or cattle trainY:. Lazy
"Well, if you are a specimen of what l
shall experience In the passenger tram,
give me ticketfor tho cattle train by all
MEANS"
Tho c,eravmfan who boasted that
ba couId nreach without notes, did not
mean 6ailk-7,otcs.
"Figurcs won't lio." Won't they?3
Docs fashionabl woman's inquire teii
the truth2
Three little boys were disputing
as to whose father said the shortest grace.
"My father says, Lord, we thank you
for these provisions" Second3"An,tdi
nine esavs. fIFaiher bless this food to us"
Third boyA"A1l, but mines the best OF
ali: Ho shoves his plate up to mamma
and says, Darn ye, fill up ="
MS A reportpr upon q Western paper,
speaking Of Certain fair creature, re-
marked that the, profusion and color OF
her hair would lead one TO look upon II
as though 1t was spun by nimDie nngers
of the easy hours, as they ghded through
the bright June days, WA9se sunny rays
of the light had been caught IN the mesn-
es. and we're content to go no furtner.
This.is better than saying the girls hair
was red. Yr' x -
A man advertises o few choice rat
ltlesnake On for sale, and appends hint to
i.,,ch as do not wish to purchase, that
ithev must not handle the goods.
e A good story is told of @st. Louis
.nobby dry goods clerk, VINO attenaeo q
dance in the rural distriets lew even, !,
mt mi on q great many airs. He was some-
What taken down, however, when he
overheard one country lasssay to another:
HThat st. Louis chap. slings on o heap Of
stvie for. Teller that wears a bed tick
shirt" =;
rr They tell of farmer in Kentucky
who is 30 lazy that when he went to hoe
corn ho worked 30 slowly that the shade
of his oad-brimmed hat killed the
plants.
9- A wretched husband in st. Paul
adyortises for the recovery Of his wife
"a tanl woman with gray eyes, and 8
small babie Just beginnin' to wauk," .whe
has been appropriated by ga taul pok
markt lslaler a With E red red hare" bare a5.g.
..-..tArWesiarn orator thus winds up 1
.defnih ihpEof foternity = by my friends
alter miliians and .mjll lions Of years hat
rolled aWaS !, in sTnitysoit would be-
hundEe1s thoasahd years to breakfas