Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-12-05
Breyities and Leyities.


aN- One of the saddest sights in this
season of the year is young man who
has waited outside the church OF an even
! ing until he is chilled through, only to
see his girl walk off with some rascal
who has been inside all the time, toastine
his sinful shins at the stove. 81
R- One of the bellies of Peoria said to
a gentleman caller the other night: 9" The
,rhosa uitoes are terrible; I wish you
could ses 1ty back" He tneeklyl.eplied:
alwibh I Jould." "'.."' "''" q - - :
aXa4 There is d man by the name Of
| Willis 4mls5 in Detroit, Who is one hundred
aud d fly years Of age; 1t is estimated.
He is sti1l bale ana hearty, and can pull
his be dots OBJ without spectac1es.>' -
NJ ~ .1n!i ~ inrni .ihfr - ir'!-r...'
!" nsI This is q touching Arkansas obitn-
'ary.1srse: Grim death has taken dar,
ling little Jerry, only son of Joseph and
slrena Howsells; seven days be, wFesttIeeda
With the dysentery, and thenhe perished
iii his little bs&elsl" li" 'i""''''' -
.! = ,1ii-iU - n! Si,iii..4t tHi -
= se{ Out In Jndianahthe. other day a
man was awarded d preInf:m fot'atwo-
year did colt when. the animal hs entered
was a horse eight years old, The owner
had o |coltdn ;a pasture a1d sent q man to
bring'him % the fair; ihy 1hni J made q: g
mistake and took the !! eightzyearr6ld
horse, which was in the pasture, and the
'committee "put him throtgh.""" -5.'.
~ ~ ~ -. .it l,,I-'i!d ISL -.
'@st A young man living in, Phelps,
lately purchased u new ioftyldolldr suit
Of clothes, and the same evsatHg vent to
soc Lbs, sweetheart. / Returning rather
late he saw black and white kitten in.
the iPaa,, Going up,s to it he found i. i
wasn't a kitten, after ALL. The ,youHg
man offers his clothes at q bczgain, per-
.fulnefy' thrown in: 80 -7'' - - -
-. ."r'l ~ 80 ~ I'm I.''1 -
.1sl A Western paper pits it gently
by saying that fffty3opr persons took
up thb bir residence in the cemetery at La
IAyete laSC week. 90 >'-'''l' y . - -
@f 44'faa:dntgent Kansas i4ipi parent sold
aais edpking stove Tor sll in order to he.
able tb take his FOURTEEN children to the
rincu4 aHe says It c5mes' only twS Or
tKree times q yeas and besides, be never
had much to cook an the stove, anyhow
GSt "A lady correspondent. says, in
praise of ulidersi4ed male humanity 8
"Itia q we'll known fact that ;.ore intel
lect,, Wit, amiSblity and loyeable quali-
tics lave been. found to exist among
what are teriied Little men," than have
eyer been discovered among the Large,
sinewy, bony, lazy, stupid lords Of orea-
egr An experienced boy says he re-
CARDS hunger and the Christening rod as
about the same thing. They both make
q boy!holler- " 1!'ii
@,- A b1andcr buss-K kissing thowrong
girl :. :e -
r1seS See how lucky some people arei
The daughter of q Montana miner lately
stole her papUs money and ran away to
San Rrantisco witlf,her young man. Her
papa mounted his gallant steed and
started in pursuit. hut the good imissiona-
ry Apaohes killed him, and the loving
pair are as happy as the day is long: -
ast An Illinois paper suggests pleas
ing connection between the prevalence
Of horse disease and the abundance of.
Ipince meat. a." ~,