Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-08-28

What shall give my boy to
make linn honored and respected?" asks
an atfectionate father. Education and
moral precepts were once required to ac-
complish this purpose, but diamond
pin now covers the ground.
~ 1t is said that son OF Brigham
Young is going to marry newly-estab-
lished female seminary.
sz4s- It is fixed fact that certain pro-
pensities run in families, like red hair
A man who was hanged in Ohio for MUIR
der six years ago, left six sons, and every
one of those children is now a medical
practitioner. It's of no use trying to
suppress these strong hereditary instincts
tY A iightrling-rod agent was killed
by lightning in Steuben county, Indiana,
few days since The sympathizing far
mcrs buried him by the roadside.
n9s- a ease of feminine daring is rcla-
ted of u virSihid belle. who rode to ting
edge .; prccipicc, and deiicd any mar
Of the party with whom she w;l; riding
to follow her. Not man accepted the
challenge; but 4 tantalizing youth stood
on his head in the saddle, and dared the
lady to do that.
i.a-" Well, I rather guess I'll just flop
my lip over chicken" This is what
gentleman from Placcrville, CALIFORNIA;,
said at Saratoga the other morning whei'
the waiter asked him what he'd have for
breaktas
tg a. Danbury gentleman of sixty
years writes his letters with a lead pen
eli, and then carefully applies botter
before doing them up. lie says nobody,
unless he has used sand, can understand
how handy tho blotters are.
1Gss A,little boy up town, recently en-
treated his mother to tell him some sso-
ries about bad boys, and upon her ex-
pressing astonishmenti he said he want
ell to know how theygo ostof scrapes.'
The latest in the way of self praise
is atf1ndiaha editor, who played afew
tunes on an Old banjo, under the office
window, and then thanked the serenader
in his next issue for delightful music.
as- The editor of an Illinois paper
thinks fishing, as rule, don't pay. eve
stood it all day in the river last week, I,
he says, :"but caught nothing-until we
got home."
es- A judge at Montgomery, Ala,
recently interrupted very howery young
orator with: Hold on, hold on, my dear
sir! Don't go any Hgher You are al
ready out the jurisdiction Of this court
@s- A Terre Hautc boy Of tenderyears
and heart drowned seventeen kittens,
tied pans to the tails Of nine dogs, brush
ed his father's new hat against the kettle
and blew up the pet canary with fire
cracker, in the last month, and still MS
mother intends him for the pulpit.
es- In one of the towns of Mississippi,
two colored men were arrested on the
charge of burglary. The jury before
whom they ywcre tried were all colored.
After the case was tried TREY retired and
made up d verdict, which was announced
to tho court. On Being called, tire Judge
asked for the verdict, which the foreman
delivered as follows: I" DIS ju1SsAind dat
ono &c 3f de 'cuse busted in dc sto', and
3 stole dat bacon, and datde oder didn't
dc, 'nufffh..''' q" which one do you find
griltyY,s asked the " Judge. - "Det's de
question, boss" returned the foreman:
dat's jest what we can't find out, and
we recommends dat dis honorable coat
Jest have ;anoder trial and find out which
on dem Tvs, niggers steal dat bacon"