Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
Breyities and Leylties.

| G9- A sweet little, boy, only Ieigh
years oltb-bless his little heart-walket
into tho scene of a teachers examination
at oswego last week. and bawled out:-
"Annie your feller is down to tht
house r. i,. 81 ,,ex,-,c. ~ tj..~s
"When the Vendomer column il
restored, saidaFrenchman to German
ave mean to put French soldier or
theYtop." Right" said the German
that is place of safety" To- -
s- The most striking difference be.
tween fool and alooking glass is, that
the fool speaks without reflectfng,a and
the looking-glass reflects without speak
ling. = nom 's:''H..1'
| @- A skillful Nimrod, of Wheatland,
Mo-, saw a rabbit run into hollow log,
and took it into his head to crawl after
it. When he had got inside, the Log be-
gan to roll down hill. On arriving al
bottom he was considerably bruised, and
didn't catch the rabbit after all.
@ A Lafayette Qnd.) street car con-
ductor has got rich enough to buy out
the company, and now proposes to ex-
tend the road and run two trips day,
which will necessitate the purchase of
another horse. ~;
gB- Among the saddest episodes in
the late storm in Minnesota, according
to Western paper, was the freezing Of
the hands, nose, forehead, everything ex-
cept the cheek, of O. life insurance agent.
@ A seven foot kangaroo in Austria
liza had battle with three men, three
horses and four dogs, and whippedfheni,
all. The men, angered at his Jocks Of
triumph, returned to the battle, ,but we're
again beaten, and severely lacerated.y
10 A traveller asked an emaciated
Georgianir the climate Of the rice swamps
was unhealthy. "Wal, no." replied the
royal native, "'taint unhealthy, We have
the. fever and ague all the times in these
parts but then we enjoy % powerful un7
Idef7towtof health.p u I.
ta What house pet is it thstisso gen,
orally admired, sought after and valued;
yet:mora abused, trampled upon, kicked
about, looked down sppoliand whipped
than any otber2 A,carpet. II;
as- An Omaha bridswas married bare
foot becausesher lover kinfolks dressed
that way; and she did not wish to seem
proud. - e.
agr Mrs, ,snidkins says her husband
isa three-handed an-right hand, left
hand. and little behind hand, is e
Ms- The "lowest thing Southerner
says he has seaa lately in Northern
Journal, is tho thermometer record for
some time back.
rS When Adam, and Eve partook OF
the tree of knowled &c, did they reach
the higher branches?
Ns- Those little brothers! will we
never hear tho last of them? On con-
summation of recent marriage in All
uptown family, visitor unwisely OBJ
served to the youngster, You'rea BROTH
er-in-law now, Tommy" yes" said
Tommy, putting out his checks otfen-
sively, "but ma says will be an uncle
by and by"
N- An fnitrana woman threw bur-
g,,aar s,aar down stairs and broke his neck, un-
der the impression that it was her hus
band.
GJ> The one hundredth couple who
have blown out gas stopped at hotel at
Glenn Falls, N. Y, last week. They |
were from the rural districts. The late
retiring guests, smelling it, notified the
rp4tas, who woke up the couple, telling
them that the gas was leaking. "Is it?''
asked the swain; II thought I blew it
Ill out"
~ A prudent olergyraaA, unwilling
% accuse citizen Of lying, sad he used
ruth with penurious frugality.