Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-25
Brevities and LeVities.

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who has been an inyeterate smoker fol
fifty years, has suddenly andpermanent
ly given it up. He Knocked the ashes Of
his pipe into keg of blasting powder.
Gy- The Governor of Illinois recently
pardoned penitentiary convict because
they said he was dying of consumption
That pardon did more for that young
man than would have been done by
dozen bottles of cod liver oil. In TWEEN
ty. four hours his lungs were as sound as
if they had been made of brass. -.
gs- Literary gent at Saratoga tolshod
dy Miss Have you read Shakespeare?
Shoddy Miss: "uf course I have.
read them when they fust come out.
NS~ 1t is told Of one of the "supes
who removes chairs from,the stage OF:
Troy theatre with great effect, that OF
the death of Edwin Forrest being an
nounced to him, while standingpna a 'ho
tel stoop,, he exclaimed, with dramatic
gesture, ".Great God! another one of Us
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Ng-,A little boy was recently present
ed with a toy trumpet, to which he he
came greatly attached. One night, wher
he was abont to beputinhis little bed,'
and was ready to say his prayers, ht
handed the trumpet to bis grand nother
saying, Here, gran ma, you'll blow while
pray = ~ sai :, .x 20
% Esy. Cheerfulness makes the mind
clearer, gives tone to thought and adds
grace and beauty to the conntenance
@y>A "A. Pennsylvania girl went black: lac
ying FIVE weeks ago, and.when heard
From the other day was h0usekee eplng
with her husband in! Georgia. s ,A4r,i
D-A shrewd bridegroom in sebleyI
Mimi, managed to get up runaway on
the way home from the wedding, and the
mother-in. laws neck was broken. ,.,.,
ay- There is nothing ike Keen ca.
pacity for utilization, such as was lately
exhibited by as:5young gentleman i'm
Franklin, Louisiana. The girl dear'Qntc
his soul had presented him with aer
wiper, variegaled and beautifal! Wfeth;:
er.he did not know how to write, and SC
had No use for the article, We do not
know; but it is fact that he appeared al
church the very next Sunday wearing il
as a neck-tie! A true knight, he was
proud Of his iady's favor, and notashan;
ed to let The world know his feelings
~ Mothers are informed that q new sI
style Of boys trowsers has been in invelnlti' v9ell
ed with copper seat, sheet iron knees, nee
rivited down the seams, and water prooi
pockets to hold broken, eggs. ~. vsa,
- ,z..-A Awife in ,San Francisco amauled
her husband ,withp arolling-pin for hi.
habit of soiling, his shirt srons with.atol
bacco jnice, and the'court 'imposedeniy
|.anominal fine. - ,l2ii-ehd ni,-i1 j"
8 Gs-A gentleman took n lady out tq
ride the other eyenirig; came home witt
false curl attached to the side Of fis
cap: He wonders how it got there.'
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SE9: An attorney, in Mr.. ,Reeccaher''
company, once asked, him, 'Supposins
that the, the, parsons AND the devil lshcnlf;
litigate . cause, which party doyou thinl
would gain it?"- ...The devil, no doubt,
replied Mr., Beecher;; -. as, he swoult
have all the lawyers on his side" ~.
5ns-A pious and much esteemed yours
man in California was recently inec
800 merely for knocking his mother'in
laws teeth down her throat, and thu
teeth didn't amount to much either. AnG
this rs your boasted9land of Liberty, i:
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