Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-07-07
For The Advertiser.
For the Advertiser.
Fantastic VagarieS in MarfintOWn
and Ch0iy.

MEs%EA. EDITORS: So many strange
things happen in Martintown and
Choty that we feel disposed to give
a small account OF some of them at
least. This section is the abode Of
novelty. The people are seldom sur
prised at events and are Injured to
sensation by an almost daily contact
with innovation. They are always
honest and substantial, always evinc-
ing desire for things that are prac-
tical. and always make every effort
to keep abreast with the age of prog
ress and new inventions, but at the
sameStlme always wearing gracefully
the mislortunes or failures that would
disturb the even tenor Of an ordinary
every day life. Only a short while
ago farmer OF this section conceived
the idea Of making hoe hand OF his
only poor little calf, but no sooner
had the bovine laborer gotten to the
Gotten patch, than lie was pierced by
the talons OF tremendous hawk and
borne away to parts unknown. The
poor man stood up manlully under
this affection by consoling hims eli
that old "l'ide' would calye again in
two or three weeks. Shortly after
this experiment another energetic til
Ter OF the soil concluded that bis
large lhnlas required loo :aucn forage
and accordingly sold oil his large
and bought small, very small ones in
stead lust the second night after
he got home with his little animals
his born and stables were ransacked
by band OF large CATS known as the
Maltese stock, and the last mule Was
devomed, leaving nothing but the tail
Of one mule. Consequently Ike en-
ragged man Went over 10 ho next
neighbor, who he knew, had introduc-
ed this breed o' cats into the COIN
try, and demanded Of him that the
last one OF these oats should die, en-
cept the tail ol one, as they hal eat
Ell up all Of his mules except the tail
Of one. His neighbor of course had
the cats killed, ana they both stood
up under bereavement like Jobs, as
one had lost all his cats and the other
all his mules, making honors easy.
But Messrs. Editors, the most sim
gular phenomenon happened lew
days ago, something which from our
earliest recollection or from time i'm
memorial was never heard Of before.
A very industrious energetic farmer
in this section, owing to the very in
tense heat Of the sun, had attached
to his back and the back strap Of his
pantaloons large buggy umbrella to
protect him from the rays Of "Sol
while he ploughed his corn and cot
ton. This plan worked admirably
for while TO the delight OF the in
ventor, but alas his pleasures were
0eeting. The neighbors generally
liked the plan and all had ordered
large umbrellas from Bob Mays.
Before Bob could fill all the orders
while this man was ploughine along
one evening singing the we'll known
song.
"Gwine away to morrow, ell! uh. Eli! nh !!
Gwine away 10 Georgia uh ELI un y
there started around him a kind oil
whirl wind, blowing the umbrella and
man in every direction iroln North to
South, from East 10 West, through
brlSr patches, swamps, np and down
ravines, over gullies and bushes. The
flight OF his faithful plough horse
Selam through the fields and finally
The neighborhood, like unto "Sut Low
iuggood and his Pa together with
The shri Ks and groans OF the poor
man, soon brought to the scene his
faithful wife and ,lotins children, and
finally the whole country around were
seen docking TO the spot, every one
b ,holding with astonishment the
young Aeronant, as he did really
seem to be rracticing bai'ooning on
a small scale, stood amazed, while
The stin breezs wonld toss the nm
bre.la and its victim to and fro. His
wife screamed aud tainted away, the
children beloved, his laborers all
lett the Geld frightened to death at
The autcs OF the "Boss" his friends
and neighbors tried in vain 10 over
| take The train and extricate the poor
man. 1t was impossible. The wind
began to blow more lurionsly, when
all at once there was heard loud
noise az the bursting forth O.! peal
Il IL. H. ri1shinn ni the