Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-04-11

discussion and an amendment he
was appointed to fill that office,
and Tom don't back down worth
cent, but Mr.. Editor if you could
have seen him when the fish was
brought and tasted your fat sides
would have hurt you. The 'grim-
aces of a monkey" is as near as I
could compare his face when he
took some of that fish in his mouth.
He said salt, pepper, or something
else was lacking, but it might have
been because he had no bread. I
heard him tell The Old Man Stone
that it tasted like physic. J. R.
Reece says there was too much
soda in the Fish Tom ate apd that
he "riz" that night. When dinner
time arrived over half the boxes
and baskets had taken their de-
parture, but just a look from some
girl at boy brought them forth,
and there was laughter ard chat
ter, and a biscuit filled with salt
that looked like sugar now and
then found it's way into the mouth
of some of the crowd, but sir I
believe some of that crowd would
have swallowed little crawfsh
before they would have acknowl-
edged they were fooled, for I am
sure several very salty biscuits
were eaten. Dinner is over, fun
commences in earnest, and let me
say just here that when Miss Will
lie Hudson fails to keep it going,
everybody else better keep still,
for I never saw just such another
person go quick to detect the least
sign of abatement. While the fun
was at it's best horseman comes
galloping across the bridge and
hands Lieut.. Dobey a dispatch
purporting to be from the Cover
nor, for the Capers Light Infantry
to meet special train at Parks
vile to take them to Darlington.
You should have seen Dobey's
eyes flash, and be would soon have
been on the move, but the bearer
of the dispatch beckored the wri-
ter and told him it was only an
April fool sent by L. F. Dorm, but
some opine that Fate heard the
drum beating at the mill and
thought 1t was cannonading and
be got scared and sent the dispatch
hoping, ah! knowing, Lieut.. Do
bey would respond and quickly too,
and that tie company would have
to come to Parksville to embark.
Fate won't own it, of course, but
so the old song goes. Let me di-
gress here a little. When that
dispatch came some Of the boys, of
course all in fun had strange feel
ings; one of themstook heart dis
ease, I think he had it before, if I
am any judge from the way he
looked at and chatted with pref
ty little Miss. One had a swim
ming in the head, and I don't
doubt it, for I did wonder how his
head stayed on his neck he kept
turning it SO much to look at some
body who was seated very near
tho writer's side. But, best last
one fellow wanted to make his
will, and after all the fun in that
line was over a certain miss told
him it was him she hated to part
with, but would not have objected
to his money if he had gone and
got his head knocked off.
Mr.. Editor, are you co1tented or
discontented? If the last, come
ovsr next April and if anything
from a promenade by the Deacon
and Miss Willie or Birdie or jig
danced by Joe Hamilton can con-
tent you, you shall be contented.
Joe was complaining from a sprain-
ed knee, but if he ever puts his
legs in any moro different shapes
when not sprained I think he bet
ter stay lame in the knee or his
legs will certainly depart from his
body. Now look at him po1hook
the letters x, y, z, &c. Well, Sir,
I can't help but laugh about that
jig yet, but 3 o'clock the time set
for our return draws near. Look !
Mr.. Jesse Stone Sr., has taken beth
OF the teachers in his batteau and
away he glides up the creek and
back again the kettledrum sounds
and we bid Uncle Tuck goodbye,
thanking him for his kind hospi-
tality and help, and looking for
ward to April again.