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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
. G EsIi1ro Gnmhling.

Those who have spent any time in
tae north polar regions aud become ac-
Quaintcd with the life and habits of
The Eskimo know that lie IS by nature
q gambler. 4 favorte method Of gam
bling that affords much amusement Is
to take one of the long handled musk
ox cups and, partly filling it with soup
or stew made from the seal or walrus,
whirl. 1t or the top OF Il fiat rock. about
which are grouped those who have en-
tered tile game. The person to whom
the handle of the cup points When it
has stopped turning s"the winner Of
the contents of the cup.
When the winner has emptied the
cup then another article, not always or
necessarily a soup or stew. is put into
1t for the next winner. If. however,
the article is too large to put into the
cup-for instance. q walrus tusk or
seal hide or what else-then 1t may be
represented by something else. The
cup is then sent spinning again. and
when il comes to u rest the winner
takes the prize One. Of the most val
liable prizes. next to IL gun or har-
poony is Il needle. especially when one
is very much needed in the household.
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enep !. cents hls neart will be made to.

eDen = cents his heart will be made to
ache fur de next year.
"Brutller 'Giveadam Jones was swell
in round dc Older day an tellin' what
he 'spected to git il !; sartin man was
'lected to Office. BruGder Jones will
either git de swell out Of him an drap
politics or dis club will drap him.
"Liveforever Hooper has taken it up
on hisself to turn Il cake walk into q
political meetin' an put ford de claims
Of a sartin candydate. He will be
granted jist twenty-fo' hours to git his
senses back an pick up his whitewash
brush
Pm tellin' yo', an l want ebery
member of dis club to listen wild boat
ears, dat sich old issues as honor an
honesty am gwine to prevail in dis club
while it lives, AN, de man who don't like
Il kin git out. We want newness, but
we want integrity. We want progress,
but we don't want embczzlcrs an de-
faulters. We want to keep at de front,
but we don't want dat front to have
iron bars across it.
Oats all I'ze got to say, an now,
bein' as de fire am out an dar amt
much lie left in de lamns, we will
break de meetin' in two an depart fur
our respective homes" NJ. QUAD.
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q. ,l1.-l- - - -
-.frss.. A Mean Trick.

"a lawyer defending Il promissory
note went to lunch, leaving his books
and citations on the table In the court
room. The opposing counsel sneaked
Back into the room and changed the
places Of all his bookmarks. In the
safternoon the lawyer. taking up his
books, referred the court to his author
tiles. His lordship noted every volume
and page carefully and took the case
under consideration. In rendering his
opinion he said:
.sI, was inclined after hearing argu-
ment. OF counsei. for defendant to non
suit plaintiff, but find, after referring
ato theAauthorities. quoted by counsel,
none Of them bear on this case, and l
t.am led to think. that the gentleman has
been willfully trying to insult the
court. He has referred me to an ac-
lion Of an Irishman who sued the pro-
5prietor OF a monkey for damages for
biting him, to case Of arson, one of
burglary. two of petty larceny and
three divorce cases. none Of which
bears on an action to recover on
promissory note. Perhaps the .grossest
insult to the court is referring to
Dpckworth versus Boozyman,' an ac-
ton charging defendant with breach
of promise. judgment for plaintiff
With costs.''
The lawyer never-knew what the
matter was and to this day thinks the
Judge was out Of his mind.-PeaEson's
WeekE.
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The Ern,utinn of MINES.

The evolution of names from foreign
tongues into English is in many cases
easy. From the German Bauer to the
English Bowers and from the French
Bouaugcr TO tllc English Bullinger is
nut step. rs it were. But there are
no people who are oftcnrr more hu.
nlorously accused of altering their
names than the Irish. Thus Crehan
has become nehan; Carroll, Karl; Dill
lon, Dyllyn; Diver, Devere and Devyri
McCarty. Macartee and Makart; Slat-
terry. Slater and Sattcree; O'Brien,
O6rion and Breen; McGinness, GUM
ness and lines: Reilly. Relyea; Duffy.
Dufay; McGutiin. Magotlin; Quinn.
Queen; Fogarly. Fougert; Haggerty,
Haggart; Sully. Soule. The English
singer Braham. merely dropped a let
ter when he went on the stage. He
was a Hebrew. and his real name was
Abraham.
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Log Cabin Philosophy

De worl' wouldn't make no progress
eff everybody. easy satisfied. Only
takes log in millpond to make an
alligator happy.
No use ter say de heather don't pre-
ciate de gospill, kaze he proves, by
eatin' dc missin'ry. dat he knows
good thing Wen he sees it.
De porkypine got des ez high ideas
bout his mission in de worl' ez what
de lion hus-only he don't comman'
one.half eZ much rpspcc'. -
Dey's lots er blessin's dart come fer US
In disguise. 4 cyclone saves lots er
folks railroad expenses des bout de
time taxes is high ell rent due.
Jonah WIZ des like some er de people
in dis day. en- time. He even wuzn't
satisfied wild whole whale.
Dey's mighty few mons in dis worr
what would he willin' ter let lookin'
glass deliver a lecture OH 'em.--Frank
L. Stanton in Chicago Record-Herald.
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English Street Names.

The English towns have more dis
dnctive aud interesting names for
their streets than American towns. in
most Of which many streets are SIM
ply. numbered. .London's Cheapside
and Aldwych are more than matched
by oddities many times stranger. Boot
ham is a street in York and Botcher-
gate in Carlisle. Norwich is assertive
Of class distinctions in its Gentleman.s
walk; and Shrewsbury may stand al
most at The head Of list of peculiari-
ties with IFS street labeled Dogpole,
which may or may not be related to
Newcastie's Dogleap Stairs; but. then.
Newcastle has Pudding Chare, and
what may that signify?
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o1d custom Hnrdel poun.

How many can tell the origin of the
habit of closing the eyes in prayer:
Far back in the past the sun was the
universal object of worship. AS II
rose above the horizon the s;devetee
Thanked il for its return to bless the
world. AS 1t set in the west he i'm
plored its early return. His face was
always toward the sun in prayer. and
his eyes were closed to prevent blind
ness. The habit has passed down from
father 10 son for thousands Of years.
Though the object of worship has been
changed. the custom survives.
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The Real Thing In Too,hache..

"Geewhitaker! Jumping Moses! But
It was the worst case OF toothache |
ever bumped agninstr' he said. Ut
was easy in the early part Of the even
Ing, but when midnight arrived 1t got
busy for fair. I4inment, hot and cold
water and ull the rest Of the standard
remedies We're applied without avail
Seven thousand demons, with 1000
redhot sledges, hammered. hammered
and hammered away at the .throbbing
nerve. That tooth stood upon its head
rolled over the carpet and hung out of
the window. 1t growled. grumbled.
moaned aud ,muttcred. laughed, cried.
ran, walked. trotted. galloped. sailed,
few, dug and excavated and did ev-
erything under the heavens but quit
and g5eo sleep like decent tooth and
stop, p,monkeying"-
"And why didn't you have 1t extract
ed?"
..Just is soon as Brown could get to
sthe dentists he
.-"Great Scott. man! Wasn't it your
tooth ?"
= Ns. 1t was Browns New York
|Fress.
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n X frr on
Ole |easbors

She was very pretty and very young
and very sorrowful looking, and as
Arnold saw her sweet lips quiver and
q tear roll down her check he felt an
Irresistible desire TO take her in his
arms and kiss and comfort her.
He had only known her few days
and wondered how she would take 1t.
She would resent it probably and make
him feel like fool. And there were
two young women walking further
down the beach.
Arnold stopped to examine a shell,
but his eyes glanced stealthily at the
forlorn little figure sitting on rock
few yards away. She had not seen
him, and he .crept nearer. ,'ssss:- :'':.,
Under his immaculate fannels and,
faultless "chappie" attire there was al
4 most woman's tenderness. !. Anything
I in trouble appealed to him.-strag dogs.
4 lost children, or pretty girl in tears
He glared at the two. young women
1 lingering on the beach and 'muttered:
into his mustache an emphatic Eon.
found it!'
! The waves Tapped softly, another
tear glittered on It's downward course.
and Arnold stood hesitating, distracted
and uncertain. The young ladies had
4 encamped on the sands and were quite
hidden under their big sunshade.
A faint, piteous little sob.
Arnold srrode suddenly forward, and,
putting his arm around her, kissed her
i tear stained cheek.
what is the trouble?" he asked
gently.
And the little three-year-old threw
4 her arms around his neck and sobbed:
"Baby's lOsted! 90 nice mani 90
tate baby homew-New York Times.
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The Way of the World.

when we were poor" remarked the
prosperous man reaectively, 1--WE looked
forward to the time when we could
have summer home.
HWell?"
s"Well, when we got rich enough to
have orie. we didn't like going toSthe
same place every summer 6ecause>it
was monotonous. and we looked for
ward to the time when we could have
another for variety" i
.WenY'
aWell;swe got another, and then re
began to long for a winter place, $50
that I'VE wouldn't have to be so much
insthe big hoase in. the city. Z.
''..Well?" ,,-@...z
"Well, we've got them all now"
"And are you happy?"
II suppose so. At, least; / suppose
my wife is. She keeps them all shut
up and spends most of her time in Eu,
rope. but she knows she has them
Chicago Post.
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PICKLES SMITH CUM ODER TO BoRRT A
DOLLAR"

sold. Dey held Office year arter year,
an we had no scandals. Instead OF
bein' hunted ober de land as embez-
zlers, defaulters an thieves, dcy stayed
at home an died In deir beds an war
mourned as honest men.
"If we had had sich political scan-
dals fo'ty years ago as have filed de
papers fur de last three years, an Of
which nobody seems to take any par
ticular notice, de public would have got
up on deir hind legs an busted out into
revolution.
"In de olden time de question asked
bout candydate was, Am he fit" In
desc days de question am, Has he got
de cash?' We amt lookin' fur fitness
De question Of integrity don't cum up
tall.
'I'ze only pore old culpd man, who
put in his first years as slave on q
plantashun, an who nebber had much
to lib fur, but dar am one thing I am
proud Of. No man eber called me a
thief. All round me, since de new is
sues showed up. have found white
men an officellolders who didn't care
what name de people an de papers
called 'em so long as dey gotNe cash.
"Yes, de old issues have vanished. an
we have got new issues in dcir place
It's what dey call progression. In de
old days an ofliceholder wlio stole S100
lost his good naine an went TO prison
Under dis new deal lie steals $10.GD0
an is looked upon as good candydate
fur higher office.
81 don't know what de people Of
America am gwinc to do bout it. but
am gwinc to speak Il few words fur
myself. We am swine back to old ideas
in dis yere Lirlekiln club.<un' we will
start in dis very night. lze set y deep
suspicion dat ,Tinlwced johnson am
comm to me Bter lie meetin' is ober to
git me to go security fur his rent.
Brudder Johnson is Il new issue man.
He's left of work to shout politics.
He'd better not cum. # he does he'll
want three porous plasters fur his back
befo' daylight.
Mine different members of dis club
owe me borrowed money. Ii has been
borryed OH de new issues idaa--borry
when yo' kin an pay back when yo'
must. If dat money ain.t in my pocket
befo' noon tcmorrrr Ill sot out an woi-
lop nine men as fast as cum to 'em.
"De treasurer of dis clHb am Way
down Erhc2 ILL.,; acco!:m.S haven't bin
audited for three months. nlt d"y arc
swina to be wtii:i go llaI"> an,
il h. an :. Il .ia.l,ler u t!n ;i.lai:1i nj
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derman Of his ward, an dat his wife
was gwine round barfut an his chillen
wanted close, he brung up new issues
as an excuse.
"When I found Giveadam Jones let
tim his rent git three months behind
while he stood on de co'nel' an talked
free trade, he raised de question Of
new issues an was so sassy bout it
dat had to take him by the collar an
whop his heels agin de lamppost.
at wasn't two weeks ago dat l went
ober to Samuel Sims house to find
his chillen cryin' wild hunger an his
ole woman weepin wild grief, while he
an Kurnel Cabff was off solEewh@r
huntin' fur new issues.
"Oh, yes, I'ze hearin' bout new is
sues fur long time past, an de time
has now -arrove when propose to take
hand In. agree wild desc new issue
men dat old issues am dead, but kin
remember all bout 'em.
II kin remember when no man libin'
dared charge political candydate wild
burglary, arson an highway robbery.
81 kin remember when de man who
jumped up an wanted nomination
kase he had money to push campaign
took O tumble as soon as he began to
boiler.
81 kin remember when dar was no
sich word rs 'divy' among officehold-
ers. If city ordered sewer or a
sidewalk dar was no risin' to demand
20 per cent from de contractor.
"Once upon a time in dis kentry we
had men who couldn't be bought an
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urine scalds the flesh or If, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able 10
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it, the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first.
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need The same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp=Roct is soon realized. Ii is sold
cent and one dollar essIs5IsEE1 ::7:Es:,
sizes. 10y may have EsI;;!EEii Ei;4sSf
free. also pamphlet tell Homo Of sr.nu,pRoot
ing all about it, including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
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The First Glass Cups.

The first glass cups were made at
Alexandria. Some were colored like
Bohemian glass and decorated with
glass pastes, initiating precious stones
and canoes. Some were opaline, 9TH
ers clear as crystal and still others
formed Of Opaque layers welded to-
gether like the famous Portland vase,
in which the white upper layer had
been cut away like that of cameo,
leaving a blue ground around the fg-
ures.
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EavorahIy Struck.

"Papa, have-have you seen Harold
since you told him he was too poor to
think of-of marrying me?
eyes. ran across him at the club
last evening. We got into conversa-
ton. and he struck me-er''-
"Struck YOU! oh, papa"
"Struck ME as quite an agreeable
young man. I understand his uncle
has left him two hundred thousand.
Kansas City Journal.
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1t must be admitted that under the
influence Of a blanket, some hot grog
and the fulsome praise Of one or two
Of his comrades Jimmie INDUCED In
some romantic day dreams. he had u
picture Of grateful railroad president,
pink and blue vision with downcas st
eyes and brown eyed young man be-
Ing very magnanlmous. but neverthe-
less accepting lifetime devotion in re-
turn for cold plunge. Then the eff
fects of the grog wore off, and@Jimmie
shook himself vigorously.
The next morning he stood difident-
ly in Miss Thomas presence. Gone
were the blue frock with its lace frilEs
and the beautiful rose crowned hat. A
very sober, sad eyed young woman
clad in simple gingham dress mur-
INJURED her thanks.
Jimmie shifted from one foot to the
other and tried to hide his embarrass-
ment, but when Miss Thomas burst
into tears he forgot differences Of sta
tion and sat down beside her.
"Oh, reckon you won't be any the
worse for the duckfng," he said by
way of consolation, wishing he could
take the sobbing figure in his arms and
say something more comforting.
1T isn't the wetting I mind, but
but-my-oh, my dress! sewed three
weeks for Aunt Myra to pay for that
dress, and IL was so proud Of it.
know shall never have another one
as pretty as long as live"
Yes, you WILL" declared Jimmie,
with the air Of prophet who knew
his calling. "Just you wait" be added
mysteriously. "Why, you'll have one
of 'em every summer; see If you don't"
The girl dried her eyes and looked at
him in wonder, but he hardly noticed
her expression. He was thinking
ecstatically that you cannot always tell
a railroad presidents daughter by her
clothes.
And it was not until Jimmie became
chief clerk Of the Rena Stanton and
settled his Bride and her widowed
mother in neat little cottage at Match
ez that he discovered that very pref
ty muslin could be bought for 121s
cents a yard, with pink roses at SO
cents spray. That was when he in
sisted upon choosing the bridal gown
and ruled severely against the loveliest
cotton back white satin at 371a cents
per yard.
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A Conceaaion.

"You used to speak disparagingly Of
the school Of acting"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. "But that was some time ago.
am now prepared to say that it
should be encouraged as an offset to
the prize ring in preparing people for
the stage."-Washington Star.
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Anticipated Him.

,.'I ran. across remarkable, 1eu
fesprit. the other day" said the casual
Acquaintance whoais- ambitious to be
entertaining.
"I'm sorsy;,";; said Mr.. Cuwrox, "but
my wife has just returned from Eu
rope with whole lot Of art treasures,
and shouldn't haYe any place to hang
it even IL bought it."-Washington
Star
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Careful Mnp.

"Mr. Joneslnith isn't ln.". said. the
maid at the door. ."1Will you leave your
nameT
-"Oh. no" replied. Professor Absent
mind. "You see may need it myself.
before I see him again." in.".Cinannat1'
Commercial Tribune.
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1000 Fine decorated Cups and Sau
GERS at 10 cents.
About 50 doz Plslters from to /.
inches at 10 c.nts each.
No limit you cun buy as many a
you want
About 100 dog Nappies s, 6, Z, SIS
and 10 inch at ;0c each uak
l47 doz IN Fruit Plates at21kc eacl
l96 doz l:akers assorted 8 to 10 incl
l0c each, no limit
4O dog Table Pitchers pints, quart
II gallons 10 cents. - -. -. sa
Sauce Boats 10 cents each. ..rf.
Is doz Brush Vases l0c each.
8 doz Covered SoaP Dishes at lOc
A few doz 8 pieces Chamber sets q
;l.25 each.
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and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is notuncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
1tac f1A oSk .s A.,
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None Needed.

she-Mamma says mustn't encour'
age you at NIL.
He-That's all right don't need any
encouragement Philadelphia Press.
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The Reason Expiained.

"If Mrs. Bounderby was SO delight.
fully situated why did. she leave
homer"
"She left home fer the same reason
that so many other women leave. home
during the summer time"
"For rest and recreatior?"
"No, indeed. To visit some women
who would otherwise visit her. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 3
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rhink. we11.os Him.elf.

Thinks. wen.of Himself.
"Isn't it strange" remarked Mrs. Bill
lins to her husband, that l. can never
get a good bargain in shoes?"
"You did once" said her husband
.When was that?"
"When you got me."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
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A Prize winner.

$50 ye expect that hawg 10 take
prize. at the county fair, hey? I've seen
lots ratter hawgs than that one"
''Mehbe ye have, but ye never seen
dirtier one" San Francisco Examiner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

uel Shin agin
sittin' up nights
to learn big
words to git of
at the wood
yard next day
he pleaded new
issues.
"When I ad-
wised Waydown
Bebee to keep
to work at q
dollar a day an
let ward cau-
cuses run DER.
selves, he flung
new issues at
me till I had to
run away.
When l gen
tly limited to
Absolute White
dat it didn't
make 2 cents
wutll Of differ
ence to him who
was 'lected. al.
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A Gentle Reminder.

Clerk-Here's an order from Smiths
for two quarts Of berries, but 1t doesn't
say what kind.
Grocer-Send them billberries. They
owe us over S1OO.-Detroit Free Press.
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snricicnt C:u4..

AIary-But why uo yen think they
are so certain to fall iii lose!
AnnAIn the first place. their parents
hate each other: AMI. in the second,
neither. of them has penny In ths
world.-Smart Set.
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eyes. I wished to find out before
promising whether he really loved me
as much as that or not. Oh, Harriet,
I'm p-p-perfcctly miserable! He seems
to be wretchedly healthy, and DIDO
love him SO nuth!-Chicago Record.
HcrGl1.
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e
Invite

Your attention to the greatest
sale of WHITE TABLE
CROCKERY that has ever
taken place in Augusta.
More than $1,000 pieces
a solid car of 10000 pounds
the freight alone being$257.52
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Women as Well as Mer
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
and lessons ambition: beauty, vigor
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The Kid-So dis here is de depart

ment of records? - y.
The Clerk-Yes. :
The Kid-Well. just. put down dat
I've made hundred yards in 40 sec:
onds 1at!-New York Journal. -.
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Leok At These
For Bargains


s quart Galvanized Iron Buck
Il IS cent? each
Galvanized Wash Tube, 45c, 55
65 and rs cents.
Pint Till Cups 8 cents each.
2 quart Pudding Pans 5 cents
] quart milk Pans 5 cents.
2 quart milk Pans 5 cens.
! quart covered Buckets 5 cent
8 luch Jelly Plates 5 cents.
IA inch Bastlng Spoons 5 cent,
4 quart Pudding Pans 5 CEN
3, E and 3 quart milk Pans To-
No. 8 large size Tin Wash b.
;in 10 cents.
8 luch Pie Platas 3 ueuta.
l qlart Coffee Pots 8 CENTS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06

'I has been hearin' bout new issues
fur de last year. When l warned Sam
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BROTHER GARDNER
The resident of the Limekll. Club
Talks on Old and New Issues "a
rcopyrleht. 1903, by c. B. LewIs.l

G~a z odder night" began Brother
H "a Gardner, as he arose after
b B the routine proceedings Of
the Limekiln club had been
concluded de odder night, when
Pickles Smith cum ober to my cabin
to borry a dollar, an had a few
words to say to him on extravaganza,
his excuse was dat We had new issues
befo' us.
.T has been hearin' bout new issues
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-06
Inconsidernte FELLOW.
"And still yo,l refused ?"

"He said he'd die if T didn't marry
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