The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-08

Scott, walking one day along the banks
OF the Yarrow, where Mungo Park was
born, saw the traveller throwing stones
into the water, and anxiously watching
the bubbles that succeeded Scott in
quired the object of his occupation. "I
was thinking" answered Park, chow
often 1 had tried to sound the rivers of
Africa, by calculating how long time
had elapsed before the bubbles rose to
the surface" 1t was a slight circum-
stance, but the travellers safety fire.
quently depended upon it. In watch,
the handspring forms small portion of
the works, but it impels and governs the
whole. So it is in the machinery of hu-
man lifc-a slight circumstance is per-
mittcd by the Divine Ruler TO derange
or alter it; n giant falls by pebble
girl at the door changes the fortune of
m empire. lfthc nose Of Cleopatra had
been shorter, said Pascal, in his epi-
grammic and brilliant manner, the con-
dition of the world would have been
different. The Mahomedans have n
tradition, that when their prophet con-
cealed himself in Mount Shur, his pur-
suers were deceived by SPIDERS web
which covered the mouth of the cave.
Luther might have been lawyer had
his friend and companion esca ped the
thunder storm at Erfurt; Scotland had
wanted her stern rclormer, if the appeal
OF the preacher had not startled him in
the chapel of ST. Andrews Castle; and
if MIR. Greenville had not carried, in
l746. his memorable resolution as to
the expediency of charging certain
stamp duties on the plantations in Ameri-
ca, the western world might still have
bowed to the British Sceptre. Cowley
might never have been poet if he had
not found the Fairie Queen in his mo-
theirs parlor; Opie might have perished
in mute obscurity, if he had not looked
over the shoulder of his young co,npan-
ion. Mark Oates, while he was drawing
a butterfly; Giotto, one of the early
Florentine painters, might have con-
tinued rude shepherd boy, if sheep
drawn by him upon a stone had not at
tracted the notice of Ciambue as he
went that way.-Asiatic Journal.
How DO YOU SPEND YOUR EVENINGS2
Young man, how do you spend your
evenings? Answer this question, and
we can tell you almost to certainty,
what will be your future character In
our view, more depends upon the man.
ncr in which young men pass this sea-
son, as it regards their course and con-
duct in years to come, than upon any
thing else. We have been an observer
of men and things for the last twenty
years, and can point to many youth,
who has caused weeping and sorrow in
his family, disgraced his name. and is
now an outcast in the world, or has sunk
to dishonored grave, who commenced
his career of vice, when he broke away
from wholesome restraint, and spent his
evenings in company with the abandon
cd. On the contrary. we know many
cstimable young men-the pride of
their fricnds-who are working their
way to favor and wealth, who spend
their leisure evenings in some useful
pursuit.
Young man, listen to us, and take
heed to our words-not that we wish to
deprive you of single pleasure, or de-
bar you from any innocent amusement.
We entreat you to be particular where
and how you pass your hours. If you
lounge about the bar-room, partaking of
the vulgar conversation that is introdu-
ced, and join the ribald song, or stand
at the corner of the streets, using pro-
fame and indecent language, you will
soon habituate yourself to low black
guardism and vile conversation, so that
no young man who respects himself
will be found in your company.
True modesty bushes for every
thing that is criminal. False mo-
desty is ashamed Of everything un-
Whenever you feel insulted, be-
fore you proceed to crafty your
revenge, repeat to yourself: "a
we'll bred man will not insult me,