The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-12
. AMUSEMENT.
INTERESTING DERATE..

SCEHE-SmdU room, lighted mp by three
penny candles. 1uith .fonr and f1ucnty
young men sitting round a table. Pre-
siicnt rdps his shammrr on the table and
speaks:
Gentlemen oflhc Universal Eaglcwing.
cd Drba,in' Society: The President bcgs
leave t" rcnuuncc himself in The cheer
The question for debate are What be-
comes Of .atpoIcs TAIL when he turns To
a frog" Before you proceed to the dis
cretion Of this subject, begs leave TO in
lr0dncc 10 the members of the Universal
Eagle winged Society, my best believes!
friend MIR. Crane, who is a citizen Of This
glorious free country Of ours, and is just
now from the great city Of Qucbark. where
he has been living for the last ten years.
lie is high larnt gentleman. and got the
most Of his education in dcbation' soc e.
ties. Sits down with n nod 10 Mr. Crane. I
Mr.. Crane then rose and addrcs scd the
society us follows:
Gentlemen Of the Universal Eag gle wing
cd Debalin' Society: am Thankful! and
proud Of the privilege which ! at this time
enjoys in mixin in your distinguished So
cicty. shall remember the honurs done
INC here, til this body Of mine returns to
the mud from which it sprung. Gentle
men have nothing more to say. Re-
sumcs his scal-luoks solcmn.1
Prcsident-Nlr. ST. Clair you opens the
ball on the question now before the Society
Mr.. ST. Clair.--Mr. President; Tie
question for debate seems to be, "What
becomes Of n tadpolc's tail when he turns
To frog" Mr.. President, say i, draps
of and turns to mud.--What sir, becomes
Of the tail Of that bull frog that daddy colch
no longer ago, sir, than last Wcdncstiav
say it drappcd of about The time the
transmorihcation from ladpolc lnck place,
for let il be considered Mr.. President, there
was no sign ofa tail to that bcllcrine
fellow. lie was eight inches long and
three inches bclwix The. eyes JUS, lla.
might be considered ,arnnl smasher.
Sir, he had no tail, and say ii drappcd oil
md rottcd in the meadow.-Its one Of Tie
uncomprchundsiblc laws Of nalur that
causes these animals to drap their tails al
certain epoch Of their history. Jus, as
IT Is for calf. or sheep, or goat to get
horns not until they nrc about year old.
These arc undispulablc laws ofnalur. as
observed MIR. Prcsidcnt-and dare any
man 10 deny it. MIR. President have done.
MIR. Horn.-- Mr.. President: the gentle
man Jest up, says ''it draps off aud turns to
mud" How does he know ,hat-did he
ever sec sich? Mr.. President l say The
!adpolc either pulls Of his tall when he
turns to frog, and feeds ii TO tarrcpncs,
or else It's eat off by miners. l can tell
you y. there's no drapping off and rot'ing in
says! and he tulks loud about certain biz
bull frog his daddy colch in the meadow
last Wednesday,. ,ha,shad 40 tail; and saws
accordin to cellninsinvinc laws Of ma
tur its tail drahPed off az "a particular epoch
i'll .ha. frogs history. Mr.SPrcsidcnt that
war n mighty big frog, mighty big one,
aud | should er been glad to subject i, to
automaton examination. think IT'S likely
some valuable facts might have been evoi.
we'd thereby But can tell the gentleman
that there is first and insupcrable law Of
nature that speaks in tones Of mighty thun-
der----that speaks in the voice Of The hurri-
cane and bazcs like lightning flash, and
IT Is inopposilion to his argument. II is
the law of economy in nalur!---rnEnE's
NOTHING Loss----that the Interpretation.
Therefore argues that the tadpolc's tail
IS either fed TO tarripines, or else is clipped
ofby craw fish, or nibbled off by minners!
MIR. President have reviewed the whole
~ c''o' ." o'A US PoSSiuIc 1nU
tendency for good or evil, and these are
!he oioar convictions Of cool and patient
investigation OF lhc subject. have done.
Observation-Disclosures of The Universal
t'ag lc-wingcd Intellectual Dcbalin' Socic-
ty: puts the question to votc--.whal be.
comes of tadpoles tail when he turns TO
n frog?"
voices)--.nibblcd of by minncrs.
% voiccs),.-.bi, off by crawnsh.
Voiccs)- --draps Off aud rolls.
voicr)--driv up.
lrrsdcnt--- gentleman here's another
dlv'son--l decide tha, il is fed To ,arri.
pines. Gentlemen, the next question for
debate is Ought Women 10 have The riuh,
10 vote The Society is drjourncd.
Jolly set Of Irishmcn, boon compan.
IONS ana sworn brothers, had made up
thclr minds 10 leave the old "sod," and
wcnd their way through "lIl Amcriky."
Ihcy were five in number: two paddys,
one hl"rphy, one Dennis, and one league.
II SO happened that The vessel they were
TO 60 i'll could only take four If ,hcm.
Who then should submit TO The hard fate of
being left behind and separated from The
darling crew, was question which posed
every mothers son Of them. At length
honest league exclaimed, "A:rah! have
II. wen cast lots Ia see who shall re