The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-06

ing. expects 10 be repaid in the same coin,
aud that, too, with COMPOUND interest.
This is very different thing from bcslow-
in private which he needs for thi purposc
Flattery is usually bestowed in pubIc.-
probably Cor thspurpose ofhavi'g wi,ncs-
ses, before whom your friend itw stands
committed, 10 o<rc,urh wl.nt you arc now
advancing TO him. Bill jndiciouss sencunr-
agemcn. will always be given in private.
IL you latter olhcts, they will feel bound
TO do so to you; and they certai,ly will
do it. They will know tha, thee is no
other way in which they can cancc the db-
legations which you have imposed upon
them; because no compensation b.i This
will~be satisfactory. Thus you hire 9th.
ers to did you 10 become your own dufc, and
over.cstimate your excellencics, wm,cvcr
they may be. Fora very obvious reason,
then, you will deny yourself the luxury Of
being flattcIed. And especially do moi
fish for sucl, pearls. You cannot do Il, in
single instance, without having the motive
seen through. You may have been aston
ishcd at sccingy""n. 'n"n grechIIy swaI-
low praise, when they could not but know
that he who was daubing was insinccrc.
1t used To he a matter Of surprise To nc,
how it Is that we love praise, ctcn when
we know that we tin,not ,lcscrvch. Juhn-
son. al n single plunge, has fnuid the phil
osophy Of the fact" ITO be nalcrcd,"
says he, "is grateful even whra we kn'w
that our praises arc not believed by those
who pronounce them: for ticy prove at
least our power, and show lLat our favor is
valued, since it is purcl,ascby ,'c mean
ness Of falsrhnod' The desire ofllc az
probation Of others, for their good npni"n
alone. Is said to be .hc mark Of generous
iHind. have no duub, ii is so. AraiJSi
This dcsicc | am breathing no rerrnach.
| is the character ascribnd TO Gartick hv
Goldsmith, against which um warnin.
you.
. o. praise mere giut,on. he swallowed win; came,
And The pull Of Ounce he ;nis,ook ii Cor fame,
I'll: his rclis! gtoSn cailous almost Ia GscaSr,
Whn prpperci tlc highest surcst to prssc.
i'nt let us ''c candid, and speak out cur mind.
II ounces aipl.udcd, he paid them i'll kind"
TIE UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM.
a young man had engaged hImselllur (;
playmate in early youth, but as his mi
developed he pcrcci we'd that he was misma.
ted, and wished to he released from his cn
.agcmcnl. The young lady would no
consent, aud insisted upon being married
| The young man appeared 10 yield, b.ll whcr
asked rs usual, "Wi!l YOU take this wo
man to be yoar wife, he answered No.
, AT this unexpected answer The marriage par
| ty broke up in confusion.
! The relatives uf the elected bride rcsc,
ted the insult offered TO their family, an,
i threatened prosecution. Allnsl the ynnn.
! lady proposed that they should go again /,
F., Church aud that The bridegroom shoul,
I make The usual answer, promising when i
came TO her turn she would say no. ,lia
the refusal might appear To come from her
! The bridegroom concentcd; but To H.
grca: surprise the bride answered yes. III,
marriage ceremony wns concluded in form
and he found himself, against his will n'ar
rird man.
As they came ont Of the church he VA
heard to cxclaim, "Ah! this revenge wa
TOO bitter! | did not deserve so heavy
punishment
! FEMALE CLERK OF \ COURT. Til,
FrankI"r. (Ky.) Commonwealth s,ys:.-
Jude kinkhcah, Of The I9lh district. ha
! performed very handsome, and we ar.
happy /" hear, very acceptable ncl. b,
! the appointment, Of Mrs. I'rmbr, The ac
<ompislcd and cstimablc lady Of The late
Iolp stinIblc ps clerk Of the Carter cir
, cult, ins1a,c:ftatc Of her deceased husband
Come AHEAD large manufacturer
in this city tnd us on Saturday, says sI,,
Npw cyp lfnf tl..,