The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-29
No. 9.

charitable institution in our city, was
gradually pushed along by the fair gust
and bcaux until l found myself opposite
not only to a magnificent cake, but a
most bewitching pair of eyes. Hooked
across the cake and the owner of these
orbs shot at nc a flash, which I, in nv mo-
dest admiration, was forced to dodge. The
signal was given and the company at
tackled the good things with vigor, but
as for myself, the bright-eyed beauty op-
posite was food enough for me, and
commenced familiarizing my peppers
to the glances Of hers; she at first
laughed and then pou,ed and at length
looked angry. l drew off my survcil-
lance and she looked pleased gentle
man OF my acquaintance having address
sed her familiarly, seized on him and
requested an introduction; he granted
it, and bowed ina low homage to the
beauty. The gentleman with her re-
signed the beauty TO my care, while he
searched for his sister, that they might
leave together, and was left alone, to
promenade in company with the bright
eyes and their owner.
Allow me to carry your muG," said
l. most persuasively, ''this room IS so
warm it must be an incumbrance."
No, nnw said she in evident alarm.
and biting he pretty lip at the same
time.
Why" thinks l, "she cannot sus-
pect that wish to steal it," and resolved
TO convince her of nv honesty, reach
ed for the muf, and insisted upon carry
ing it. lald hold Of one end and she
the other, to which she held most tight
ly but my gal!antry triumphed, and pull
ling it from her, out dropped slice of
pound cake, four doughnuts, two jum-
blcs and an. orange. I need not say
that | was Mortified at the effect of my
gallant effort. picked part of them up
hurricdly, and handed them and the
muff' to her. The pcrspiration was roll
ling down my face in stream,
and putting my hand into my coat pock-
ct, pulled out my linen cambria han
kerchicf, when out Of its folds dropped
half a chicken! In my fit of abstrac.
ton at the table, some wag had careful
ly rolled it up in my handkerchief, and
placed it in my pocket. The cause Of
my fair partners confusion at the table
was produced by thinking had seen in
her muf the pound cake. She laughed
heartily at my chicken, and we mutual
ly agreed to keep quiet about our extra
pickings.
FORMING THE CHARACrEI, ,-What is
the object Of education? To form the
character. How is this to be done?
Not by lessons-but chiefly through the
influence Of example, circumstances, and
situation. How soon is the child ex-
posed to these influences? From the
moment it opens its eyes and feels the
pressure Of its mothers bosom-from
the hour that it becomes capable Of noti-
cling what passes around it, and know
ing the difference of one thing from an
other. So powerful are the gradual and
unnoticed influences of these early
months, that the infant, If indulged and
humored, may grow into petty ty-
rant at ten months old. During the
first years of infancy every human be-
ing is making his first observations, and
acquiring his first experience, passes
his early judgments, forms opinions, and
acquires habits. They may be in
grained into the character for life. There
is no doubt that many of those incura-
bic crookedncsses of disposition which
we attribute to nature, would be found,
if they could be traced, to have origina-
ted in infancy, just as the deformed and
stunted tree is not so from any natural
perversity of the seed from which it
sprung, but from the circumstances of
the soil and situation where it grew.
Smother, why does Pa call you ho-
ney2"
":Because, my dear, he loves me-"
"No ma, that isn't it,"
cit isn't. What is It then ?"
81 know"