The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-11-10


Must perish whcrcrr ,ha, wave is stealing.
l'ELLA.--Ths is the name OF the town
located by the colony OF Holland emigrants,
who passed through the Southern section
o! the State to their new home in Marion
county. The colony comprises between
eight hundred and a thousand persons, and
large accession to their number is exprc-
ted IL the Spring. They are Protcstans,
and l"il t:"r native country on account of
no!:tica! anil religious Intolerance On their
departure from the Netherlands, all poIiti-
cal connection with their mn,he. country
was dissolved, and on the 7th ult, mnst
of the men, having declared their intention
10 become citizens Of the United Sla.cs, took
the oath OF" ,cgi;,ncc.
or the two hundred but two nude their
mark. This speaks we'll for tllri. intcll-
gencc. Mr.. Schault, president of the asso
cIat'on, is gcnllcman Of enterprise and
lsarnng. In the broad prairics of the
West he an! hi$ followers have sought tha,
Liberty OF conscience which was denied
them in their own hcmcs
Ihe purchase occupies two entire town
ships, situated in the Northeast corner of
Mar:on county. and extending over that
body ofland lying between the Des Nolncs
and Skunk rivers.
IHE LIrTLENEss OF THE EAETn-The
universe at large would suffer as liuIc in its
spcnior and variety, by the destruction of
our planet, us the verdure and sublime
nagn'icence Of Il forest would suffer by the
tall Of Il single leaf. The leaf quvcrs on
the branch which supports it. 1t lies at the
mercy OF the slightest accident A breath
OF wind tears 1t from the stem, and it lights
on the stream Of water which passes under
meath. In moment Of time, the life which
we know by the microscope it teens with,
Is cxtinguishcd, and an occurrence so in
significant in the eye Of man, and in the
scale OF his observation, carries in it TO the
myrlads which people this lcef an event as
terrible and as decisive as the destruction
OF the world. Now in the grand scale of
the universe, we, the occupers of this bali,
which performs lis little round among the
suns and the system that astronomy has un-
iolded-we may feel the same li,tlencss and
insecurity. We differ from tic leaf only
IN this circumstance, that it would require
the operation oG greater elements to DESTROY
us.-Chaimers.
ACCORDING to the best authorities, tic
art OF printing, was known in China up-
wards OF 900 years ago In tie time Of
ContucluS: 3. g., 500 books were formed
OF slips OF bamboo; and about $50 wears
alter Christ, paper was first made, a. d.
Ioo, books were bound into leaves: a. D.
9oo printing was in general use
"A STRANGE RuMoR.-Thcre are some
people in Dublin who, notwithstandino the
OConncll funeral, entertain Goub, that
OConnell is dead and some almost be-.
lieve that having escaped from the troubles
which prevail in Ireland, he is now enjoy.
ing himself at a villa on the Lake of Como
The story runs, that IA letter has been re-
celved from Milan mentioning that rol.
licking stranger, of por,ly dimensions. ]eer-
ing eyes, and huge black mousaches cvi.
IDENTIFY false, has lately appeared in the vi.
vlnlty of the Villa d'E;ste. lie goes bv the
name Of Don Diego de forms, and passes
for Spanish nobleman, II character for
which his external appearan nee and manners
seem but incifferen,ly qualified. In Dublin
tits thought that possibly this gentleman
may have as much right to the prefix Of
Dan as Of Don.
RULES FOR THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
The following rules, from the papers Of Dr..
West, were, according to his memorandum,
thrown together as general waymarks in
the journey oflife:
Never ridicule sacred things, or what
others esteem such, however absurd i, NAV
appear to be.
Never to show evity when the people
are proiessady engaged in worship.
never to resent supposed injury till l
Know the VIEWS and motives Of the author
OF It; nor on any occasion to retalate.
Never TO judge persons character bv
external appearance.
Always to take the part Of an absent
as truth and propriety will allow
Never to think the worse of a,othar IN
account OF his differing from ma in political
OF religious opinions. ''''