The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-27

81 ,itsis s.Ss anu ui0uSheSS lid;
otlsk as hea IN p boot, totle yillsge;p pi
I-; Z, where y, ire !,e slowed himself into
s'age' iI mat brought him out 10 the North.
erh ra'lrosat', s, where g he soon found bimsell
gam a. slowed i. ava va, 3ear, and going down
heels. few friihutesl Hi im = s :,
oaggage, INTO the orceste, epot; IL hero sre
nlr. = erklls err soon found himself sirr6andeti
ny crowd q ca b.dfiyers. il ews. p5icdiairfs;,,
Wheel. 1s e. 6arro Ws, men, women and chitdfehn,,
oandbdxes, Trunks, hurra aissS con fusion Z. Z!
mongha 20 addle geese eggs. Antlin ttiis beau
.iini confusion, . Nat Perkins found eiah 81
ten lei fellows with whips, carts. tlfpys, Wheel.
oarsows: and sot,pibuses, Juggling al Ills
coat nils, arms: umbrella aid 'yaiise,r a, as
t'o"g g he tbd, just fell into The fern i re
gifohs. ''s. Z ndt before he could get breath
enong 10 oPcn his mouth, tile valjse ana
umbrella were gone, slick as pancakes. y
But for the rest Of The story, We must re-: re-
turn to The table where Nat iias concluded
hia FEEDING. and lei him relal le The par,icul.
iars.-Thc old nun nuving arrived IL The
interim, mid expressed his wohdermn eni al
me sudden unexpected return oi his hobinbec.
iui son, the latter atlventurer, al the feaituest
Of The ast"nished houselloll. squares him.
self 10 give tile details or his mos, unifortn.
nate trip down 10 Boston. .s,'].ls 3i7s
'Consarn 'em, said old Perkins. seized
your portmantlc, chg
BY ginger. dad, bu. they did, ss.i'ttEf
And your bran new umbrella; ioop
echoed the old lady. 80 - ,,s
AS The blasted critters down thar in Bos.
ton say, "thcy didn't do nuthing else!',
But thatw only a 'bcginnin Of 'cm. You
see, arter ! had hunted round Tor abou,
SIX hours, and asked every ,larn'd fellow
met ifhe'd seen anything Of blue cotton
umbrella and "a bran new valise I't;lost.
got tired Of il, and Bein' purity near night.
| 'gunfto think I'D better give il up, and
look out for aplnce 10 roost.
Wall, met feller who took me into. q
house cross the road, and snid | could 81,
lodging thar, and something 10 eat. Artcr
Ia bcerin the house, which was ius, abou,
as big as twelve mceiin' houses all crowd.
ed inlo'one, heard racke, louder tl,hn
seventeen tons Of lhunders, and OH! Rier
Grandy! warn't in swilher. But l held
on and stood my ground, and finding the
racket died of. and all hands made sircak
through the back door, nd followed 'cm.
sPectlng thar was going 10 be an rful
time ont. But blast 'em. they kick ed up
all this furse to git their supper. Ar,or
supper started ont 20 look abeou,, think.
in perhaps Id gi, sight oflhe fvllcrs
that ,admy umbreller and valicc. ffrl
'Arter I'D walked round purity good
sFcll, and seein' noihin' Of my valicc and
unibrcller, Gin 10 think i, was better 10
make tracks back 10 The big house Ego,
my supper in. But Jehossefa,! when ia
walked up cne street and down another for
about three hours, guv il mp. and pitched
inter the fust tavern / cum to. And ~ lie n
| cum TO think hew I'd got clear paving for
my supper, rally sniggercd right OUT
Blu, bias, them fellcrs " hut got my valice
and umbrclIer, haint forgot 'eri,; and il
ever clap my eyes on 'cm, I reckon they'll
be ready for The land Of promise soon ar
ter; they will. or I'm no pumpkin.
Next dnv, bright and early.I started ou,
10 find the fcller wha, had them sit,cya.
lions for clerks and shont eepers, and sicl,
likc.-Wnll, twern'llong afore found GU,
the place, and into the shop l boiled.
How deou! says l TO a smart lookin'
teller, all slickcd up and fixed ecu, fine as
lambs wool. The old fellcr had a mon.
strous nice big desk, heaps Of letters, and
drawers, and account books enough TO keen
The hull affairs Of creation in single entry.
And thar was the cheers, and benches, and
maps, and bills stuck areound. Farms for
sale, Money TO loan," and all thai sort o.
thing; ny Je.hossefat, begun TO think the
old iellcr was doiu' big business, and no
mistake.
How deou?' says +.
Good mornin.' said he, jest as perlite
rs minister at a wc.ldin.' 'Se. down
says he, and down i sot. l4 ba#
Squire saysi, see you'vn advartis'L 4
Tor clark and ftller TO tend store for
for you, SO cum down 10 see IL could'n,
trade with you for one Of them silooya,
TONS p s3.
ME! wanta clarke said he, jes, as though
he'd know'd nnthin' at all abeout il.
Yes says |; 'and here's the aiver,is.
mcnt, says |, pulling out my wallet, an.
partIy'showin' the old felIer my fifty dol
lars, jest to let The darn'd cri,,er see wc,n',
exactly fiat broke, yon know, darn him.
Wull, when showed him the adyar,ismen,
| cut out Of the paper, read il out loud as
o'd Deacon Smith does his hymns on q
Sabbath. ,r
YOUNG MEN WASrED-young men furnished
win places in all kinds of respectable business such
private carriage, and express wagon drivers; par
ner, wanted in the giocery business, with a sinal
capital, ono in the brokers' business. Inquire o.
MIR. Skinem, No. SO Greephorn Lane up stairs,
That, says I,''gucss this is the place