The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-27
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-. 0sSs Otl ficDi iO1
oapls .p gll .l,a ! rigfs kind
says he, eskon lave, 81 ys 4 AZ u mil: m:
ei out lhG ssarii saf 8 5, ~
!'le oid fellow took a long and carefullpok
~ all. aEs he's. I.I,jnk you'll sui .first
eh'e - but. says he, 81 spo pose y0lI,lI hnra
~ o9l &c tlo1s 30 my nsk Inn Won, 8 few a,es.
Ilohs And HI toitiE s,o3po alead las,
as he'd o. minier. y a;5.. g -
sPose, y yy9ling mar, ,saisli he, II II be.
n;.'sa gaa 70 .he society said
ala slS $50
Wall. and II. suppose YOU Jcl,np 10
meeting s, lle.ts e
!, ~ y lg' so, saysa ! Joined The llackaJi,cs
U!mpl,, alIrigI,t i, sailaIle old ffellcr. AMI
men ne ginsloslecior me o1, ,escrlastin' snl-
yai,on nxnllilR gin 10 red tireJon,,.
l.fi y :. al!,.says squire. is You'll lust gin
tn.e.t t.e..lthc ING dlrectiDn 10 The n,an{whai wants
9 Clark. III gin him; csllany how, .,.SIs
az, says. hc, young fmap,aI Charge
hYe .1 q doliars . 10 igIt the siloova,on ;'HI
squ,rmeti al this some time, bu,ii old rel.
ier hEung ou','y0ntd' III bait shilling, mot
eYcn a ionrPenre,i so i was Obliged 10 she'll
oa'' a asked for q recent. but lie said it
war var NJ ueccssary.ssas as he was 100 we'll
hho I'm round there ~ have il dreamed Thai
ne.d ever. charge me over again, so /; lust
'ooR 700 ING merchants itlirccii0n, and sofl,l
Put, Ia git The si,onyalioD. Z; t..3
/! Coin along. Ijus. cast .myteycs into a
snpi.' =, y aEu t!lnr rwas!my identical ban new
vance set! on tie aconn,er, inaicra us
ne, anu III went and linbbed it. 5;as
5000 'icks. says !, .by Je- -llpssc fni Two
bur Il, ' r
say punkins, ,fcllcr l,a, hold 81! my coat,
and hollcred out Cor another fcIlcr. and
swore war slcalin,' Rier Grandy! didn't
my blood bile. Bot il warn't no use. thcy
nauied me up the court-an,l fined me ,ciiS
dollars smash! ~ ls 3
! told the Squire how the Valicr belong
ch Ia me, and it war taken from me. and
an the pertikelars; but the other swore mini
oiack, That he'd lent fellcr ten shiIlings.
ana t"ok the Nalice fnr security. Wall.
Paid OH The Squire and dcons.ables. antlrcst
on 'em, and fell glad 10 gil out o. the
scra pc, and way put, 10 hunt up the
o. rchant that was going 10 tend store for.
'o1 arter tramPln round a good spell,I
iound myself on the Wharf .IInlloo. say
10 teller siandin thar, cant yon; Tell me
wlhar MIR. Confe.ls' store is abont9hcrci'; I
eau, says The fclirr; so ire suok me sio,ia
up one alley and down another, until we
bolh got lost slick as whistle. Have
you go. the dirccsionl' says he, II have
says !. AMI SO jest took out my wallet to
gel the directionto TO Mr.. Cnnfeds, and afore
you could say beans, the fellerz hit my l,at,
smash! Over my eyes Invent and away
went my wallet. same time. i holcred
Slop That tteltcr!' but il waf'nt no use, for
ne ciear'd. himself, quicker than ligh.nin.
~ be darn il lditIn't like,to bcllcf out a
crying. DutiI concluded it ,warn't worth
while. So uf put. TO hunt up the
mans store ngain. found il al last, hut
oy Jlngo he was jus, supplied, some fellcr
had got in afore me ond l was too lale.
Then ! was fixed and no mistake.
Wall, went back TO the frller thnt Kept
the Intelligence Office, as he called il. /
told him him my case, and says I, if you jist
give me my five ,ollars ugain. I'll break for
hum quicker than squashcs. But the dem'J
feller swore worse IAN old soge, arts
he'd see me d--d first, aud ordered me
out of his Intelligence Office, and swore If
did'ntput, he'd take me befnre Tie court
| in five minutes for raisin n row in his Office.
And by eJchosafat, he didn't swear he'd
never seen me afoic!
Wall, by thunders, he put out 10 fetch a
constable, tied up my over coat in my
handkerchief, and the wayI did break for
hum. Dad, was caution 10 steamboats, l
tell you. Inever stopped 10 feed or water.
until fetched up here, and il ever I'm
kotched hunting M si,oovatinn in that
Soslom and Gomorry aein, may be fed on
boss tails, and ,lrenched in frog pond the
rest oi my natural life. That's All.
Lo,veH, Mass. Noo. 30th, 1876.
EMlaRATioN FOR THE WEsT.-Tlcre were
| three ships arrived here during lhe las,
two days, containing between 1000 and
200 German emigran,s, the crater num-
ber Of which took steamboat FOR ST. Lou~
is. intending ut once 10 settle in The West.
BY far the lnrgcr po, lion OF them appeared
10 bc Of the farming class, and are going To
pursue the same business in The land Of
their adoption. Fhey presented through
out, the hardy robus, forms Of the children
Of the soil. and possessing willing hearts
and stalwnrt frames, vii. make far happier
homes, for themselves and families, lhan
they were foolishly 10 coniine themselves
TO the limits Of The crowded city; where
they might work, certainly hut make
| themselves happy nnd comfnrlabIc-vcry
doublfully. ~ o. Com. B Bul..,J jan Ist.