The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-02-17

-
For you We only, wenf The chain; @ :.
Our hearts, dear girls, are with you stiIl.
No holiday pursuit. is ours; a.f!4 i.a.sN4ag 81
The burning sun, the chilling dew, .a!ss
The hatt'e--~hcrcsthe tltatt-storm showers,
We, cheerful, suffer all for yor;i \, sN 4 ( is
Weusk no gucrdon but your praise,
Go Shcre!wo msy anil come what will, S IL, /. 81 52
Forever, as in BY gone days, = ..l.:. II \, glii
: Our hehrts. dcnr girls, are with you still. f(
CAMP MAR MosrEuEY, Dee 2, 1876. .5iE
NOT Al PERFECT G ENTLEMAN. ~ iS..
No perfect gentleman will yawsnn WI in
Church, IL he can avoid II and dlif hce mus,
yawn, Wbather in az out ,of Church he will
be veryRshy about it,-N Nor!fwiil he lie
down in bis pew. He never, in Church or
out OF it especially in HE company OF tie
ladies. puts Ills feet as high MS His head.
This last is on act Of great vulgarity.5 -
No perfec. gentleman will Pick his teeth
al the tablc. l, is very offensive. Nor
will he use his nose in company, as if play
iEs second 10 bugle. A decent man mny
chew tobacco; hut the unfortunate labi,
constitutes no part Of his isaccomplishments.
A we;linformed man may use profane Ian,
guoge, hut the degrading practice will ibe
black deforfnily, which will greatly mar
gentility. fs ' -
We have seen persons having their fin
gers amply furnished with gold rings and
at the sumo time still more extravagently
decorated with ten heavy DIRT rings, under
their finger nails. As emblems oflalitu,le
and longitude. they, might be appropriate
for the profession OF; u sailor; tul with gen
tleman in the ordinary pursuits Of life,
these black meridians had better be disprn.
sed with.
A person who has never used tooth
brnsl, from his infancy, and whose teeth
are, consequently, ,hickIy coaled with filth,
is not perfect gentleman. Should such
an one ever be cast over board u, sea, aud
whale should swallow him. he would moi
be permitted To remain three. davs and
nights. as did Jonah! The loss Of teeth is
not fault, but misfortune; but The neg
]ect Of thnse VIC have, until they becnmc SO
foul as Ia be unfit I" be seen, is gross
fault, and an abominablr offence.
A perfect gentleman does not wipe his
mouth upon the table cloth, nor spi, upon
she carPet.-The splitting upon a hot stove
may be excused in n tobacco chewcr, be-
cause the exquisite flavor of roasted Spite
greatly contributes to The enjoyment OF a
polite company.
longhairrd gentry, nor m,is,achcs and
whiskers, further than Thai these articles
seem 10 be the chief buH-wnrk oflhc faith,
the main rampant OF The responsibility nf n
selC-importani few who do not intend that
their brun shall bc dwarrcd by q proluse
luxuriance Of brislles.
Goods excellrncy, his wisdom, his pur-
iiv an,} 1--we sopuie1 IN anpeor
thing; in the sun, The moon and stars, in
the clouds and blue sky, in the grass. flow
ers. trees, in the water. and in all Nature,
which used greatly to fix my mind Of
ten used 10 sit and view the moon fnr
long time, and in day spend much time in
viewing the clouds and sky, Ia behold the
sweet glory Of God in these things, in The
meantime singing forth, with low voice.
my contcmpla,ions Of The Crcntor aud Re-
deemcr." "4Jonathan Eduards.
DRowNED.-Thc friends Of Capt. al
fred Patton, who lately left this port in
the Darque Dudley for New Orleans, will
deeply regret to learn lhai on the 25lh
inst. while laying in tha. port. he met
watery grave. lie was leaning over the
stern Of his vessel l" ascertain the draft
Of water she was drawing, and lost his
balance, meeting the melancholy inle an.
nounccd nbove-Capt. p. has been n ira.
der To lhis port fur The last ten years, his
urbanity Of manners and correct deport.
ment had won for him the esteem md
good opinion Of all who had any denling
with him. He has left II widow and two
children 10 mourn their irreparnhle loss.
VII. Com.
THE KILLED IN BATTLE.-It appears,
from communication FROM the Wur Dc.
parlment, made 10 The Srnnte, that Of the
152 noncommissionetl officers and privules
who were killed or wounded al the battles
If Palo Alto and Rcsac deala Palma, 72
(about hnlO were Foreigners by birth. viz !:
43 Irishmen,. II Germans, S Scotch, &c.
These battles were fought entirely by reg
ulars. Among the volunteers The propor-
ton Of foreigners is much smaller.
WI. Com.
An itinerant preacher, out west. declares
that the miscr, when he dies, and attempts
4