The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-01

soon entirely gray. This was all a hoax.
lie asccndcd from choice Or thorough curl.
oslty, and although it was an exceedingly
hazzardous and exhaus!ing enterprise, his
hair is not gray yet. He was, for several
years, member Of the State Senate, from
Wythe and is now first clerk in the Land
Office at Washington. The same pcrious
journey has been performed twice by an
other individual; but who declares he can
never be induced to attcmp, tagain. The
route Of these bold adventurous men was
specifically pointed out to me; and to stand
below and cast your eyes up, it seems Il
physical impossiblity; but passage
down i'll tic car shows that it is not entirely
perpendicular. My ciccronc also pointed
out the American Eagle of gigantic stature,
which has always been reported to be visiblv
dclncatcd, by the moss on the concavity of
the arch. BY his minute cxpatiations, and
Il giant effort of the imagination, saw his
aerial majesty; but his por,rai,ure was
very grotcsquc, and the outlines very impcr.
feet, But after laying under contribution
all the energies of fancy's prolific powers I
could not reach the hciyh, necessary to dis
cover the Lions head, which is said to be
crouched beneath his majesty's wing
This effort strongly reminded nc Of the re-
mark Of Dr.. Reid, an Englishnan, who
visited this county on ecclesiastical business.
When his ciccronc was describing the out :
lines ot'thc Eagle and taxing his oratorical
powers to clucidate the point the Doctor
in despair gave up the effort as abor-
tive, exclaiming title Americaus cau sec
Eagles ecery acAcre." Neither was it posi-
bic for me to discover the head OF Washing
ton, which is also said to be there We
saw an individual perform what was term
ed Il feat of dcxterity He cast three stones
up TO the arch, 4 performance few have
been able 10 accomplish. In this as we'll a
many other things Washington excellcd.
He cast a silver dollar on the top. An
aged silver dollar was recently found there,
supposed the Generals, as his could not be
found. Whilst here we were entertained
with practical application ofthc Baconan
system of Philosophising. A gentleman
observed he had cut mauy antics on the
trunk ofa small tree: which once projected
over the awful prccipicc. A stranger in
amazen,cnt inquired "ku possidlei 'Ycs.'
"Did any one see you2" was the next sus-
picious inquiry. Yes. "Was you then
married ?" "No." Where there any
young ladies prescnt?" EYES," was the
down'cast response. "Was the woman
that you married thcre?" "Y-c-s,"
llsped the fusion struck man, and appeared
as if he would cvaporate. "Eh," uttered
the catcchist, and off he went.
The posthumas works of DR.. Chalmers
will be published by the Harpcrs, from du-
plicatc stcrcotyped plates, simultaneously
with the English edition. The frs, volume
will be published in a few day.
crcdence, says the correspondence Of the
Courier dcs Etats Unis, in circles Of the
highest authority, ofthe symptoms ofinsan-
ity having been manifested by her majesty.
The well known liability of her family to
this malady, strengthens the probability Of
this report.
GEN. Duff Green proposes establishing,
in Washington, new political paper, 10 be
called the Times, devoted to Southern inte-
rests
Little Failings-"My James is a very
good boy" said an old lady, "but he has
his little failings for we are none of us perfect.
He put the cat in the fire, flung his grand
fathers wig down in the cistern. put his
daddy's powder-horn IN the stove, tied the
coffe.pot to Jowlers tail, let off squibs In the
barn, took my cap bobbin for fishing lines,
and tried to stick fork in his sisters eye
but these are only childish follies."
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