The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-06-30

ShamptGn 0t3the etnetltutcs--satv work that ISL
nowreg garded BY ths j,iiIi icaiase oflhe world
as ,hesgreat hook sofsi sibr gs, sIsesyss Com
flictnf Laws,
AMUSING III CIDENT.
An amusing incideptSis plensantIy
corded IN the following passage from q lstsJJ
iersot writer down CT 81
j4btsSahrho Panza SO Bl essed yisti mani
'slho fssss vented saleeP. saSi npl
Cursed lis Il tho man who first in vented
straps on panial6ons;' but 3 do esay Bles.
tsedsisEthe man HAT first abolished sstheir
usc.' lii how many a,vIsw ard \ nre d icasEI
ments have they not been tfle cause I'll pss.
cling usl, II ow much mo re free! nov much
more ecomfor,ablel how MUCH more aat,irul,
TO dispense with these pulling, knee.irrita-
! ting monslFosilies! Isl. not enough tia /
we havc,suspenders, or 'galIowses, as o ur
Juvenile nomenclature used TO have it--
and very suitable name 81 WINS, bysthel
way--tc bind us down TO earth with,he
pressure of the nightmare, but VIC must
also have she upward pressure oft the foot
straps, both drawing us2 together " iii; 4. {
power of,atwcnty.horse OF hydraulic press!
| rebel! For. one, Ihave dispensed with
{both straps and suspenders; and address
you, Mr. Mrknckerbockcr,sa as manpl pl plain
common sense, discretion and age,5to do
likewise. But all this isanot% %furiheiipg
The object ofmy wiring : o you son the pre-.
Isent OCCASION wish TO tell YOU OF an
incident iha, occurred TO me some time
since, when coming from Halifax TO Bos-
ton&on board packe, hr; ----..a A Il
was u owing 70 those unl,app straps!
/ lOnenfmy Eel l!owsphssenger was fattoid
! !:ay, wsia4snffered very mucl, from sea.
sicknGs More Than twenty times in tlYss
day the old woman w wouid pul the good ma ma
ture5ofthe steward. who WIS u Jolly Irish
man, 10 the lest, by wiahingto be luggcd
upon deck, thenhslow again: insomuch,
that ,heyuscd 10 caIlher 'Mrs.Tee.to .tum.'''
tSuinclimes she longed 10 reclne on ihe
! deck; but then twas cold, and she had no.
thing to wrnp herself up with. made
lmyselfa great fayoritewi,h her by sprend-
ling suismy bufalo-robe and ,iuekins sher
III
been 70 sea. and are resaeIuaintedsw switliztIe
Exceedingly easy toilets tlat5eenilemen
land ladies make land u1make IN ship~
board. Eu!lowing the general practice, L
usually y.in pulling off8Iny5 siie.for-slat,,es, !,
hung them P-io the ceiling of Tho siatrs
room, opposite the door, with my boots
Ilangling in Them. The old :Iady's berlh
wes immediatelyorposte 10 mine; and one
lmorning she woke muchcaIliersisan1u
having been prevented from sleeping By
certain serious qualms.' The door ofbola
onr slate.rooms happened 10 be Widegopef,
and Mrs. Tee ,o-lum, casting her eye,
ossr toward mine. saw sig hi which world
HIVE made each particular hair,to stand on.
lend, if she had any Of her own. She
shrieked out at The top. of her voice; OH.
Lordl Oh Lord Captain! Steward Mattel
Oh! Lord. MIR. W--has hung himself! !!
He's dead!' he's deadl' lOutz rushed the
passengers from every berth, and down
tumbled the whole ships crew; and such
another peal oflaughter The broad Atlantic
never before echoed. And all this was
caused by my boots dangling in those pan.
falcons by their unfortunate straps!'
Knick.
A Profitable Erperiment.--Lady Adren
complained of a toot1aci,ee.s Al! tho rene
dies used on such occasions were %aptifcG,
but still she found 70 relief At length
she decided on sending to Edinburgh, q
distance Of fifty miles from Clydeslale Cas-
lie, Tor Dentist 10 extract the suffering
tooth; and, when he arrived, she declared
that her nerves were unequal to submit.
ting TO the oper9.ion, unless she saw II per.
formed on some one eLe first. The few
friends admitted to the sanctuary Of her
bondor Looked nghas. at his declaration,
each expecting 10 be called on, but after
the silence Of few minute sand no one
offering, she lo'd Lord Adren .ha: he must
hsre tooth out, that she might iadge
from his manner supporting the opera.
ton il she could go through il. He ap-
peared amazingly diseoncerted; bu, u few
wry faces and serious cxpos,ulations hav.
,"g Iaiicd to moliify the lady, the obedientt
husband submitted. and 9 fin, sound tooth
was extracted from his Jaw. if1er which,
she declared .',lrat she had seen enoughto
convince her that she could no. undergo
similar operation"
TnE BATTLE, or SACRAMENTO. - Anu-
sing incideais.--Thc ST. Louis Reveillal
relates the following incidents softhe bal, |
tie Of Sacramento. They are charac,eris,|
tic Of tho brave spirits who achieved Ibis
signal victory.
s While the Missouri forces were adyan.
cingsnpon tins Mexican cn,fenchnen,s al
Sacramentoit atfall private in, one Of ths
called outto the Captain to halt,
.and''he officer supPosing that helwas fall