The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-22

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clal Advertiser, gives the following interest
ing account OF the brave Capt. Walker,why
was slain in the battle Of tluamantIa
The death of Capt. Walker has excited
much interest here, and in the vicinity
where ne was best known. He was an extra
ordinary man, nc was mild and gentle. He
was one OF those men Of whom it NAV be
SAID that the outward appearance does moi
iuliy express the inward. Small in person
retiring In manners, yet free and resou,e in
his mode Of speech, he pleased all with
whom he had intercourse (exccpt the Mexi
cans Few men Of his age (3O) probably
nave been engaged IN SO many turbulent
scenes. lie was, Of course, always expect
ing death, and was not surprised when i,
came.
In my observation Of his personal bearing
ana conversation, [ have Judged that he
cared less Tor the fame of his exploits than
Tor the exciting pleasure OF present action il,
the midst o! danger. He remarked TO me,
with real 'nodes,y, that his services and dan
gers IN the early part of the war had been
overratcd. Men, he said had been accus-
toned to exaggeration in these things. De.
spnc the rough and rcvengcful life which
ne led. he cherished the quie, feelings an 4
affections incden, to home. On his East vi.
SIT to this city, when he called on the Presi.
dent, he told him that, having frs, paid his
affections to his mother he had now come 10
pay hls re- poets 10 him fer his country's sake.
he was then intent on furnishing himself
an'i his men with all possible convenienccs
and weapons Tor their dangerous and des-
tructive service.
He equipped them with new saddles,
made nnder his own direction in this CITY.
He obtained an ample supply of those fatal
'1evolvers.' invented by Colt for the purpose
OF kilineexncn. His expectation of life was
as uncertain as his employment. His dan
ger-daring spirit was a sure passport to an
early death. He affected no military airs
when here, not a hundredlh part of the inn
nortance Of militia captain on parade {;
were citizens dress, with drab low crown
ed, bell shaped hat, furnished with loup and
button. and lodged quietly at his brothers.,
plain, pious Methodist, carpenter like
himself Here many called to see the youth
tul hero, and if he chanced to make his ap
pearance In public SO as to be recognized,
the weikln rang again Alas his poor mo.
ther you'd exchange all the shouts and all
the story earned by the deeds Of her son,
for oHe warn embrace Of his living form,
perhaps even Of his dead oncl
EXTRAORDINARY FEcUNDIrY-The fol-
lowing facts are Communicated to US by a
gentleman of unquestoned veracty =
Francis kcnney, now residing at the cor
ner of Bridge and Johnson street. in this city,
married his wife Mary when she was ID
and he Is years Of age. When she was
Is she had her frs, child at II she had
Two additional children; at Is three more :;
at 20 she had four; at 2l she had three :;
and at 22 years she had two, which ire now
few weeks old-making Is children in
years. These extraordinary facts will
probably arrest the attention Of the faculty.
We should like 10 know how many of,hcse
children are now living Brookivn Star.
WHEN the remains of the gallant Walk
er were taken to Puebla, the botch OF car
penter made the coffin too small, whereupon
1t. Clinton, of SCOTS company: lst Pa, off
with his uniform, rolled up his sleeves and
made him coffin himself He is Il car
penler, 1t is stated, and is from Moyamcn-
sing or Southwark, in Philadelphia Lieut.,
Breese, of the same company, who is a
blacksmith, entered a smithcry and made
the nails.
EXTENT OF THE UNITED STATES
The United States have a frontier of MOI
than 10000 miles. We have a line Of sea-
coasts of nearly 1000 miles, and lake
eoas! of 200 miles. One OF our rivers is
twice the size of the Danube, the largest
river in Europe. The Ohio is 600 miles
larger than the Rhine, and the Hudson has
navigation 100 miles longer than the
Thames. The State of Virginia is a third
larger than England. Ohio contains
$500 acres more than Scotiand-From
Maine to Ohio is further than from London
to Cons'antinople, and so we might go on
and fill pages, enumerating distances, rivers,
lakes, capes, and bays, with comparative
estimate OF size, power, and population.
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