The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-06-14

|EiIstentng 10 them. ~ sWetShOsIQ neYeISe seek
for pleasure at tho cost pain, either q
our fellow creatures or TO any anitinls
III a here are higheriand better sources Of
| pleasure than these, in which buppiness to
others is the consequences. lam sure you
Fall experienced sthree.fol delight III wit:
Messing the remarkable expression Of
gratitude inthst bird, beyond that you caii
possibly have knownif you had robbed
him Of his liberty, and nude him o prise.
ner in 9 narrow cage. -. Hother's Jo.,7,.
"A COUNTRY YiLAWYERsONfI HAND,
ts FOR HIS SyClTYi.FRIEND.
+ s. Ffye-and-twenty years ago, when this
western region, was sparsely settled,
when the country bar-room wns: The place
of common resort, and before those old
fashioned bar room stories and songs had
yielded to the gossip now generally heard
in all drinking saloons, there, was q GER
tain set of good, ,humored, free-apd- d-easy
individuals whose custom it was to .fore-
gather at the ''inn' Of old, in Ellicott-
vile, county.s Conspicuous among This
set was Counsellor c., whose rough
yet ready wit had, spread his fame
abroad throughout all that region Of sked'.
n'try.' Another smember' was gentle.
man whom we'll call X. q tsss559.s'si 5S'sii
These, with others,t whled away many
uwinter evening, telling stories, smoking
the pipe, and quitting n'ags Of hot qip-a
a fluid now almost forgotten.
But time separated this jolly company,
as it does others, and tho subsequent his.
tory ofthe Counsellors and worthy Mr.. X.
was as diverse as their fortunes, G
plodded on with his 'oapiases' and sash
er-rare-crs' at Ellicottyille. in due
time became engaged in responsible duties
here. ISL ~ 5i-ari G14E5
Legal business, at distant Intervals,
called the lawyer to Buffalo, and he was,
Of course, glad TO see his old friend; but
X---------, engrosscd in business, or for rea-
sons IF his own, had not much time TO talk
over old times and without intending it
probably, gave him the cold shoulder.
The man Of law noted this indifference,
and possessing IN wit what the other did
IN rhino---determined to ascertain wheth-
er X--really meant TO cut him or not.
Meeting him next day in the street he
said:- ~ ,s..;
'X----, X---, my old friend how d do2'@
'Wcll, very we'll; how are you?'
Il say, K, I've noticed several times
lately that you we rather avoided mo than
otherwise, and ain't going to stand any
such CANNON
why, what
'--- - ~ we used 10 be mighty good
friends up in Ellicottville, and / don't
know why we shouldn', be hcre.'
7 sWhy, what
'-Oh, it no use talking; just 20
in here, now and treat, as you used to-
Why I've just had my breakfast, and
!, dent want anything; besides, Pm in a
hurry TO get to my business; but I'll trent
you, if you want
SWELL, let's go in
I land they entered q small sone horse
grocery where the 'chcap and nasty
was dealt out by the, small.- -
gave q nod TO the mixer behind the bar
and suid:--l
yust give my friend here some
beer aud what crackers and cheese he 1ca,.ts,
and charge to me- Turning to G.
ho remarked: You must excuse, me,
now; I've great many things to, and
emit stay any longer,'-aftcr which he
left.
well, il that isn't cool,' says Co.
'then Pm no judge Having dispassion-
atcly imbibcd his beer, he stoppcd min
ute or two TO consider,
Il say, bar-kceper.'
sYes, sir
Have you got plenty Of crackers and
chcese?'
Yes, sir!'
'How much will the cheese ,crigh?'
About sixty pounds piece A
'FnNsixty2' IS,
Sixty, and no mistake!
Welk, just send orer to the Farmers
Hotel aohere I stop, four of those checses
and three barrels ofcrackers, and charge
them to Mr.. X.-will you2'-.you heard
him say wns 10 have tohat crackers and
cheese I 1rantcd?'
sYcs sir?'
t-A And send them down soon, be-
cause 'expect my team III be there in a
little while, and shall want 'em oil ready
Certainly sir
'--T The four chcases and The hree
barrels Of CRACKERS were sent down, and in
due course Of time Mr.. X, was pre.
sented bill! for the same, which he paid,
confcssing ut the same time that although
rather expensive the joke was nevertheless
good one. He never afterwards gave
the cool shoulder to Counsellor c.
A Yankees Winchel, the
drollerist and humorist, attended a recent
Pilgrims Festival at Cleveland, Ohio. He
gave tho following description OF Yam