The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-01

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auainted with hem are. thing
ell Isarl returned the llsnt angri-
" That iii yous aii,t Sacql laintetI with a
Aerna Il Must Say slow Of your clotIifase
9 the impude in denceat ato uestiona gentle leaanoi,
-. "a q that rally your clotb, aister, orisi.
the tailor r'sla asSed The. co,iltryn1aI,
Do you intend tps insiDdnte that I--.s
Sdeath aaE.sl not - Sgs,s
ell, i thought as amuci,,s returned
they Yankees earele lessly site king His hands
,inFhis bfeeches Pockets; and a standing stiff
ibefore the dandy ss fss9
for them. b
'W Y hat is that 20 youS whether | pay for
them or not2 Hav'nt Ia right to manage 4
ash please with my own tailor-to pay
him or letit alonea'
~ { Why Mister, that depends very much
on what sort ofa bargain you make. If
your tailor agrees 10 let you cheat him,
why that q his look out not mine. But
you hay'nt told dfme yet what You called
them are things on your upper lip.
,Sar you're animpe ertinent puppy sar.s 4
so heard you say. Now father; he's
got larry dog but he dom tarry much
! can nstell you-he, III killtbree rats intwo
seconds-b,lt as was saying father got
9 tarryer's dog, that daned rough and
hairy about the mouth but Lord! 6e amt !;
circumstance to you. He'd scling5his
tail between his legs!i he was to see you
and cry M-i!'ti.i! and run to the end Of
the world without ever stopping. Nv
gracious! how like the devil you do look
with them. are things 3.
look! why sar, they are all sthe 90
now; there's no finished gentleman but
wears moustaches : ~ n -
.Mystiches, do you call emf Well
BY hokey they are musty and srrsty too.
They look very much like the little end
four dog 8 tail, when he brushes it on
the foor. Faugh, wosild'n touch Sem Z
no more than ss I, sYss
sgs.T Pouch eml sar If youoAsr to put q fin.
sgeron them, I'll cane you within an inch
of your lifeI will sar.
that, with that are switch, Mister2
/ should mt mind it no more thanI should
an oat straw. A. 81
Well sar, you offer 70 touch my mousy
taches, and see if you don't get it,.
Pouch yourmy ychers!; Why I'd aH
lieye3 touch two old chaws of tobaccer,
that have Jest been spit out. Touch 'eIlriis
indeed! Why Mister, / would mt touch /
'em with the stongs. can't conceive for
my life, what could induce any human
{criter 10 wear such darned nasty locking
things as thenl,'
Nasty looking, did you call 'em2 s Sar
you have no taste. Nasfy looking indeed.
Why sar, they are all the admiration Of
the ladies' y. &,
Ladies'! ha, ha, ha, ladies, they must
have queer notion any how. But there
are some women Sunac ccohntable fond Of
puppies, and sich like animals; and I,ve4
seen 'em fondle and kiss 'em, as if they
were human critters. But Lord! / don't
see how any woman could ever let her
lips come within gun shot Of syourn.
miration Of the ladies indeed!'
DO you question what ! say, sar2'
why Mister, don't know what kind
5ofladies you have in the city here. But
one thing loan tell yor-our country gals
wouldn't no more let you touch 'em than
they would q toadthey re very particu.
slarwhat comes in contact with their lips.
But, Mister, how in tho name of hair and
bristles do you eat2 as How do you / 20 to:
work TO get the victnafs in your mouth
with them are things hanging over ii like
a hedge fence over the side of a ditch7
Do you eat meat and sich like, or do you
live upon spoon victuals.
'It'snoDe Of Your business5 sar, what 1
live on. ] board at seven dollars d week.
and eat and drink what ] please, sar.'
Seven dollars a week I, my gracious
we git board and washing and all, in the I
country, for dollar and a half. ButI
suppose they charge you five dollars and
"a half extra for them are mysty ychers -
Faugh7 Iwonldn't have them. at the tas
bic for ten dollars y. &
Blame 1t, whata fool I am to stand
here talking with a fellow Of your elosh.s. !.
Thus saying the man with the Iuohstacii.!
es aourishing his dandy switch, wheeled
about and walked on. He had not gone
but few steps when the yankee baWled
out after hirrr-- s5s5 s 50
"Halloa mister--.dont You want 4
currycomb? I've got some real fine ones,
with teeth. on both sides. They IRE bang
up Lean tellyou. s;
Curse your currycombs and you tooss
Don 't'swear mister nof 90 of In b
passion. Ismeant no offence in what I've
said. But 1 must declare, yon re the,
sfarndest .ngliest looking man ia the face,
lever seed In all my life, sf:ss