The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-12-13

are erroneous 8 Z
'ltmuytbe SC, ,.in some cases.. cases ssaa, q III.
tie stifiiy replied. sBueI AM ratherscool.
;sileaded,sand not npt toif FORM II ovar.estirna.
Ions AS matter Of commit re fieetion,
= knew That society In d ffl6ws COUNTRY like
this must be in formative stsis,l tate and Is
,therefore, 70 q great extent, rude and un!.
ttPollsheds Z ;;st,s,
isa And You have found all as. tantiGi.
rpated2' s,iles q .ls,yE i.s Ji'pd III
sfii .lnmust own thai lshaye, was rcpIied
We had, boarding with us, a eshnrrip..
'witted maiden lady, & lio from sofiic Cause
had strong aversion q E9iglisfsenii.. Il
.Wn!S, y;!, N lier, Q national prejudice my
,ob}eclion!is to. ,hoseipeculiaritiea which sd
aoilen make theiriaintcrcoursew witt, us off:
ensives Hers wusmorc tleepl p4eronnd.
Cd, and impossible oferudictiori. Ees ~
looked at Miss -. -. sswhenlttItis
was said by onr new boardecr. Thasro3
4Y9s 70 q flush upon her cheek, and play q 81
biting retort was struggling up 40; leap
forth, md, therefore, changed the ssubiec,
SO as TO prevent the tliscourtesy; forsour
Enslisman wps a stranger in tho House;
and, therefore, entitled 70 some consideral
tion, although it did not seem Is occur ID
him that any was due 10 u.s.. ~, a,sa
Happily, we got through ihemcal, with.
out exhibiting 10 ourshighlylpolished lady
and gentleman any, real evidence ;aiocf .iiiI
breeding; though, doubtless, they saw
many wbich bore TINT appearance ID them
At.our next meeting, K It, that was
the Englishman's name, aiid l,is s.wifs!I
were as cold and formal as, before, and
evidently wished toimpress uswith an idea
OF their consequence andithigh breeding.
l''vas afraid 10 say much, lest il should
lead to some remarks upon our sociald Or,
other peculinrities, offensive to Miss II
--, who know, would no, stand it With
ONT payment in kind aud WITH interest
Others not feeling inclined to talk, there
was but little said, and our meal instead
Of being enlivened by the usual pleasant.
conversation, passed of with buta' remark
ortwo. Thus matters continued for; a
week or SO, all Of US, by d kind Of com!
mon consent, refraining from saying any.
thing likely to bring out our Englishman,
whose rcal character we had read at the
beginning, lest Miss T should com.
mence upon him too soon and too severe.
ly. Notwithstanding our care and for.
bearance, however. in sundry little acts
and lrifling remarks, both he and bis wiiict
manifested their contempt for Us and eve eve-:
ry thing else apPertaining 10 our country.
Al Inst, this bold assertion pumped Itself
out, as we we're cating ourdesert one 'day;,
atthe dinner. ,ia l0e5S = ''..s
4 have seen few polished gentlemen
since my arrival In this country; and
they we're Englishme1.'@} I, ~ ~ 5'ss &
l felt my blood warm. but snid nothing;
for iknew that speech Wouldn't go$ un.
answered. ------.-
lsYou have. been Fortunate, said Miss
T., will, n smile so bland tliat It Gov.
cred tho bitterness lurking beneath. q
hareliyed in this country'allmy life, and
have never yet seen an English gentle.
man. believe they rarely if cvef come
10 the United States. ''s''I ttt'al III
RI looked bewildereu. f4a did i
not exactly comprehend thef remark of|
'Oh yes he replied, tn,any OF thcm
come ! over; have net met nun numbers since py
arrival here
J have heard a great deal about a reul
English gentleman 're,orted Miss M Mr--r,
and would give much to SEQ one. But
is ! said before, Il am aware that they
rarely ifever leave home, md then. only
or short time, as travellers Your or,
linary Englishmen, Il find to be much in.
erior3to Americans Of the same grade 10
'ocietyin alf that goes to mako 1upg the
rue gentleman. l.s,sT vi t.ssni
There was no insult no rebAkc. in the i
one Of voice with which this was uifnrntl.