The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-02-09
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~. .Accordlngt TO q new Is sbaDacyt The year
of our LorI, q es:ss.@ Be am eventual
one. We.axtraci ffoatsa ii & unii iitc he
following saga acious. let soi,s, sshfcf,
will doubtless BE ffl led:
"Throughstkc 8Iiole Tie com.
ing yenr Whene tst .ies, The;
night will groWs several.
occasions, duriHg, tho year, the sun
will rise before certain people, discover
it, md set be- fore liiye finished tho
5day'sIWork .-. quite likely that
when thcre isSTo busincs doing many
will be heard complain of hard times,
but tits equally Etain that all who hang
themselves vii escape starvation -
If bustlcs and hoops 60, out OF fashioin,la d
church pew withhold more than thr E la.
dies.--lf { dnndies their beards.s
there will be less work for the. barbers;!
and he who wears mustachioes will lave
something to snceZe at There will
! be many eclipses Of virtue, some visible
others invisible L. = w Whosoeyer is in.
loycwill. think his mistress perfec ct angel.
and will only find out tho truth of, his sus. I
picion by getting --bfanyl55
delicate ladies, whom no one would sus-
pect, will be kissed without telling their
Ma's.-fhore will be more books
published than will find purchasers, more
bills made thanswill find payers. -
If the incumbent of, u fat Office, should die,
there will be q dozen feet ready 10 step
into one pair fshccs.- -------If Young
lady should happen to blush, she will be
apt to look red in The facc, without the
use of pnin,; if she dreams of young
man three nights in succession, it will be
sign of something; if she dream Of him
four times, or have the toothnche, ii is ten
to one she will be long time in getting
either of them out Of her head. -
Many people will drink more strong Ii
q'or than will be necessary to keep them
sober, and take more medicine than will
be requisite to the enjoyment Of good
Dinners and entertainments
viii be given to those who have enough Mt
nome, and the poor will receive much nd
vice gratis legal and medical excepted.
--l - he public debts of, the repudiating
States will hardly be adjusted, and the
same fate will very probably attend many
private contracts in this latitude. ----
flic who marriesthis year will .run;a great
risk, especially ifhe does it in a hurry.
--- He who steuls q match, gives tat
tier occasion to gossip, and will be apt to
involve himself and pride in disagreeuLie
ielUtions.-- There will be great
noise ull over the country when it tilun-
ders, and tremendous dust will be kick
cd up occasionally, by conch horses.
Many young ladies', who hope for
it, but little expect it, viii bo married;
and many who confdentially anticipate
glorious consumrnation, will be doomed
10 wait another yenr.
Finally, there exists little doubt, this
will be u most wonderful year, surpass-
ing in interest all that have preceded it.
Politicians will make fools of others; and
many women with pretty faces will make
fools of both. The world will 70
round as usual and come back 10 the place
whence it set out, MS will many q nlnn
who engages in There will
be great cry and little wool, both at the
shcaring of pigs, and the meeting Of Con-
grcss.''
How FAT TAUGHT HIS BROTHER SOLDIER
SrANlsH.-'Now you see, my honey, this
spanking oSpanish is jist the aiscst thing
intirely, especially if you have a good
knowledge ofyour ain mither's tongue.
We see yer only to stick on the tail Of
each word an 0, to make the illgnalcst
Spanish in the world. Fast, it bothered
mesel, until got to know The like, and
now Eve TO trouble at all. Now iisl step
i'll here wid me, an see how aisy Il s.''
Stepping into n ha: shop, Pat gave the
attendant the regular military salute
my survicc to yer hcnor'
'Bucnos dias, senor,' replied the shop
man
cd Pat.
"No cnticndo, scnor," was tho answer.
"Divl bit docs the man his own tom
guc--l say sir, hablas Espagnoil'
"Si scnor.''
'Will, thin have you any Of these hat
tos?'
"No cntiendo inglis, senor.'
"Ah, you understand English, is il? o,
tho poor ignorant crathur, must try him
again. say, nis,hcr, hablas Espagnoip'
"Si scnor."
''Si and be d I'D till We. Hayc
you any ofthese lottos?' and taking OFF
his wcatherbcatcn palm leaf, shook it in
the face Of tho Mexican.
"Ah, 81, senor-sombrcro!'
81 AK your pardon-sombrcro is il?
Its me that didn't understand my ain
mither's tonguc-and the more shame for
me-.
AN ODp FELLow.-"Oh, dear" cx-
claimed an urchin who was chewing a
green apple.
"l've swallowed an odd-fcllown'
"An odd-feliow?"
sYcS, he is uiynn me The grin ,,