The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-05-24

! 3great more interestin fo me. m anral
git would please the company much better
iii you wouldn't swear SO terribly. It,s
very wrong StoS swear, and 81 hope you,lI
I have respect for our fee Inns, If Won hair,t
no. respect for your MI Ii,
1.-THE hoosier had been struck with thiins
] dor and lightnin, he scouidnt Been more
completely tuck &abnck q EIa ah,,t hia
mouth right in the middle of what ne was
sa!yin, =! ar and looked al, the preacher, while
his face got as red ms fire. II
saSwearin, !" ses the old preacher, lis 1
terrible bad practice, and ther ain't no use
IN it. no how. The Bible ses, swear not
al all and ] 'spose you know the com. corl.
mandments about swearin2 z z
The hooser diGn open his mouth. .$sss #
81 know, ses the old preactier,a thata
great many people swear outthinkin,s
and some people don t blieve The BIB s.
And then he went ont preach "a reglis
inr sermon agin swearin, and to- quote
Scripture like he had the whole Bible by
heart. lntthe course of his argymenf3he
undertook to prove the Scriptures to be
true, and told us all about The mi racles md,
Prnphechys, and thpr fulfllment. The
old gentleman swiththe cane, tuck q a. 8 %part
IN the W rsation, and the hoosier lis
tened. without ever opening his mouth.
I've just heard ofa gentleman = ses
the preacher, "wiat's been to the Holy
Land, and went over the Bibic country.
It's asonishin to henr what wonderful
things he has seed. He was at Sodom
and tomorrow, and seed the place whar
Lots wife fell!''
"Ah2" scs the old gentleman with the
cane. ~
Yes, ses the preacher, che went to the
very spot, and what's the remarkablest
thing ofall, he seed the pillar of salt what
she was turned in.c!'' s.s 5iiF
"is it possibIe!' ses the old gentleman.
The hoosler's countenance Frightened
up, and his mouth opened wide.
"Ycs, Sir; he seed the salt standing
thar 10 this day."
"Wha,!' ses the hoosier, "real, gene
Yes, sir, q pillar of salt, Jest as it was
when that wicke:aa woman was punished
for her disobedence."
dll but the gnmbler, who was snoozin
in the corner Of the coach, looked at the Z
preacher,-the hoosier with an expression
of countenance that plainly told that his
mind was powerfully convicted Of a i'm.
portnnt fact.
Right out in the open air2" he axed.
YES, standin right in the open field,
whar she fell.'' s
"Well, Sir, all I've 20. to say, is, if
she'd drapped in our paris. the calle ,oouid
licked her up long ago!'
Tho proafhor r,,,ol iz.I - ~.
sich an irreyerent remark, and The old
gentleman laughed himself into a fit of
the as'netics, what he didn't git over till
we got TO the next change Of horses. The
hoosier had played the mischief with the
gravity OF the whole party; even the old
maid had to put her handkerchief 10 her
face, and the young lady's eyes was filed
with tears for hatfa hour afterwards. The
old preacher hadn't another word to soyi
on the sahjectsbnt whenever we cum to
any place orepassed anybody on the road,
the circus man was certain 10 ask what
was the price Of salt. n
PAT AND THE ENGrNE.-The following
which we find in the Boston Bee. is capi,
tal. ifthe editors have any more of the
Same sort left, we hope they will send
them along.
An lrisbman, day or two since, who
had been often employed as steyedore,
was observed intently gazing at steam
engine, that was whizzing away at swift
rate, doing his work for him, and lifting
the cotton out from The holI of ship
quicker than you can say "JA.k Robin.
son." Pat looked till his anger was pret-
~ well up, and then shaking his fist at
the "tarnal critter," he exclaimetl-
"Choog, choog, spet, srame it, and be
bothered, yc ould child o'Satan, that We
are! Ye may do the work o'twenty fer.
lers--ye may take the bread out .iv nm
honest lrishman's mouth--but by the
powers. now ye CAM tuotc, old blazer, mind
that, will ye2"
IRISH COUNTING eddy, me by, did
ye go to the partly last nighu"
"Och! warn't l there, darlin'l And
warn't it fine time we had Jemmy!'
"How many ov the b'ys did ye We thare!n
can who were they!"
Barney Film, that's two;-the two Croehans.
an that's thraa; an'-an'-faiv, thare was
foor."
Teddy commenced his count again.
"fhe two Croghans is one; mesilf, that's
two; an Barney Film is thras-is thraa-but
-thare icas foor, oony how!'
Not satisfied with three, Teddy scratched
hisspate, and very emphatically recomnen-
ced his counting.
"There was Barney Film, that's one; an
the two Croghans, that's too; an nesilf
that's thraa;-an'- dad thers ,oas
foor-bnt can't tnk O. the uther one!'
you have got thin shoes, said Caro-