The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-03-08

Gazette. The Carolina Jonrnnl contaii,s
whatimay be called one Of tie ingenious i,d
devices efthe art-typ In the
days OF its infancy line omitted In ona
ofihe communications being supplied sbv
printing thewords in the margin. The
contents are no less curious, as showing
the state Of journalism just after the Rev.
olution, in South Carolina. E'pe Ns,os.
OLD MAIDS LAST PRAYER.
.Propitious heaven! oh! lend an ear,
And grant kind answer to my prayer9
For 10! come in duo submission.
And humbly offer my petition. 81
! ask not honors, wealth, or fame
Irif1es, like these, would not name!
Nor splendid dress, nor rich attire,
"Iis none Of these ! most admire.
My prayer is short, oh! grant It then,
LIS but word-Give me man;
Nor 30 care to pick cr choose, ~
tie, who is sent, I'll not refuse.
lis not the young, the rich, the brave. 81
Doctor, Lawyer ----------- or Parson grave,
But Ill be content--I know / cam
With any clever, common man.
ihe vernal bloom once flushed my face, /.
And every tongue pronounced my praise.
Many gay lovers made their court,
But none could move my hauty heart.
Ye happy days, how are ye past2
And am left q maid at last! .5e
And Justly too, for neglected
Those whom ought to have respected, 4,
But forgive, kind heaven, my tears will
What anguish in my heart I feel.
Oh! view with propitious eye my grief.
AND, oh! send mnn to my relief, isg
OH BATcHsLen.
HULL PoL1rics. That astute CORES.
pendent "Peeping Tom'' Of the Boston,
Courier, writing at Hull, thus hits off ths
recent correspondence between Hon.
Speaker Winthrop and Res Mr.. Palfrey.
Parson Jack to Skipper Bob,
Dear Bob: 1t would give me great
pleasure to poke you upto the topmas.;
but may respectively inquire whether.
iiyou get on the truck, it is your in,en.
ton ~ f{i
So to constitute fishing punts as to stop
lobster catching. @ ..a
so to constitute clam.digging as not to
crack the SHELLS. ~ 7
80 TO constitute eel.pots as to let Il,
blackfish. IS, ~
| am, dear Bob, ti'
Your shipmate, with marlinspike.
PARsoN JACK.
Skipper Bob to Parson jack.
Dear Jack. | have got your scratch.
and thank you for the offer of that dig &C
your boat-hook; but must candidly say @
that if get upon the track, ! must 20 ,,p
the mast without any slush.
have not fished for the poke Of anv
mans boathook. was only slappetloyer
the shoulder by the boatswain' 8 mate. and
told to Shear hand,'' gs5 Il IS t.s5
have been seven years cbnwinp salt.
junk before the mast, and my name ;a
carved on the cat.head with q lack .kbifa'
II l I don't know the ropes, keel haul mo
for Dntchman. lfyou have any eels to
catch, bring 'em on. 5ss - ,s,S i5D
remain, dear Jack, yours, rs true aa
oaRum' Bon.
LITTLE FA1LINGs. MY James i a
very good boy, (said Tn old ladyl hut ha
has little faiiings, for we are none Of us
perfect; he put the ca. in the FIRE, fiunp
his grandfather's wig down in the oistern,
put his daddy's powder horn in the s,ove.
tied the coffee pot to Jowler's tail, set ofi,
squibs in tho barn, took my cap bobbin
for fishing lines, and tried 10 stick fork
in in MS sisters eye;bu. those are only child.
NoNsENsE.-"Jef, wot do de nusepa.
per makers mean wen deystalk bout Mis-.
soory compermize2n
"Wy, Jake, dat was sorter marridge
oubbernant twixt Massa Chewsit and Misa
Sue Reef AZ sS
''Ah!-Dat, counts for it,
Wife! said married man, looking for
his boot jack, after she was in bed, ii
have place for all my things, aud yort
ought to know Il. .Yes, r said shear
ought e know where you keep your late