The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-16
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ssWere both found crushed % pioces
at The bottom Of the precipice d great
way below the place where my father
and uncle Joe got you and the lady.
We buried tirsi alsiT, i. grave,
close by the clover patch down In our
meadow ground !
Poor Louise! poor orphan! God
pity you!' I muttered, in broken tones,
utterly nnc conscious that had a listener.
God pity her indeed, Sir said the
girl, With q gush Of heartfelt sympathy.
would you like to see her, she added.
Take me to her, + replied.
+ found tho orphan hathcd in
tears, by tho grave Of her buried
kindred She received me with sorrow-
ful sweetness Of manner. il win not
detain your attention BY detailing the
efforts I made to win her from her grief;
but briefly acquaint you that Tat last
succeeded in ducing her 70 leave her
forlorn home IN the sunny south; and
that twelve months after the dreadful 1
occurrence which j haYo related, NE
stood at the altar together, as man and
wife. She still lives to bless my love
with her smiles, and my children with
her good precepts; but on tho ,anniiyer~
saIy Of that terrible night, she seclndea
herself in her room, and deyotess the
hours Of darkness to solitary prayer. E
AS for me- added the traveller, while
a faint flush tinged his noble brow at the
ayowal, sas for me, that ACCIDENT has
reeuced me to the condi dition of q physic-
al coward at the sight Of q mountain
precipice.' sz ~ g. 81.
But the driver, urged our lady pas
senger, who had attend ed TO- the recital
.of the story with much attention sahat
became of the driver! gor did you ever
earn the reason Of his desertings his
post?' Il; S5:;;s. 4
His body was found on the road,
within a few steps of the spot where the
coach went over. He had been struck
dead by the same flash of lightning that
blinded the restive horse. u
The traveller here fell into d musing
attitude, as if all further aliusion to The
subject would be unpleasing to him.
Shortly after this we reached the rail-
road station where I parted from the
nervous gcntlemans with feelings Of
profound esteem.
a Begar's Crtttck and Great Godi "A
short time iogc, says the Birmingham
Mercury, an old beggar n resident of Dud-
ley, s'shuffled off this mortal coil J" and
and with it an old crutch and a great coat,
which he left 10 his two daughters. Af.
| ter the old mans decense, the cast off gar
ments and the crntchiwere thrown onsotie
side md almost forgotten, Till one .dayil,e
clutch was called into reputation 10 pun
ish a5refractory cow. which hads broken
into garden, when 10 the handle came
off, and $50 sovereigns were found enclos-
ed The daughter, hearing ofthis golden
shower, has,ened hoTe9and examined the
great coat left by the old ssnan, when,
Imnchfto her astonishmenta and deiight,sa
! similar number of fsovereigns were found
stitched in old rags in tile collar and waist
ofthe cast Off garment. The daughters
had not the slightest idea that the old
man who had lived in q most penurious
manner, had ever possessed such sum OF
money as they now equally inherit. ;;il
LIFE AND DEATH. The summings
l,up Of man s history is, that he was born
and died. In the great city Of London
ono thousand two hundred are born,
and one thousand die in each week.
aMy dear. Polly, / am surprised at
your taste Of wearing another Ioman's
hair on your head, said a man TO his
wife. My dear Joe, I am equally as
tonished TINT you persist in wearing
anothersheep's wool on your back. z
A yankee, on visiting tho menageris
for the first time, while stalking round
the pavilion, suddenly came on the Gle
| phant; whcreupon lie turned to the
keeper and said, with surprise: Thnn.
der and lightning, mister, whatdarned
critter have you got with a tail o., both
ends? sifss
A dentist, who, having lahergd iii
vain to extract q decayed tooth tlo,n q I
lady's mouth, gave up the task, with
this felicious apology stis
"The factis, Madam, il isinpo possible
for anything bad to come from your
mouth, v.
b a 6llow.who had been hooked. by an
uinnruly COW, limped in his gait. lady