The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-06-06
about the place, like a hearth, rug with
an asthma! And that Mr. Montmid-

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|den,t the poetpoet, pah! That's a
pnpPy-..-one Of the ore.throat t.catching
school-..-fellows who think a sonnet and
q ncck-sloth Incompatible! He'll be
coming! here with his collar down on
his shodl ldess, like a grey yhound' s ears,
and his eyes turned up to the win
dows, as if he was apestrophising the
nursery-maid over the way Thank
heaven, / hate every affcctation most
heartily s,5st'. :
Il must go out; for, only listen a mo-;
mentto those Miss, Thompsons, 7 over the.
way, beating Hertz to death with
wires!---and he deserves the martyr.
dom;--that intolcrable Italian has done
more to hraak the peace of his country
than all the riotists in. the last quarter
ola century: And there's that Rose
below, buzzing about like a bee, with
that eternal OH! Susannah. IF I stay at
home [ shall be bored again with that
1hubarb.headed Doctor counting my
pulse and the fractional parts of his fec
at the same time one, two, three, four,
five pulsationsshillings lie means, in.
fewer seconds; and looking at my ton
guc-What's my tongue to him, the
quack! las Figaro sings, "Lct him.
look to his own
"Ycs, I'll so out; for tits as safe out
Of doors as in. More ind.--Therc's
a gust! A Trinidad tornado is g trum-
pctsolo to it! and that's rain! What.
a country! what cline! Good ;hea-
yens! theresa a gust! Ha! la! ,ha! the
chimney.pots off on visit and the fox
which surmounted the chimney at SIS.
is at his old tricks with the pigeons at
B's.! Whew! well. flown pigeon! wcll.runj
fox! Down they go over the sparapct,
with running accompaniment Of shin
giles and br:cks!-That slow gentleman
with the umbrella! the whole is about his
head! down he goes! he is killed! Muir.
der! no, up he gets again! away goes his
umbrella! and now his hat! a stceple-
chase is sedentary to his persuit.. they
have turned the corner, hat, umbrella,i
and gentleman! two. to one on the hat!i
no takers! Oh lachrymose laughte,t
melancholy mirth!
"Mrs. Fondleman, if any thing should
happen to me IN my absencc,--why do
you smile, Madam? my affairs are ar
rangcd--you will find my will in the
writing-desk; and the cash in the draw
cr will disburse your account for the
last quarter" n.
La, sir! arc you out Of your senscs?"
eSupposc I am. Madam, have not T.,
as an American the birth.right to be so,
if ] choose? Not q word more, but
give me my cloak, and umbrella, and
let me go, for go I will, II
It's sullcn and savage satisfaction,
in day like this, when nature plays
the churl, and makes one dark and
damp at the heart as herself, to look
abroad at her in her own wretchcd
woods ard swampy fields, and to sec.
that she is as melancholy and miserable
as she has rendered Us. &
Pish! pah! pho! rain, rain rain, but
no matter--out / will go. No, I will
not have the coach..-a hearse would be
more german to the weather. Its of
no usc your dissuading me, Madam, /
am determined.
"Well, here I am, I care not how
many miles from the village, that charnel
house of cheerfulncss! What a walk /
have had! Walk? wade, I should have
said. And what a frightful series of
Of faces I'hayo met all along the road!
and all, am happy to say, to all ap-
! pcarance as miserable and unhappy
as mysclf--all climate-struck, spring
wretched, Southern.happy! But
l am wet, weary, and hung gry---whero
shall I dry myself? Psha! what is the
use ofdrying or dining, either? 1saaet
me vitp. SIG
"What have we here? sThc Sumter
Head I wonder when tho men of
peace may hope to have their heads
hung out for signs? Well, the memo
war are welcome to the preference, and
may divide their out-of.door honouru
witli;the United States and Mansion
I. Houses of less navel and military pub
| lications. Horses taken in to bait
aye, and asses too--I'll enter. ". !.
Curse the bell.rope! woven of cobweb,
i 1 suppose, that it may be added as
another item to the bill. Waiter!
Enter sgaiter] "What's wanting,
NASSAU"