The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-07-25


Let Betsey name alone, you lazy
good forsnuthin' = interrupted q sharp
noaed female, with one child in; her arm. )
and another at her knee, sslet 3 Betsey's
name alone, goodness knows she can
get along without such notice as that,
twas the blessed Elizabeth herself
land como and tote Jake. Here
they've been scroughin' and runnin'
over the poor child oil day---and you a
jawin' thar! and q talking about you
know not what! It's only the Lords
mercy the elephant didn't tromp on
him and squash to deth. Come along?'
The hen.pocked meekly obeyed; took
Jacob in his paternal arms; and-I
ceased to take notes. {.
A CoLoRED DUEL.-A duel between
two colored gemmen-a regular built
atfair-conducted according to the most
strict and punctilious provisions Of the
code of honor, came off last week. The
fight took place with pistols of the most
improved fashions, at sunrise, on o
small branch of the Metairie road. We
do not know what the origin of the diff
Guilty was, except that one of the par
ties, to use the phrase of one of the
spectators, "was crossed in lub by de
oder, and dat him hona must hab salts
faction
We have learned from one who was
present ut the combat, the particulars
as they transpired. They are substan-
TALLY as follows:
After having taken their stands, one
of the seconds noticed, that owing to
their positions, the sunbeams set his
principal to winking and rolling his eyes.
This was sufficient ground for interfer-
ing, and he calls out to tho other second
with
81 say, puts my veto on dat DO.
sishun--it's agin de rules Oh all de codes
OBJ hona dat I see. De traction of de
sun shines raider too severe, makes my
principal roll him eyes altogedder too
much.'
"Wy, wy, look here, didn't we chuck
up a dollar for de choice obground, and
did't git him myself
eyes, I knows you did; but fair
plays a jube, and l'sc no notion OBJ see
in my friend composed upon and lose
all dc vantage
"Well, I'se no notion as you ia, and
1 'sists on settlin' dc matter just as we
At this juncturc a friendly cloud set
tied the matter at once, by stepping in
between tho sun and the belligerents.
The first two causes took their posi-
ton, and all the little preliminarics be-
ing settled, each one took his pistol rea-
dy cooked from his second. Both man
ifested a terrible degree of spunk, al
though sort of blueish paleness spread
itself over their black checks.
The second who was to give out the
fatal order which might send them out
of this world, now took his ground.
Raising his voice, he began:
"Gemmen, your time am cum.
Both signified their assent.
';Is you ready? Fiah! one-two-
three
Bang, pop went both pistol at once,
one ball raising the dust in the middle
of tho road, while the other took 4
'slandtendicular' course among the
bystandcrs, fortunately without hitting
any one.
1t was now time to iuterpose, and
one of the seconds set himself about it.
After little conversation, the challen-
ged darkey stepped forward and said
to his antagonist
"I is.'
$50 is I, and I'sc glad to get OFF SO.
Next time dey catches dis child out on
such foolish exhibition as dis, dey will
fotch me, dat dey will do. for sartain.'
"Dcm's my sentiments cdzactly," re-
tortcd the other. "When your onmor-
tai instrument of def went off. l de-
clare thought I was gon child; but
lsee so happy-gosh, let's shake hands
and 60 back to our abocations.'
In hive minutes time all hands-enc
mics, friends, black, white, and all
were on the road home to work pcrfcc-
tly satisfied with the sport of the morn
ing.-N. 0. Pic.
Mrs. PARTINGToN's LAsT.-"My
dear aunt said a nephew of the old lady
to her the other day, "my Sally has a
baby; and such a baby the world never
before; b , it is the baby, and no mistake. ;