The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-09


from his bisness, and his family cont.
nooed to increase three at time, he'd
git so cussed poor he'd starve, and
tharefore he knew it 'ud be better to
clear out, for the wimen would be sure
to take good care of his wife and tho
babbys.
Old DR.. Wilkins wur appointed by
the men to wait on mcetin' of the
wimcn, and inform them Of the fact,
that tha wur annoyin' the father of the
three babbys, and had almos. driven
him out'n the settlement. The doctor,
accordin' to appintmcnt, informed tho
wimcn, and arter he had retired tha
went into committee of the whole upon
the marter, and appinted three of thur
number to report at mcetin', on the
next evenin', set Of resolutions tellin'
what tba'd do in the premises, and gov
crnin' female action in the partickler
case of 10 Allen, his little wife, and
three beautiful healthy babbys. IL
When the hour of meetin' had arriv.
Mrs. Sutton's parlors wur crowded
with the wimcn of the settlement, and
arter appinten Widder Dent to the
cheer, tha reported the comittee on re-
solves reddy, and Mrs. Sutton bein' the
head of the committee she sot to work
and read the followin' drawn up paper:
Whereas, 1t has been sed by the
wise Solomon of old, that the world
must be peopled, tharfore, we hold it to
be the inyiolate duty of every man to
git married, and, moreover, rear up cit-
izcns and future mothers to our glorious
republic; and, @
Whereas, It is gratifyin' to human
natur', the world in genal, Missury at
large, and Liberty in partickler, that
this settlement has set an example to
the ancestors of future time, which will
not only make the wimen of this en-
lightencd state a pattern for thur chill
dren, but envy to the royal wimen of
Europe, not forgettin' the proud moth
er the Lions of Ingland, but will ele-
vatc and place in and among the furst
families, fur ever hereafter, the mother
that has shed such lustrc upon the sex
in general; and,
Whereas, tits the melancholy lot of
some to be deprived of doin' thar duty
in the great cause of human natur', be-
cause the young men is back'a ard about
spcakin' out it is time that some meas
urcs be taken inimical. to our general
prosperity, and encouragin' to the ris-
in generation Of Young felars round
town; tharfore,
Resolved, That, as married women,
our sympathies, like the hcaving of na.
tur's bosom, yearns with admiration
and respect fur that little womin, Mrs.
Allen, and as we see her three little
babbys reclinin' upon thur mothers fe-
male maternal bosom, our bcatin' hearts
with one accord wish we could say
ditto.
Resolved, That in the case of Mrs.
Allen we see an illustrious example of
the intarnal and cxtarnal progress of
that spreading race, the Angel Saxons;
and time will come, when the mothers
Of the west will plant thar glorious
shoots from one pinnacle of the Rocky
Mountains to the tother, and until thar
cry of libcrti will be hollorcd from one
pint to the next in continooal screetch!
Resolved, That Mr.. Joseph Allen,
the father of these three dear little
babbys, shall receive q monument at
his dcth, end while he is liyin', the
wimen shall ony visit his shop once o
week to look at him, 'copt tho married
wimcn, who shall be permitted to see
him twice a week and no oftener, per-
yidcd and eceptin, tha want to git meas
urcd fur II pur of shoes.
Resolved, Mister Joseph Allen shall
hay the custom Of the whole settlement,
for he is glorious livin' example of
dotin' husband.
Artcr these resolutions had been
unanimously passed, Mrs. Sutton ad-
dressed the mcetin' in stream of clc-
gance, wharin she proved, clar as
whistle, that family war tho furst
consideration fur settler in new
country, and town lots the arter ques-
ton. She acknowledged tho corn,'
she scd, shat it war soothin' to look
often at thur neighbor Allen, but his
peace of mind war the property of his
family, and she hoped the ladies
wouldn't disturb it, cause the loss Of
sech husbind would be a suffcrin' ca
lamity to the settlement
The meetin' adjoured, and 10 .wcnt
back to work, sinpin' md Whistlin' os