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

Iet betsey 9 name alone, you lazy
good for nuthin nterrupted sharp
nosed female, with ono child in her arm, an i
and another at her knee, sslet Betsey's
nanie alone, goodness knows she can
get along without such notice as that,
twas the blessed Elizabeth herself
--"and come and tote Jake. Here
they've been ;scroughin' and runnin'
over the poor child all 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
affair-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 q
small branch of the Mctairie 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 at 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 po-
sishun--it's agin de rules Oh all de codes
ob 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 I git him myself?'
eyes, I knows you did; but fair
plays jube, and I'so no notion oh see
in my friend composed upon and Sse
all dc vantage
"Well, Use no notion as you is, and
I 'sists on settlin' de matter just as we
is-and-'
At this juncturc a friendly cloud set
tied the matter at once, by stepping in
between the sun and the belligerents.
The first two causes took their posi-
tion, and all the little preliminaries be-
ing settled, each one took his pistol rea-
dy cooked from his second. Both man
ifested 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 significd their assent.
SIS you ready? Fiah! one-two-
three
Bang, pop went both pistol at once,
one ball raising the dust in the middle
of the road, while the other took 4
"slandtendicular' course among the
bystandcrs, fortunately without hitting
any one.
It was now time to interpose, and
one Of the seconds set himself about it.
After little conversation, the challen-
ged darkey stepped forward and said
to his antagonist
"Nigga, is you satisfed?'
"I is.'
$50 is I, and Use glad to get off 50.
Next time dey catches dis child out on
such foolish exhibition as dis, dey will
fotch me, dat dey will do. for sartain.'
"Dem's my sentiments cdzactly," re-
torted the other. "When your onmor
tai instrument of def went off. I de-
clare 1 thought I was a gon child; but
Isee so happy gosh, let's shake hands
and go back to our abocations.'
In five minutes time all hands-cne-
mics, friends. black, white, and all
were on the road home to work pcrfec-
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 q baby the world never
before; it is the baby, and no mistake. ;
"WelI, well" said the old lady, "young
folks should be monstrous thankful for
such favors; but what did you say was
the name ofitT Why, Susan Parting,