The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-10-31


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most perfect manfthe world ever. saw.
Abuse will 3not.ininre sterling cllarac-
ter. Harsh words rebound to the
speakers own. hurt. Are you cheated?
So is every honest man. Ifsyou com.
PLAN at every nishap-and every SIAN
.dcr--at every dog at your heels yon
will pass a life Of misery. Tie best
course is, to suffer without complaining
and to discharge all Your duties faitll.
fully as ir the fear of God. The man
who has ii snarl always OH his brow;
scorn on his lip and mountain on his
back-not cne of which lie can muster
courage to remoye-is of all men the
most miserable. Ifyou complain q t The
lt,ifics now, before yon die, sou Will en-
bitter every hour Of existence, BY your
unhappy disposition.
WHAT HAVE NoTIcED-i have noticed
that all men speak we'll of all mons virturc,
when they are dead, and ttht tomb stones are
marked with epiiuphs OF 'good and yirtuous."
Is there any particular ccmotry where the
bad men are buried !
have noticed that the prayer of nvery
selfish man is forgive US our debts" but
makes every body pay who owes him 10 the
.uttermosi fartling
IIavc noticed that Death is mercifui
Judge, though not impartial. Every mon
owes drtt.-D Dcath summons The debtor,
and he lays down his dust in the currency Of
mortality.
have noticed tha, he whp thinks every
man n rouge is certain 10 see one when he
shaycs himself, and lc ought, in mercy to
his neighbors, surrender ihe rascal iojustice.
n l have noticed that money is the fools wis
dom, the kna.n n's reputation, the wise mans
jewel, the rich mans trouble, the poor mans
ambition, and the idol o NIL.
have noticed that whatever il, ia right
"Hh few cxccptnns-the left eye, the left
leg, and ihc left side OF plum pudding.
& have noticed that merit is always mcae-
ured in the worl, by its success.
have noticed that III order 10 be 4 reason-
able creature, il is necessary at times 20 be
downright mad.
have noticed tlia, 7s we are always wish
ing instead of working for fortunes, wc are
disappointed, and cali Dame Fortune "blind,"
bu, il is the very hest evidence ihat the lady
has most capital cycsight, aud is no granny
with spcctacles.
have noticed that purses viii held pen
nes as we'll as pounds.
- j have noticed that ,o,pbs,ones soy .tiIerc
he lies" which 10 doubts liz often the truth,
and il men could SEQ ;lie epitaphs their friends
sometimes write, they would surely believe
they had got into the wrong grave iNcse Y.
Sririt 9fhe Iimes.
CONTAGIOUS EFFECT OF a MoTnEEs S
FEAR.-First impressions made on Tic
fears Of a child are rs aptto be endn-
ring as first impressions Of any other
Hence tic mischief of frishtfu nurse
ry tales. Writ, in his recolllctions, Of
his first ten years, thus describes The
lasting effort Of his childish sympathy
with his mothers fear:
Son the evening that AIN speaking
Of, there was one of the most violent
thunder storms | have ever Witnessed,
Ny aunt got down he: Bible, and began
to read aloud. As the storm incrcas-
ed, she read louder aud louder. My
mother was exceedingly frightcncd.-
She was one Of the nost tender and af-
fectionatc OF beings: but she had the
timidity Of her sex III an extreme de.
gree, ,--and, indeed, this storm was
enough to appal the stoutcst heart
One flash Of lightning struck a tree in
the yard and ripped off large splinter
which it drove towards US. Ny moth
or shrieked aloud, hcw behind the door.
and took me with her. Ny aunt re-
manned firm in her seat, and noticed
the peal in no other way than by the
increased energy of her voice. This
was the first thunderstorm ! remember.
/ never got over my mothers contagi-
Gus terror until | became mau. 5y.
enthcn, and even yet, am rendered
much more uneasy By thunderstorm
than, / believe | should have been if
my mother had, OH that occasion, dis-
played the tirmness Of ny aunt. l
could not have been more than FIVE or
six years old when this happened. The.
incident and its effect on nc show the
necessity of commanding our fears be-
fore our Children
THE FALLS OF LITrL.. Con SrgE.
KEE) RIVER, OR TIE Cave OF De So.
TO DE Soto, gallant noblo.of Spain,
left his lovely and childless wife, IN his
baronial castle, and set sail for the New
World with q band Of religious and
military advcnturcrs. He landed in
Florida, and was there Hospitality enter.
tanned by beautiful Indian Princess
or Queen. Pursuing his cousrc West,