The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-01

luMOcr man-WhO took his BRIDE to Il
log cabin, and commenced housckecp-
ing without a servant to aid her in her
housc'work-has risen rapidly from one
post Of honor and profit to another, un-
til he is now governor of one Of the lar
Scst and richest States i'll the Union,
and his country house is a palace,
surrounded by a beautiful Eden of his
own planning and planting, where he is
now enablcd to enjoy health, case, hon
or, and happiness, surrounded by his
lovely and beloved family.
MIR. Grandy, who, after his failure,
accepted a clerks office and salary.
now performs the duties of the place.
behind the accountants desk, in The
store OF his son.in-law Miss lAmina
was married to this gentleman when he
was clerk in a dry good store in New
York; but by industry, economy and
strict honcstv-in all which he has
been aided and sustained by his wife
hc is now a tlourishing merchant, in
Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Grandy resides
with her daughter, and she insists that
the reverse Of fortune which made them
SO much wiser and better, and happier,
was certainly no misfortune.
Mrs. lie Grand, who was Mrs.
Crandy's most intimate friend. but who
could not recognize her after her hus
bands failure, died in a garnet two
years ago. Mr.. lie Grand lost his
property in great fire in New
York, became dishca:tcncd, and gave
himself up to incbricty. One Of his
sons IS an apprentice, and one a loafer:
OF ms two daughters, one is a govcrncss
ornurSery maid i'll rich vulgar family
tho other is married to common
sailor, fine, intelligent fellow, who
may yet become al admiral or a king
so little reason has any one in tlis
republican country to be lifted up bv
the mere accident Of wealth or station.
The poorest mans child may arrive at
the highest honoTs of State. He who
Is Present today, is a private citizen
to,morrow-liab!c 10 lose every dollar
he possesses, and be overwhelmed with
debt and misery. His Child, though
born while his father prcsides ever the
councils of this wide land, NAV cvcntu-
ally earn his bread rs day laborcr
while tie son Of the maid-scrvant, who
cleaned the kitchen of the Presidents
house, may be carried there in triumph,
as Its chosen occupant. How ridicu-
lous then, in this land, is naughty pride
OF wealth or station. How contcmpti-
bic appears the 'aristocracy,' applied
to any clique or party. Or can there
be any thing more ridiculously absurd
than the imparting fine qualities of mind
or person, to any particular class or To-
cality. And yet these things are all
rractlscd, while thinking minds observe
the continual mutations of the wheel Of
fortune, and value every person accord
lng to the intrinsic worth of character,
willie things hardly TO be believed,
pass continually before them.
ORIGIN OF THE THREE TAILS, A
BADGE OF HONOR AMONG TIE TURKS
In the early days Of the Turkish mon
arch, before lis domimilions were so
widely spread rs they arc at present.
the Turks were defeated in a pitched
battle, and 5000 Of them taken prison
crs. They were all kept together in.
stead OF having been divided into small
bodies. and sent into different towns for
the sake OF being more securely Guard.
cd. Some Of them Observing that the
Guards Ncic not very numerous, and
that they were very far from being viei
liant. conceived hopes that they might
hy bold effort, receive their liberty.
and make their guards their prisoners.
They communicated their plan to the
body at large, and they unanimously re-
solved that they should free themselves,
orpcrlsEl in the attempt They had no
co!orS or standards under which they
might arrange themselves, and they re-
solved to supply Tie defect by cutting
OF The tails OF some horses belonging to
the guards: Having done this, they
Fnse" them on high, fixed upon the
l"mt Of poles, and SO advanced to at
tack their guards, whom they easily
oVcrthrcw;and being thus freed by their
own mtrcpldnty, they marched away.
and reached their territory before any
army co"!l be collected to oppose or
impede them.
In commcmoratiou of this transaction
thcr cavalry have ever since borl
standards resembling horse tails, which
| nave also become the badges Of their
| Generals, whose military rank is known