The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-23


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llssFiys dollars ons against M y,so,u!,, III,
lssDones said ,.s;, q, ss.
The nexE day INV nesseilesk sss w game.
The lady bad gone tosa 81 M lIrs sRpder's
|iin w alnut aTeet, near but sIat'a
none os. your business 5I gave Hin, 8
dollar to begin on; and told him &c any.
thing came Of bis formation be should
have the other f5,ir, ITO ls.o pie on: NV
hat was the work Of an instant. Oat i
weDt, called q cab, and bade The driver. ,dIT
drive like the son of fisinrii down to
larry Landor'e ,r larry kne,Y ryery
body,,s bnsine essI be fer than Ills, assu-..
IN TACT, he had no busine ness. Hes syas
Q briefless lawyer. His account waa
quite satisfa tory The RYder81 we're
not Misters at allTa they .Wers t5Hso len
ormously rich old maids, who had sons
niece, their destined Eeiressa, Tie daueII.
ter ofia brothef! He offered to miro
duce me that night. That !: sWsy an
right. = I. Z. 81.
Z spent three honts, thirty, three min.
utes and some second hefore NV glass.
] brushed my hair tried three shirts
---l beg pardon, madam, for the word
"a dozen crayats--and finally. AFTER
great, care, adjusted my dress ,fo nv
satisfaction. j djustea my; coat, gavo q
my whiskers the finishing point OF al.
tractionzahd off 4 went ,to JOIN Harry.
Is. Wewere not long Ia reaching the
RJyder's-I tell you. Please to,s snuff
that candle. I was formally iintroduc-
ed to the old ladies' and while Harry
talked with the young st--sbe was sixty
--if o day--I took the eldest In charge.
But who do .youi thinn sat inis the corn.
er, playing with Ia tabby CAB? Tom
We talked about Napoleon Bong.
parte, John Smith, Joe SmitL. anithe
Cham sof Tartary disconrsed ON
endentalisn, fouriieriism, g5iii,n,iitar. gi,,iitt
i lalnissm, geology, mineralog ogy, !, theology,
transubs stantiation, federation, ethics,
politics, and every other ism, ology.
alton and les, which sI had ever heard
Of, and 'agood many I hopss may never
hear of again. I expatiated on The
great benefits of the new society for
sending bibles and Rarrniin q. ID he
Hottentots; and waxedg eloquent ON the
pious unction with which Itfie, verlys rey.
end and able DE-. yng talked ,piety and
80 on, every Sunday at the Epiphany
church. CHI, I agreed TO every thing ex-
cept one thing. i do not remember
what / disputed; but Iisnffared The old
lady Ito convince me, which was b great
trick of war.
~ In thelmidst Of my glory 4 heard
Harry pay.-ssY our fair niece y
.Es' Yesl answered The younger of the
skinny sisters-.'she, left town yester.
aaybut she win be home I il il d few.
days. # ~ Z, ss ss.5sss'
sOh, Satan!n tmuttered j, and hare
I been talkingin this style for nothing
Softly-I heard O. feotstep slight
form brushed by me. &c looked Tom
dropped the cat, who spat at him, and
ran. & There was our sylph of yester
day, standing near the window, arrraang. rirraanrg
ing some flowers On, q pierlt table. Tom
stretched himself forward. i threw
myself in an interesting position, pulled
mp my shirt-collar, and run my fingers
through my hair. s. a j ss,Isia-', 4
Never mind these, Lucy said the
younger Miss Ryd S you had better
take that book to my room, however,
sisA briefintervai elapsed before she
returned; but long enough for me- lsto
imagine her face. j knew what il would
be like a sweet, delicate 100 In
nocence, and hope, and JOY. A Seem.
ingly low forehead the tresses, curling
with very, arehnes and neatly parted
the delicate .ness--and thais perfect
chin ndsthe madd dening lips. pic.
tured ritont better than even N, ,Dopgal
could effect i ID iyoryTiand all in ten
seconds. sss,s.T q n; &
She turned. SO Il
Yes! there was quite d perfect chm
a--forehead, low enong VERY curly
hair. such lips, ard not d bud nose.
but the complexion, that was 90 black
as the ace Of spades. I, s,.t,ss fas
ssSir!!n said The two Miss Ryders, in
o breath, aahat do you mean By tusiag
such profane, language in this houssi2
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