The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12
BR1LLtANr REpARTEEs.-,Thc dex

llllS readlnCSS III rcpartec Wiilcn con.
tinually saved Voltairc from social over
turn. lie once praised another writer
very heartily to third person. 1T is
very strange was the reply, that you
speak so wcll of him, Tor lie says that
you arc 4 charlatan.' %" replied No.-
taire, 4 t!,ink it very likely that both Of
us may be mistaken Again, YOU
lnnst all have heard the anccdote of the
young gentleman who was discoursing
very doymatically about the appropriate
sphere Of woman. And pray, sir
screamed out an old lady, what IS the
appropriate sphere Of woman?' ~ ce-
lcstial sphere, madam!' Robert Hall
did not lose his power Of rctort even i'll
madness. A hypocrital condocr with
his misiortuncs once visited him in the
mad-housc, and said, i'll whining tone,
What brought you here, Mr.. llall?'
Significantly touched his brow With his
finger, and replied, 'What'll never
bring YOU sir,-too much brain. n
rapld change from enthusiasm to non
chalancc is often necessary in society
Thus a person one eloquently culoyiz-
ing the angelic qualities of Joan of Arc,
was suddcnly met by the pctulant ques-
ton, what was Joan of Arc made OFF,
She was Maid Of Orleans y Yankee
is never upset by tie astonishing. He
walks among the Alps with his hands
i'll his pockets, and the smoke Of his ci-
gar is seen among the mists of Niagara.
Onc Of this class sauntercd into the
Office Of the lightning telegraph. and
asked how lonSi would take tc transmit
a message to Washington. Ten min
utcs,' was the reply. 4 can't wait, was
the rcjoinder. Sheridan, who mover
was witlouta a reason, never failed to cX-
tricatc himself in any emergency by
his wit. at a country house, where he
was once on visit, an elderly maiden
lady desired to be his companion in &.
walk. lie excused himself at first on
the ground Of the badness Of the wealth
cr. She soon afterwards, however, III
tcrccptcl him in an attempt TO escape
without her. "Wcll,' she said. it is
cleared up, see.' why yes he an.
swcrcl, it has cleared up enough for
one, but not enough for taro.' 1t was
this readiness which made JOHN Ran
dol Lh so terrible in rcturt. lie WAS tic
Thcrsitcs Of Congress, a tongue-stabbcr.
No hyperholc Of contempt or scorn
could be launched against him, but
he could over top it with something
more scoin!ul and ccntcmptuous. OPP
position only madlcncd him into more
brilliant bitterness. 'Isn't it shame,
Mr.. President, said he one day in the
Senate, that the noble bulldogs OF the
administration should be wasting their
precious time in worrying the rats Of
the opposition Immediately the Sen
ate was i'll an uproar, anl he was clam
orons',' called to order. The presiding
officer, however, sustained linn; AMI
pointing his long, Skinny fingers at his
opponents, Randolph screamed ont !
rats, n!lI-say! mace mice.
Tile FAsIuoN.-,-D Dcrornity is rs often
the fashion as hchuty the fashion, and !
their vanity, or interest. or conlIlais
ancc, hlilcs I!lcir understanding to dis |
believe even their senses. II clcanli- |
ness is tie fashion, then cleanliness is
admired; if dirt, hair powder, and ro-
riatum, are the fashion, then dirt, hair
powder, and pomatum arc admired just
as much. if not more, from their being
disa yrccable. The secret is, that fash.
ion is initiating in certain things that
are N our power and that are nearly |
indifferent i'll themselves, those who pos
scss certain other advantages that arc
not in our power, and that the losses,
ors are as little disposed to part with,
as they are eager to obtrudc them upon !
the notice Of others by every external
symbol at their immediate control
we think tho cut Of Il coat fine, because
it is worn by man with ten a thousand |
a year, with a fine house, and fine
carriage a5 wc cannot get the ten thou
sad ycar, The house or the carriage,
we get VII wc can---.thc cut Of the fine |
gentleman coat, and thus are in the
fashion
hNvY Is frequently the foundation
OF Ill rcpcris Iherc is a jealousy in
some charactcrs which ,cudrrs the sue
cess of others tnc subject of malcvolencc
iSstead Of appreciation. The sudden
DEPRESSION Of those with whom they are
corrected, would give fecility; but if
thcjfare exalted in the scale Of society,
and soceige tile just cncomiums Of mer-
it, il CREATES hatred, They now cease
70 bo 'lponia,level with; and as they
.HiIi noe see BY what principles they
nave deem distanccd, Sthcy seek to avoid
c2np5fson. and begin to dctract either
from t;.a moral or!intellectual qualities of
thos Z syhQmzthey once loved. Thus
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