The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-28
Etos, Stusels Epic,ireas Bullstias /
+ MIL III SEC CRETS. 81

tn6fIulloWHlS hueCuOl6 OH couple OIsWOr.E
thy disciples Of Father Miller. If you
think il worthy Of a place inahe Epicnre.8
an Bulletin,S pray make room for it.
ais'5 ss! Z SHBgN.
Memphis, Tenn. Sept. %, 1s4s.
In Coles county, there lived q man nam.
edIsaac Dodsoh, and bis wife, who were
firm believers in the prophecy Of Father
Miller; and not doubling for q momentthe
correctness Of their prophet calculations,
they set about making active preparations
for the eventful day that was 10 terminate
the existence Of all sublunary things. AZ
tor having "set their house in order," the.
following conversation took place:
Husband--My dear wife, I believe
have made every preparation for to.mor-
roo. l have forgiven all my enemies,
and prayed for the forgiveness of oil my
sins, and | feel perfectly calm and resign
ed. ST.
Wife--Weli husband, I believe | am
ready for the sound Of the trumpet.
Husband-Im reJoiccd to hear it,
But, my dear wife, lhaye no doubt there
are many littlo domestic secrets which
have been kept hidden from each other,
which. had they been known at The time OF
their occurrence, might have produced
unpleasant feelings, but as we have but
but one day more to live, let us unbosom
ourselves freely TO each other.
& Wife-Well husband you arc right;
there are some lille things that | never
told you, and which intended should re.
main between me and my God; but Us we
have but one day left, | reckon it's right
10 make clean breast TO each other.
am ready; you begin, husband.
Husband-No, dear, you begin.
Wiie--No, husband, you begin---I
can't.
Husband-No; You know, my love,
Paul says husbands have right to com.
mand their wives. 1t is your duty as a
Christian woman 10 obey your husband,
and the father of your children. So, be.
gin, love.
Wife-In the sight Of God I reckon it's
right; SO, will tell you, dear husband, our
eldest son, William, is not your child.
Husbund---Gre God Mary! | never
dreamed ofyour being untrue 10 me! Is
that 80?
Wife (in tears)-Ycs, God forgive me,
it is true. know that did very wrong,
and am very sorry for it; but in an evil
hour fell, and there's no help for il now
Husband-William not mine! In the
name of God, whose child is. .hel
Wife-He's Mr.. Graham's, tho con-
stable. The Lord be near you poor wife!
Husband---So, William uin't nv child!
Go on.
Wife.--Well, our daughter Mary, nam.
ed after me, amt yours neither.
Husband Salpation! Talk on Mary,
---come right out. Who's Mary's father?
Wife---Mr. Grider, tho man that built
the meeting house, and went TO the lower
country.
Husband. 4 (resignedly)--- Well, as there
is but one day more, I'll bear il; so, 90 on,
If you have any thing else.
Wife-.-Well, there's our youngest
Husband-l suppose Jenny amt mine!
Wife---No, dear husband, Jenny, that
zoe to'a love SO we'll, ainl your'n neither.
Husband --Mercyul Lord! Is that So2
In the name of Heaven, ,ohose is hc2
Wiie---He is the one eyed shoemaker's,
that lives at the forks Of the road.
Husband Well, by Heavens!-. Ga
briel, 6loD your horn! WANT TO GO
Nowi
CuRIosITIEs.-A plate Of butter from
the scream of joke"
The last contract with the "trede
Winds"
A small quantity Of tar supposed to
have been left where tho lsraeiites pitch.
ed their tents.
The original brush used in painting the
"signs ofthe times.''
The apple of the "eye of faith"
a bucket of water from "all's WE'LL"
Some small coins in the s'change of the
moon."
Too MucH OF HuRRY.-A lady
leaving New York day or two ago, lust
as they were raising the plank Of the
steamboat, cried out to her husband,
.Goodness, George, must 60 back to the
Astor touse-lve left my teeth in the
Washbowl."
"Silencc! keep silence in court!' said
an angry Judge. "Here we have judged
dozen causes this morning, and have
not heard word ofone of them"
'Vat you makes dare2 hastily inquired
dutchman of his daughter, who was
being kissed by her sweetheart very
clamorously: %, not much, Just court.
ing little, dat's ALL 'Oho! dat's all, eh?
py TAM taught you vas vighting.'
EouIvocAL CONFERENCE.-The Phila.
delpha Times saws:
"Mad. Laborde is praised to death in
the Boston papers.--She merits it."
Both the Times md Tho Rosto,;on,