The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-01-01
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he ssos,thsrn Press says that AIiltnn,sl
devils were OF tle Aorth--not South
Satan's first order was:
g Assemble thou y
~ All those myrads, which we lead the chief!
Tell thetn TINT by command, ere vet Sim night
Her stadowy cloud witiidm@s, am to haste,
And AZ nll VINO under me their banners wave,
Iae qu.rters ef he North. - !.
SAT length into the limits of the North
They cainc and Satan TO his royal seat" :;
And not only, continues The Press, was
the rebellion a Northern one, but the pre-
,cnces were similar to those Of the North
now. TWAS "ibcrly" movement then
pretcnce of liberty against slavery.
Thus Satan in reply to Abtliel, says,
AT first thought that liberty and heaven
To heavenly souls hnd been all ono; but now
Fee that most through sloth had rnther serve,
Alnstrring spirits, trained up in fGnat and song;
Such hast thou aimed, tho ministers of heaven
Scrrttify teith freedom to contend"
observation-disclosures
"WHAT ARE BIRDS GOOD FoR!"-The
American hgriculturist for December, in
answer to this inquiry, relates the following
anecdotes:
"In connection with this subject, VIC will
give an anecdote related to us last winter
by Gov Aiken, Of South Carolina, of the
rice birds. These little creatures gather
around The rice fields at harvest time in
countless myriuds, and of course
consume considerable grain. Some years
ago il was determined to make war upon
them, and drive them out Of the country,
and the measure was in some degree sue
cessful, so far rs getting rid Of the birds
What arc birds good for!' The rice plan
ter soon found out; for with the decrease of
birds, the worms increased SO rapidly that,
instead of few scattering grains to feed
the birds, the whole crop was demanded to
fill the Unsuitable nav of the army that
came TO consume every young shoot as fast
IA they sprung from tho ground. Most
undoubtedly the birds were invited back
again with hearty welcome. Riccc cannot
be cultivated without their assistance.
IA NV years ago the blackbrds in the
northern part OF Indiana were considered
griovous nuisance TO tho farmer. Whole
fields of oats were sometimes destroyed,
ard the depredations upon late corn were
greater that can bc believed, if told. The
farmers sowed and the birds reapcd lie
sco'ded and they twittered. Occasionally
charge Of shot brought down score, bu,
made no more impression upon the great
sea Of birds than the removal Of II single
bucket Of water from the great salt puddle.
A few years later every green thing on The
land seemed dcsli, ed TO destruction hy the
army worm. Man was powcr'ess-a worm
among worms But his best friend, tile
hated hlackbirtls, came TO his relief just in
time to save when all seemed lost. Nohu-
man aid could have helped him. How
thankful should rnan bn that God has given
him for his companions and fellow-laborcrs,
in the cultivation Of the earth, those lovely
birds. The lnhorer is worthy of his hire
Why should we grudge the lltle moiety
claimed by tho busy little fellows which
followed the plow, and snatchcd The worm
away from the seed, that it might produce
grain Tor his and our sustenance! NO
honest man would cheat a bird OF his spring
aud summers work."