The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-07-16
Ascent Of a Dandy.

brass buttons on his coat, and the tlarin'est
kind of red neckerclers: and this timo no
had on a pair Of buckskin brecches with
straps under his boots. Well. when I was
atnlkin' to him ov the prospect fur the
next day, all ov sudden thought the little
fellcr was a growing uncommon tall, till
discovered that the buckskin breeches, that
wur as wet as young rooster in a spring
rain, wur beginnin' to smoke and draw up
kinder, and wur lillin' brother Joe off
the ground!
"Bro,her Joe," seq I, "you'rc 'goin up"
aBrother Tom, sez he. II amt doing
anything else."
And he sciunched down mitey hard, but
1t warn't ov no use, fur aforc long he wur a
matter oy sou,c fifteen feet up in the air!
- '.Merciful Powers!" interrupted the
widow. a.
"Brother joel" scz l.
,"l'm hcre?" sez he.
4"Catch hold ov the top ov that
black jack" seq I.
% "Talk!" scz brother Joe, and no sorter
leaned over and grabbed the snplin', like as
may be you've seed n squirrel haul in an
elm switch of q Juno mornin.' But it
warn't ov no use, fur, old 'oman, Of you'll
believe me, it gradually begun to give way
at the roots. and afare he'd got five foot
higher, it iist slipt out'n the ground, as
easy as you'd pull upa spring reddish.
"Brother Joo!" sez again.
i'I'm , is,nin'," seq he.
HCut your straps" sez /, fur seed it
was his las chance.
"Talk" sez brother, Joe. tho he looked
sort reproachful like q: me, fur broachin'
such a subject, but artcr apparently con-
siderin' awhile he outs with his jack knife,
an leanin' over sideways, made rip at
the side of his left boot. There was con-
siderable deal ov cracklin' fur a second or
two, then crash like as il wagon load ov
cord wood had bruk down, and the fust
thing knowed, the t'othcr shot up like,
and started him, and the last thing / seed
Of brother Joe he was rhirlin' round like
a a.four-spoked ,chcel ,cith The rim oD, array
close fowards sun-do,cn."
TIE FOURTH AT LowELL.--At Lowell
Massachusetts, ono or two decidedly new
features were introduced in the celebration
OF the 4,h of July.
The whole town seems to have partici.
pated in the festival, with an evident deter
mination 10 make it as vivacious as it is or
dinarily noisy and dull.-Besides the mil
itary and civil displays, there was parade
of company, the antique and Horrible
Artillery" Whose un consisted in wearing
I, all the quaint and old-fashioned garments
That could be raked and scraped togc,he,
in tho country.--Hats of enormous size, and
dickeys Of prodigious height and stiffness
alternatod with knee breeches and hoopcd
.pe,,icoats. The captain wore coat which
on the Ill. Of June, 177;l covered Ban.
croft, of Pcpperell, Bunker Hill soldier
q One OF the soldiers wore richly en-.
Z broidered vest, which was once the property
Of General Sullivan. Ancient vehicles
were put in use, Us we'll az ancien,
4 costumes, and dilaptated chases and
sgarryalls lsswere filled with the most
venerable couples as{ - 81
in contrast withsthe older dresses
i iae some five hulidfsd young ladies'. fran1
-drts5ed IN the new style
which has taken the name of it's protector
Mrs. Bloomer. Their appearance was
generally admired, aud in tho coursc of the
day they presented beautiful banner to
one Of the fire companies.
(. At the dinner, in the evening, this toas,
! was given by Mr. Sherman
Sf.;"I'Es LoneH Factory Operatives in
Blooa,er Cosiume.-Was Solomon, in
all his glory, arraycd like one OF thcm9
For, though they dress like the Editor oi
The Lily, yet they are no, lilies, since they
both toll and spin"
The factory girls are at least in earnest
in regard 10 their dress reform In regard TO
some private celebrations at Boston, the
Transcript says:
f''A party came off at the office Of the
Olive Branch, and there were present be-.
tween forty and fifty persons, ladies' and
gentlemen. The ladies' were all dressed
in the B!oomer costume, except the wives
of the editor, Ex-Governor Dunay, of
Maine, Rev. S, Lowell, and one other The
: dresses of the ladies' were all made OF
{ elegant silk or satin, and to suit the taste
OF the wearers."
Miss Susan Nipper gives loud Ger
tificate in favor Of some of the popular
patent medicines of the day. She was
suffering from general debility, sick
: headache, heartburn, Indigestion, tape
worms, constipation, rheumatism in the
back, shoulders, and hips. and besides
+ these she didn't feel very we'll herself morc'r
halfthe limc. At length, sho says 81 was
. brought very low, so that most of nv i'm.
pudent friends didn't know me, and the
regular faculties didn't expoct me to live
from ono end TO the other.
"About this time friend recommended,
as the last resort. that should try few
bottles ofthe Pictorial Oxenated Compound
Saxfarilia Extract Of Wild Cherry Wine
Bitters, satisfaction given or money re-
funded, to he well taken before shaken.
destroy the lubel as soon as possible, no
pay no cure, beware Of counterfeits---none
genuine unless tho proprietor is OH the
wrapper. took three dozen bottles of this
truly invaluable medicine, and it gave
immediate relief in three months"
Personally appeared the said Susnn
Nipper, as aforesaid, and swore 10 tho
foregoing and said she'd he darned-it il
wasn't true.
REBUILDING OF SAN FRANcrsco.-Tbe
Alta Californian states that from Monday,
the 9Th ult., when the fire ceased, up to
May 18th, an interval of ten days, 357
buildings had been commenced, Of ,chich the
major p rt 'cere finished and occupied.
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