The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-05-12
MISCELLANY.
From the Mobile Tribune.
PluIarch Pictures.

DR. Thomas CoopEg-In November.
1882, we were ascending the steps leading
to tho Office of the Columbia alive" when
hearing voice we turned, and on looking
into the yard below, we saw Il small man
trying to get on horseback. The horse was
asmall pony, and the man small man, a
very small man, and his appearance was so
singular that it struck into our memory, and
;fwcwerc to live a thousand years, we should
not forget the singular appearance of that
small man. lie was about five feet three
or four inches high, with rather stout body,
which was cnvclopcd i'll a large and long
blue coat, that reached nearly to the ground;
his pantaloons were of the same material,
and tied at his ankles with pieces of large
coarse twine; his shoes were large; and his
old white hat, had large broad brim, that
hid the wearcr's face. In lis hand lie had
red COW skin whip, thus completing one
of the oldest looking figures that we had
ever behold. lie was endcavoring TO mount
his pony, but assayed in vain to reach the
stirrup, until having collected one or two
boxes, he piled one on the other, and mount
ing on both, put his foot into the stirup,
and gaining the seat, with touch of the
whip, lie caused his pony to move. Who
can this be? we said as we gazcd on the re-
treating figure; and for the fiftieth time that
lay, we asked oursclf, who can he be? After
inishing the business which had taken US to
ne printing Office, we returned to Qlafks
[ote, still wondering who the singularlbok-
6 parsonage could be. Was he an editor?
It this he could not, be, for editors don't
cor carry Whips. Was. he.a publisher?
o, what had man Of the pen to do with
ow-skin whip? To be sure they both hurt
asionally-and then the pretty little
k pony, that took all SO quietly, and
ii trotted off SO nicely! We adopted
course at once. Come what would
G, we determined to find out who that
ular looking man was. That he was
man, we had no doubt, or else why
Id he be so near to printing ofice?---
printing office from time immcmorlal
been sacred to great men, Printers are
tmen. They make presidentsl And
dents are great men. Was the singular
ing man the President of the United
esq That was impossible, for-if jackson
shown his no:c in Ctumbia just at that
:, Lieutenant Randolph would never
epullcd it in 1886. Was it the secre.
Va S'ote, wi. IotoyIu! we ndu ucdTu
srecent visit to Georgia, and who knows
hat he might have taken Columbia in
,ute to Washington? But would Mr.
tn venture in broad daylight to show
,If in the office of the Hive? the nulli-
ion bees would have stung him worse
he will be stung hereafter for his mis-.
8. The small gentleman puzzled us
tortured, us, and bewildered us, until we
.confounded. We went to bed in des.
we slept in. despair, we got up in des.
and descended to the gentleman's par.
,despair. Here we encountered group
lljfers. In front Of the fire, stood Gov.
'Istephen D. Miller, bolt upright and
ug3a skirt of his coat in either hand
eide was old Elias Horny, telling a
toslahghipg circle, and suiting the
boSthe word, was trotting up and
holding a gold-headed cane in one