The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-07-26
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the business of the General
ernment, or at least TO see from i i,.se
TO time, what they are about, it tiiis
be not done, what little power 81
weight the people have. 81 iifss iiiss sin 81
through their. fingers.
Young Mr.. Pickens, on and
James Taylor's sons are to dine MI
me today. They are really ySfihe gsns
teel youths. I cannot tell yolis Di
what pleasure I took 10: see and
converse with them, and hat
hopes form, that our.conntfy ,y;;lls,
soon abound with such
Show this letter, orr send + II sc
my worthy friend John Hampton
with the papers after youshayes
read them. He knows We'll my
friendly regard for him; remember ssn
me to my friend Wade. Lam on.
~ sorry | cannot write to every ono 81 Il
oi my friends. Farewell! Wlti EN-: NJ
cere regard,
i am yours,
H. BURKE
RICHARD HAMPTON,
Z. 5. ] have been reading AIrs
Timothy's papers, and they ;.re6
enough to give one the beartache
to see ruin hanging over many
families. May the creditors and
lawyers have mercy on the poor ped. q
pie. Farewell!
INQUIRIES ABoUT 6HANeHAIs.
Mohawk farmer writes to sans apsriietIlI
tural editor that the chen feyer's
RACES some up that way, and inquiries.
"Now, what do you think of ti,es fs
variety called .ShanA:Asg1is, whose u
name don't belle them2 sI tell i,,V5s i,5sf
Wife they have no body at all and tTiat5
when the head is cut off the sleas; come
right apart! Am | righta Neigllf5oT
Buckingham's wife says they're Tie
beatenest things to lay on airtii, and /;
that they sit and lay both at oi,st. fl
don't believe it-.-it s contrary It's,
natsg ,lI..s5 think they,
2l5FtiSTas7 it wefe. and - erus;iienS iitjt,s
canthem things set2 III jae knife can
set as we'll asItfieys can. 5Iss
81 tell you, Mr. Editor, they pub Is
things 3out of joint too. ia dreadfiliiy
w hen Buckingham's wife cot IIlsT
Shank highs home the other day old9
hink happened to hear tsle. rooster
crow the first time, and not linowiinris
anything about the matter, summoned
half the hands on the place TO come
and help get the old hlink.eyesl
mule out of the crib Old Xii L sss
dey don't sit on de roost same al
odder chickens nohow, but lev sits
straddle of do stick, caussswhg syllell
dey temps to sit same as a common
chicken de head amt heaby 'nafi, tinrS
de legs, and dey falls off barlsswIs5alffSs
Correct philosophy that.
They sit when they eat, / kn5o 81. ffora
I've seen 'em do it; and I've, seen
try to cat standing, but twas no a;,.S;
for when they peck at grain s5t,f
corn on the ground, they don g. I.lofa'ff
half reach it, but the head bobs fialt So;
wcenathcir legs, making them ia id i ]
complete somerset. May BE tileyras
| like swinged cats, qcorse tlsats fls ess, to al
and that's bad enough any I,SW.
as soon see pair of tongs or eo.f
passes walking about the yard asst these
Shank highs. And | had like to lassesi
forgot tn tell you that Pete say
thay're big liars, cause dey crows ss
long time fore day in the morsiilsss
when 'toint day; but kink says don't
'lcct dat der legs is SO long, day
see daylight long time fore coins
mon chicken"