The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-06-21

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Tn Dict Son of mani for the light,
OF whose presence NV spirit Yearnetf,
and bowels gruInb bleth, dost thou ask
mo why is it3not written that for.
tune, Y smiles upto fliols9s And for Il,ho
sake OF tllesei5stnites hath not thy ser.
want, been snakiig fool, yea an ass ass
OF himself, i,yain EforisfiYe /, ears
and ten days he has sojolrncd in this
place--he has diYsd into the water
he has torn aficieps Il rotks from their
resting places, and d4rornoyed them afar,
Off he has also torn his, breeches III,
Eparts not te be spoken, Of His beard
| hath grown slong--,the .;skiiis upon his
hands and face: hath changed It's color
until he lis. now likened unto a: wild
beast, and his garments are rent ard
soiled, so tha, 's.,ckclothr and aslies't
would 3be 81 fine as linen aud purple
to him. IIe would fain feed on husks,.
but there arc none. Yes, he who in
time past was wont to fare slIlnptuo,rs-
ly, and to grumble over greater ds!.t
cacies than were rled before Dives,
now snuiis with gladness the fragrance
OF pork and beans, and gnashes his
teeth impa,ien,ly at afrying slanjack.
lie balteth raw onion with uns peak
able ayidity. Potatoc skins fear his
presence, beef vanishes from before
him, and dogs took in vain. for the
bones. he signs for tho flesh pots Of
Egypt, and inorns over the 'barrenness
OF The land. In his sleep, nevertheless,
the good angle Of the past deigns to
visit him, and delightful visions are
opened to his recollection, of a deli,
cious bill of fare floats before the
mind Of the dreamer, and he orders
oysters and tcrrapin for SIX only to
awaken to Internal slapjacks and mo
lasses. s.,
Al this hath thy servant endured.
Is he not u fool, an abomination in the
sight Of wisdom? And dispenseth her
favors? Yet she has deserted me.
approach her, and she Heeth! Il double
on her trail and she turneth away! 1
wait her coming, and she stands stilI2
secret myself in her path and seize
her unawares! But she glideth off, Us
though had caught a hog by his
CREASED tail! Sictransit, Iexclailn, az
with sick heart | revile poverty and
curse fortune.
Lo? are not these evils, and where.
fore, should they be visited on thy
servant' Surely he hath not sinned
as other men sinneth. He hath not
coveted his ne:ghbor's OK, nor ass, ,anor
man servant, nor his na;d servant-
for be unknown unto thee, that there
are no maid servants here. He had
abided by the Law and the Prophets,'
but the profits have not abided BY him.
Now, therefore, renounce these
| diggings--i absqnatplate these prem.
ises--l 'vamose the ranch'--I take of,
II put out-I go--l slope, without
\ scrip or. proyender, taking no heed for
the, morrow, for the morrow takes M, ma,
care Of me: Before FIVE days have
passed, the shirt tail of Thy. servant
4 will be waving in the breezes of the
| Nevada. A remnant Of It will be
nailed upon the top Of tho highest
mountain that lie crosses, rs and EN-.
blem Of the extremity to which man
may be reduced in this land Of Ophir.
But think not, Oh! Elisha, that would
rend my garment for this alone. Ver;.
~, say unto thee, an evil penious
hath long persued me. She followed
so close upon my footsteps tha, every
thread and fibre Of my shirt are famiI,
lar 70 her eye. And if in her pursuit
Of me, she should gaze upon this relic
in the solitary Businesses of the noun.
tain, she will at once recognize it, and
believing me t. have been torn and
destroyed by wild beasts will retrace
her step, and thus will escape her.
! go hence Elisha, unto the town Of
Sonora where it has been prnphesied
that thy servant will heal the sick, and
prosper with amazing prosperity. AS
Moses reared the serpent in the viii
derness, for the children to look upon
and be cured of their infrmities, 80 will
! elevate my tin among the Gcntiles,
that they may gaze upon it and be
made whole. Their offerings of gold
and silver will be acceptable unto me,
and if they live not afterwards. perad-
venture they may find treasure in
heaveni
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The Board Of Trade Of Baltimore
are taking such measures for the clean.