The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-09
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SAM SLICK ON HOPE.

SAM SLICK ON HOPE. ;g
In his last book, !sWisc Laws aud
Modern Instances Mr.. Slick se.
marks in the following strain upon
Hope and Disappointment !:
Hope! /! what is hope I? expectin'
some unsertin thing or another To
happen. Well, spoaen it don't hap.
pen, why then there is a nice little
crop of disappointment to digest
that's all. What's the use Of hopen
at all then? I never could see any
use under the sun in it. That word
ought to be struck out Of every die
tionary. I'll tell Webster SO, when
he gets out new edition of his'n.-
Love IS painted like little angel; 4.
with wings and bow and arrow,
called cupid-.tl,e name of mother'sf
lap-dog. Many's the one I've paint.
ed on clocks, little, chubby.cheeked, !,
onmeanen, fat, lubberly, critters. Il,
suppose it typiiics that Love is a fool.
Yes, and how he does fool folks, too.sS
Boys and gals fall.in love. The hagE
is all attention and devotion, and the
gall is all smiles, and airs, and gra-
ces, and pretty little winnin' ways.
and they bill and COO, and get mar
ried because they hope. Well, what
do they hopei Oh they hope they
will love all the days of their liyes,s
and thcy hope their lives will be ever
SO long just to love. each other; It's
such sweet thing to love. Well;
they hope great deal more / guess.s
The boy hopes arter he's married his
wife will smile as sweet as ever and
twice as often, and be just as neat,
and twice as neater, her hair Iookiris
like part of the head, SO tight, and and
bright, and glossy, and parted on the
top like little path in the forest. x
A path is sweet little thing, for it
seems made purpose for courtin:$
it is SO lonely and retired. Naturs
teaches it's use, lie says, for the
breeze as it whispers kisses the leaves;
and helps the Towering shrubs to-
bend Sdoan and kiss the clear little
stream that watts III an eddy fol; it,
afore it moves on. Poor fellow, he
aint spoony at all. Is he And he.
hoIos that her temper will be as gem
tie, and as meek, and as mild as ever;
in fact, no temper at all --all amia-s
billy-an angel in petticoats. WelI,.
she hopes every minute he has to-
spare he will fly TO her on theswings
of ove-legs aint fast enough, and
running might hurt his lungs, but 1lg
to her--and never leave her, but bilIs
and coo forever, and will let her will
be Ais law sartainly wont want her
to wait on him, but for him to tend
on her, the devoted critter like
heavenly ministering white he-higger.5
Well, don't they hope they may get.
all this ? And do theyP Jist GO
into any house you like; and the last
two that talks in these has been low
ers: They have said their say, and
are tired talking; they kissed their
kiss, and an onion has spilled it! they.
have strolled their stroll, for the dew
is on the grass all day now. His
dress is ontidy, and smokes a shorr
black pipe Che didn't even smoke d
cigar before he was married, aud
the ashes gets on his waistcoat;s but:
who cares? it's only his wife to see
it-and he kinder guesses he sees
wrinkles, where he never saw 'ent
afore, on her stocking ancles; and
her shoes are little, just o little;#
down tJ heel; and she comcs down
to breakfast with her hair and dress
lookin as if 1t was little more neat
err, il would be a little more bettepA
He sits up late with old friends, a #
he lets her go to bed alone; and
cries, the little angel! but it
because she has a headacl
heart--ho! there's nothing
but she is lately troublea ss|
in bad nervous headag
think what in the w4
The dashing youz
got awful stinG d
says house.ke<
rips out an Y
then, she
hopes-Y
Why,
but