The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-03-01

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best way" he replied, twas to have
divine and celestial mcditations, and
to use honest actions, in the day time
Muller says he could 80 to sleep at
will on assuming a rccumbent posi-
ton. Bonaparte, during his grand
career, required no other condition
but darkness; yet, at St. Helena, he
suffered from sleeplessness among his
other tortures. Habit exercises an
almost omnipotcnt influence in this
matter. a distinguished watchmak-
er having retired from business, was
in danger of phrcnitis for want Of
sleep. After several miserable weeks
Of this privation, some one suggested
a return to the old place of abode.
The experiment succeeded perfectly,
for he fell asleep in his former work.
shop at once, rejoicing in the loud
ticking of scores Of clocks and watch
es.
Of contrastcd impressibility, is
the case of the old harpist, given by
Brands, who slept the instant he
left off playing; but, although undis-
turbcd by other sounds, woke up i'm
medately as any one touched the
st St tslinss of his instrument.
Deprived of sleep. man is mex.
prcssiJly>wrctched, and eager and
ccascless las cver been his search af..
ter the means of rlsSssipg ,.his ines.
cstimablc bicssinc Sc saSts,aa;'ics are
everywhere instinf .sht and
eagerly employee ants, as
indirectly narcntj si$,tS.2SHt unfortunate
" become beycra :s,lAs! What a
picture of lifc,i, ytescnted to us. in
the fact observation-disclosures of and
5insensibility lp care and angus. i;l. con,
s8tiltaie the best boqnstslot caUsteB oi|
5ferca safferlnE flGrrspitS If.
| Iheartfois blessing he sbestows apon
him WHO firstinvcntcd sleep, surely
all nations will rise up and call him
blessed who shall discover the means
Of procuring sleep at will, with
out countcrbalancing consequences of
an unpleasant nature. The waters of
Lcthc, which possessed the power of
obliterating al remembrance of sor-
row and Of crime, would not Jc
more desirable.
ANECDoTE OF A LOUISIANA
JuDGE.--Old Judge LIS, who
was for gears the Circuit Judge in
that portion of Louisiana known as
AttaEapas county, was greatly ccle.
bratcd for his legal learning, and was
greatly beloved by lis ncighbors and
friends. He was stern, upright and
honcst-- and the death Of the good
old man, which occurred some years
ago, was universally regretted
throughout the State.
But, with all his book lore and
legal attainmcnts, he was Perhaps
the grccncst man at cards in his en-
tire circuit. ] has been said that
he did not know the Jack Of
Trumps' from a diamond. In the
village Of Opclousas, as three individ.
ua!s were sitting round table, in
one Of those dogycrics, with a bill.
lard table attached which arc so
common in the Creole parishes play.
iug a small game Of three hun.
drcd poker, wien quarrel cnsncd,
! which resulted in an aggravated
case Of assault and battery. Tliis
! did not end the affair. for, at tie
next term oi tic court, at the head OF
the docket stood "l'hc State Of Lou.
isiaua vs.. John Allen, for an assault
and battery with intent to kill, on
the body Of Enos Griggs.'
The tria! came on, and the only
witness to the ailIay was Captain
Johnson, Who was the third band in
HE game. johnson was Tic &Aipp0
Of ulc OF those crafts which trans
| port sugar from that section Of Tie
country to Ncw.Orlcaus, and was a
scll,coni,dcmt 90 ahead fellow, and was
as undauutcd before The Judge and
jury. as he would have been before the
crew Of his own little crait. Aflcr hc.
ing swont, he Mns directed TO tell the
coLrt and Jury everything he knew
/ shout the an;.ir. After clearing lis
! thIOut. he commenced hv siutiuu s,ilut