The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-18
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M ISCEL L "A N E0 U S.
ICHISsRAN AN4s THE PIG.

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5#;5of their sadness; and never heard
the following anccdotc related bu'
once. | was then not so gray as
nm now, bnt full ofbl"od and "livel.s
the hour Of the nigh,
twelve, - sitting with my chum over
the rmaips Of 2 beggarly supper.
Tom said my chum Step. "are
;yon-dnll because there are no more
cakes end ale Z"
!'Not a whit. my hoy" I replied,
'yet there is something nnconforta,
bic in m empty stomach.
'Thcreis, said Step, and to give
Y yop foo, not quite 50 substantial as
Rmcat, but more asreeablo in its
season, will tell you story
sDp, Step, sail |, rs | lighted
4 my scsar and prepared for a love az
fair of the pathetic kind.
Z Now Step. was wrlkin cycd boy,
"A young Grecinn in his class. of
"A mild and gentle temper; anl for
eail the world the last student in the
Z worl.l | woul,l have takcn for the vcri-
icst2was ofus all; yctin this ncvcrwas
a snph more dcceised. Aud though
! he is now n distinguished professor,
7 / believe should he chance to see
tiis page, he Will DC tempted ftr
:, : lnomeit to throw aside his gown
Z and laugh at the story he then in.
vented Or told in. good earnest.
After musins a ,littlc whil,.-"Tom.'
/ E;;cnmnence' Sen, ''you have real
Z tile life Of Philpol tCurran 2
lis biograyl,ess have done him
injustice
3'Ah- l,ow"?'
rss by the supprcssiul. pf an ancc.
S-44lote--truly chaE;lGtsl,istic 81 his tact
land SI,,imnr. All ! aver ron. and
s tiliiils Sfph Will agree SSithsnc, tlat
might by the slightest possibility move
sthe rcaso.loniny creature to laugh.
ter, docs what | never copl'l or would
forgive.
Dear tom, I am happy to cay that
the Gueslap where shall l dine IA
Eely Affects us in this bounliiul con,,-
AIRY, however an amnle supper may
lhe desired by you at t,,his late hoar
i of tho night. Gcnins will never
,starve willie bank bills are plenty as
black berries i'll spring time, and
hos .hta'ity like four pence bri8h.
tens in, use. Bat to my story 1T
yhappened That Pl,ilpot Curran on a
clustering day arrived in Lon'lon, a
few minutes hefnrc The dinner hour.
Gwieh, an appetite as keen as Sir
,JnE,i's nf fat wittcd memory.
Take that trunk, sa,l a little
man, as he leapcA from a hack before
the door Of celebrated hotel.
Cant replied the waiter, -'No
room sir.
'GIad Of that rcj incd Phil, -
ltntm hey ?--Sood::' aud without
further ceremony.hc entered the no
Eel.
Mine host =
Coming, si:':
Mine host Of the garter
Here, sir, said mine host on his
: entrance, 'any thing 2
ANY nsqnobauyh !! enquired Phil.
tSir /" exclaimed mine host i'll cvi
dent surprise, Il don't know wha,
you mean.
..Umph, ,--don't know well ther
any 81. Pathichs eye apqthcr, as
I'VE callit?'
tSt. Pathrick's eye wather,' re
5peated mine host, musingly.
by heave1ss, ,he echoes me- sait
,Fhil. after the stage fashion, If
(Which he rolled lis eyes and looker
,daggers at the apron man.
= No st. Pathlick',s 5 eye water j
mo, SIR
sThen art thou art lost contin
s. ,ued fP!,il.-'Thon shalt not be saved;
= turning abruptly on mine host
sDo you speak lrish.?'
No, sir.
,.Ah, yon monster-not q Mile
.sain scholar!'
WHATS he. 3 cnqnircd mino host
s'Tisn't Hebrew, or Chinese o
Choctaw;-it is something like Eng
slish without Its sharaling partici
4l,les' and its discourtcons, mo- yo'
may learn it on a gnsty day lik'
this. Repeat after me,-come, m'n'
host say to me-Dear sir, 1t is coll
without, and i am glad to see you
nyahonse isat your disposal, rooms
servants, drink, food, everything
and, my. darling, excuse the imre'
tinonce of the waiter who refuse
a yon Recommendations; so, min
ihost, and. Yon will speak Irish as.w
do in our land.
Nowf wig YOU, ny wag,' sai