The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-05-24

q, ~" DoN DAY SO.1-AF.f3
'olocum was not educated in n Uniyer.S
sty, and his walk in life has been { m;
ofy paths and out Of the way placea. s.
1i.s mind is characterized by Iittleness
rather than q comprehensive prasp ofsi
great subjects. Mr.. Slocuin can How
ever, master printed paragraph ~
din d,nt of spelling the hard words in : d..
hncrate manner. and he manages to- to-
get few gIimpscs of men and things
from his tile rock farm, through the
medium of newspaper. 1t is o,iita
e,d'fying to hear Mr.. Slocum readinr !.
the village paper aloud to his wife a5. I
ter hard days work. ,..'ss5 15s
a few evenings ago, father Slocnr,tf6 Z
was reading All account of dread.
tul II accident that had occurred at a55
factory IN the next town, and which
the village editor had described in -,
great many words.
declare, wife; that was an awfnl
accident over tew the mills
w hat was it about, Mfr. Sloc,ma,
III read tho count, wife, and then
you will know all about it. g..3.
W. olocuIn Degan to read {s5s
Horrible and Fatal Accidenf. il
becomes our painful duty to record
the particulars Of an accident that g3ss ~.
CURED at the lower mill. in this y;I.
iage, yesterday afternoon, by which 4 /
human NUM-: being in the prime Of life was
hurried to that bourne from which. as
the immortal Shakespeare has said
mo traveller returns =
'Du tell!' exclaimed Mrs s
.Mr. David Jones workman ,.l,o,
had but few superiors this side of thas
great city of N. York, was engaged in :
adjusting belt upon one Of the lar. 3
gest drums
wonder if it was brass drum sicb
as as, has r. Pluridus Enuns' printed on
it?" said Mrs. S. -
when he became cntangl, d. His
arm was drawn around the drum and
hnaily his whole body was whirled 5ov.
or the shaft at q fearful rate. When
ms ms situation was discovered. he
had revolved about fifteen minutes. his
heaa and arms striking large beam,
q distinct blow at each revolution, ~
hurt him. s' As'se
When the machinery had been
stopped, it was found TINT Mr. lanss, s
arms and legs were macerated to
a jelly" - - - n n
Well did it kill him.' asked Mrs S
D.. with increasing interest. IS
portions Of the durameter. CO ebum
ana cerebellum, in confused asses
were scattered about the floor--ins
snort M the gates of eternity opened up.
Here Mr.. slocum paused to wipe
ms spectacles, and the wife seized the 1
opportunity to press the question !,
Was the man killed?'
don't know-havn't come to tbat
yet; you'll know whom pve finished the
piece And Mr.. Slocum continued
his reading. 4
1T was evident, when the shapeless
iorm was taken down, that it was q
no longer tenanted by an immor.
tinct. =, -.
WAS the man killed? that's what i
want TO come at, said Mrs. s. 45
DO have little patience, old 'oom.
an, said Mr.. S. cycling his bet
ter half over his spectacles; / pre-
sumo we shall come upon it right way
And he went on:
This fatal casualty has cast 5 a.
gloom over our village, and we !
trust that it will prove a warning to
persons who are called upon to regu.
late the powerful machinery Of
Now SAYS Mrs. slocum, per-.
coivIng that the narrative was en-. 4
dcd, now ! should like to know whe,h.
or me man was killed or not2'
Mr: Slocum looked puzzled. He.
scratched his J, scrutinized the ar.
t'cle he had been 'sading, and took q
general survey Of the paper.
! declare, wife, it's rathsr curious,
but really, the paper don't say. 5