The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-15

elect renamed, ever alter to imprint
on Ellen Striny's memory, anI on
the memories OF all who knew her.
the events Of that long night. Such
had been her suffering, anxiety. and
terror, that in those few hours her
hair had turned as white as snow.
SWe-Eslgaaas-AaRgnaEtiRac.
We have been looking at the por-
traits OF these celebrated authors. as
painted by Mr.. Powell. and exhibited
with his large picture Dc Soto, at the
rooms of the Academy.
Lamartinc is-ycs, young ladies,
pns,ivcly-a pfi"t young man, with
y long face, short grey hair, q slender
figure, and suit of black Put
pen behind his ear, and he would
look like a Z" confidential clerk" Give
his face more character, and he would
remind you of Henry Clay. He has
Il fine head, rhrcnoloyicaIIy speaking
large and round Mt the top, with
spacious forehead, and scant uot
mcnt of check. Prins is The word,
though. There is nothing in his up
pcaramcc Which is ever So remotely
suggestive oi'the romantic. He is not
even pale, aud as for 4 rolling shirt
r1i.ar ora Byronic tie,----he is evident
- I"t liiu in;Iil u llIiIk os sueli things
tn,,lncc, III iaot, is the article he
lives by, and like other men he choos.
cs to sink the shop" at least when
he sits for his portrait.
Dumas, on the contrary, is 4 burly
fellow. Ills large, red, round "lctks
stand out, till they Sc III to strctch the
very Skin that covers them, ai it
looks as smooth as y polished apple
His black, c'ispcd hair is piled high
above his forehead, and stands divided
into two unequal masses: one incIining
I" the right and the other TO the lett.
His eyes are dark and his mouth sen
snons, but not to the degree Of vul-
garity. lis person is large, and his
flowing mantle red. lie is the gen
tlcman to lay bare the throat, and
look romantic; not Byronically SO, but
pira'icaI!y. ie, he looks good humo-
red and like II man whose capacity for
physical enjoyment OF all kinds is
b"urdI' SIS. Ills negro blood is evident
enough to Ole who knows he has it; but
it would not be detected by one who
knew it not. 1t appears in he pe u!i.r
rotundity OF The man and all his parts.
1t crispcd ;tnd hcaprd hi, hair; it gave
the iuncss To his mouth; it made HIM
dress up in flowing rel to have hi,
picture taken. Rut hi complexion is
only IL shade darker tlinn the average.
he por RAFT reminded us for IL mo.
ment of the la,c Thomas IIumbin.
tho actor.
Eusncne Sue is neither prim nor
burly. lie IS a man ot large frame,
over which u loose black coat is care.
less!y hu..uncd.-Complexion light
-rycs, biue-lair, once black, now
pepper and salt-whiskcrs, volurnin-
ous-cye-brnws, black aud thick
good forehead, and the lower face am.
pie. Ibis convcyes no better idea Of
the mans appea' ancc than the dcscr,p.
ton III French passport. But the
truth is, Sues c"untenunce and figure
have none of those pccuiarilics which
'nakc description possible. He looks,
in his portrait, Ikea comfortable care
less, elderly gentleman taking his
ease in an easy chair and an easy
coat. He does not look like an an
thor. Authors seldom do. His air is
| rather that OF Il prosperous citizen.
Sue is only toIty-iivc years old, but
he has lived fast, and looks fifty.
five. Lamarline is siSty-lhrce, and
would isss easily for fifty three. Du.
'nas is fifty, and coulI get credit for
thirty eight.-N Y. Times.
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DIsCovERY OF COFFEE. About the
year 1888, dervis na.ned Hadii
Omer, was driven out OF the commu.
nifty OF Mocha. Hunger Induced him
to roast tho kahiva berries which
grew near his hiding place. He roas.
ted and ate them rs his only means OF
sustaining life. Sleeping them IN tho
water which quenched his thirst, he
discovered very agreeable qualities
aud also that this cilusion was nearly
equal to solid food. His prosecutors
who had intended him to die of starva
ton, rega dcd his preservation as {
miracle. He was transmitted into {
saint. Such arc the facts relating tt
coffee. There arc now supposed to be
5000 coffee rooms in Conslantinople.