The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-23

Oa,cls OF JEALotsy.-Dur Lady

On,cls OF JEALotsY.-Our; lady
readers will be intcrs,eigiI the: fol
lowing account Of tts birth Of t. G ]
''green.cyed mons cr," "SNwhph we OK.
tract from Mansfield ,PaHins' most
entertaining work. 'l.ifd lin Abys
sinia." Air. Parkins kcara,he story
from the Hips Of piops Abslcm ac-
/ quantance:
"Whcn Adam and ,EyBt were III
Paradise, they were ior sine time
mos. happy couple, (ir }ay he sup.
posed for u month or twd like most
married couplcs.) AdanIwas in the
habit OF going every eye,fIg.to heav,
Ell to pray. The Devil, Mo had stu
died the female mind, ahA knew its
W ak points, thought ,iat tire intro.
duct'"n OF jraioasy might id a gro,!
Foundation whcrron h bnld much
mischief. S, he ". II. tnlEk, aud al:
ter propi,iati"g her by s:sYYtimed fiat,
terry, he inquired attes .Alam. Eve
replied by informing him where her
husband was gone. y; i I lhp Devil
smiled incrc1ulously, but sAd nothing;
and even when our lirsa np,h%r press.
c< him 10 tell her The r,ci,,'ng of his
| Smile, refused to answer Ir i time,
tciglnug lAat he wouI,l ipt hurt. her
feelings or injure the rrp.istion Of his
friend.
This conduct was n4l additional
evidence ul his profound acquaintance
with the weaknesses Of the ieniaie
hc"rt, Tor So acting he w.ANHht strong
;y on her curiosity as we |l2as her sus,
picion, Till 1T last, having worked her
up to II stale OF mind ci],ablc Of re
cciving any lies he miylh choose to
tell her, he informed herr with every
appearance Of sprrow, thft :At.:.a. Was
drcriying her aud paying his address
cs to another lady. At this Eve
laughed scnrntuIly, suyiils, ''how can
this be, for | know that there is. no
woman created except hysclf!" The
devil again SMILED with All expression
OF pity. Alas! poor lhiEs, said he, il
| show you anuthcr wo.han will t.u,
""dccc,vc you! She assented, and he
showed her mirror! sEye MAS, ol
course, >DIuli' Gly d.. $iystt,sH, ,bpugl
sh. lln. III !.ec.i! - .;.,:i' .;,:i Sd st1ssI q =
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| ~ MARSHALL rrnE UNITED SrAr.s
-A.i"ilg the iAmcricnus WHO attend.
ed the late ball given at lc Hotel dc
Vile, Paris, WAS Jack Spiccr, ol Ken
tucky. Jack rushed tn, dress sune.
what strong, and sporicd rpa.ic;ies on
his sh ,ultvrs large enough to start
iuIr Maj or Generals in blisiu, ss. JacI;
MAS the observed ui all observers. ulI,l
got ni%cu up w.,h IL party that his
friend, could not uccuun. for. Wnvrc-
ever the marS.als OF France went,
lhcrc went jack; and when the mar
,,.sis sat down, jack did the same,
always taking the post Of honor. The
day after me bail Jack called on his
old acquaintance Mt. Nilsson, our
Minister to E'rarce, who started up IL
little conversation in ,iu following
nla!ii,cr:
| hear, Jack, you were at the ball
last nigh: ?
i was, sir, and hAl t. hi! III cid time.
For which you arc indebted, sap
pose, t" the nigh aid c"Apany you
got mixed up vi'h' Dy the way,
how came you associated "ilh The
iuarshnis 2
'liow2 by virtue OF my Office
they We're n,arsi,a!s Of France, while
am nothing else lh,n marshal of til.
Republic. showed my commission
and took post nccur!mg "
/ by right of ."lr otice; what do
you mean 2
Read that anG see
Here jack presented Mr.. Mason
with wlIiIcy-hr""n PAPER, with n
seal big enough tor ! pound weight
What in the name OF Heaven is
this 2
My commission Of marshall
received it in 1851, when ASST ted in
taking the census IN FrAuk;;,rt.'
'lor don't mean to say that you
travel on this 2
i don't mean any hing else. TIa,
makes me Il 'narsi,ni ofthe Republic
AID Intend to have the Office duly
honorrd'
Mr.. Mason allowed that jack was
doing q Iars: business ON very
small capital. We should not wonder
il the reader III ] The same. \ census
marshal Of Fra,Ninlt mixing in with
the nlarsIais of France is certainly
rnshinS matters in 81 manner that
requires as much brass rs epaulettcs.
Jack, We are happy 10 say, is equal to
the requirements.