The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-07
actuaizcd. a more fairy like scene

j
can scarcely conceive.
The water, which is here ponrc
forth, fo.Ins, by itself, a river. Tn
planter, who lives on the banks, bring
his cotton to the spring, puts it ol
RATS, and thus transports it to ST
Marks. We saw what were said I,
he the remains of a MaStolnn, whicl
had been taken from the fountain.-
The triangular bone below the kne,
measured six inches on each side
How the animal came to perish there
is question open to discussion.
The Indian name for this spring
is beautifully Significant. Wakull:
means "Thc Mystery" 1t is sale
that the Spanish discovcrers of thi:
fountain plunged into IT, with almost
frantic JOY. They supposed that they
had found the long sought "Fnn.
Juvcntutis," or Fountain of Youth
which should rcjlvcnatc them after
their cxhausting marches and battles
Prorile"cc Jonrnai.
Speech of X,rllari;,h Spaccr.
On the question, Which enjoys the
greatest amount Of happiness, the bach
cl"r or the married man %
Mr.. President and gcntlcmen-l
rise to advocate the cause of the mar.
rcd man. And why sln,,lld not p
! claim to know so'nclnin. about the
Institution. ] do. Will any gentle.
man pretend : say that do no, 3
Let him accompany me home. Let
me couiro.t him with my wife and
seventeen children, and Il, eide.
High us the Rocky Mountains tow
er above the Mississippi valley, does
the character OF the married man tow.
cr above that Of the bachelor. What
is Il bachelor! What was Adam be.
Tore l.c got acquainted with Eve 3
" hat but Il poor, shiitlcss, clplrss,
insignificant creature? No more to be
compared with his after self than a
mill dam TO the great roaring cataract
OF Niagara. \ plause.
Gentlemen, there WAS II time blush
to SAY ii, when too MAS Il bachelor ::
&nI more miserable creature YOU
w"Is'l !u IS expect t" li,L. Every
day | i"ilcd hard. and at night I cam,c
h"lIc I" my c"Ini;nrtlr>s "arrct-no
carpet, ''n fire. no nothing. Every.
thing waS III Il clutter, and The words
ot liir poet:
"t"nIuSion WAS monarch o; all surveyed y
i!c.c IaI Il l'air ~! pants, tl.rrr Il uiItv
pair of boots: there IL lir> play .b,Ij
IL, Il hr,ca pile Of dirty Iu,ii,S -
W!lat wou,irr lha, took rc,ur, y, ,h,.
gaming table and l,arrm,n. found
il would never ,lu gentlemen, and IN !,
luck. mn.uc,t | vowed To- rr,,,m-
Scarcely had the promise PASSED nv
Iip~, wien k,.~k was hrarl at Tie
door. AND IN came Susan s;imuk;ns
after ~, dirty c,u,hrS
Mr.. sSpicrr." he saws. :.rvr wash.
ci irr y"I six months. AM! Lay'n,
seen lIr first rcd cent, i. Tie way of
pavu,rnt. Nov Id like +, KNOX wh,,
vnu are going do about it.
cit IN NY pocket book Thor,
VA, nu,!iilr in il, ..I knew il we'll
enough.
A!,ss ssimpki,.<,'' said l. "l,'snn
use den, in. it. lawn, .nl Tn, pew.
ter. Wish for Your sake haJ.n
'''I'hrn, said She promptly, II don t
wash another !au for YOU.
Stop" said !. :. Susan. | will do
What can for ,nn Silver aud rnld
have m"nc but ifnty heart ana land
viii do, the, are al your service.
Are y"u in carrc,; - SAYS She
looking Il little suspicious.
Never more 81, SAYS |.
" "l'hcn," SAYS she, as there seem,
20 be no pros pee, Of getting my ,,av
any other way, guess III take III,
W,ih yurir Offer"
a week and what's NOR. w,. L,y'n,
bad cause to rcpr,, it, \, NOR. NJ