The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-09

to a "sign," and may be seen IA, all hours
Of the day, and frequently at all hours of
the night too, either stumbling, sitting. or
lying Gas the case may.) about the corn
crs Of the Streets GROCERIES, Tavern
doors, and all other public places, where,
like RATS Of drifting trash, they may find Il
place to lodge against, it ma,tcring little
with them whether the unfortunate occu.
pants arc pleased or dispIcased so their
business thrives. In fact | have seen
these ,corthies so completely monopolizing
the entrance Of some of the Mercantile
Houses Of the town as to retrde. it almost
out Of the question for "ladics" 10 enter,
unless they feel disposed to press their
way through a molly crowd of c%ursiny,
swearing, dram-drinking, c;gar-slnoking
individuals who possess "brass" enough
(not in their pockcts) but on their faces,
to call themselves 'GENTLEMEN !" A dis.
grace to the name! These disciples OF
the Peacock" family of "foolo<ophers"
appear by their actions to conceive II TO
be condescensirn IN the superlative degree,
even TO mod the head" TO an honest, in
dusirlous nech mic who may chance TO
be tall enough TO co,ne within the range
OF their visual organs /; but strange 10 say
they do not appear 10 think it out of keep.
ing with their dignity, under cover of
darkness, to run dow n, catch, and lug in
TO the third story Of a gcntleman.s house,
a dirty, lousy cdJ or a s,iaking goal, thai
they may thereby manifest to those by
whom the" arc surrounded, their kind re
gard for the Galrcr sex and The property OF
"ur iellow.citiZcns. Another instance of
their patriotic zeal for their glorious ca
Cause, and we are done witt, lhcm.-They
may be seen on Sabha,hs in the house OF
God where one would naturally expect to
see some degree OF respect and rererance
Tor the sacrcdness Of the place and The
sarcti'y Of Religion, with their feet Gall
bcsmeared with mud, mirc, and what not)
braced against the backs Of the pews
fronting them-a quid of tobacco in their
Rou,l>, and one Of tier "%char,ning"
companions at their elbows, thorough
ly prepared for not hearing a single
W0fi in" IEiHistcr may speak and deter.
lE.ncd, rs il would seem from their inces-
san, whispering, spit,ing and laughing, 10
lct n" one else enjoy The services.
Now | feel justified in making-tIc as
ser'Ion. That ShmntcrrIlle, 10 sly The least,
has III use for any su ch Il lalf-civilizcd
gang of peac and ,bh,tl, breakers az
these prove Themselves 10 he, and anless
they change their ways the sonncr they
enlist IN Tie r.crli,ing service the better
ii xiii be lor the peace AMI happiness o:
III: place,
One word m,rc and / will close for
Il;is tiiuc. Our Town needs Improvement
IN other respects IN one, the highest ne.
ccssi,Y den" nds that something be done.
y few c;rning, since the citizens "I our
village were .!.-n":: :::." : state "; exc.i--
nlcnt by the alarming cry Of fire lire |!
krc!!! The writer and i 'argc 'nwmber
of tie tnwns,nen soon hasicnel To the
place, where W. found thr dwelling lous.
OF one OF our esteemed fellow Citizens
wrapped in The dev"urI,g rtesncni. All
gazed upon The scene before them. Says
Mr.. d Ii we only had a few buckets,
hn,ks, or axes We mi. hi save one of these
buildings" (ior there we're two houses
joired together by Il passage way) Yes,
easy enough" says Mr. &. i" Bat we
hare net got them, no, not even an are"
l cannot see i"r the life o me what i,
is that keep the people of Sum;erviIle
from seeing the necessity OF doing
thing by way of rrcparat!on for these ter
rhle emergencies N"w I d. amr proicSs
TO pasScss thc gift Of prophecy but | must
say, from the lorce Of circumstances, that
II some:h.rg is not done shortly for The
welfare OF Que town in this respect, tha!
It wall not be many years o IN "Ihs before
the soul.s,lsring words OF fire frc!!
fire )! will c"mpnse the chorus OF The
4 rye that wall be heard .echMng through
The ce"ckIing flames and falling houses Oh
our now beautiful, but then dcsolated vii
laGe. OMIKRON.
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Correspondence Of the Sumter Banner.
COLUMBIA, May I, 1886.
The Crops That Smte. House Ayain
-Aiuy Day--Colieye Eehtbitson-
Miscellaneous.
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