The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-13
WORKING HIS PASSAGE.

stroke.
WORKING HIS PASSAGE.
y tall, acknowledging chap, just from
the Green Mountains of Vermont, came on
board one Of the splendid North River
boats at Albany. Ills curiosity was
amazingly excited at once, and he common.
ced "peeliing," as lie called it, into every
nook and corner on the boat. Tho cap,
tain's office, the engine room, the water
closets, the BARRIERS shop, all underwent his
inspection and then lie went on deck, and
stood looking i'll amazcment at the lever
beam, the cllimneys, and the various
fixins," till at last he caught sigLt of the
bell. This was the crowniug wonder, and
he viewed it from every position, walked
around it, got down OH his knees, and look.
cd up into it, and exclaimed:
"Wall, rally, this beats the bell on oul
mcetln house great sight"
1;y this time the attention of the captain
and several Of the passengers were attracted
to this genius.
"IIow much would you ask TO let fcl
ler ring this bcll:'
"iou may ring it for dollar, sir" sait
the captain.
wall, its = bargain, all fair and agreed
and no backing cut"
"1t's a bargain, sir" said the captain.
Our hero went deliberately and brought
scat and took hold ofthe bell-rope, and
having arranged everything to his satisEae
ton, comnenced@ringiaggsS slowly at first
land gradually faster and faster, till every.
body on board thought the boat was on fire
and rushed on deck, screaming will
alarm.
There stood the captain and there sat the
"Farmounter," ringing away, first slow, and
then fast, and then two or three taps at a
time. The passengers began to expostu
late; the captain said it was bargain.-
l'ut the passengers became urgent that the
eternal clangor should be stopped. All
the while there sat our hero undisturbcd
ringing away more ways than cockncy
clime-ringer ever dreamed of. AT last tho
captain began to think it time to stop The
slmpleton; but his answer was:-
A fair bargain and no backing eout,"
and he rang away for dear life.
SWELL" says tire captain, "wlrat will you
take to stop?"
oval, caprn, I gucss 1 sheant lose
nothing if take five dollars and, q free
l'assage to New York, but not darned cent
less" ...>.~
"Well, walls,dewn 70 the office and gel
your money and a passago.ticket," said lhe
captain. ss
Good Husbands Make Good Wives
There Isl something very lovely in sceipe
woman overcome those little domestic
disquiets which every mistrcss.of family
has'ao contend will, sitting down to he,
breakfasb tablessa Tia morning; with, q
cheerful eustonsSes IND endeavoring to
pr0fnots3a6Sdio ard plsasafit conversation
"mongsher little circle. But,yain will be
her asmiable efforts at pleasure, nHlesse she
is assisted by lerShusband aud other mem.
bers around; and truly it is an unpleasan,
sight to -seea family when collected toeeth.
or, instead of enliveuiug the quiet scene; with
aTlittle good humored cliat, sitting like
statues, as'if'eaeh is unworthy the attention
tsof the other. And then, when a strange,
comes in, 0 dear frsuclF smiles, and an.
imation, and loquaeity! An ingenious
writer says,"Ifa painter wiahsd;-to dfav
thaffnest object in the world, IL woi,ld bo
thepicture of q wife, with eyes sspressinp
the serenity other mind, and a oonnteusIsdiee 8
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ling to rest on her arm, ,asloyely infant; sihe
other enployed III pressntue s..,ossl }pste ,as
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