The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-19
A GREENHoRN ON THE LOCOMOTIVES

experiences arc rather amusing, we CORY m
extract, as iollows:-
IVY hen we gotto the depo, went around
to git look ut the iron hoss. Thund.r.-
ton 1t wasn't no more like hoss than q
meetin house. If I WAS gon to describe
the anmnlc, Id say it looked like-well t.
looked likc-darned if | know zcho, il
looked like, unless it was a regular he devil
snorllnS fire IN birthstone out of lis nos
trils, and putting out black smoke ali round.
and pantn, and hcvin, and swcllin. and
cl'awIn II? rcd hot Goals like they was good.
y fellow stood in little house like, feedin
him all the time; but the more he Llowed-
and Snortcd: After a spell, tic fellcr catcl-
ell HIM 10y the tail, and great Jerico he set
up yell that split the ground cor more'na a
nile and half, and the next minut felt
my legs waggin, and found myself at
totller end Of the string o vehicles. WASN'T
sheerel, but had three cl.i.is and a stroke
OF palsy in less than five minutes, and my
face had curious lrownish- y,llercrecn-
"iuc'si' color i'll it, which was perfectly un-
accountable. WELL says l, comment is
hape'huon>.' And 1 took scat in the
nearest wa@sm, or car as they call it-a
construed long steamboat lookin thing.
wlsli String VI pews down eacl, side, biz
enough to hold about IL mar-and-a-half-
just us sat down the hoss hoIlercd twice.
and started off like a streak pitchcn me
hea' inst ut the stomach Of IL big Irish wo-
man. and she gave tremendous grunt then
ketcld ne hy the head ant! crammc,l me
under the seat; and when got out and
staggered to another seat, the cars was Il
Jumpin and tearin along at nigh onto fortv
thousand miles am hour, a,m everybody was
bobLin up and down like mill saw. and
every wretch of 'em had his mouth wide
open and looked like lafliin, Int couldn't
hear notllin, the cars kept such a ,ackit.-,
l'lmehy they stopped all at once. and then
such another laf busted out o them pas;cn.
gers as never hearn before. Latin ot ma
too, that's what made lne mad and ,.,.
mad as thunder too. l :s up, and shakin
my list ut en-, says 7, Ladies' and gentle
men, look Il here! Pm reaceaLle strau-
ger----' and away the dyrn train went
like small p"x was in town, Jerking me
down i'll the seat with a wliack like Id been
thrown from The moon, and their cusscd
mouths fl"ppcd open and the f.llers went
to bobl'ln up and down again. put ON
an AR OF magnanimous contempt like.
and took no more notice of 'eln and vcrv
naturally went to bobbin up and down nv
self"
1hc R"t"s"f Cuyth"ye.-Accountsf from
l"ns announce that Mr.. Davis, n gentle
man who few months ago obtained from
the lay of Tunis the concession of the right
OF exploring the ruins of Carthage un,ler
certain conditions, and who has been en-
gagged, during the last two or three months.
exeavating in that interesting locality, under
the auspices Of the British government and
the Museum, has made some most i,npor-
tant and valuable discoveries. An Arab
having found in a certain locality piece of
elegant mosaic, Mr.. Davis was induced TO
push Ills excavations in that spot, and his
Ia1ors were rewarded by the discovery. att
considerable depth beneath the surface. OF
the remains OF an ancient temple. which
Mr.. karis believes to have been the lannon's
temple OF dido. After cutting through tws,
layers Of flooring, which must have been
laid down at Heightened intervals, he came
upon n most splendid piece of mosaic work.
mans'''p of e,ahy square yards in area, upon
Which were dclineated in beautiful marbles
OF various colors, and in excellent preserva-
ton, two heads, each about three feet. in d.
mension, supposed to represent those of Di.
do and Juno, besides several most graceful
Eastern figures, and number of highly
elegant costumes and devices, all being Of
exquisite work'nanship-perhaps, it is al
legged, the most beautiful ancient productions
OF this art hitherto brought to light. Great
exerl'ons are Icing mado by MI. Davis
to place his newly y-discovcred mosaic floor
ing under cover as soon as possible, in order
to preserve it from the action of tho ele-
ments. Il is supposed the British Govern.
meht will despatch vessel especially to con.
vey it to England. Mr.. Davis had rrias,vi,
"usfy found some enormous p.arble ce,Innns,
q It. in diameter, as well as several se4hes
objects of minor value and interest, and lie
is, we iiear, yosy sanguine of makinQ,atiU
more valuable discoveries. Molsa 1ssna1.
SAarpers an Utah.F UtaikS has Il.
saints, it also has dts shaypas SBrother
Brigham Young, high priest cd Pres,
sdent Of the Mormon Council 81 Later Dav
Saints g a. Great Salt Lake ciys and acting
GoyssEes of Utah Territory, thus deusunoes
some ~ lke carEat atminded of the brethren: