The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-09
BORROWING A SHIRT.

HIM that dance was going on in the hall
above. "Come Sam, go up; theroll be
fun and good music"
"Can't do it," said Sam, "haven't the
trimmings; (he was a halter, and knew
the value Of trimmings,) look ut my shirt.
Twouldnt do"
Never mind that my friend, can give
you shirt Of my own" and stepping into
an adjoining room, he brought out Il shirt
big enough for Daniel Lambert. Holding
it up he said:
"Therc now, lisa comfortable roomy shirt,
for you."
ooh, that won't dol should lose mvsclr
i'll it entirely"
"Well," ID the good-naturcd Boni-
face, al guess, after all, can do better for
you. One of the girls is ironing some
shirts for the boarclcrs, and can get you
one that will fit, any how just you hold
on."
lie presently rc-appcarcd with nice
shirt, of quite another pattern, into which,
having thrust himself in an adjoining bed
room, lie made a hasty toilet, and entered
the ball room.
Being young and good-looking, he found
us many partners as he wanted, and had !.
selection from the prctticst girls in the
room.
Tho other rustic bcaux, and the homely
bellies, didn't seem to like it much. The
jealous love went so far as to say:
"Pll cut the comb cfthat concetcd chap
mighty quick, if he don't mind his eye"
Meanwhile Sam felt that he was the
observed Of all observers, and his pride was
not a little elevated.
Presently there came the toot toot. Of
An old fashioned stage horn in the distance.
The coach numbered up to the inn; the
driver threw out the mail, and went into
tho bar-room,it being his stopping place
at the inn for the night.
"Won't you 60 up stairs and join the
dancers?" asked the landlord; "thoy'ro
having a great time up there; don't YOU
hear the fiddle and the door trembling"
In those days stage drivers were of the
most popular cast of the community and
our hero knowing this readily consented.
He called the maid for clean shirt
She came in with the answer that tho
landlord had lent it to Sam-- to
dance in tonight, not knowing, or not
thinking, that the stage driver would want
to use it that night"
"uere was pretty kettle of fish !" his
only clean "sark" loaned to take his place
in the ball room, to which the landlord
had just invited him lie was "tearing
mad," and after few observations, which
were rather more nervous than elegant, he
entered tile ball room his face flushed, and
his voice somewhat husky with passion,
strobe into tue middle Of the hall.
The music stopped, and the driver broke
tho ensuing silence with the sudden qucs-
tion:
"Is there man by the name Of Sam
here?"
"That's mc!" said Sam stepping for
ward, evidently expecting some new evi-
denco of his sudden popularity.
90! you arc Sam, then, are
YOUR
"Yes, and what do you want of me?"
"Nothin' in particular, only when you
get thro' with that shirt of mino that you've
got on your back, and struttin' round in,
I'll just thank you to leave it at the bar"
A loud laugh followed this exposure; tho
coxcomb was cut his feathers dropped :;
and amidst much cackling he vanished
from the " gay and festive scenc."
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Western Court Etiquette.-The Judge
ofa Western courtrcsccntly decided point
adverse to a certain lawyer. The lawyer
was stubborn, and insisted that the court was
wrong.
81 tell you that am right" yelled the
court, with flashing eyes.
81 tell you, you are not !" retortcd the
counsel.
81 am right" reiterated the court.
al say you ain't! persisted the counsel.
"crier," yelled the Judge, adjourn
the court for ten minuts," and jumping
from the bench, he pitched into the counsel,
and after lively little fight, placed him
hors du combat after Which, business was
lagain resumed, bnt it was not long before
i,another misunderstanding arose. * {. 8
I aCrier," said the court, we will adjourn
this time for twenty minutes. and he was
about taking off his coat, when the counsel
lsaid - 55 X 81
= Never, mind, Judge, keep, on your
eoat-the pint Is yielded my thumbs
out o j'int and I've sprainsd my shoul-
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