The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-14
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use surna,nes Tor the sake of dislinction.--
Tho first approach to this was the addition
of the name Of tho sire MS Caleb, the son
of Nun. Then followed the use Of signiG-
cant words, expressive of personal feats,
looks, or actions, originating, probably, in
a manner similar to many of the nicknamcs
of the present day. TO this class belong
such names rs Black, Gray, Long, Swift,
Whitehead, Lightfoot.
Another class Of names were derived from
occupations: rs, Carpenter, Baker, Mason,
Miller, Bishop, Marshal, Porter, Parsons,
Page, Smith, which is smitan, was original
ly applied TO artificers in wood and stone,
us well as those in metal hence the fire.
quency Of the name is easily accounted for.
Other names were derived from natural
objects as Flower, Rose, Sage, Finch, Jay,
Bird, Clay, Stone, Gold, &c. Some from
social relations : us Master, Prentice, Bach
clor, Cousin, Child, and many from Chris
tian names; from Henry, Harris, Harrison,
IIenrison from John, johnson, Jones, Jack
son, Jennings, Jenkins from 4Alam, Addi-
son, Adams; from Dennis, Dcnnison, Jen-
nson; from @!lerander, Sanders, and San
derson. In addition, these names have been
derived from multitude of sources; as
Wing, Horn, Frost, Snow, Pock, Plum,
Ball, Bond, Freeman.
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va IL be Wurminy "A corrcspon.
den: of the Boston Journal says that the
wife of Huntington, the forger has been
stripped Of her home and her all in one
hour The sheriff has sold her house over
her head. Her jewels, valued at sl5,o 900,
are with the Beldens. What has been done
with tho vast sums Of money Huntington
had, none can tell. But this is true, that
want, like an armed man, has como into his
family. And to keep herself from absolute
want she has been compelled to part with
her clothes and her little ornaments and
remnants of better days. SO the career of
crime hes one moro beacon set up in the
pathway OF lifc-one more family has been
hurled from the summit of high position
and in monochrome wife and mother to
gatherup her little children, on whose heads
dishonor has been stamped, without their
fault, black AS the brand Of Cain, and 90
out from a comfortable home to meet want
and scorn, and brave The cold, glassy-eyeS
world, and feel the hot breath of its sneer
ono more example is given to us to teach
how the same talents which led to hicl,
crime and the prison; employed Alright,
could confer honor and permanent success
on tho posscssor, and be blessing to the
land. Like convict who falls from ship,
Huntington has parted and agitatcd the
waves for a moment, and gone down he,
meath the surge, and rolling flood sweeps
over his place, and tide of life waves on
forgetting he ever lived
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n Norel Plea.-In the novel suit brought
by the Union Bank Of Grencbtown, N. j.,
against the bill holders who demanded pay
ment, it is alleged that the motive for pre-
sentng the bills was malicious, and de-
signed to break the bapk. What has
debtor got to do with the motive of his
creditor in demanding payment when debt
is due, and how can the motive alter the
obligation of or the relations between the
parties? If a bank give its notes payable
on demand, it certainly means that the
holder shall be paid when lie presents it.
1t is not matter 10 be taken into consider
alton, whether tie holder presents it through
malice, or really wants the coin. There is
tho plain promise on the face of the note,
that it shall be paid when the bill-holder
asks for tho money. Yhe bank should al
ways keep itself in the. condition, that it
may. fulfill itsobhgations, no matter what
feeling prompts the opposite party to de-
mand their execution. Such malice as the
Union Bank complains of may be always
defeated by keeping coin sufficient in its
vaults to pay its debts. If bad motives in
asking are to.be bar to the payment Of
just kebts, the principle will have the merit
OF novelty to recommend it. but the fact
will scarcely add to the credit Of bank note
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Let not thy Right Hand Rnow sclat uy
Left Doeh.-On no occasion do people
seem more prone to commit blunders than
at the wedding. The following incident
actually happened not many hours, since,
in this burg:
In midst of crowd of witnesses, the
clergyman had just completed the interest
ing ceremony which binds, in the sweet
silver bonds of wedlock, two willing hearts,
and stretched forth his hands to implore the
blessings of Heaven on the union. AT
this point, the groomsman, seeing the open
hands Of the reverend gentleman stretched
out, supposed it was the signal for him to
surrender the wedding fee, which, like all
wedding fees was burning in the nocket.-