The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-23
ABBEVIILE S. c, THURSDAY MORNING.

ertson's and Burts have points of excellence,
but the interest felt in them is moro that
many Of them are taken from life, than for
any other reason. There arc sixty differ
ent engravings Of Washington known to
MIR. Icale, and collected by his father.--
Stuart came from Dublin to take likeness
of Washington, and the painting is norid
enough for an Irishman. Mr.. Stuart lost
Washington's expression, from his having II
false set Of teeth, which did not suit his
mouth. Portraits were painted of Wash
ington by Mr.. Peaie's father in 1888, 1856
and 1905, and the last is the Bryan Gallo
ry. Mr.. Rcmbrandth Pealc had three sit
tngs Of Washington of three hours each,
between and 10 A. NJ. Gen. Washing
ton and his officers did not wear bcards.-
They say boards are sign of nobility and
manhood, but in the days of Washington
If menFwcrc sl,orn Of boards they were not
shorn Of glory. Mr.. Peale had made ten
copies of his Washington. lie saw Wash.
ington for the las! time in 1899, after be-
ing personally acquainted with him thirteen
years.
Hoeo Rain is Formed.-To understand
the philosophy Of this phenomena, essen
t'al to the very existence Of plants and ami
mails, few facts derived from observation
and long train Of experiments, must be
remembered. Were the atmosphere every
where, at I'LL times, at uniform tcmpcra-
turc, we should never have rain, hail or
SHOW. The water absorbed by it in evapo-
! ration from the sea and carth's surface
would descend in an impcrccptiblc vapor
or cease to be absorbed by the air, when it
was once fully saturated. The absorbing
power Of the atmosphere, and consequently
its capability 10 retain humidity, is proper
tionably greater in warm than cold air.
Tho air near the surface of the earth is
warmer than it is in the region Of the
clouds. The higher we ascend from the
earth, the colder VIC find the atmosphere.
Hence the perpetual snow on very high
mountains, in the hottest climates. Now
when, from continued evaporation, the air
is highly saturated with vapor-though it
be invisible-ifits temperature is suddenly
reduced by cold currents descending from
above. or rushing from higher to lower
latitude, its capacity to retain moisture is
diminished, clouds are formed and the
result is rain. Air condcnses as it cools,
and, like sponge filled with water and
compressed pours out the water which its
diminished capacity cannot hold. How
singular, yet how simple, is such an ar.
rangement for watering the eartll.-iScicn
HGc american.
Tile Self Deception OF tic IVickca.-It
is generally not so much the desire Of men,
sunk into depravity, to deceive the world
as themselves; for when no particular
circumstances make them dependent OH
others, infamy disturbs them little, but as il
revves their rcmorsc, and is echoed to them
from their own hearts. The sentence most
dreadful is that Of reason and conscience
which they would engage on their side al
any price but the labors of duty and the
sorrows of repentance. For this purpose
every scducement and falacy is sought,
the hopes still rest upon some new expert
ment till life is at an end and tho last hours
steal on unperccived, willie tho faculties
are engaged In resisting reason, and re.
pressing the sense Of the Divine disappro
baton.
The ladies are just now attiring them.
selves in a very neat walking wrapper OF
"duster," Which certainly commends it
self to good taste, and sits very gracefully
upon form begirt with hoops. This
"habit," however, according to the Utics
Herald, is not original with the ladies. Il
originated with a class, of all others per.
haps, the most estranged from the sex
We mean the "Zouaves," that dauntless,
yet isolated body of Fronch troops, who
went up the Maakoff hill amid the storm
of iron rain. They first introduced tht
style of dress for fatigue purposes, ant
called it "burnous." Those worn by the
ladies are an exact pattern Of the Zouayt
fatigue. Strange, is it not, that delicate
women should adopt the war worn fash
ions Of these bloody troops, and sport il
fashion that originated IN the necessities O
tho campaign of the Crimea.
Old Grout is confirmed bachelor
This will sufficiently explane his ignorance
real or pretended, Of tho proper apburte
nanccs Of a fashionable lady's apparel. A
day or two since, he was on his way te
Roxbury, in the Metropolitan cars, ano
happening to notice the bottom of an en-