The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-06-18
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reader, we will not stop TO "weave, witt, auick
and skifu fingers" all the particulars of our
festal story, nor will we tell you of tho "sweet
morn," the "baImy zcphyrs," and oil this, to
enter as prelude to the joyous festivities Of the
day; suffice it To say, standing wo were, not
! far from the waters Of our "cver lovely and
beautiful Savannah" we had the pleasure of
seeing the elite Of it's vine clad valley for once
all congregatcd ell massc to celebrate June the
sweet month Of flowers. This social gathering
was truly one Of interest: the hoary locked Sire
tho Inatrony dame. the crowring blossoms Of
, cnrth-"thc beautiful fair" all had come to
steal one dny from care, and enter spiritly
into that jocosc plcasantry which makes the
world SO winning and life SO sweet
The pretty girls--ycs, all were prctty-those
w'ngIess, balcony angels, beautiful to look upon
had come with graccfulncss in their airy step, to
! add the charm aud wreath the scene with the
ineIlowncss of their enchanting presence 1t
was truly, Dir. Editor moving occasion, one
which would have thuwcd the winter of a bach.
clors heart, and made him stir from his Rip
Van Winke snoozc and think Mt least of that
SHADY sidc," where the scrc and yellow leaf"
Proclaiins the wanc of life. Could you have
wild gay laugh, tho merry song, the tetc a tete
demonstrations, you might have marked, for fu-
ture thought, much which would be plcnsinp to
retrospect particularly those I,ropiois moments
Which were so we'll adapted to mental colo
4"lcs and poetic love making. At that hour
| when
"Thcre is music in dinner horn
And in Il nutmeg Srittcr''
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PASTRIES luscious viands, condiments and other
Inviting death dealing arrangements which had
been so carefully provided by the good rrothcrs,
the doating daughters and other ~auxiarics.
which we shall at present forbear to mcntion.-
However, Mr. Editor, for fear my Pic Mic
| theme may not be interesting to your many
readers, close this article by saying that e had
some excellent vocal music upon the occasion,
| from portion Of the class taught by Mr.. ADAMS,
near this place, sometime since. In listening to
It's eN4ulslt melody and symphonious harmonies
| we could not but eXcluim in the manner of
! joan Paul. God be thanked for so divine Gift
us music!
With this benefit our little party closed, and
thus another day has been numbered, which
Will be remembered with the profoundest in.
| tcrcst by all who were Interested
J. L. C..
lie Conct-Thc comet occupies great deal
| Of public attention, and bets are freely wapcred
| upon the possible collision The most extensive
proposition Of this kind is the following, by the
editor Of the Urbana (Ill.) Constitution, who OK.
amined the celestial visitor carefully with the in
st,umcnts Of the Urbann Brass Band, and comes
\ a, fall iuU
lst The comet will not strike the earth; but
| 2d. If it does strike, it will never do it u sec
ond time.
| In case, however, any gentleman hold opinions
different from the above, and is willing to back
| his views TO limited extent in order Il, arrive
| Mt the truth in this momentous mntter we hereby
make the following
| PROPOSITIONS:
LIST. We will wager $40. 900, more or less, that
| if the comet offers to strike, we will dodge be-
fore it does it, in other words, that it can't be
| brought to the scratch
I'd. a like sum that if it does strike il will
| be knocked higher nor n kite.
Sd. Twenty-Five times the above amounts
| in case the comet strikes, it won't bulge the
earth six inches by actual measurement.
4th. A like amount that If It strikes, its tail
| drops.
5th. An optical sum, tha the earth can knock
! the comet further than the comet can knock the
earth nine times out Of eleven
9th. That after the comet gets through strik-
| ing the earth, it will never wunt 10 strike any
| body else.
| These propositions are intended to cover the
case of any gentleman OH this globe or Oh tho
| comet, or elsewhere.
All wagcrs to be decided by the Judges of
| the Supreme Court.
| Money to be deposited in the bank of New
| foundland. .
Time of striking and other arrangements to
be fixed by the parties.
| Applicants for bets have a right to select any
comet they choose,-Riehmomd Dispatch.
Sandy and Dusty CoHom.-Extract from a
| Manchester spnner's letter, dated May Is, |
| 1851:
"What will become of the cotton mixed with !
sand, dust and trash, l don't know. No one
here will have 1t. The following will show:
"We bought few days ago lot Of decent, |
ordinary New Orleans, with staple,tet I'd. per ib.
On opening them we thought them rather dusty,
| and ordered our men to put 100 lbs. through the
cleaning machine. II lost in the process l44
per cent. selected three. bales taking out 100 |
| lbs 1t lost 474 per centll Not satisfied, Or
dered the trial to be repeated on another 100 lbs
The loss was 45t per cent. This loss consisted
in invisible dust and visible sand. We test all
our purchase of cotton in the same way, and we
| find Middling New Orleans to lose from st to
81 per cent. Good India, average quality l2 to
% per cent. Good Ordinary to 8 per cent
Now, any spinner be expected to buy this
way. Don't send any more Of this rubbish
Your planters are doing themselves good by
this years system of packing cotton in Louisiana
and Mississippi" "a
Erecution.-Moses I1arrelson, convicted of the
murder of Rogers, was hung in this place on Fri
day Inst the 9th inst, in the presence of large
number of men, women and Children. He met
his fate with calm resignation, and we lean
that for some time before the day Of execution
arrived, he pfofessed hope of the forgiveness
Of his sins, and died in the full assurance of
happiness in the world to come 1t will be re-
collected that he received his sentence at the
March term of our court, in 1855, but escaped
evaded the vigilance of the officers OF The law
until last winter, when he was taken and lodgedF
in jail till the March, term Of the present yearsI
when he was again sentenced BY. Judge Glover.