The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-07
"Do you rememcmber The names of any
of the boys 7"

"Do you rememember The names of any
of the boys ~
"Ees, Eur; deh sim teh mind livery
ono O. EN-. Theear were John-he were
tho awldest; an than theear were William
an Harry, and large, an Liza, an Jozzeph
aud Moses, an Aaron, an Benny. Benny
were the youngest o EN-, an the poor fellow
were adrowned. Liza were the awnly
dacghter, an Moses an Aaron were twins. :.
Do you think you would know any Of
them if you should see them 2"
"Wcll, 1 deb sim I should, yeh knaw
but than thcear tis a long time, and vurry
likely [ shoulder. Lord bless ee, Eur, ce
bceant ncrn o en-, be ce?"
Yes, am Joseph
My dear Advocate you must imagine the
rest: l have no colors for the picture. The
above will answer at least for specimen of
the "Zunmerzct' &" dialect, to which indeed
l have scarcrly done justice, for it is cx-
trcmely difficult to express some of the
sounds i'll writing.
Now | had the freedom of the premises,
and the old woman conducted me up stars
ond down stairs, among the currant-bushes
and raspbcrry-bricrs, and showed me the
wall.flowers and carnations that my dear
mother had cultivated SO long ago, and the
clubhouse in which "Little joe, used TO
build his pulpits, and preach to his sisters
and three younger brothers; and her tears
seemed to lubricatc her superannuatcd
tongue, and her stream Of talk was inter
lardcd with excamations Of infinite aston
ishment, as she rccountcd vicissilutes of
time and fortune and my ear and heart
drank in, with unspeakablc satisfaction,
this voice from the past; and deemed that
dear, old dialect the sweetest eloqucncc I
had ever heard
Loaded with fruits, and flowers, and vcr-
bal blessings, l took my departure across
the sweet daisy yields of Lympsl,am, along
the very footpath by which my father led
ne to church on Sunday, and my sister to
school OH the weekday, two score years
ago. A mile distant, 1 could see the white
ba,tlements of the rectory peeping out from
their bowers of verdure, and the lofty
churcll,tower rising gracefully over the tops
of the surrounding eIms. But before I had
proceeded far, three divcrging paths puz-
zlcd me; and lad, of whom inquired
the way, gave ME the following directions
{ Ec deh goo dowu thick wah agin &c deh
come y styal, an than ce dch goo droo
grown ael vull O grpcs, an eel zee bcrye
wee pyer awver the rheen, an ee deh
volIy the leean to the archard geeat, and
theear be lympsham Chapel tother eide O.
the rhawd." Observing my instructions, |
very soon recovered my reckoning and
there was the Identical stie in the hedge
and the ndentcal bridge over the rhine
could have sworn to them as the friends
of my childhood-tlIe same that I had
crossed hundred times; and there was
the cluster of matted tlorn-trees, overgrown
with sweet blossoming vines, where I re-
member, as wei! as if it were but yesterday,
to have knelt, as l returned alone from the
afternoon SaLbath-schoo, and poured out
my little heart to Goo O. Time. and
Change and Sin! what hive ye done for
me since that blessed d.y! And yet,
thanks be to the grace OF Cod The infu-
ence of that day has hung lie perpetual
benediction over my sinful AID sorrowful
life, and even now its holy reelection re-
turns like angels from the bowes of Eden
But here is the snug little Wesleyan
Chapel. Dear old friend, how wei do re-.
member thee! Good Mrs. Sloem, who
keeps little school in the adjoinins:ottage,
has charge Of the premises, and opns the
door for the stranger. 1t was til. same
place. Every object was thoroughly faliliar.
There was the very seat in which we aiays
sat-father, and mother, and their lue
train. There were the identical wooL1I
pegs in the wall, on which my father hun:
up all our hats before he knelt in praye
There was the pulpit at which l used to 81
and gaze, wondering if it were made S
high that the minister might be nearer t
heaven when he prayed. And the goo
woman watched me with most inquisitiv
wonder as l wandered about the place, an
turned away again and again to hide a
unwilling tear.
"ls not that the pew" said I, Gin whicl
saaietspsa to- a.
fsuli ISL Dani.