The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-05-21

burn ing t"cu+, everything seemed l., lie with
then. suservirnt to one Thought, nni every
moment slide int" one hour, and that VA. III.
dinner hour" It, ia indeed q great ritv tl,,.
time moved on with sucll a "lead~n pace"
when they We're surrounded by go inucl, worth
nui hrantv. If they did not enjoy tlernsrlvrs
it WAS their own fault. and if they were lik.
M"ham,e.l they should have gone t" the noun.
lains Instead Of commanding the mountain to
come To them But the all important hour did
| '"'i round. for dinner WAS announced to the
guests about ! C'r"ck p. tn., when We all re-.
paired I" the table. which literally gronncI
| under the !"n,l-r"as we,yh.-"nnl Of silver
; an't such like" bu, Of good thing. to eat cx.
I"si".. and c"ncralns nlimcn,s suitable to the
'""'f f">fi'ii"ns taste of every "Ii"urc. Aud
! oh. If You could have seen tIos, "buruinp fn
"uSrs' f'urislnr the knif;. aud fork aud tl..
t"m"ue tl:, could scarcely way ten minutes he.
fore. now gathering. ruh, and l,f, ven c"rinin.
! ~ would have th"mrht ns Byron did, That tt
change hal com" over lli,. spirit Of their dream,
! Cheerful ness now SIT euthrnnr,l on every brow.
"i'l smiles rrvcl and -p"r,rd on every lip. and
while amidst the genera hi'ari,y Of the linn.,
''' ''''E'' WV i'i'hi vic UPPER
end "f the tah'c, gathering flowers md gar
nr''"v NJ sweet meats. with the energy and
, perseverance of II phil"so:'h who is trvin, 10
unravrl some difficult problem. AIN certain,
that the noble and meek Miss ". =. d:l no,
lack for ANYTHING. little further down. wa,
DIR. B., helping the handsome Miss c.. to tn.
i elevator of Il shanghai Still to the right was
Mr. c.. and ,he gay Mis: X. L.. taking on at
thc rates "ratcs Of two.fo,tv Oh a plank
Near The centre Of the table. saw my friend
| Mr.. I. b., paying marked attention to his oil.
! flame Miss {. y. who reminded me, more than
any lady there, Of un April cloud. Near the
lower end. Mnj. l.. could he seen Whispering
! first To Hiss L., next to Miss IT,, and then t.
Miss ID. and {. and F.. &C., all highly pleased
with the Majors company. think the Major
! would i" we'll to have cold But | must top
myself The description IF felicity i. ,cdiou.
I" Others. There is II samcnc5s in it Which fa
! tignes the attention of those who are mcr.
spectators tc the GENE. Yet | take plcnsure in
rcc"un,ing a !. VIII ch is not only happiness, bu,
good. Not present cujoymeuts alone. was ours
but n preparation for still higher future
such rs mans life in its hest aspect is, and
ought t" bc. But must hasten.
! In the afternoon We aroused ourselves in "a.
! ri"us ~aye. some tried their skill Mt fishing, il,
water and Oh land. some to the boat, others
str"llrd over the Island. while some remained
in sweet converse until the hour arrived to
! break up. which was near to 1 o'clnck p III,
when there ensucd general good bye. will,
many fnir promises, ". Set out for our quiet
homes. with lighter hearts.
In conclusion. allow me. Mr.. Editor. to sug
rrst to the voters Of Abbevile District. the
following gentlemen rs suitable men 10 repre-
sent ns i'll our Legislature. viz: Mr. George K
| McCalla. Mr.. James VI. Iati,n.r and Cant r.
Fair. aud if there bc no objections OIL the rnrt
of the above named gentlemen, made known
by the LIST. rr"ximo, We will announce them IL.
, canin!n,,s for the LEGISLATURE, to Le elected u,
the ensniny election. d..
With may wishes for yaur prosperity an,
happiness. cusc.
l AIN. dear sir,
Respectfully yours.
| DICK MENSIEEE.