The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-11

difference in the height Of the tides at va
rlous places is duo to the peculiar forma-
tion Of sea coasts. They are very high in
the bay Of Fundy, because an immense
quantity Of water is piled into vide
moutllcd narrow space, in the same manner
that certain quantity of water will rise
| higher i'll narrow than in wide channel
Some have advanced the popular belief
against the lunar influence causing tides,
namely, that the Mediterranean is Il ,idclcss
sea. This is not strictly true. The ocean
tides, owing TO the narrow passage into the
Mediterranean at Gibraltcr, scarcely affect
this sea, but for all this there are regular
tides, observable ut some places. At Vicn-
M they sometimes rise to two feet, and in
the Faro OF Mcssina to twenty inches.
COUSIN SALLY DILLAED OUTDONE
Scene at Chatham during the session Of
the Circuit Court, in case Of Common
wealth rs. Cassady, on a charge Of malicious
stabbing.
The vcnirc hcing impanncled, and the
jury soIemnly charged by the clerk. the
Commonwcalh's attorney called in sup
port of indictment, the witness, Buck Bryant,
WHO being solcmnly sworn the truth to tell,
testified rs follows:
Question Jy CommonccalM's -1loruev
Tell all YOU know about the cutting of
the prosecutor, by Cassidy, the prisoner at
the bar.
Ans-Wcll, gentlemen, it was election
day-'twas dark, cloudy, wet sort Of driz
zly day, and says to my old woman,
believe III so down to Ringold and post
my vote. And says my old woman to me-,
well, Buck, as it is a sort Of dark. cloudy,
wet sort Of drizzly day, says she, hadn't you
better take your umbril. So took the
umbrill and advanced down towards Rim
gold, and when got thar Mr.. Cole, and
says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed any,
thing of old neighbor lIarris9 Says 1 to
Mr.. Cole, for why? Says he, he's got my
umbrill Crhc witness was here Interrupted
by the Court, and told to confinc himself
to the actual fray between tho prisoner at
the bar and Cole, the prosecutor. In answer
to Which, the witness remarked, in tone
Of indignant remonstrance, well now, Mr..
Judge, you hold on, for I'm sworn to tell
the truth, and I'm gwine to tell it my own
way so faint for while for you to say
nothing more about it-whercupon tie
Court and Commonwealth attorney, be-
ing anxious to get rid of the witness on any
terms, told him to so on and tell the tale
in his own way.)
Well, as WAS going to say, twas on
election day. buchanan and Elmo was
a running for the Legislature; and says to
my old woman, says 7, b'lieye I'll 60
down the RingoId and post my vot. Says
my old woman to me, says she, as it is a
sort Of dark, cloudy, damp, drizzly sort of
Il day, hadn't you better take your umbrill?
says she. Says to my old woman, says I,
spcct l had better take my um5rill so
took the umbrill an advanced on toward
Ringold till l arriv thar. Well, the first
thing did when got thar was to take a
drink Of Buchanan's whisky, which was
INDUSTRIOUS good, and says 10 myself, says
/, old hoss, you feel better now, don't you
And while l was advancing round, Mr..
Cole, he came to me says he, have you
seen anything of old ncighbor Harris q
Says /, Tor why? Says he, the old cocks
got my umbrll. Artcr while posted
my vote. and then Mr.. Cole and me ad-
vanced back towards home, and Mr.. Cole
was tighter than ever seed him. And SO
we advanced along till we got to whar the
road and path forked, and Mr.. Cole and
me took the path as any other gentlemen
would, and arter advancing while, we ar.
riv to old neighbor Harris, who was sittin'
on Il log with the old brill on his arm, and
bout time Elijah Cassady Qhe prisoner)
coined up, and advanced OH till we arriv at
EIjah's house. Elijah is my mellow and
likewise my son-in-Iaw-he married my
dar,cr Jane, which is next TO my darter
Sally.
Arter we had advanced to E!jall's house
we stood in the yard joying, und presently
two somebody's rid up on boss, which
was Johnson before and Whitfield Cassidy
behind-W Whitfield and Kiah Cassidy being