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Written fer tho Abbcvillc Banner.
i. DREAM OF BLISS.
DEDICATED TO MISS xx**.

Awake, awake, my sleeping muse
Once more attune my unstrung Tyre;
Fling ope the chambers of nv soul
And warm each cell with hallowel fire.
Arouse my sumbcring passions all,
But breathe thy song in tender lays;
Each bruised henrtsirng softly touch
For gricf'srulc hand still on them plays.
"Thc dream is past = but not forgot:
Although the Star of IIcpc whose light
Upon my pathway gently shone
Is set in shadows dark vs night
Although the cup Of j"- held,
Ere it WAS full WAS torn away,
Aud tho tina, Star may never guild
My Spirits gloom with one bright ray,
Yet memory oft will pause awhile
When gliding down times rapil stream,
Aud rest lis failing powers there,
Mid scenes | saw in that sweet dream.
l stood beside fnunt of bliss
With ard ll'S: lon.ri to drink;
But ere q"aiic'l the iuunt dry,
And left me gaSping on the brink
The stream Of bliss soon passed away:
Now bitter wa'c crS round III" roll
4 cloud still t!,ikcns every ray
OF hope, that fell upon my soul.
blame thee not; I know that thou
Would NJ cr have proven FALSE to me;
Twas other hands ,I,n, broke the vow,
Regardless of my misery.
Pleasure may n"witS wrcalhc> cut wine.
And friends may sport in jinyn,'s rlrc;
I'm forced To knr"l II, surr'w's shrine:
There's nau-';i that gives relief 10 me.
The Star u! Hope may rise again,
The clouds may from my sky bc Giv'n
The cup oil joy h.. ti!l"'! again
My h"nc may Yet be made IL hcav'n.
But fin tiur We meet II" m"rr-
Farewell: may earthly bliss be thine
Till if's cv-i.;,ul scenes are DER;
Then may We nreia, heavens pure shrine
;L,,"ry Sth, 1873.
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Ho! for Chick Springs!!

J. r. POOL 4 CO, will be Mt the Green.
vile Depot with good Conveyances and careful
Drivers to carry Passengers and their Baggage
to the Springs. They will also run
Il DAILY LINE or STAGES
/" and from the Springs, leaving Greenville at
o o'clock 4. NJ. Fare 81.
MAY H. 1857 q tr
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Il Schools, Lodges, &c., is invited to ,hs "a,
Pedal Sub-Bass Harmoniums.
Made and Sold by the Manufacturers
IL IS arranged with two manuals nr b,,,
hc!S' !he lowest set running AN octave h;,,hor
,nah the o'icr, and may be usrd sr..r,t.Iv a.,
'"ns get III one case two distinct ius,ru,n.n,.
~, oy ''e use 0i The coupler, the two banks OF
Keys may DE played at the same tim. bv u.,. or
,he front set only. This connected w;,h ,,a -,
o"o-b"ss' will produce the ctrec, of a ,,ras
organ ami Is sufficiently heavy to fill n hoIss
Il',, seals from 1000 10 I5u0 person.
TIE ORGAN MElODEON is t.sio nod for
l,'''"r ana private use. The construction il sim
'''r ., ~ me 'h"rcii instrument. being arranged
WIN iw" banks of KEYS and when usnL ,ot,
10y means of the coupler, is run,h. ,,f -, WV,
volume oI power as the Church ius,rumo,,, -,
used without the Pclals "''
:, Also every variety Of MELODEONS for
Parlor Use. i''
Purchasers may rely upon Instruments from
o"' .i.'"''"c'"ry' being made in in the most
! .".piI.e n"" thorough manner Having re.
moved L" The Spacious Buildings, jll WASHING
Ton street, we have every facility for ,,,nuf,oo
turing purposes. nn'l employ none but tho ,nost
eNpcrIcnccd and skillfu workmrn In sl,n,t wo
w"' promise "''r customers an Instrument couai
II not superior I" any Manufacturer. and ,n,r'
ant:c r"fir" and pcrt;ri satisfaction.
Music Teachers, Leaders Of Chojrs and ,,lou.
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me or lest the instruments Oh exhibition for soIs
at their pleasure. '
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I" me excellence "f the .N'i"homx and Uarmo.
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refer, by pcrmiSson 10 the followinr p;,n" -
Manufacturers Of Boston, who have ,xn,h;noJ
our Instruments, and will give their Opinion
when called upon: 'f'"''"
Ihlcker'ng 1t Sons; VIM p. Emerson: Geo.
!iews; liallrit II Cunlston; Brown & Allen. .
i" ""hw"rd az Brown; l. Gilbert IL Co. A. w.
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Il Rival an Business. John John
son, Of Newburg, was walking out back o
his house, where a new street was opening,
when he saw an Irishman hard at work with
crowbar, striving 10 dislodge huge stone
from the ground, where it was held fast by
the roots Of "a tree. His patience was fairly
exhausted by the vain struggles he made, and
at last he exclaimed
'The divil take itw
The old pastor approached him, and qui-
etly remarked that he ought not to make
such FREQ use Of the name of the Eyil One
and certainly not wish to throw such big
stone at him as that: The Irishman was
quiet 4 minute, and striking the crowbar in.
to the ground, and leaning leisurely on it,
be turned up'his face at once to the Doctor,
and the sunlight, while over it roguishly
played those indescribable forerunners OF
genuine Irish wit, ,he replied:
"och, then, ,andis it yourself that's fndin'
fault widI me for seyin' that same, when
its yees and the. Ike Of yees that's paid BY
the year for abusingthe ould gentlemen all
thetime = .ssi.s =.
Theold pastor turned away to smileand
enjoy tae tsl6ft, -. -. - : :. !, !.
Col Wis fine,looking man, amt he ?
saids friend Of ours The other day. Yes,
Iaothss 4 saksn aof. him souee
III : { 7. siaI ISs:s IL, ;sgx;; 81
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THE FRENCH COURT.

lind Ill Il letter, dated Paris, JANUARY
10, an account Of reception" at the i'm
prrial cou't OF Napoleon and Eugcnic.-
; The gentlemen appeared in uniform, and
TIE ladies' in "manteau dc cour"-which
means an evening dress, having train 1T.
taclicd to the waist; and for the information
OF the more curious, would add that am
| told that it should be twice as long as the
skirt. Arrangements for displaying these
! flnc habi'imcnts were made with the char
actcrlsuc good taste of the French. The
reception room WAS commodious, but never
thcless full, except the orbit left for the pas
sage Of the ladies. On the throne, raised
perhaps three feet above the floor, stood
the Empress, and one step below and on
her lett the Emperor, the cabinet ministers,
officers and ladies Of The household, and the
diplomatic corps, being disposed on each
side OF, and near, the throne. The ladies
were introduced first, entering at the door
nearest the Emperor. Two servants spread
out the train of each lady, so as to display
| 1t IN the est manner, and while she was
approaching, her name was announced
quietly by line Of attendants to the EN-
peror, who repeated it to the Empress,
which was accomplished by the time the
person reached the palace Of salutation.-
This is far more agreeable than the mode
I
pursued at the drawing rooms of Queen
Victoria, Where, in quiet assembly, one is
startled hy the loud announcement Of his
name. To pass alone over that long space
III the reception room Of the Tuileries, and
made the rcverenccs which etiquette re-
qulres, was Severe ordeal however, the
ladies did not faltcr, but proved themselves
quite equal to the occasion, Let woman
| be, decked in handsome French toilet
costing, l will not venture to say how many
francs, and "naanteau de .cour" besides.
and her courage and selfprocession are i'm
mense. After the ladies came the gentle.
men, who, having also saluted their Maies-
tics, passed into the next room. This cere.
mony being finished, the imperial party
withdrew. Their example was soon fol-
lowed by the guests, but not till the ladies
had promenaded in the large saloon long
enough to thoroughly inspect each others
costumes.
A youth smitten with the, charms of a
beautiful maid, only vented his passion by
shy looks, and now and then touching. his
fair one's;toe with his toe under the table.
The girl bore h;s adyspces;a little while ID il,
silence, when she cried outg-.Look here;ii
you love rns, tell me so,sbut don't dirty ny
I stockiEgs 2 : 80;
ts NevaEg go Liberalization atd5 2
q Al
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MARY mALoNEY's IDEA OF A LOVER,

MARY MALONEY's IDEA OF LOVER
"What are you singing for 2" said l, to
Mary Maoney.
"Oh, don't know, ma'am, without it's
because me heart feels happy"
"llappy, arc you, Mary Maloncy2 Let
me sec; you don't own IL foot of land in
the world 2"
Foot of Ian! is it 2" she cried with a
hearty Irish laugh "Ol, what Il hand We
be after for Joking, why hasn't IL penny,
let alone the land"
"lour mother is dead -
"God rest her soul, yes" replied Mary
Maloncy, with IL touch Of genuine pa,hos,
"may the angels make her bed in heaven
Your brother is still hard case, sup
pose.
"Ah, you well say that. It's nothing
but drink, drink, drink and beating his
poor wife that he is-thc creature"
"lou have to pay your little sisters
board ,"
'~"''3 NV Wv S'htci, al Sl!C HOOil
little girl, is llnny. wiling to do whatever
] axes her. | don't grudgc the money that
goes for that"
You haven't many fashionable dresses,
either, Mary Maloncy?"
Fashionable, is it? O, YES, put Il
piece Of whalcbone in me skirt, and me
calico gownd looks as big as the great it,
''Ics. But then yc says true, hasn't but
two gowns to me back, two shoes to me
feet, and one bonnit to me head, barring
the ould one We gave me-"
"iou haven't any lover, Mary MAJ
loncy:'
go, be off wild yc-kctch Mary Malonev
getting lover these days when hard times
is come. No, no thank heaven, ant got
that to trouble mc'yct-nor | don't want it.
There WAS me sister that married in oul,l
Ireland, she took up with Il lover ut the
time l took down wild the measles-an
shure, got well first. She used to 90
about pinin' till me very heart WIS achin'
20 see hcrso docmfully but by and by she
got married, and her husband drinkcd and
bate her, and So that's all she got for her
sorrow. kc,ch this Mary Maloncy taking
any such distress on her as that"
"Nhat on car,h, then, have you got to
make You happy? a drunken lro!!:er, a
poor helpless sister, no mother, no father,
no lover, why, where do you get all your
happiness from"
1.-The Lord be praised, Miss, it srowcd
up III me. Give me II bit of sunshine, a
clean ilure, plenty Of work and Il sup at the
right time, and I'm made. That makes me
laugh and sing; and then if deep trouble
comes, why-God hc!pin' mc-rll try to
keep my heart up. Shure, it would be
sad thing if Patrick McGruc should take i:
into his head to come and TX for me, but
the Lord wilin', III try to bear up under
it,"
The last speech upset my gravity. The
idea Of looking upon a lover us All aliliction
WAS so drull But she WAS evidently sin
cclc, having before her the example Of her
sisters husband, aud her drunken brother.
-BoSton OHcc Brunch.
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McIOdcOnS and Harmonious Rented

PERSONS VIII" wish to hire Mrlndcons and II,r.
'n"mi''''s with ii view Of purchasing 1T the end
:" .hr year, can have the rent credited as part
Is worthy of special note IA it enables those who
desire IL fair test of the Instruments before mr..
chasing. I" obtain it ut The expense of the man.
u'hc'!r"rs to the extent at least Of wears rent
'rIcrS from any part Of the country or world.
sen, direct I" the manutnctnry in Boston. with
cash or satisfactorily reference, will be prp,nply
'tr.,"rd to- and ns faithfully executed as if the
l't'''.S were present, or c"pi''yc'l an agent to
select, and ON rrSunal,. terms
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

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independent Press, have established the follow
ing rates oil Advertising to be charged in both
papers:
Every Advertisement inserted for less time
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longer, at the following rates.
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ohlck Springs,
Greenville District.

tN";t LIE Hnhscrlhcrs having purchased ffstAs fftt.As
4iss that wcll'k""wn and long established aaii
Summer Resort, Chicks Springs,
within 10 miles of GrcrnvilI., hav. put the
premises III the most thorough repair. They aro
determined TO spare no efforts tn make the
SPRINGS n'l that can be desired. whether TO
the invalid seeking health, or those in quest Of
pleasure.
The salubri"us and invigorating qualities of
these waters having been we'll kuown 10 the
travelling public for the last twenty wears, it is
deemed unnecessary I" enter into detail; but
any further information or reference will be
carefully furnished upon application to either Of
the pr"irirorS
The HOTEL. will he open for the reception Of
visitors OH the 1st Of June, and will be kept
open during the season.
1t gives us pleasure to add that the former
proprict"rS, the Mrssrs CHICK, will spend their
summer ii, the Springs, and will be glad to see
their many friends there.
]. T. HENERY.
+. TALBIilD,
J. BURSEY
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THE LACE MERCHANTS DOG

Who would have imagined that dog
had bccn made serviceable us q clerk, thus
gained for his master upwards of hundred
thousand crowns? And yet IN incident
like this happened a few years since in Eu-
rope.
One Of those industrious beings who
know how to make chaldron of Goals out
of Il billet of wood, determined, in extreme
poverty, to engage in trade. He preferred
that OF the merchandise which occupied the
least space, and was calculated to yield the
most profit. lie borrowed Il small sun, of
money from friend, and repairing to llan-
ders, he there bought pieces of lace, which,
without any danger, he smugglci into
France III the following manner:
lie trained IN active spaniel to his pur-
pose. He caused him to DO shaved. and
procured for him the skin of another doc,
OF the same hue and the srme hue and the
same shape. lie then rolled the lace around
the same shape. lie then rolled the lace
around the body Of his dog, and put over it
the garment of the stranger so adroitv,
that 1t was impossible to discover the trick.
The lace thus arranged in his pedestrian
hand box, he would say to his ,locilc ines
scnser-dog, "Forward, my friend" A,
these words the dog would start and pass
bodily through the gates Of Malncs or Va
lcnclenncs, in the face Of the vigiant olli
GERS placed there to prevent sinugrlin~.-
Having passed the bounds, le wait for his
master at a little distance in the open conn
try. There they mutually carcSscL and
fcastcd, and the merchant placed his pack
ages in place of security, renewing his oc,
cupal'on as necessity required.
Such WAS the success of u smugyIcr that
i'll five six years he amasscd Il handsome
fortune, ami kept his coach. Envy pursue
the prosperous. a mischciyous nciuhlur
betrayed the lace merchant; and notw,l.
standing his efforts to Disguise his ,lo.., he
WAS suspected, watched and discovered.
How far does the cunning of some ami
mails extend! Did the spies Of the custom
house expect him at one gate, he saw them
at a distance, and instantly went towards
the other Were the gates shut against him
Inc ovcrcamc every "bstacl.-somctncs he
lcaped over the wall; at others passed Sc.
cretiy behind carriage, Or running between
Al
pish his aim. One day, however, while
swimming in stream near Malines, lie was
Slot and died in the water. There was then
about linn five thousand crowns worth of
lace; the loss of which did not ctlcc: the
master, but he WAS inconsolaLle for the loss
o. his t,itlliu! dog.
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CHE Abbepillc Banncr,

Published Every Thursday Morning, by
|, DAVIS 90 CREWS.
w. G. DAVIS. Editor
i. u. CH6WS,. S,...............Pu Publisher
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HOW TO POP THE QUESTION

Aio" ~ 1hE uUES11UN.
'Gracious' scz |, Its now time to look
afe Nance"
Nextd day, down went. Nance was alone
and ] axcd her if the squire WAS in She said
he wasn't.
"Canse." said I, making her believe that
wanted him, tour colt has spraincd hi,
loot, and come to see if the squire wont
lend me his mare to go to town."
She said she guessed he would. I'd better
sit down and wait till the Squire comes
in.
Down sot; sho looked sor,cr strange,
and my heart felt queer around the c.lse.
"Arc you going down to Betsy Mllcr's
1uiI'ing!' after while scz she.
Scz !, "reckon would"
SEE she, suppose you'll take Patience
Dodge?"
sez !, 81 mought, and ;hcn I mouolt.
n't."
sez she, 81 heard you was going to gi,
married."
Seq |, ~ wouldn't wonder bit"
looked at her and saw tho tears cum
min.
Scz ], "may be she'll AK you to Le brides
maid"
She rIz up, she di,, her face was red as a
beet.
"Seth Stokes" and she couldn't say any
thing more, she was so full.
won't you be bridesmaid, Nance 2" SCI
|.
"No," sez she, and she burst right out.
swell, then," sez I, "if you won't be the
bridesmaid, will you be the brde."
She looked at me- swon, never saw
anything so awful purity. l took right
holt Of her hand.
"fes or no" scz /, "right off,"
AYES" sez she.
That's the Sort" seq I, and gave her a
KISS fixed matters with the squire. We
soon hitched traces to trotin' double harness
for life, and never had cause to repent my
bargain. y
"on dit" (says correspondent from
Washington to one Of our cxchanges) itha,
at Lord Napier's late ball in Washington
many OF The gentlemen wore hoops Z These
hoops are made Of. steel, and serve to i'm,
PFoveithe; set. of the :spantaloons, to- s.hide
crooked legs'and to give size and form tort
teaaatca dfaa; .ts 4; y Z. = s.,s'
,ssss, *; ~ ~ sssss 3:
& lunch proved 81 all5 5dres
thass M / sssss;s q g ';;,s G lSg 40 giy
'ses ssesS sts te'd s,sst liss sgsI ys '.s