The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-05-19

pay not enough to justify them in the in
diligence of any prctcnsions to that So
cl;'l circle, whence the selections are
deemed most eligible for lca,ls of the
management Of rural picnics, or ladies' tea
parties"
Flo~ers.-l'ut but rose, or a lily, or n
violet on your table. and you and Lord Ba
con have Il custom in common: for thai,
great and wise man was in the habit Of
having the flowers in season set upon his
table morning, we Lelicvc, noon and night
that is to say, all his meals-for dinner,
IN his time, was taken ut noon; and why
should lie not have flowers at all his meals.
seeing that they were growing all day p
Now here Is u fashion that shall last YOU
tor ever. if YOU Please, never CHANGING with
silks and vclvcts and silver forks, nor dcpen
dent upon the caprice of some fine gentlo-
man or lady, who have nothing but caprice
and change to give them Importance and
sensation. Does any reader misoivc him.
self, and fancy that to help himself to such
comforts rs these would he 'triing. q If
this were ,rifing, then was Bacon a triilcr
then was tile great Condo trifler, and
the Old Republican Ludlow, and all the
great and good spirits that have loved
Aowcrs, and Mllton's Adam himscli-nav.
Heaven itself, for Heaven made these harm
less clcganccs, and blessed them with the
universal goodwill of the wise and inno-
cent. The same mighty energy which
wh'rls the earth round the sun. and crashes
the heavens with thunder bolts; produces
the lilies Of the valley and the dow drops
that keep them fair.-Lc;yh Huut
Tile Nam IIifhout az Eucmy.-Wc be,
lIcvc IN the man or woman who has acnc-
miles, This does not sound, but it is sound.
Your milk and water people, WHO content
themselves with simply doing no harm, at
the same time never do any good; they
are negatives. Your man Of force, who
does not wait for stone to get out Of his
Heaven. appointed way, but manfuIIy rolls
1t over, may nnintentionally hurt some
body's toes in the act but thousands who
will have to travel that future path will
thank him for clearing it. Thc,man who
has no enemy is generally sleek, creep
ing, cautious. white washed creature, walk.
ing the world with velvet shoes, who smirks
and gl'lcs his uncl,alengcd way to the OBJ
scnrlty he merits. lie adds nothing to the
common stock, sl,ovcled into his foot of
earth at last without tear on his coffin
lid. lie may not have had an enemy, but
has he any friends Z a place is vacant,
but not in any warm, living, loving heart.
The ststue has simply crumbled out Of its
niche and disappeared.-N. Y. Ledger.
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Experiments show that an electrical
shock sufficiently powerful to kill an OK,
may be discharged from straw.
Yes and tumbIers Of Thunder and light
ming sufficient to kill man, may lie in,
bibed through straw.-Epening Post.
An Arkansas paper gives an account
of marriage in the T.i of St. Fran.
els county, of bea utiful young lady,
to one Of the thrce brothers who
have recently been convicted of murder
in the first degree, and sentenced to be
hung.
A newsboy was heard to say that lie
had given up selling newspapers, and gone
into the mesmerizing business. Il get FIVE
dollars per week. said he, for playing.'-
'Playing whatF asked one Of lis comrades.
Poss~n',' replied the boy.
Why don't you wheel that barrow of
coal, Media? said learned miner to one of
his stus. 1t is not very hard job; there
is an inclined plane 30 relieve YOU sAh,'
replied Ned, who had more relish for wit
than work, tho plane may he inclined, bu.
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