The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-02-17
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beauty rs when her Creator commanded
her to be. The heavens shall be- as bright
over her graves rs they arc now around
our paths. The world will have the at,rac
tions for our ofsprings, yet unborn, that she
had once for ourselves, and that she now
has for our children. Yet little while
and all this will have happened. The tlnrob
l'ing heart will he s,lIcd, aud we shall be
ut 'cst. Our funeral will wind its way,
the prayers will be said, and our friends
will all return, and we shall bc left behind
in silence and darkness for the worm. And
may be for short time we shall be spoken
Of, bat the things Of life will creep in, and
our names will soon be forgotten. DAYS
will continue to move on and laughter and
song will be heard in the room in which
we died; ami the eye that mourncd Tor us
will be- dried and ..lst"n again with Joy;
and even our children will cease tc think of
us, and will not remember to lisp our names.
Then shall we have become, in the touch
in. language Of the rs:.lmist, forgotten
and clean gone out mind"
Ltmi 4Kmsurc.-E.vcry farmer should
have rod meas usrc, Il light stiff pole, Just
'''>'SSh ''it i''it iSVb lplIo iol IiS
land. by a little practice he c.n learn to
step just u rod at five steps, which will aE
swer very we'll for ordinary farm work. A
certain the number of rods in width and
length ot a lot You wish to measure, and
multiply one number by the other and di
vide by one hundred and sixty, and you
have the number Of acres; as one hundred
and sixty square rods make II square acre.
If you wish to lay off one square acre,
measure thirteen rods upon each side. This
lacks one rod of full measure.
One Of the hardest trials Of those who
fall from aillucncc and honor t." poverty
and obscurity, is the discovery that tI.. III
,acl'mcnt Of so many in h"m they con-
fIdrd was pretcncr, Il mask I" gain
their own ends, or was miserable >haI
Iowness.
"I'll let you off easy this time" as the
horse said, when he capsizel his rider into
the soft mud!
What is 'h,. liff;,cnce between Il
sear,sirc>> :.,.: u .r ON f! One mcntls the
tear, whir- rl.- uiirr ,r,rl> the mare
W"mA'> greatest ,. r,n"mt, Dust
Mans gr';.,.> rlagu" \ ~","an conlin-
ually lru>i! = awav
"Am i, .~..u,. ".. ,.y .... ~ i.,,...
ular2' n, ihr -, ii 90. :. -. ,r -"
watching hm.
Ssh. isn't al! that IN, fancy p.in'-.I
her." bitterly exclaimed n /. 'cir'i lower
and wo,Se Ilan that, she ,>n'l what she
paints herself
A tall fellow persisted in s,an,line dur
hg the performances. much to The annoy
ance OF an audience, and WAS repeatedly
when voice from the upper gallery: Let
him alone, honey; he's tailor, and he's
resting himsct" lie Immediately squirt
ted.
There is n man up the country who always
pays for his newspapers in advance. IIe
never has been sick day in his life-never
had any corns or the toothache-his pota-
toes never rot-tie wcevil never eats his
whcat-the frost never kills his corn or
bcans-l'is babies never cry in tho night
and his wife never scolds.
Every roso has its thorn; you new
CT find Il woman without pins and nee
dies.
An irritable man is like hedgehog
rolled up tho wrong way, and pierced
by his own pricklcs.
What European nation will first burst
into flame? We expect The Dutch will
they are always smoking.
benevolent impulses, where we should
not expect them, in modest privacy, enact
many scene Of beautiful wonder amidst
the plaudits Of angels.
Why does father call mother honey 2"
asked IL boy of his older brother. "Can't
tell, 'cept it's because she has large comb
in her head"
Uayi,.-Tlc Now York Herald publishes ac-
counts from tinyti, dated at Port all Prince on
the 10Th, and Jeremy tho 18th ult, sta
ting that the revolution was about over. One
account says that the Emperor was defeat
ed in hattie by Gene Gcffrard, and retrcutcd
with the Imperial army ut his heels, to the cap-
tai, while another mildly stules that his Majesty
was compelled t' return, and il was thought he
would sooE nbdicate. Indeed, the Empress hnd
| advised Souluuqie to that course, and he ih,e.t-
ened to shoot her for her pains All accounts,
however, agree that the c.'unlry was Thoroughly
aroused against the Emperor and the procn,,n-
ton of the republic at P"rt AL Prince daily
looked for. II is the intention Of the republicans
should they succeed, to throw open To trade the
ports that have for years been closed to com
merce, and also, TO revoke the monopoly law.