The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-07

--, Mr.. Henry Dalton, of America. 10
tho beautiful. wealthy and accom- pNshed
Miss Fanny Bancroft, only daughter and
heiress Of the latc George Bancroft Esq.
Four years later accideu,ly fell in with
Dalton he conducted me to his home,
n princely mansion in one Of the fashion.
able residences Of the great metropolis. A
nsxcned haired boy three years of age
eported through the ROOMS, aud the ci de.
uant Fanny Bancrof. fouaed a beautiful
babe on her knee, the whole rceue display
ing peace and happiness, and such indeed
WAS their lot. Dalton was happy, he had
all lie could wish for, and he never regret.
ted his unlucky though lucky voyage
across the Atlantic.
Fashionable Women.-Au energetic and
truthful writer thus sums up the unhappy
life of fashionable women:
Fashion kills more women than toll aad
sorrow. Obedience to fashion is 4 greater
transgression of the law Of woman's na-
ture, greater injury to her physical and
mental constitution, the hardships of power
ty and neglect. The kitchen maid is
hearty and strong, when her lady has to be
nursed like sick baby. It is sad fact
that fashion pamperec women are almost
worthless for MI the good ends of human
life They have but little force of charac.
ter; they have still loss power of moral
will, aud quito IS little physical energy
They live for no great purpose IN life-they
accomplish no great ends. They are doll.
forms IN the hands of m:lliner, and scr-
wants, to bo dressed and fed to order. They
dress nobody thoy feed nobody they in.
struct nobody ; they bless nobody. They
set no r;c:, examples Of virtue and woman
ly life. If they rear children, servants and
nurses do all, save to give them bti,!.-
And when reared, what i 10 tho children
amount to! Who ever heard OF 4 fashion
able woman's child exhibiting any virtue
and power of mind for which It became
emirenta Read tho biographies of our
great and good men and women. Not one
Of them had fashionable mother. They
nearly all sprang from strong minded wo.
men, who had about as much to do with
fashion, as with the changing clouds.
If the day of mercy find US grace
less, the day Of wrath will find US speech.
less.
Be willing to want what God i, not viii.
ling 10 give.
They who in spiritual things will be
their own carvers, will surely cut their own
fingers.
Men may perish for being setsants that
are Improbable, as we'll as for being siahe.s
that are abcminable.
We should take rs much delight
in precepts that enjoin holiness, as in
promises that assure happiness.
That mans lightning in religion was,
too often, hypocrisy wLosc end wss apos-
tacy.
We must choose between the golden
chain Of duty and the fiery chain of dark
ness.
| Sin has brought many believer into
suffering, and suffering has kept many be-
lever out of shining.
The wheat and the chaff may grow
together, but they shall not lie to.
gether: He will thoroughly purge his
Aoor.'
Then only does the dial of our lives
move with correctness when it is set bv
the rays Of the Son Of Righteousness.
There are ttiany who blush to confess
their sins, who do not blush tossontmit
their sins.
Some will rot sseth evil, and yet will be
so; others would seem good, and yet rot
be so; either get oil into your lamps, OF
throw your lahnps away:
He that sins against light will at last
ssn away his light, If thy light do not
put sin and the world undet Thy feet,
1t will nevet put crown of glory Sn. they
head. .
Were Il hot for sin, issth had hever i
beginning and, were it nut fot death, sin
had never, an ending. o.,
Grace III our hearts is like the stara ID
the heaven, shining not BY it's own. SPLEEN.
dor, but BY the borrowed beams Of the Bon
Of Righteousness.
| To bless God for t.,stcies ID The way II