The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-28

since some lndl>crcct person exposed it. =
But they still wear sham flowers in lhci
costly bonnet>--that is, in the li,ilr straw
or vclve, caps they used to cover their back
hair when in the s,rcct-and sha,u braid,
OF hair On their heads in front of the afore
said b"nnc,s.
We scan the performers at the op"c;,
through lor"nr,tcs, hired at twenty tiv,
cents night, with deposit for their SAT-;
return, AS nonch"lanily rs if they hronge.l
to us. We ride about in carr ares hired
by the year, coachmcn with velvet hat,
band, big buckle, and Il large capped coat
included, all got up in the most elaborate
style. We build churches with stone front,
aud brick si'lcs, decorated on the outside
with carved stone brackets and cnrnir.~.
made q! painted wood or clay, and on the
Inside with wal! paper panncl> aud painted
reccs>cS, and pila>,crs and nuu'lmy~. half
of whose shadows always fail the wrnn"
way Iy daylight, and by eas-!i.L, become
all manner Of plaster gmcrackcry over the
walls and ceiling. We paint deep altovr
behind the rul pit, and then u"u,ralizc the
effect 10y putting II sofa a.an>t the wall
where 1t is painted, SO tha, when the preach
er sits down he has the contradictory ap
pcartnce of resting his head against Il wall,
which is supposed to he ten feet in his
rear, ANA maintaining all the Willie hi, ~,
night position. |, coni,l~r> our IDEAS of
Proportion and perspective drcnliiuly.-
We also found our Notions of architectural,
proportion. once treated with the most mn.
w;rrantahic contempt, hy an organ flonr in
Il new church. which WI, nlruIv,i To- he
something beyond he reach y. criticism.
lh'S organ WAS 5" designed as to rrInnr
Il column ri r"ch flank. supporting IN vn-
tahla'urc across the top OF the trout !, pes.
To effect this, The building had taken.
two Corinthian columns, such as were
placed under the .aiIrric~, and us the, were
to" long hy several feet, had sawed oil the
shafts 10 the requisite en.'h, leaving them
AS broNl and SIun,y Egyptian columns.
and the" pn, t''.'m in Their places, spelling
by their aloni:..h!e nu,iIa,ivn anal de-
i"r'n'ty The Whole h.>ign, which, properly
Carried out, would have beer, good rnu,,.s!.
We'll, wlv'. We have lult a church.
We take our comfortable seats in il as an
express tram, with tbs infringement o.
which We have nothing To 10, al! booked
and trkci>d, and Ir;:ving the responsibility
OF our arrival in heaven 10 tn. pastor. whom
We regard as II sor, Of engine driver. and
To the elders who take the place of CON
dnci"rS, ard whose Business it is 10 Iii, us
through safely, with Iilil" iarring or lis
t"i"'nce "i our nap - possible. I" the last
station Oh the hither bank OF th. ii.n,l
river; and Though We have t.ren warned
that each uI.u mus cross His river :,i,n,.
lis best he c;ta, "" '..'! .u cozhv AMI com
ioriahiy, trusting :"l' way will h.
provided SOMEHOW or other i,r t.rryiu,r II,
over, OF that tue pastor CHAT j. the ruyi,":
drivcr will see To il, aud al anv rate l:nrc
is no Use in l"tlrrnY about il until ~. ,,r,
somewhere near the station
Then We are charitable very. W.. rive
money 20 every lazy or drunken RASCAL, "r
woman with u lot of hired children. rha,
stops lis III the street, aud tli>lni%, i!nl
with great deal Of good avlcc about
-r"'"" 10 work, &c:; only we ,lon't show
i'!'''.i 20" or where TO go; hecn,i>c our
!c;'''H a. 90 ";.~i!y touched hy the appra,
anr" G: a.;>c:. HAT we cant, we really
can' lra.r! 'i:at it is Il great deal easier
y .-r'H people 20 .''miics and three cen,
l,iv..,. tl.an :o..Jw them to their Ilum,s
and see "a H., ::,th Of their story, and
put them in Il Nay to help themselves
We show the most laudat,lc al;crily in rs
sisting all benevolent enterprises, am! ct
ourselves called to preside at meetings held
to organize them. with Tie greatest enthu
'''''''' w u 'ioC Will ohtIhpWIO ncHELS 10
make few unprecedented remarks, got
by rote the day before head subscriptions
with liberal SUMS which are not To- be called
for, III order to induce somebody to sub
scribe ~ similar sum, and which is to he
called for; furnish the reporters of the
morning papers with copy Of our speech
together with the proceedings of the ,ncc,
ing aud the names. of the officers.
We turn up our eyes With cdifvins COZ,
s';'mlionsness at the idea of shaving lei,
per cent. from promi>sory note, anL ,ur,
t. en down again conpIacenlIy and pricl,
up our ears at the offer Of Il ground rent ol
mortgage at the same discount because.
you see, that is IL different thing; il is :;
different thing it is a-that is, YOU know
there's a difference when you take rc;.
estate security, you-a.a.a-it is SO, y",
scc-a a-to he sure, no doubt of il: nod,
ing could he clearer.
Then wo write elaborate art criticisms