The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-14

~ ha, is it p! said |, placing my hand
upon his shoulder.
4 was thinking he replied, gazing up
into my face, anL wiring his eyes.
'O( what I! asked him.
'Ofmy taother,' he said, in trcmulous,
musical tone. 4 could almost wish she
had livcd-l might have made her so proud
and happy"
Noble, generous Hugh Even in that
first hour Of his triumph he could not bear
to take all the joy to himself But lie was
not alorc-othcr hearts were with him.
y S'n2.e word brought his head upon nv
hosoE, and, while &c blessed me for what
! had done for him, he wept outright and l,
who am not easily moved to tears, was rs
child then.
Time PASSED on, and Hugh took sweet
Mary Fisher for wife. She had been rs
sister t" him in time past and she knew
how to love him and appreciate him.
And Hugh marched on ur the Eill, never
swerving-never ialtcring. lie became
bright light i'll his profcssion-he went to
Congress, lie became Governor of the State
that gave him birth-and at this present
moment he occupies one of the most hon
orahlc positions in the nation.
An! Yet ! know tia, Hugh Moran pos.
srs>ed no more natural talents than tlous
andS Of those who have listened with WON
der aEd admiration to his eioqucnce, and
VIII" have SAID, themselves, that God makes
few men with genius like that No. no.
lie lad will ;:r'l energy. Ite had noble
r"rr"S" and he pcrsevered. From birth
OF Gloom an! shadow, to manhood Of
bright, ci:ulgcn, honor and rcnown. he
wcrkc' HIS own way, hy steady, hard, per-
>iStc"t labor. And others may do it-,r
THEY Will
AMlNIDA3 SLEEK IN THE WRONG BOX.
In one Of the smaller cities on the At
IantIc *"ahoarI, the tacctious comedian,
''"hn Owens, was not long ago playing an
engagement. The theatre was a large hall,
which had i'rcn fitted up Tor the purpose,
ahd situated within short distance of the
principal hotel where the actor resided
ii!c evening. of the deJut arriving, John,
WHO lad asccrtaincd at rchcrsal that the
accommodations for dressing were not the
best in the theatre, bethought him of the
cXlr'!ent Of getting himself up in his OWL
room for the character he had to play, and
proceed, fully dressed, to the scene of his
professional labors. That character hap.
HrHc'l to he Annidab Sleek, in "Thc Sc.
lious Family"
About hal!:past o'clock, lie emerged
from The front door of the - Hotel a pleas.
ant looking Quaker gentleman, dressed in
softer gray suit-the Goa, of the ample
si'ad belly cut, and the hat Il broad -brim
Of the most extensive ratte,n. On his
hands lie wore sad coored gloves, aud on
his shoes enormous buckles. lie carried
stout caac and = Landanna pockct-hand-
k"rchicf
Trusting TO his organ Of locality, this
nueer!yy- att:rcd parsonage proceeded in the
direction of the theatre, as he thought; and
on coming to large public building, the
doors OF which stood invitingly open, and
seeing parties Of ladies and gentlemen 90
ing in, he felt himself assured that lie had
reached the playhouse. SO lie entered.
and went Up fight offs stairs, with the most
perfect confidence that all was right.
lie had hardly attained the tcp-most stair,
when he was accostcd by young lady in
white, who, with great Difference, asked
him for his ticket. This was poser. 70
have to pay for admission to see himself act
was something novel. After momct's re-.
Election, he saw that he had entered the
wrong shor. He had gone into hall, not in.o
his own hall; not the theatre, but il ladies,
charity fair, for the benefit of the now
Methodist Chuch, lie was resolved 10
carry on the joke a little further.
Paying his money, he ertcred the hall,
and was surrouned by a bevy of young
ladies', ard old ladies, and middle.
aged ladies' all urging upon the benevolent
Quaker, as they supposed him, bargains of
the most attractive kind, and at the sana
time dwelling with eloquent emphasis on
merits Of the Object to subservo which their
Pious !abors were devoted. The seeming
l'road-brim listened blandy, smiled dcfe-
rentla'ly, answered sympathisingly, patcd
sla y oung girls on the head and blessed
paternally shook hands with the old and
mddle-aged ones atlectionately, and cstab-
lisllcd for himself the character Off dear
kind, benevolent old.gentleman universally.
When he had reached the very pin
nacle of the general admiration, he stopped
for a minute in the middle of the hall. and
said to the philanthropic sisterhood, in a
voice the twann OF which cnnll ,ot t