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

"<ProPoS of Porter, whose name have
just taken IN vain: heard Il good Cyl.oe
story the other day, whicl, may as we'll
set down here. Porter is an institution in
Cambridge. He is a person Of var.1 ,c.
complishmen,s, and keeps a Inusr of call,
| None like him to brew besl,op or n,;,g. .
! slrsndy uaT. Bnt his cl,, ,r>,,,,,., ;t ~.
1t is reported among tb. ,tuJ,.u,s ,l,,, f.a
nymed., when dyins--bccause its all non.
seuse about Garymela be u,r ;,nm,r,J I,o
left Jupi,cr'> s.,yice morr;.d u,L, on,
an lnn with his savings. and died ,t :, ,,o,,,
old ag;c--i, is reported that G,nvm.l,. l.f,
| Porter tie recipe for mak,np both n.c,,r
and a,nhrosia. which rcci. La Su,r,.,,,.;,
| " copied from I,u,o', rerir, h,nl am,
Porter, improving on the IDEA. coprc;ved
! the lapyv ,,,ruul,, ,,f r,;u,,;,., ,,, d;,;.,
materials. aud pr".!ucia- ~, inctr,b,. h,.ver.
ayc-spme,hng which should comb;,o III.
elements Of the su,erna) meat and ,ho su.
pe.nnI d,;uk-a harmony Of solid and Au;J
To w!r! ru"!, .I.,o.n, sLould cour,;r,te j..
celestial favors. H.. c.,,;., an, ,,,o ill.,,
! He mir,nd IT,. ,.,h,,s;. .,,, ,lo
and ali Oh, m,.us .,u,,.d mall. v;,,, o,u.
! for ,l" result WAS nn
with such cla>si,. u.i.:in. j, was not 70
tie wondered at that under graduates. who
are notorious for their love Of m,tholoqical
matters Should fnd themselves attracted to
Porters, and there refresh their remni<cep.
c.s Of Olympus with drnuuh:s Of ,ho
divine beverage. In fac;, such WAS their
devotion to this branch of classical studv
and SO inspired did they frequently ve,-
inspired even to the Py,lonc pitch Of
being unin,ciligilIe in their sperrL-t ut
the matter attracted lhe attention Of III.
President Of the ColIege-a venerable
gentleman Of tn. period, whose name I
have forgotten. I.cnrIc>s and ignorant
persons, entirely misconcciy:n, the spir;t in
in Which the under. graduates visited Por-
; iv's, repc ted It" this worthy person tia. the
students were in he habit ct getting drunk
every night -.n Hip. II must be seen to.
! HC tcS!ucHl puts On his most autlOrl-
tative wig and slernesl ,vun,vuauc. and
salies out to blow up tho c!;,,sica, ], p,r,er
for leading his students u,tra: First Of .,l
he thinks. in order to Lo ,lJ.. ,o .,..1.
more exclusively. that he will ,os,e mi.
moxious beverage with hi, own Inns The,
there can he no mistake. With murb
dignity he enters P,rtrr's uc 10 or.e,sd
with respect. IT,. iu,e,ror.,as p,.,.r
Sir, many of the under ,,raduat.s com.
here, I understand "A fa,y, ,,odos,,
r,prcs tho landlord .Thav co,a h..,
frequently, Mr.. Por,erp .Thev dron in
moss and ,Lcn. Sir, Sand ,h,v a.;,,,.
! h.vr.o.,. c,II.3 XII, s;ru
sir .Ih.v drink :, ,,,,.,t d.,l ~ A.
! r.slrrr Wei, sir, ,Iev do ,ak. cnusid.
| cr,h..' The: ys, .i,vnl, on il N, Paw
:crl Tho ,;i:,r,.,., Porte, r.,,,;,.1 s;lon.
Make me al nip,' ut L,,ot,, s,vs ,,a
venerable President. still rowri,o and IN.
dignant Porter, whose suuo fyom has
never for moment f,rs,k.r him du,,or.
all the resources CT lis art.
Presently s!'perh;'l.':n flip with an
| "'o'''at'" 'oann' "l'ch venus might have
rise" ''o"' cfea;'"s over the edge OF The
s"'''e'' IS '"e fes''' OF his efforts. lie
''''''"" II 'eSrcc''"''y' and with some anx-
!' ~ ','e 'e".''e"'' OH whose '"ce judi
W.. -. ''':u' e''''''' '."'e o''' e'.t"e'''s--
/: ~, 's"o"'''E' iie P""Ses'
r. "' ','""''e' e'o"''s nave "o'
! ~ "' "'"'"e io''e'' TO-
''.. ~, H.; ."e ''eS'"e"'
ar,, a,,,r.u, ~ g."'
ov., Ii. i,n .n, .,,,' =, ' ~, ~ s.'o
! ,,u.. r,,, ''"''"s
about to d,.vn IT,. ;;Is fl. ,,1.ss ~ o"n,
| '''''e l" "'S ''H, nerves sign, ana puts It
down. II is empty MIR. Porter, he
-"v$, ':he students ge, drunk on this, sir g