The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-10-06
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There is man in Connecticut who h rs
such hatred for everything appcrtaining
to monarchy that he won't wear u crown
on his hat.
A returned Pixies Peakcr says he
lived ten days on the flesh of his dog !
very d's"greoable dog days they must
have been.
An editor of North Carolina says he is
SO poor that when two dimes meet in his
pocket he introduces them-they are such
strangers.
Mrs. Fantading says, If it wcro not in
tended that women should drive their hus-
bands, why are they put through the Jyidle
ceremony3'
The following toast was recently given
10y a stricken young man: The ladies'
May we kiss tho girls we please, and please
the girls wc kiss.
Rachael is your mistress out of spirits
this morningg'
'lis, yer honor, she's jest taken the last
drap from the decanther.'
We'll, Alick, how's your brother Ike
getting along these times?'
'Ol', first rate-got goof start in .hc
world; married u widow who has nine
children
What is the meaning Of back bitter 2"
asked parson, at Sunday school examina
ton. This is puzzle. 1t went down
the class until it came to n simple it,
Ito urcl'n, who aid,-Perhaps it 10
flea
Were it not for tho tears that fill our
eyes, what an ocean would fill our
hearts.
Create not imaginary difficulties sufli-
c'ent arc tho real ones We have each
10 encounter in the course Of our lives.
a little girl describes a snake as
thing that's a tail all the way up to the
head.
The greatest jewel 10 adorn the head Of
man or woman, is wisdom.
Nothing moro completely battles one
who is full of tricks and duplicity than the
straight forward and simple integrity in an.
other.
Let VIZ be your acquaintance, Julg-
memt your friend, and Speech your ser
want.
What papers off my writing desk arc
you burning there 2 cried an author to his
servant girl.
Oh, only the paper what's all writ
ten over, sir; | hain't touched the clean
At the Chapel Royal, during the tlun-
der storm on a recent Sunday, several
frightened ladies, fearing the effects Of
upon certain steel circumfer-
cnces, which fashion had girded about
them, actually detached these dangerous
appendages, and walked away, leaving
their hoops in their pews.
Timely Warning.-A German Astron-
omer says that in twenty millions of years
from now, the earth will be distroyed by
a comet.
'.brethren" said siaid and learned or
acle Of the pulpit" My dear brethren,
there is great deal to be did, and il is
time we were up and bidding ont"
An alderman was heard, the other day,
getting off tie following specimen of
what may be called " corporation Iogic"-
Gall human things are hollow. I'm a
human thing; therefore, I'm hollow. 1t
is contemplate TO be hollow; therefore
III stuff myself as full rs l am ablo.n
lle that will live happily, must neither
trust to good fortune, nor submit to bad;
he must be prepared against all assaults.
A pretty girl attended bali out West,
recently, decked off in short dress and
pants. The other ladies were shocked.-
She quietly remarked that if they would
pull up their dresses about the neck, rs
they ought to be, their skirts would be as
sholt as hers
WITNESS you have said that while walk
ing with an umbrella over your head, you
fell into reservoir, and were badly injured.
Did you break any bones, sir, at that
timeT