The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-08-04
From the London JournaI.
CHANGE FOR A Hl1NDPEn

VIZ e"'e"e"S VI ItS lilhabltanfa. Ile
railways had brought in thousands of ,,vu.
pie that morning from all parts Of the AL
Jacent country, most for business, some
tor pleasure, and some for c"nvrn ell,
mixture Of both. Men cam. in to make
money, aud made it or not, acrorli to the
circumstances; their wives aud ,lauyhter,
came III to spend money. aud found IL"
d'fhruIty in accomplishing their "l.j"r, !;
other people came in for other purposes.
Gas will appear hef're the conclusion Of this
faithful narrative.) and were equally sue
ces'ui i'll carrying them out.
In the Exchange merchants and cotton
spinners aud brokers aud agents thronyca
together. and were AS busy rs bees in :.
hive'-s.Wllat were they d"ing! ALI that
- cantH}t- say. Hundreds Of thousands of
Pounds { am fold, changed owners on
> rfsfKet day in this same Exchange, with
out scrap of writing. or earnes. t. hinl
the bargns. Wl,u can tell what great
transactions "ere heine cencllrd? Pr,-
maps Some one WAS l'uving up all t cot
ton !" Liverpool; l"rI,aI> HE money w:s
being found for some invention that will
provide bread cloth at >ixpence II ya'd
perhaps that vulgar lu"krng old fellow. to
whom all are t"urI,ing their hats on ac-
Count ct his rrputc'l wealth, is h,,, ing wl at
he knows very well h. never will lie able
to pay for; an,! VIII" knows hut tia, tI,os.
sauct'h.d Individual, in white urckrIo,ls
are contracting for Il SUPPLY of thread
oearng lie ON its label, I" cl,ca. IT,. seam.
stress her due? SucI, things are done. w.
Know, thanks t" tha, murll villi,rl tribunal
her Mnj'>'!'s High C"u or Cauc-rv.
But We have little t." ii" will. the Ex
Change and those VIII" frequent it. THIS
gre"t town-wlch is To l,. na,n-lrss for
Certain sufficient reasons-c cors Ia dinner
At oclurk, eats great deal of rul.i ,,ica,
AMI drinks great deal of hot wine; and
being town of inferior oryanizitinn, gas
Economically speaking. is not affl r,ed will,
those frIghItul consequences from which,
""S o'hrT town 't h'ie fashionable AMI
dyspeptic habits womlI sutf.r. C.n>e
q"en'ly, for about on. hour after .l. time
! have nane'l, there is Il u.I in llc ,r.n,ac.
ton Of business; and then. wh:l>t the buy
bees are IN their rrInrn t. their work.
much shopping takes place
The principal jewelers. i" the namrlc~
town are M"ssr> Erllant and Castle, and
ago"'lly si, ht tl'rir shop windows if.r>
upon market, cspeciaily when the old wear
Is ut lis last gasp. and all HE pretty prrt.
ties for new years gifts are exhibited IL,
glItter'ny rows therein. So thinks AN .l.i
er'y gentleman from the Country. "a clergy
man Of the church of England, cvi.rm,i,,
from his sp"iless white neck:ln,l, snu.
chin, and the heavy gold seals that hung
moro naj"ru'n," after the fashion of our
ancestors. from his fob. There is IL well
todo creaking III his carefully polished
bo"t', and Il smile upon his rl,l.ly cIreks
that bodied well he is rl,ogeller tie sort
OF person IL whose table you wnuIi Ger.
tanly like 10 have place, and in whose
will you would have no objection 10 iini
your name.
Ar. Elephant (Casle, his partner, is at
homr) has high r4sI~ct t.,r the cloth, so
he bows profoundly 70 the clergyman a.
he enters. aud his reverence, who is ur-
tanity itself, t"ws to Mr.. Elephant in re-
turn. The j"wrer ia charmed. Pu!,rnes>
H-not a staple commodity III this ua,uelrs~
town. Great is its wealth; t.ut the magic
"lappesce week." which ii, snme other
quarters is devoted 10 the rausi,inu of
MANNERS. but has t'cen sI'a,ingy expended
by the parents Of the prescut gcnrr
alton Of its drnizc"s. Mr.. E.I.I,au, knows Il
gentleman. when !'o sees one; and set.ling
his young man to wait upon some other
customer, attends to the stranger him
SELF
The simple minded pastor at once states
his erran.l. Thursday is New Years Day .
and Mr.. D .lcimer must l,ave her ac.,,s,4,I
present. What shall it he7 SnnetI,iny
useful. You know and mt very expensive,
not more than thirty or for ty y',uu,ls.
II is pleasant TO llsa, the good man
speak Of money! It is clear that lie prizes
it rs the only H'sn,'s Of giving pleasure to
Others. ~
Many valuable trinkets arc exIIihhrd sG,s
selection, tut are rejected with n CORES.
ponding number Of smiles hy Mr.. Dalcimrr
rs !",rifcs." At last very so!iil gold
watch with chain AMI pendants. heavy and
pIsn, fit for the wife Of u, bishop, ia
produced aud approved. Fifty pound.
Is the price. anh while Mr.. EIpphsn.'s
young man is finding n case wherein to
pack i, the Rev. Blank Dalriper takes
fosa his pocket fat black po,.ke, book.