The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-29

TIC amenities! Perhaps not above one
half Of the people who daily sit down to
dinner in these subcrb establishments are
travellers. The remainder are permanent
Observation-Disclosures, wives, and children.
10 eat IN public now and then may be de-
s,rablc; but for ladies' to take all their
meals every day, and all the year round,
III the lnll glare of publicity 3; to hc always
lull dressed to associate daily almost
houriy-with strangers from every pant OF
America and of the void to be, if young
and handsome, the cvnosurc Of al! idle
and vaSrant eyes, either at the mbkc dhotc
or i" the public drawiuy-room--tllcscarc are
certainly not the conditions which, to al
Englishman's mind, are conducive to the
true happiness and charm Of welded life.
AMI i. Is not only the influence of lhi, state
of things upon the husband and wife to
which an Enyishman oljrc,S, but its innn.
encc upon the young children, who play
about the corridors and malls Of such man,
sons, and become permatur"ly old for want
OF fresh air and exercise; and ovc know inc
from the experiences they acquire, and the
acTnalntamcc> they contract. Perhaps fast
people may consider such objections to s:-
vor Of old-f"gyiSm.' But reasonable
people will not. The system is peculiar
to America, and, therefore, strikes the al
trnton more forcibv than if it were COM
mon to the civilized world.
agreeing ~iM Ucr.-Clcr.yman, who
was bit Of Il humorist, once took tea with
lady of his parish who pr:lcd herself
mncl upon her nice bread, and WAS also
addicted to the common trick Of dcprcc-
atlng her viands to her guests.
As she passed the nice warm biscuit to
the reverend gentleman, she said:
'lhey are not very good; l am almost
ashamed to offer them"
The minister took one, looked at it rath-
or obviously, and rrplicd:
'Ihcy arc not SO good as they might
| be-
The plate was instantly withdrawn, and
with heightened color the lady cxclaim-
cd:
They arc good enough for you'
Nothing further Was said about the bis
cult
a jolly fellow had AL Office next to
doctors. One day an elderly gentleman
Of the old fosy school Llundcrcd into the
wrong shop.
DR.. y in!'
'Don't live here says J., who was in
full scribble over same important papers,
without looking up.
'Ohl' thought this was his Office
Next door,
Pray, sir, can you tell me has the
doctor many patients?'
Not living
The old gentleman was never heard of
in the vicinity again, but the story was,
that DIR. II. threatened to sue l. for libel.
| However he came to think better OF it.
|
C"c"mbers, to Pickie.-Tu: the cucum
bers into salt and water, for three days, then
scald them with weak vinegar, and let them
remain three days longer. Scald some
strong picking vinegar with few onions
black pepper, allspice, cloves, ginger-root,
and horse radish; pour the whole over the
cucumbers, and keep them in jars for use.
| Cerhins, which are small cucumbcrs. are
picked in the same way.
Pigs and Pig 7roughs.-W. J. pcttce
says, in the Boston Cultirafor If pigs
are troublesome, by getting into the trough,
and thus rendering their food unpalataLlc,
aremedy is found in mailing Stats an inch
wide across the trough, leaving a space Of
from four to six inches, according to the size
OF the animal. This will Le found to have
the desired effect, and also will do awav
with The crowding and fighting SO common
among pigs when eating"
What did you give that Llood-nare Of
yours, the other day, when she had the
bots ? asked Wall Ist. broker, Of a friend
from Long Island. "A pint Of spirits of
turpent'"c.' Good morning -'morning ;
and they separated. Two days after, the
same parties met on the street. Say, look
o'here' give my mare Il pint Of turpcntine,
and by Jovc, it killed her. so it did mine
was the reply. Coed morning'-'morn-
ing.'
An exchange publishes two lines Of the
great epic upon GENERAL JACKSON, written
by Western bard:
When you see their eyes glstcn, then,
my men, fire.
Were the last dying words OF a. JACK
| SON ESQ.,