Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-05-25
NO. 2.

throw of Sodom. With some difficulty we
landed here, and our esteemed comman-
der and DIR. Anderson obtained speci-
mems from, and Mr.. Dale took sketch of
it. Our boats crew landed also, and
their curiosity was gratifed by their gath
ering specimens, some from it's summit
and others from its base. 1t was mems
ured, and found to be sixty feet in height,
and forty feet in circumference. We
cannot suppose that Lots wife was a per-
son SO large that her dimensions equalled
those of this column. Many think the
statue of Lots wife was equal to the pi.
lar of salt which the Bible speaks of. Let
that pillar be where it may, and whatcv-
er be its size, they will not probably cred
it that this is the pillar. Their precon-
ceived noriOns having much to do with
the matter, they would have every body
think that she was at once transformed
into column of very fine grained beau
tifully white salt, about five feet or few
inches more in height, and in circumfer-
cnce that OF a common-sized person of
the ninteenth century. Be that as it
may, no two minds have, perhaps, formed
exactly the same opinion on this matter
who have not visited this spot. But here
we are, around this immense column,
and we find that it is really of solid rock
salt-one mass of crystallization. 1t is
in the vicinity which is pointed out in Ike
Bible in relation to the matter in question,
and it appears to be the only one of its
kind here. And the Arabs of the district
to whom this pillar is pointed out, de-
clare it to be that of Lots wife-the
identical pillar of salt to which the Bible
has reference--the tradition having been
handed down from each succeeding gen.
Grafton to their children, as the Ameri-
cans will hand down to succeeding gen
Grafton the tradition of Bunker's Hill
Monument, in Boston. My own opinion
of the matter is, that Lots wife having
fingered behind, in disobedience to the
express command of God-given in or
der to insure her safety---that while so
lingering she became overwhelmed in the
descending fluid, and formed the model
or foundation of this extraordinary col
umn- Ifit had been produced by COM
mon. by natural causes, it is but right to
suppose that others might be found of
similar description. One is scarcely able
to abandon the idea that it stands here as
a lasting memorial of Gods punishment of
a most deliberate act of disobedience,
committed at time when he was about
to show a distinguishing regard for Ike
very person.
Too COOP 70 BE Losr.-The Phila-
delphia correspondent of the Boston Age
and News, in a late letter. tells the fol-
lowing story. We hope Thornley, won't
blame us for printing it: l heard case
of extreme modesty the other day, so
extreme that it couldn't be understood.
A lady went into Thornley's India rubber
store, and enquired of the fascinating
Mr. T.--"Have you any India rubber
elegy encirclersS" "What did you say.
ma'am?" said the storekeeper, slightly
confounded "Elegy encircles, repeat
ed the lady with a blush. Thornley,
looked around the store, first at the great
I. kpiles. Of, India rubber, then at gutta per-
4 cha, then India rubber cloth, and so on,
but without seeing anything correspond
ing to the name. "You're sure its made
out out Of India rubber" said Mr.. r., in
wardly declaring that there was nothing
made of that article which he had not
seen. ooh, yes" replied the lady, "Do
you see anything like it?" at length re-
piled the bewildered fellow. The lady
looked around the well4filled store, and
at length her eye rested upon box,
which she bushingly pointed 10. What
do you suppose it contained? Gar
tors. She was soon helped to pair,
and as she took her leave, it all at once
occurred to Mr.. Thornley,, that garters
were L-e-g encirlerS.
aE A new married couple went to house
a keeping not long since in Boston, in Pop
lar street. At breakfast next morning
after their entrance, the gentleman said
to his lady, "My dear, this is Poplar
street, and by putting u(you) in it, it
becomes popular"
"And by putting as in it" promptly
replied the lady, 'it win become popu-
lous."
A MIeHrY CoSsTrruTIoN.-"Ff Hiram
II,my boy, said tender father to his son
["you nnust be more careful Of yourself
= than Won ora Vf,S} bo1,a ,,of tbo fteSnst;