Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-05-25
The old lady raised up both hands and
exclaimed, "Du tell.n ''TT


exclaimed, "Du tell" Fi'I1 ~
"SaUArTgNe A LITTLE. Some wears
ago in the New Hampshire House os
Representatives, one of the members Of
that body, an odd stick froG, South Hamp-
ton, when the yeas and nays were taken
on an important, question, did not answer
to his name. After The roll was finished.
he h arc. arose and addressed the presiding Of,
ficerin the following pithy language:
Mr. Speaker, rise to let you know
that1 did not mean to dodge the question.
l only squatted little, in order to take n
better view of the whole subject; and /
now says no to the cri,terps
The manner in which this was done or.
cited universal burst of laughter from
the members. -
SNoRrNG.-My uncle P was an
awful snorer. He could be heard further
than blacksmith's forge; but my aunt
became SO accus; omed to it, that it sootb-
ed her repose. They were very do
mestic couple, never slept apart for mary
years. AT length my uncle was required
to attend Court at some hundred miles
distant. The first night after his depar-
ture, my aunt never slept wink; she
missed the snoring. The second night
passed away In the same way without
sleep. She was getting into very bad
way, and probably would have died. had
1T not been for the ingenuity of a servant
girl she took the coffee mall into nay
oa'' IS chamber and ground her to sleep at
once
BIDDIE's WAGss.-"What's your eggs
dozen, marm ?" said an old skin-aint
one day to market woman. "Twcnty
cents, sir" " Aint you rather high in
your price nine pence is enough for
eggs, n" Perhaps such an old hunk as
you may think SO; but if was hen I
wouldn't lay eggs for cent piece, 1
know"
From Fort LeavenworM Depayture
oftroops for California and OrSaon,---A
correspondent of the New York, Sun.
writing from Fort Leavenworth, Anril
goth, says, there is "a great rise in the
prices of grain, horses, and mules there
that boats are daily passing, crowded
with California emigrants, the cholera
following as to the movement of troons.
The rifle regiment is here, under the
command of the gallant Col. Loring,
(who lost his left arm in the storninp of
Chapultepec.) 1t will leave about the
goth of May. 80
Six companies are destined for Oregon.
direct, and three companies for Salt Lake.
or Bear River, and three companies win
proceed to what is commonly called Fort
Larimie, on Larimie river.
This post will be garriSoned by some
artillery, infantry, and dragons.
Fort Keamey, on Platte river, will be
gar1isoned by two companies of infantry
and one of dragons.
Larimie by two of rifles and one of in
fantry.
AT the latter post Major sanderson
will be in command. ,,4,s.,....
The cholera and small pox are thin
nng the ranks of the rifles considerably.
but no one seems to dread the frequent
cholera alarms, because they hayef the
very first surgeons in the world. There
die daily about three. The companies
will have to be filed up before they ad-
vance.
Missions IN Oregon. The Methodist
missions embrace six missionaries and
twelve or fifteen local preachers. There
are two Presbyterian churches, AID one
Congregational, with clerevunen.;
the Bantists have two ministers and
churches tIle Cumberland Preobyter;ans
three. Che SeSeders two, the Carnpbellites
one, and the Catholic priests are rlumer-
Gus.
Smoking produces gastic disorders,
coughs aid inlarE1atory affections of the
laryn& mid phaiynx, diseases of the
heayt aud lownesso Of the spirits, and, in
short, Is very injurious to the respiratory,
alimeptq and nervous system.
NJ .s ~ Z ~ IA fskt .st
spAsiSgse ON m cHuRcH.-A young
lady 0f tlGS city, who is engaged and viii: