Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-07-21
IN AN AWFUL aAn FIX.

IN AN AWFUL BAD FIX.
Col. holland, editor of he Batesv;lIc
ARR Eagle, tells the following good
story OF man being in a very warm 2 and
tight place: $3.50 w
The late Col. Allen Oakley was ston-
ping for the night at a public house. The
weather was warm, and Oakley, when he
retired to bed, divested himself Of all his
clothes but his shirt About midnight
terrible fuse -Essss raised in the yard--a
catamount had been rustled up. and the
dogs were fighting it. After having il
around and around for some time thew
got to the door, which, flying open, in
popped the catamount. You may guess
there was getting out of their way poor
oakley saw no chance to make the door.
and sought safety by climbing up the LOGS
to what should have been the loft b9t
alas 1T was deficient of every thing but a
cross pole. TINS he straddled, with the
expectation of hearing, Il not witnessing
tine nght going on below. But like the
gallant hero of Cerre Gordo. he soon had
the painful evidence that a man can he
attacked behind as well as before. He
had walked up a sgaspis nest, something
more than a half bushel in size. and tbeSS
were putting it to him in style. One hand
was necessary to held on with, and the
other slapped some. To come down was
to incur the danger Of a mad eats teeth,
and to hold on was not q bed Of rosesi
Yet Oakley did hold on--and so did the
wasps Poor fellow it was not an easv
naatter for him to ride the next day,
The New York Herald has q letter
from Rome, under date of Sd ult. which
says:
With the exception of Major Cass, our
Charge d'Afaires, Shere is not a sinpie
diplomatic officer at Rome the whole Of
that body still remaining at Gaeta. am
informed that Russian, English, German,
and other foreigners have implored Mai.
Cass to take them under his protection.
4 know that ladies and gentlemen, Of the
highest respectability, have resorted Ia
ms motel IN great numbers, in hope of Sc
cufity, Among them are some of our
compat1ets. Not few Roman families.
nnderstaisd, of distinction distinction fsa, ability
nave likewise joined in this REQUEST. Du-
rag the action of this morning, the stars
and stripes, or rather q very bad imitation
ei them, were waving from nalaccs Piu-
slana. 81, Falconeiri, and one cfItwo Others.
lhis is certainly astrange spectacle. That
power 50 taraway, and of but yester-
days birth comparatively, should be In
Yoked Tor prOtection in old Rome. the ci-
" OF the Caesars, is a memorable mari, as
the mutations of time and, wba5 Is not
less remarkable, presenting a forc;ble
commentary on the weakness Of The
present government, is the TACT that an,
,.plicaaon' has been made to our Charge 10
suspend the shie American flag from two
pr1ncely houses, in order to save their
female inmates from violence and d;sbon-
or, the heads of which are actually mem.
bers of the administration. Honor ~ tha
land Of the free! 5yl'lS tr :
A book was pablished in ENGLAND d,,.
iil'g tae protectefate q Cromwell, with
the iollossiug title: 'siiggs OF Charitv.
iaid Y by the chickens Of the Covenant, and
boiled BY the ersof Divine grace: take
ye and ear
4 waggish spendthiist recently said
Five years ago I was not worth / cent
IN the world aud now see wiaefs ar.,
through my exerticRs" a,