Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-02-02
NO 81

Georgia, many years ago. Judge r., a
celebrated duellist, who had lost leg,
and who was known to be a dead shot,
challenged Col d., gentleman of great
humor and attainments. The friends
tried to prevent the meeting but to no
effect.
The parties met on the ground, when
Col. D. was asked if he vas ready .n
No; sir, he replied
'Wlat are YOU waiting fol9' inquired
Judge rs. second
why. sir, said Col. D., 4 have sent
my hoy into the woods 20 hunt bec-gum
to put my leg in, for i don't intend to
give the Judge any advantage over me,
You see he has wooden leg,
2'hc whole party roared with laughter.
and the thing was so ridiculous ;hai it
broke up The fight. Col. D. was after
wards told that it would sink his reputa-
ton
Wd,' he replied, it csa't sink me
lower than bullet can
But, argued lis friend, ths papers
will be filed about YOU
We'll, said he, Il would rather Gil
fifty papers than one coffin
No one ever troubled the Colonel of.
ter that.
A dml fellow was asked by an old la
dy 10 read the newspaper; and taking it
up began as follows:
"Last night Yesterday morning, about
two o'clock in The afternoon before break
fast, a hungry boy about forty years old,
bought ftp custa,d TOR a levy, and
threw it through brick wall nine feet
thick, End jumped overit, broke his right
I ankle off above the left knee, fell into
dry mill pond and was drowned. about
forty years after that on the same day,
an old cat had nine turkey goblers. a
high wind blew Yankee Doodle on
frying pan, and knocked the old Dutch
chum down and killed an cid SOW and
three dead pigs at Bosting, where Il deaf
and dumb man was talking French 10 his
aunt Peter"
The old lady takinga long breath, ex-
claimed "DutellT'
DaEss IN JApAN-Thc Island of Ja-
pan is said to be the only country where
change in the fashion of dress has not
occurred during period of $500 years.
All individuals, from the highest to the
lowest, wear the Data, ii species OF wide
frock, or gown, and the only difference IS
in the material and number worn some Of
the richer class wear as many as twenty
FIVE, of various colors, and of exceedingly
light texture, IVe have very little know
ledge concerning the resources manners.
and customs of the Japanese.
Typhoid Fever.--This disease is now
said to he cured in few days by the
French physicians in the following man
ner: E,e,y two minutes the patient swal-
lows ii small bit Office, equal in quantity
to y glass of water every hour. Every
six hours a demlayement of cold wateris
applied, and every second day bath at
twenty-sevcn degrees of Reaumcr,
Going ii Alone.-The following sngu-
lar announcement of a mauiage appeared
in II late Baltimore Argu';
"Married.-on the 10Th ult, by the
HcV. J. II. Hlleh, Chiille> w. W. E'H-
strong, all of this city" s-
Hope he has n good time.
The lazest fellow they have got down
east is said TO be one who', too lazy to
hut his eyes, and goes to sleep with
th"m wide open. XXX
Tie Boston Pos, says that the follow
ing was one of the ;onsts given at the late
German supper: .,,,.,.,..3
Ha, nan--Abhore by all the world,
and held in utter contempt by the rest OF
mankind. 8
The Cinciengti G7cltc says tlqt The
value Of chewing tobacco sold in That
ma ket amounts TO one and q half million
OF dollars annually. 4 vast exleat Of
country IS supplied from hat city: ,y6. IS
ae gli8 THE LABoRFR, 3as "a
The iabofer, the laborcD y
God'snobleman IS hp~~ .as aYaa
81 His works are craven IN tlteeoii. R1