Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-26

II Dauqhfers Love.---There is no one
SO slow 10 note the follies or sins of n fa-
ther as & Laughter. The wife of his bo4
som may fly in horror from his embrace,
but his fair-haired daughter clcaves to
him in boundIess charity. Quickened by
the visitation of the pain 10 the pater al
dwelling, her prayers are more brief but
more earnest--her effo'ts doubled and
untiiing--and if she can but win tran
scicnt smile from that sullcn and gloomy
face, she is paid. oh, how richly prid!
for all her sleepless cares and unceasing
labms. The father may sink from deep
to dcep-from lower to lower depth,
Satan's kinsman and Satan's prey--those
who in Il happier hour received lwgely of
his benefacions may start when they be-
hold his shadow, and accelerate their
pace to get bevond it: all, I'll may for
sake him--God, the wo Id; III, but the
devil; and his daughter. Poor child! if
thou canst not save, thy feeble torch,
made as bright as thy power ran make it.
throws at leus' flickeling light upon the
path, till the object of thy unquenchable
affection has fo'evcr left thee. and is
shrouded in thick darkness; ard when un-
done, when gone from thee and gone for
ever, though thou masest wed thy emlv
love, and know in him all thy young. fond
heart pictured, vet ag;'n and again. in the
midst OF thy placid Joy, even with the
smiling infant ON thv knee, the lost one
will not be all forgotten! Seeing the
past as it were only vesterdny. forgc'ful
of thy little d .rling. thou wilt ex"lnim,
from the depths of t,v ever mindful and
afcctinnate spirit: "My father, oh! my
father!'
Sorr.--Ata very excellent hotel not
a hundred miles from cur parts, they
were one day short of a waiter, when a
newly arrived Hibernian was hastily
made to supply the plce ofa more cx-
p Vt hand.
"Now, Barney" says mine hos,
"mlnd YOU serve every man with soup,
any how"
"Br dad I'll do that same" said the
alcr' Barney.
Soup came on the start, and Barney,
af'c' helping all hut one guest, came up
on the last one.
"Soun, sii?"
"No."
"But YOU must have H." said Barney;
cit is the rules of the House"
'Damn the house." exclaimed the
guest, highly exa>peaicd when
don't want soup, won't eat i;--get
along with you"
"Well," said Barney. with great so.
lcmni'y. call can say is just th its the
regulations o the house, and damn the
dron else ye'N TIL ye finish the soup"
The traveller gave ir, and the soup
was gobbled.
Ii large city like New York people
very generally mind their own business,
ana do not peep into their neighhor's
key-holes. One of those houses which
contain many fan iles, was discovered to
be on fire in the lower story, some time
ego. The watchmnn raped loudly at
the dee. a tcfsat Il: the fourth story
looked out of the window, and asked
what was wanted.
"Your house i on fire. The first sto-
ry is all in blaze" c,ird the watchman.
Every vel" said the tenant, drawing
in his head, cell the people who live
there. / is none of nv business, as
occupy tie fourth story"
A lady in Chester was asl-ed to Join
The Daughters of Temperance. She re.
Piled. III unnecessary, as it is my H.
ten'ion to join one of the ons soon
EE-TIIE fiiends of the Hon. A. Ev
ms announce him as a candidate ftr re-
election to represent the people of Pen
dleton Distric. in The State Senate.
MANV ERJENnc