Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-23
crate, ut has become an accomplish
ed ger, ,.eman and an able soldier by
industry and perseverance,.

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ed n,.eman and an able soldier by
industry and perseverance.
Characteristics ofthe 1merican.-
An American writer. in the Euro
ipean Magazine, in 1925, in an arti-
Gle upon Matthew s trip to America,
gives the following account Of his
tellow-countrymen, which it would
puzzle foreigner to surpass.
"ln Ney. England you will one
day encounters parsonage half hyp-
ocrite, half puritan; praying and
cheating in the same breath-puffing
his wares and praislng his Maker to
the very same tune-with broad
brimmed quaker hat-two or three
watches forever in sight ht-and flashy
waistcoat for sale over coarse every
day one. Always ready TO preach
or pray--to sell or swap-to truck or
trade-to pitch hymn in he street,
or pitch copper in church. Anoth
er day you will fall in with a huge
brown white-headed fellow, who, un-
der simple speech, and look of
stupid, foolish, good natured curiosi-
ty, would conceal temper so sharp,
so inquisitiye, so watchful, that be,
fore you knew what he was about.
you would find that he had over
reached you while you were most
upon your guard, or as they as they
have in their country, when they
have outwitted a very cautious ira
weller, that he had guessed you up a
tree After leaving Connection,
you enc 'unter the clumsy ostenta-
tic !, the fuss and uproar ofthe veal
thy New Gorkers-then the staid old
lmpudence, the sober vanity, the sin
gular good sense, the insupportabIe
methed of the Pennsylvanians--the
nothlngness Of the Delaware men
the self-satisfed, supercilious Mary
!ander-the hot and percmptory Viz
ginian, ready like the lrishman, 10
quarrel or drink, fight or laugh, a
prodigal in every thing--lir, talent
money and characteristic dark, sal
low, snowy, talkative, riotous No tn
Carollnian--the more feryid, rash.
and naughty South Carolinian-in.
dulgent, imperious, declamatory, alb
solute Georgian-the haifbuilt, half
naturalized, halfeducated Louisian
ian; all of the Southern race are the
greater part chuck full of imperti-
nent valor and boyish headlong pre-
cipltation. Upon which Mr., Mat
thews very naturally remarks MY
friends in America will surely ny
claim, ''Detendme frommy friends. :"
A convict in the Ohio States Pris-
on, made lis escape over the walls in
rather a singular mann9r, the other
day. He crawled into cannon, and
got one of his comra es to "shoot
HIM over the fence.' He landed in
the next county. Eight constables
and bed7cord are in pursuit of him
Cool--'May be smoking is often
sive to some Of you,' said an invetcr-
ate smoker as he entered one of the
ferry boats.
Yes, yes Immediately responded
a dozen voices.
'Well,' said the the iquirer, imme.
dlately placing his cigar between his
and putting away att for dear life
It's to some folks.
| III a man were 10 set out calling
everything by its right name, he
would be Knocked down before he
got to the corner of the street.
There is young Mss in this CITY,
who, when her parents refuse to a.
low her to- attend ball, will set to
and have 6a,oI at home. Interes.
ting child, that.
The most eminent Physician in the
world is DIR. Roberts of Phlladel
phla, who adyertises in the papers O
that city to car, rorerty!i
A woman who loves, loves fol
life, unless well founded jealousy
compels her to relinqulsh the objects
of her affections. So says some
body.
A man who loves, loves for life
unless he alters his mind. So says
somebody else. s54
/ NEGRO VITA negro once gave
| the following toast: De Guberno,
| OF de State he cum in, wild berry lit
tie opposition; he go out wild none al
/ all.