Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-04-19
M---'s PATIENT.

M-'s PATIENT.
Mr. NJ, now distinguished professor
in college not thousand miles from
w. had attended the family of rich old
mi.er for several years. and in addition
TO other services. had performed several
operations for cataract, which seemed a
family disease. Being naturally mod
pst fellow he as ashamed 10 ask his
fees, and they were not paid. At length
the old man himself became blind, and
sent for M.. who thought this . good
chance for obtaining an acknowledge
ment If his claim, so. after listening tuall
the old mans complaints. he remarked
Il have no doubt / can cure you, ST.; hut
there is only one CONDITION upon which |
will perform the operation. have. as
you are aware. attended your family for
SOM years, without thc usual compensa-
tiou; now YOU must promise TO give me II
check If fifty dollars MS soon rs ] hnvere-
stored the sight Of one eye, a'd ] will
thenfnish tho operation
After some demurnng. the old fellow
agreed to his propo iiinn. and NJ. COM
mcncpd In little time one eve was re-
lieved. l. okine up h.. remarked. How
large YOU loobl ard on some one hand
ing him title. jnyfully exclaimed 1T is
perfectly lcgihleto mel
After allowing time for his ec.tncies to
subsidc, NJ gently birted he was ready
10 proceed rs soon as the check was Civ
en-. The old man unused few minutes,
and then looking up with most VILLAIN
ous lccr. said, 'Dr. wouldn't give a
rye straw TO see out Of more than one
eye
Quit splitting that nasty tobackerr on
the floor, Josh. or I'll whip YOU
IA. mother, whv don't you speak pro-
perlv? You should have suid. cease
eipcting that offensive saliva of the Vir-
ginia weed upon the promenade. or I
shall administer to you severe castiga-
,ion. Ahem!'
PowER OF SrEAM.-'Is 1t stame?' sai |
an IriShman: 'by the sanity ST. Pnthrick,
hut it's great thing inti'elv, for dtivin'
things-it put ne through nine States in
a davl--divil word lie init
Nine Statcs?' exclaimed dozen in as
tonishment.
'Yis. nine o. them. he iabers as aisy as
] a-can 'ud rick her ear! D'vez sce, now:
got married in New York in the mornin'
and wint wild my wife BidLy to Baltimore
the same day--hould your wist now, and
count the states There was the state of
matrimonv. which entered from single
state. and a ober state. in the State o:
New York, and Iwint through New Jar
s.v, Pinsylvanr and Diliwapr into Mary
4 land, wbee arrived in u most beautiful
state of jollifcaiion! There is nine. by the
4 r d of Moses--count 'em il yez like. Och
but stances scrouger! 8
/ ----.,
A PETRfY1Eb BoDY.--The Houston
(Miss.) Republican of Il recent date says
"a subject which had been buried for
five or six years. was taken up few
days since, for the purpose Of removing
to different location. and found in a
high state Of petriiaction 1t required
the strength Of six mer to raise the ccflin
from the vault; this caused toopen it. to
discover the cause of the weight; when
to their surprise. they found it TO contain
form Of stone. With the exception ol
the fingers. + II of on Of the feet. and Il
small spot under the position of the
fands. which had decayed before petri-
ficti had taken place. the body was mp
paienily solid stone
| During the present week, we have
been furnished with letter from gen
tleman who resides in Mississippi, (lo bis
brother in Greenyille DistiicD who was
present at the exhuming Of the renains
4 described in the article above He states
thatit was the body of u lady who was
formerly resident o. Lnurens S. q :, and
mentions her name. The following is an
extract fromtl,e letter: q
Last Saturday we took up Mrs. --------
She has been dead four years last Au
gust, Win we uised the remains
from the grave. hid . curiosityto have
the coffin opened, ,lnI VIXEN il was lone.
/ was asioniiisi,ed to find the body full
and perfect. She had become n solid