Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-02-15
UNCLE RILL.
A A.a4E sEEToH 4poEPLeyz AND eorD,pusr.

as tsiWaS g commonly called, with an
irreXesI5ent7dlsregard of his patronim- 4
lGE'l dlanotretlre from the ship chan
oiefY business until he was worth
SSomethngrmore than aeplum. Not
toetng blessed with son to continna
hIs,name and inherit his fortune, he
laVlshed all his tenderness and care
upon hIs daughter Sweet MolIv
0Flims thouweft as like 10 tbv mana
asa canary bird Is like a bull dog
tbs gs, lace was as hard as Dutch nni.
cracker; thine as soft as a rose lesf
he was the-yeriest miser in nlI cres, %"
tlon; thou dldst spend Inv nnck et
money as liberally as 8 Prp,na',,e n"eS
NEalssi In his household manape.
ment, Uncle Bill was a consumn5te
sNiilHlnt' tradition said that he used
10 soak the back logs in the cistern,
ana water the lamp oil, and he was
a5iued and abetted in all his nigcard.
~ domestic schemes bv a vinegar
laced old house-keeper, who was the
sworn enemy of all good cheer. and
s1nted from pure love ofmeannt &C
1.et pretty Mary had no reason TO
complain of her fathers penurious.
ness as lar concerned her. He sent
herto the best schools, and gave her
carte blanche on the most expen-
Slye mlliners, and when she walked
washington street on sunny dav,
mere was no more gaily bedecked
damsels tobe seen from CornbiII To
Essex street.
VI course, several nice young men
IN ,Varnished leather and white Kids
ieu over head and ears in love with
hec, and there was a large number Of
Whlskers collected outside of the
meeting she attended on Sunday than
d"rkened the doorsteps of any metro
poiitan church.
I et SSid Svs gasthe maid; and though legions a..
.Ali skilled in Oridian nrt, sf rn
though they languished and oelod, protested
an1 danced.
Like sbadowsthey came and like shadows tbev
glanced '
re From the pure. polished ice of the heart"
.Besides, Uncle Bill was forrnide.
ole guardian TO his attractive daugh.
ter Did he not fire a charge of rock
salt INTO the ineXpressibleS of Pom
bhklns; when he came serenadinq
with a cracked guitar? Didn't he
threaten TO kick Towle for leavino =
Valentine at his doorl wv asn't he
Sapahie of -unheard~ of atrocities2','-
ihe smtors Of pretty Mary,were all
heightened off the course by her ogre
OF father, except sturdy younc
fellow who rejoiced in the name Of
Sampson Bittles, and who was addIc
ted'to book-keepingin wholesale GRO
Gerry store on Commercial street
The old gentleman really liked Bit
Ties; ne was so staid, so quiet, and so
null OF information. He was a regu-
iar price, current, and no man on
change was better acquainted with
the price of stocks. WHY Marv
liked him, it is more difficult TO con
lecture, torhe was very deficient in
the small talk that young ladies' are
iond OF; was ayerse 10 mustachas; dis
liked the opera; thought the )allet
immoral; and considered waltzing in.
dellcate. Perhaps his good looks
compensated for other Deficiencies,
or perhaps a horror of ! ing in a
state of single-blessedness i1duced
herto countenance the onlv Va ung
man Uncle Bill was ever known to
tolerate.
One, evening, Bittles screwed up
ms courage tothc task Of addressing
the old man on the subject nearest to
ms heart.
Mr., Griffin, salu he, i have had
something here for a long time and
he madeupaa horrible face, and
placed his hand somewhere near his
Heart. - 9 v -
3 Dispepsia7 said the old man.
Yourdaughterl' gasped the young
man. ~
Well, what about her?' asked I'm
Gle Bill, snappishly.
9'lm IN love with her. said the un-
happy clerk.
'Humbugl' said Uncle Bill,
I s'Fact!' rejoiHed Bittles.
aes e. What's y 4 your incomep' inquired
Eight hundred" answered the
sdppIiant
ut won't do, my boy,i said GriE
fin, shaking his grim locks, mo
man on a salarI shall marry nv
daughter. Why, she's the finest girl
an Boston; and it takes capital to-
marry q fine girl. When you have
thirty thousand dollars 10 bring with.
You, you may come and talk 10 mo. .
8 Blttles disappeared. Six months
sailger that, Miss Mary Griffin receiv-
led a letter with an endorsement of
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