Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-25
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VIII you keep an eye on my horse,
my son, while ! step in and get a drink 2"
"1es, sir" Stranger goes in and,gcts a
drink, comes out and finds his horse miss
ing,l "Whcrc is my horse, boyl" "He's
run away, sir" Didn't | tell you to take
care OF him, you young scamp" No
sirj you told ipe to keep an eye on. him,
aud did, till he got clean round the COR
uer down thar"
SHOULD nightly like to drive out"
said dandy to man, on seeing an elegant
carriage and horses standing on the street.
"Should your" the man rotorted, "Wcll,
get into the carriage, and I'll engage they
will quickly drive you out"
A MINISTER, approaching mischievous
urchin about twelve years old, and laying
his hand calmly upon his shoulder thus adj
dressed him: My son, believe the
devil has got hold of you" al believe lie
has; too,' was the significant reply,
VIoLETs. There is swec,y touching
melody-a something musically soft aud
Iowa sort Of heayen.kissng breath, like
that "of the south wind over bank of vi,
olets, thrilling through the exquisite sim
plicity OF the following lines
Mcthnks, when angels first did visit earth,
Wherever pressed its soil their hnllowcd feet,
From those Footprints white Yioles sprang to
birth,
And offered odors up A. incense meet,
The sacred messengers of God to greet.
Well pleased the angels bent their eyes of blue
Upon the ground whcnce came the offering
sweet,
And gave the yolets their celestial hue
Thus are they heavenly flowers, in whose truo
Fancy may still discern hcangcl cyc
And there read oft some message from abave,
Which seems halrh in its blue depths to lie, i,
Why should not volcts human feeling move,
If such as these the blessed angels love?
Nor BAD,--4At the Tom Moore supper,
in Boston, recently, cx-Mayor Quincy, while
descanting upon the Irish character, obscrv-
ed that although he had never been at
Cork, he had seen so many drawings oft
that evening, he felt himself almost an Irish.
man"
A MAN was charged before Lord Mans
field for stealing a silver punch ladlc. The
prosecuting counsel invcghed bitterly
against the prisoner, declaring that he was
an attorney, and had dsgraccd his profes-
sion. ooh" said Lord Mansfield, "I
don't think he can be an attorney, or else
he would have taken the bowl as well as the
ladle"
a NOBLE heart will disdain to subsst,
like a drone, upon the honey gathered hy
others's labor-likc a lccch, to flch its food
out of the public granary-or like shark,
to prey on the lesser fry, but will one day
or another earn its subsistence.
NIEN in responsible situations cannot,
like those in private life, be governed sole
ly by the dictates of their own inclinatious,
or by such motives as can only affect them
solves. = Washington.
THERE is nothing like courage in misfor
tune. Next to faith in God, and in his
over-ruling Providence, a mans faith in
himself is his salvation. 1t is the secret of
all power and success. 1t makes strong
man as the pillar of iron; or elastic as tie
spring steel.
TREES with double flowers are, too often,
the emblem of friendship there is plenty
of blossom, but no fruit.
Why, Charley" said a Yankee TO nc
gro preacheS "you cau't even tell who
made the monkey" "Oh, yes can, mas
SAP Well, who made the monkey ?'--
"Why, massa, the same one made the mon
key that madeyou"
The velocity of light, according to Her
schel, is million of miles in five seconds,
requiring 10000 years to reach the earth.
"BoY," said an il-tempered fellow to a
noisy lad, what are you holerin' for when
am going byg" "llumph &" returned
the boy, what are you going by for when
am hollering"
a GENTLEMAN once said he should like
to sec boat full of ladies set adrift on the
ocean, to see what course they would steer.
A lady in the room replied "Thats easy
told they would steer for the Isle of Man,
10 be sure"
TO FARMERS AND BUTCHERS /!
TX NOW all men by these presents, that |, j. l..
IN n. SMITH, am now giving the highest
price for GREEN AND DRY 1IiDES ever be-
fore offered in this country, namely:
Hides, Green, from 61 to ~ cents per pound.
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