Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-04
-Elopement Extraordinary Fiction No
III where,


packets plying Between this and another
port, that an elopement of an extraordinary |
character took place from small village on !
the Ohio river, not many miles from Wheel. |
ing, on Saturday last Two young men,
whom we shall call A and B, have beenfor
a year past paving their addressesto young
lady of the village limited at. Her name is
Miss @. About six months ago, A seeing
that j. was most in favor with the lady,
waxed desperate, and for long time he
debated with himself whether il was nobler
in the mind TO hang, take poison, or leave
the town. Recollecting the advice of the
elder Weller, he agreed With that facetious
parsonage that changing was vulgar" and
as poison was hard TO take, he concluded 10
adopt the latter means to divide the band
of affection which bound him to the en-
cbantress aforesaid Of he went, and it
was not long before his friends learned that
he was Engaged rs sailor on " raging
canawl''in the great State of Ohio, and do
ing well. Meantime, having the field all
to himself, (wiih the exception of a slight
annoyance occasinned by the visits young
clerk of this city,) proposed, was accepted,
and last Saturday fixed upon as the day
when the wedding was to take place. This
coming event cast its shadow before, and
the news of il was borne on the wingslof
the wind, Tor transferred by a letter. away,
far out upon lbs fearful public works alm-
dedto. The sailor heard i,--bis old attach
ment was Immediately revived the 6rc of
love was newly kndied-the green eyed
monster had taken entire possession of his
cooler self and back he sta" ed forthe scene
OF his defeat. lie arrived at the village on
Friday evening, with a bran splinter new
suit of clothes, and luoking as gay as pea
cock, and three or four times us attractive
as ever. He sought an interview With the
lady. Now. the man whose business ii is
to call the figures at u ball, utters great
philosophical. truth every time he says---
Ladies changep The interview was
granted. That night The lady stole softly
from her chamber, at the dead hour Of the
night, crept steal,hiiy out of her fathers
house and as stealthily into AS carriage as
well as into hisarms, and tic vehicle rolled
away towards sunset or some place else
where they were married. The parties had
returned TO the residence Of the brides faith
er on Saturday evening "as merry as a
marriage bell. We suppose the lady fol-
lowed the example Of the "gen,le Desde-
mona" and loved him for the dangers he
had passed" on tie" raging canawl" B
was passenger on the packet, from whose
chief officer we obtained this information, en-
route for the West.
AUGUSTA, June 26.-The resolutions
passed by the Democratic Convention ex.
presses confidence in Mr.. Buchanan's nd,
ministraton. That in relation TO Governor
Walker reads thus:
Resol0ed, That the address of Governor
Walker in prescribing the terms on which
Congress should admit Kansas into the I'm
ion, and in attempting TO dictate the sub.
mission of their constitution for ratification
presumptuous interference in matters over
which he has no legitimate control; and the
same address is expressing the official opiu.
ion that Kansas will become free STATE !;
and in presenting arguments 10 osupport that
side OF the question is a gross departure
from the principles of non Intervention and
neutrality which was established BY the
Kansas bill. And the convention has full
confidence that Mr.. Buchanan viii manifest
that fidelity TO the principles which carried
him into office By recalling Governor Walk.
er. -t
USrrep STATES SeNArE.-The Keowee
Courier,in speaking Of the vacancy in the
Senate. says:
"Col. Orr, our immediate Representa-.
tive in Congress, is our first choice. He
has the ability, and is practical. sagacious
man, thoroughly imbued with the State
rights doctrines Of the Palmettoes, and full
of wisdom and patriotic State pride. The
Ctnf I. .lf g. L
We have not heard whether Col Orr's
friends intend urging his claims for the Sen
ate or not. II he is brought before lhc
Legislature he will make very strong run.
There is no man in the State who commands
more Influence bevond the limits of our
State than he. We believe Col. Orr can
be Of more service TO bis State and the
country st large in the next Congress Of
which he will be Speaker, than in the Sen
ate. We hope, therefore, that his friends
Will waive bia claims for the present and
give their support to one Of tb" other prom
eneRt faes asot already in the federal service
Of the Siate,~- Wins6oro' Register
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IRrRREerIwo Fa0a Mexico. .---Advices
ften, Vera Cruz 10 the 9th inst. state that
the whole number of Americans shot in So
aora IS seventy. The Dnited States Minis
ter sfr. Forsys6, has beea 10 correspon-
dence with the Meziean Government onthe
subject. There 10 no fartheF IofoYmation
concerning the fumored Santa Anna expo
dition. Two war steamers we're still on the
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