Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-15

ranger eultcu tne :" &nnaieS deS DluScci
in 1908 he received small clerkship in
the university. In 1915 his first collec9
tions of songs appeared, although they were
already well known in literary circles, His
second collection, which appeared in 1921,
were too liberal to suit the ruling powers,
and he lost his Office and was sentenced to
three months imprisonment Seven years
later third collection subjected him to
nine months imprisonment and q fine of
ten thousand francs, which was paid by
the liberal party of France. When the
revolution triumphed, he steadily refused
the tide and honors with which his friends
wished to load him.
During the reign of Louis Philippe he
lived in retirement and published his fourth
and last collection of songs. When the
revolution of 1S4S led to republic, he was
elected a member of the national assembly,
an honor which he declined. The later
years of his life have been passed in rcvis-
ing his early poems and preparing "Dic-
tionaire Historiquc," of tho political, poet
ical and literary celebrities of France.
Bcranger was the Burns of France;
without. the depth and mellowncss OF the
Board of Ayrshire, he knew how to strike
the chords which vibratc through the pop
ular heart. The god of the Parisians is
the god of pleasure, and none poured out
more joyous and fragrant libations on his
altar. The disciple of Epicurus, Bacchus
and Cupid, he loved to celebrate the feet
ing pleasures of the day in the graceful and
glowing numbers of his charming verse.
A child of the people he was at home
among their joys and sorrows; he loved
best to chant the praises of Lisctte in her
garnet, and to crown the frugal meal with
lyric praises of the wine which the blouses
drink. But his Tyre had deeper chords /;
his sympathics were with the free thoughts
and free impulses of France. Although
battling always for republic, he uniformly
declined ITS honors; Ike an honest aud in
dependent poet, he preferred to the vexa-
tions of politicians the triumphs of his
muse, and his own perennial good h,,mor.
The death of such man is calamity to
France; ho who has for half century
written their songs will be mourncd alike
by the inmates of ST. Cloud whose youth
he delighted, and by the laborcrs, students
and grisctts of the Latin Quarter, who
knew his lyrics by heart, and who dearly
loved the "littlc song-singcr of Paris"
TERR1BLE ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA
FALLs.-An accident of serious charac-
ter occurred at Niagara Falls yesterday af-
ternoon, about four o'clock. 1t appears
that as usual number of persons were
strolling about visiting the various locali-
tics of interest, and number had descend
ed the Biddlc stairs to the beach of the riv-
er, and gone towards the foot of tl1r cats,-
aract Suddenly an immense overhanging
rock, weighing probably from thirty to fifty
tons became detached from the bank above
them, and fell with tremendous crash to
the bottom. The conclusion was so great
as to split it into fragments, and the pieces
flew in all directions Three persons were
seriously injured-one of them, a Mr. G..
w. Parsons from Cleveland, Ohio, it is
feared fatally. The others were gentle
man who was stopping at the Cataract
house, whose name we have been unable to
learn, and a.boy about IL years of age, who
resides in the village of Niagara This
boy had his leg broken, and the gentleman
at the Cataract House, had, as VIC under
stand, both a leg and arm broken.
MIR. Parsons, however, who is guest at
the Clarendon, was the principal sufferer.
One piece, of the rock struck him on the
head, causing dangerous fracture of tho
skull, and another piece crushed one of his
hips in frightful manner He was. i'm
mcdiately taken to his hotel, and surgical
assistance procured. The professional gen
tleman who attended him expressed, as VIC
understand, but little hope of his recovery.
The unfortunate man was able to give such
particulars concerning himself, as to enable
his friends in Cleveland to be notified by
telegraph of his condition, and some OF
them are expected to come on immediately.
Mr. Parsons is connected with some ono
of the railroads centering at Cleveland, in
the baggage department.; and has a wife
and one child He was ON an excursion for
the benefit of his health.
The operation of trepaning was rcsortcd
to for the purpose of relieving the pressure
Of the broken pieces of skull upon his brain,
and contrary to the expectation of the med.
ical men, he was in possession Of his facul
ties this morning. 1t is barely possible
that he may recover.
t We learn that 500 of Mr.. Ablam Var
| Slack, tobacconist, of this city, was present
on the beach at the time the accident oc
CURED, but fortunately escaped uninjurod
-Rochestcr american.
LOST RAILROAD TIoKRTs.--The Cour
of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, has recently de
cided that passenger who loses his ticke
cannot require Railroad Company to pas.