Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-28
9 00MMUM9o CATIONS.
roR THE HrowEE COURIER.
Female Education.

that this thing is sadly neglected by gentle
men, who are perfectly able to give their
daughters as goodan education as the coun-
try affords. But in the strain to make poll
ticians, statesmen, and heroes of their sons,
their daughters are left to gain their educa-
ton, either at the spinning wheel. the loom,
or the noodle. This, we think, is wrong,
Uc,,y ,crong /; for, in my humble opinion,y young
ladies need as much attention shownt them in
their education as young gentlcmen. For
just as soon us there is a falling off in female
education, they, commence to loose their equi-
librium in society. They at once Gcase to DO
the angels of our dfeaSas. Those noble and
intellectual qualities that refined education.
devclopes in thon1, viii be seen no more
Aud instead of the lovely beings that they
were intended for, we will find them igno-
rant and unintcresting. What is more In
tcresting, either in crowded parlor or fc-
tive hail. than an accomplished lady. cit is
not the beauty of face aud figure that attracts
the attention of the wise, but it is generally
the beauty of mind and heart, that elicits the,
greatest attention, ond creates the greatest
sensation in society" / fancy myself stroll
ling along street, in n beautiful little viii.
age, while the moon is pouring its resplen-
dent rays on lofty dome and lowly int. All
nature seems slroudcd in gnrb of sublim4
ity and loveliness. Hush, what is that hears
it sounds iikc alltlc nightingalcs in theheav-
ems had strung tIcir hnrps and were waiting
their sweet notes to the evening zephyrs, and
l listened to them as they reverberate on hill
and dale What isit? ah, now / see tits
young lady sitting in q beautiful vine clad
bower, with guitar in hand, whiloin a sweet
angelic voice, she sings
" Roll on silver moon, guide the traveller his
way, a
While the nightingale song isin tune
I'll never never more with my true love will
stray
BY the sweet silvcr light of the moon"
stood for moment spell bound to the
spot. That angelic voice accompanied by
the sweet notes of the guitar sends thrill to
my heart. Who is she? Why, it ia Miss a,
or b. who has just retured from College,
That solves the whole mystery at ouee--she
is an accomplished lady. And l returned to
my lodging and for a nightor so afterwards
my dreams are associated with beautiful moon
light nights, vine clad bowers night;ngalcs,
fairies, virgins. paragons of perfection, and :
everything of the kind, as they dance before
me (adorned with every grace with guitar in
hand as they sing
Roll on silver moon, &C."
Altho' this is butan outburst of fancy, yot
| there is moral to BE- gained from it, and tho
moral is this: Tbus there is no true concep-
ton of the influence an accomplished lady has
on mankind in general. Men may drink
men may. swear---Inen may do any fling that
you may be pleased to mcntion, but they arc
not going to do it knowingly, when an ac-
complshed hightoned Indy viii either, see or
hear of it. Then our advice is, let us refine
aud give accomplishment to our ladies', and
| by these means wercfne and give accomplish
ment to mankind in general. :.
Walhalla, Nov 1867 Carr. CHAw."
The Love Cure.
| A recent number of the Cincinnati Tines
says: -"f"s
Our Western Reserve is becoming quite
noted for its adoption of Illicit doctrines aud
practices. The "higherlawD principle first
invoked, during an intensified feeling rcla4
tive so slavery, is now applied to qtcstions
of a moral or social as well as political ma
ture. The last movement of especial inn
portance, in that region, is the establish
/ ment of what's termcd Glove Cure" 1t
seems that a community of Social Reyolu-
tionists has been organized at Berlin
! Heights, in Eric county, that they have,
| purchased property, and arc now making
/ arrangements TO demonstrate in their own
lives, the beauty of their ''reformation. -
| There is nothing especially new, VIC believe,
in their code. They are, like all such Re
formers, believers in spiritualsm, and re-
gard the revelations of the Bible as sccon-
Diary to the inspirations with which they
are personally favored, They reverse inds-
(, yidual Independence, aud hold that society
has no right to enact any law or install any
custom which in the least tranlnels the in
| aiyiduol action. For instance, the laws.in
operation and the customs in vogue relative
to marriage are considered by these ore,
formers as tyrannical and odious, because,
1 once married, q mans or a ,woman's action,
10 thenceforth fettorcd. They repudiate,
these laws and all Others which prevent.
unlimited indiyiduai freedom.
The community at Berlin flights is said
TO number eighty strong, including thirty
females Aiming their establishments Is q
4 hotel, which isconducted on the yegeteriais.
and hydropathie principles and WI, =.
hhaye been pl6ssed to denominate
! Cure 1t is not intondcd, as iss 81 ls
dicates, 10 cure that most holgoi sss.
lin The human heart lose; but 6y
Treatment, to,cradiqete the popular iioti5is
of love, or the duties of love In other
words, regarding al minds but their own,
I diseased in reference to ipatgimony, they
purpose to cure thosc who favor thom with