Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-21
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A STRANGE SroRY.-Thc Newport, (Fia.N
Times, of the l4th inst, has tue following
singular story:
a friend Informs us of the following oc-
cprrepce which is reported to- have taken
place recently Mt Attapulgus. Ca, "a gem
tleman who had received considerable
sum Of money, was compelled to go from
home, leaving his wife alone in the house
situated some distance from any other dwell,
ling. Towards evening two negroes enter
ed the house, and demanded Of tho lady the
money or they would take her life. Being
woman of great GOODNESS, she saw at once
chat it wonld be useless to attempt 20 evade
the demand, so she produced the money
and gave it TO them The negroes then re-
rharEcd; as supper was nearly ready, they
would stay and eat with her. She told
them to be seated until she got it ready
The woman had vial of strychnine in her
cupboard. Supper being ready, the wo-
man, in s@eetning their coffee, managed To-
put dose of poison in each ofthe negroes
cups. The neighbors were called in, and
the negroes discoveredato be white men in
disguise-=-near neighbors and friends of her
husband, who bad Known Of his receiving
the money aBdd hi his absence. !.
A teacher Of one Of the Sanday-schools
was loetuaing a class of little girls ON the.
influence Of pious instruction in Bheforma-
tion of youthful ehsractcr. "Ah, Miss
'Carohnc," " said he, TO one of the class, t"whatt
do you think you would have been without
your good father and pious mother ?' 'If'
suppose, sir" answered Miss Caroline, 81
should have been an orphan"
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AQrAkEEEss, jjcalors Of her husband,
watched ]tis movements, and one morning
actually discovered the truant kissing and
huggng the servant girl Broaderinl Sas
| not long in discovering the face of'his wife,
as She pecped tIifeagh the harf-open door,
and rising with all the coolncss Of gcner-
a, he thus Sddressed her "Begsy thee
| had better quit popping, CT elsc thee will
cause Disturbance in the family KS -.
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HsfNiELTA, forlthoe@--yes, atgthy com
niand, I'dpluck the stars from the frlna,
ment j d pluck the sun, chat oriental god
of day that tgaSerscs the blue arch of 1lcav-
en- in such majestic splcndor- -1.I' d tcafsb him
from thesky a3d 4-.gW "Don 'r TIonr5g 49,
10 would be so very dark y io,4e {