Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-14

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gcst, might have been approyingly shbsti-
tuted by another of equal point and force.
Ills Excellency then complimcnted the Of
fcers and men upon their bearing and an
pearancc. lie very properly said that he
had not como to see them drill or TO have
them drilled, but merely to sec how we'll
the work had been executed at their com
pany parades. He was warmly applauded,
and, as far as we know, made generally
fayorable impression upon the people.
UNDERGROUND RAILRoAD AGENTs IN
a SoUTHEnN baTITUDE.-1wo under
ground railroad agents from " way down
East were captured in Sumter. county,
Georgia, last week and lodged in jail 1t
seems that the scountlrels had several in
teryiews with some negroes and persuaded
some of them to leave for frce-niggerdom,
but one of the would -be midnight cn1igrants
I informed his master of the affair, after re.
Hection had brought him to his senses. The
master therefore dressed and blacked him
self into counterfeit negro aud went to
the place of rendezvous, whore hemot the
tlibcrators" and talked and laughed t'hioh
negro to them until all their plans were
discovered, and evidence enough to convict
obtained, when the master and confederate
threw off their disguise and arrested the
thieves and sent them to "dutance vilop
and the prospect of few years at hard la
Dor III the carpenters shop over about We
/ tumpku. a swift and easy voyage to them to
that pleasant place where they will be able
TO do the State some service" and learn
more useful trades than that OF stealing
other peoples negTVes. SO
BALTt MORE, NovS6, 1857. .--ITrc liner
%cdn publishes letter from Greytown,
which ststes that the Costa Ricau troops
nnder Col. Canty, had blockaked Fort San
Carlos, and were determined TO hold it till
the dispute about the Transit Route was
settled. Honduras, Gualtemala and San
Salvador were taking sides with Nicaragua
against the Costa Rieans. A collision of
tho opposing forces was hourly expected.
Col' Canty's proclamationiu the block
adc as precautionary measure against the
threatened invasion by fllibusters, aud adj
rises the Greytownites not, to- attempt at
present to visit San Carlos
Boston, NoyS2.--'rhe money market
: shows sigus of returning confidence, and
the banks arc again stronger in specie than
at the same time last week, The dry goods
and other paper maturing this month has
mostly been arranged, aud but few failures
arc apprehended.
GOODNESS. Sam Slick tells story about
an overgrown hulk of a Yankee boy who
was sent to the wood pile BY his father one
cold, winter syening, for "back- log" for
the kitchen fro, The youth went out, but
instead of bringing in a good substantial
log, only brought thin little stick--or
"brail, as the Pennsylvania Germans say
Ills father immediately gago him good
whipping, and sent him afscr sanothcr log
But the youth having his adander" reused,
left the house, went to- Boston, and shipped
ON vessel which made voyage of several
years, }asgs f,
In course of time the youth came back
and started home on foot. 1t was winter,
and just such an evening as tho one on
which he left him. So, remembering his
fathcrsorder, The young man picked I'm a
huge log, and staggering into the house,
threw 1t downon the hearth before his as
tonlshed father and mother, aud quietly
said
g Father here's that back log you sent
llC AUl~ .
The old gentleman, not to be outdone in
cOolness, replied, with a touch of severity:
80 IPett, yoa'ee been a daracl long time
qboat m
We were reminded of this story by the
following} which we lind floating about mn,
credited "a certain distinguished citi.
zen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who had
tlfcd the highest Office in the State, was
once in the employ Of farmeria Western
New York. Among other things, it was
his duty,to "bsirssy IN the cows Ono eve
ming The. COWS aud boy Scams home miss
ing, Some years after, the farmer was
passing down East Watcr-stfeet, Milwau.
kic, and saw tho name of his cowboy over
the door of one of ielafgest warehouses in
the West. He wlIked in md fo,rnt. his
boy IN the countlng-foom. He stared a
inonient on tie trlant and then broke ont
With, I" Hello, Lon, have you found them
COWS yct Ono can imagine what fol-
Iowcd7a fantiKll seceguitioriS lie is said
the old farmer wns paoifed withouta breach
Of thcipeaoo9'
9 Old .fadge S., considerable Of farmer
Of - county, yermont bosght a new
scythe. for hisson Fin, and set Kim 70 work
IN the meadow with tho rest of the hay.
makers, at don't work right . said jim
20 tlle honored fsparient,H after crxtinu n
cIIp oEs t@of t.'iEhat tS enatteS: ;sith its,,,
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