Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-20

followed it.. and placed therein hundred
pieces of gold, and tied other reeds to it,
and iloated this raft upon the stream, and
conidcd in the mercy Of God.
Now, it'happened that Kodadad, remem
bering Hal. Hamed's promise had gone to
his kiosque that day, towait for his money.
The wind blew; the rain fell. : The debtor
did not appear. 1--WE must allow him. an
hours grace; for thestorm is. violent,s said
KodAdad. The muezzin chanted the hour
ofnoon. The merchant called to his slave
to bring another pipe. Presently, a bun
dleof reeds came floating along the misty
waters a black boy STOPPING forward seiz-
ed thom as they passed. lie was about to
cast them away again, when the unusual
weight prevented him. master" said he,
'this is reed of lcad,p The merchant,
who wished TO pass the time, told him to
break the reeds He did so, and 10! q hun
dred glittering pieces Of gold fell suddenly
upon the pavement of the kiosque"
This story which is told in many differ
ent ways, illustrates the Oriental idea of
mercantile probity. Turkish merchants, in
their dealings among themselves, are ia
NOUS for keeping their engagements with,
scrupnlous eSactitude ; and the example of
Haj Hamed is often cited as model. OF
course it is understood that the debt, III all.
good golden dinars, came to itsdestiuation
in some miraculous way; the Prophet be.
ing always deeply interested in the good
deeds of his servants. The young ner
chant was not without his reward. His
credit was in future unlimited But not
only so; Kodadad insisted on giving him
his daughter in marriage. And il will sur.
prise none butvery matter,offact people,
to whom we do not address this legcud-
that his daughterturned out tdbethe same
very imprudent Leilah, whose fascination
had nearly caused Hal Hamed to diahouor
his verbal promisory note. Welcarn, more
over, that she settled down into most pru-
dent and exemplary wife-wbch relieves
our mind--for, except under extremely Ori,
entail circumstances, we should not recon-
mend her conduct for imitation.
FREE SEATS IN CHuRcBEs. Of
our religious coiemporaries, and not few
clergymen, are urging the general es,sbl a.
ment of free seats in churches, that all may
hear the preached word. Rudgers street
church. under the lead os one of the most
eminent ministers in the Presbyterian
church, makes ample provision in this kind
in its own house Of worship, as do many
other churches of other and various denon-
nations in the metropolis; where even pew
rents are SO reasonable that any one who
can afford to pay at ALL may hire a seat. -
But where pews in fashionable churches
Questionable churches do but think Of
the term } are put up at auction, what
chance is there for person of moderate
means to obtain seat? That acute obser-
yer and eminent philosopher Doesticks,"
well sets forth the evils of this pew auction
system. He attends crowded one:
90" very soon discovered he says, 'thaf
no 'deadheads' were allowed on this line,
and that if man couldn't pay. he was put
off the train. After some preliminary chat
about the foreign news, the state of the
markets, the hope of revival of religion.
the rise in Erie the progress of the work
of grace, and the price of pork, the lowly
ones gathered around, and the sale began.
Those ,pews nearest the pulpit. or perhaps |
should say. those seats next.the locomotive,
were sold first (; they brought seventy, eieh-
", and even one hundred and twenty dol.
lars premium; the price, was TO be paid
mS'eiy ioi Ciipice- OF lbeals, IN Auull0n 10
the regular rent, instantly saw that
hadn't money enough to take first class
cabin passage, buthoped there might be a
place for me somewheis. Jones bought
ticket, and Smith, and Tompkins but there
vas not single seat tl1a: came down TO my
pile land IfeltI must giTeup the journey,
or find n perconveyance, for certain.
ly couldn't afford to go to heaven at such
exorbitant rates" 81
F. makes little Calculation. y and finds,
that to be saved at Mdtchurch would be a
greater expense to him than his sins had
ever been: Prayers cost mt forty cents
IAN hour, and sermons four dollars and a half
apiece and if I'm, as. great sinner as tie
n,inistsF egys ! am. i %auM b.eakihe Rank
of England to getme i'into the fold : unless
they can'get heavy discount, fear 7 shall
have TO give it up and go to the DEVIL
Knickerbocker 1fagazine.
GETriNd TO HEAVEN ny WAY OF New
0nLEANs.-.The Philadelphia correspondent
of the New York Dispatch, gives The fol.
lowing: = - 'Hfa-yjHFy
A few days, since. q young man who had
long been atlachedto p church and who
was about TO leave for New Os!eans, came
to bid lis pastor farewell "And so you
are going to that degenerate place, New
Orleans, are you?" said The pastor. Yes,
sir; but DOM expect to beinauepced by
any, extraneous pressure of any kind, re-
sponded the young man with considerable
a. NUan r -.