Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-25
VOL. TX. 2.

| Having heard good accounts of your con-
| duct, Lresolved to make you heir of all
that [ possess; but before doing 80,
wished to know whether you were really
deserving of my generosity, and Thad re-
course to stratagcm, which has thoroughly
exposed your true character to me. Good
bye, Mr.. Clement. Return to your shop,
and remember that your arrogance and in
gratitude havolost you that Which will new
cr again.be placed within your reach."
| The old man then gave his foolish neph-
ew few hundred francs to indemnify him
for the expenses of his trip, he took leave
of him at the door of the depot, and re-
turned home. The feelings of tho youth
may readily be imagined, but as the yellow
covered novels say, "thcy cannot be de-
scribcd." | think this true story is i'm apt
illustration of the maxim: "Neycr halloo
until you are out of the woods"
1 $3.50 - tH-..
STRANGE AND MELANCHOLY DEAlu.-On
last Sunday week the daughter of SQUIRE
Scudder, of Liberty township, while read
ing piece of poetry, entitled "Do they
miss mo at homc,n WAS so much affected
that she tainted. Her. mother immediate
| ly sprang to her assistance, and together
with Mr.. Scudder, her father, did all in their
power to revive her. Ii was fifteen min
utes before she became fully sensible. Her
mother had lost all hopes of her recovery
! again TO life, aud ran to the door exclaim-
ing she was very unwell, at the same time
throwing up quantity of froth and blood.
Mr. Scuddcr assisted his wife to a bed, and
in less than one hour she was CORPSE
She was in perfect health previous TO this.
Her death, no doubt, was from the rupture
of Blood vessel, caused by the sudden
death, as she thought, Of her daughter.---
Hamilton (obiol TSlcgroloh, 25M alt.
| MALPRAcTIcE.-aAn action for malprac.
tice was recently tried before one of the
! New York courts in which the defendants
counsel urged the objection ''that an error
of Judgment is not malpractice" The
court held this point to be good law when
applied to man skilled in anatomy, sur
gerry, or physics, but not in the case in ae-
tion---the defendant knowing nothing Of
those departments, and therefore having no
| Judgment in the matter. The court ruled
that an error in judgment of man skilled
in particular calling is not malpractice,
unless il is a gross error !; but error in judg-
ment of a man unskilled in that science Cf
such thing can be) is malpractice. In
other words, person attempting to prac-
tice, in physic or surgery, without first
having obtaineda q knowledge of such sci-
ence, is liable for all the damage that is the
result of hispractice. e.--.Stdtes.
DEATH OF PRoF. MucnELL.--Tho Ash
| vile Spectator announces the melancholy
intelligence of the death of Prof Mitchell,
Of the University of North Carolina The
following conveys the facts Of the accident
which deprived the State of his valuable
services:
About two weeks ago, this gentleman
arrived here on his way to the Black Noun
tains, with view of making further explo-
rations of that region of country. 1t is with
pain that we have now to announce his
death. Heleft the Mountain House on
| this side of the mountains with the ipten-
ton of crossing them to Caney River, with
out gnide. twas ascertained that he
had never reached Cancy River settlement,
and supposihg that he was lost, numbers of
persons started in search Of him. His body
was found in the Cat-tail fork of Caney
River, on Yesterday, about 8 O'Clock. 1t
seems that lie was walkingon the edge of
a precipce, when his feet slipped, he caught
at branch of laurel, but It broke, and he
fell into long uncnding eternity. He fell
forty feet, OF him it is needless to say
anything-his reputation is the reputation
ofour University and the Slate. TO his
exertions the prosperity of the former is as
much due as any other man. IIe"died
martyr to science and scientific knowledge"
J Ex.PREsIDENr VAN BuREN.E The now
very aged but yet scarcely venerable Van
Buren was at Mr.. Marcy's funeral, with his
old bright, healthy look, and smiling as
eVer---not solemn>even in the presence of
death, for solcmnity seems impossible for
his ever happy face. lie does not show
over sixty, and his hair is no whittier than
it has been fortwenty years. He walk.
ed - yigor from the capitol, after The cere.
monies were over, to take the cars at the
river for lis home in Knderhook To-day
he looks younger even than ex-Presdeht
Pierce, with whom, side by side, he enter
cd the Assembly chambcr.-A. T. Eapress.
PorNr BLAME CoMpLrMEE1s.-S Spanish
robbers are very polite. An Englishman
was once accosted on a lonely road bya
r.ifiah. 'fSir," said he. YOU have my
coat on n;may | trctAle you for it" The
Engllshman drewa pistol and told the fel,
low he was mistaken. "Sir,1 said the rob.
Der, II perceive that I am. Will you do
me the honorto communicate your name,
that I may remember it in my prayersi"
The gentlost tasklnaster we ever knew
rs, blacksmith, who;saYs every evening to