Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-17

Was no use III was not long before the
youth let the third hare go, and it set off
and ran round and round the yard as the
others before it. Now, they saw it from
the kitchen, and still thought it was the
same hare that kept on, running about, and
were all eager to be out after it.
"Weil, 1T a fine hare" said the Squire
;" come lets sec if we can't lay our hands
on it," -
SO out Inc ran, and the rest with him
away they all went, the hare before, and
they after; so that it was rare fun. to see
Butmeantime the youth took the roast and
ran off with it; and where the Squire rot
roast for his dinner that day | don't
know; but one thing L know, ,nd tlatsis
that he had no roast hare, though he ran
after 4 till he was both warm and weary.
Now it Glanced that the Priest came 10
dinner that day, and when the Sqnire told
him what a trick the Master Thief had
played him, lie made such game Of him
that there was no end to it.
For my part said the Priest 81
don't think how it could ever happen to
like that" ~"
Very woll-only keep sharp look
out, :" said the Squire; "maybc he'll come
to sec you before you know a word of it,"
But the Priest stuck to his tcxt--that he
did, and made game of the Squire becruse
he had been taken in.
Later in the afternoon came the Master
Thief, and wanted to have the Suuire's
daughter, as he had given his word. But
the Squire began to talk him over, and
said, "Oh, you must first prove your skill
a4'itlc more; for what you did to-day was
nc great thing aft ' all. Couldn't you
now play off a good trick on the Priest,
wso is sitting in there, and making game
OF me for letting such a fellow as YOU twist
me round your thumb 2" d., d.
I" We'll, as for that it wouldn't be hard. -.
said the Master Thief So he dressed him
self up like bird, threw great white
sheet over his body. took the wings of a
goose and tied them to his back, and so
climbed up into a great maple which stood
in the Priests garden. And when the
Priest came home in the evening the youth
began to bawl out
Father Lawrence Father Lawrence =,
for that was the Priest name.
"Who is that calling nic?" said the
Priest.
81 am an angel" said the Master Thief,
''sent from God to let you know that you
shall be taken up alive into heaven foryour
piety's sake. Next Monday you must hold
yourself ready for the journey, for / shall
come hen to fetch you in sack and all
your gold and your silver and all that YOU
have of this worlds goods, you must Law
together IN heap in your dining-room."
Well Father Lawrence fell on his knees
before the angel, and thanked him; and
the very next day he preached a farewell
sermon, and cXpounded how there had
come down an angel into the big maple in
his garden, who had told him that he was to
be taken up alive into heaven for his pic.
TVS sake; and he preached aud made such
a.touching discourse, that all who were at
church wept, both young and old.
SO the Monday after came the Master
Thief like an angel again, aud the Priest
fell on his knees and thanked him before
he was put into the sack but when he had
got him well in, the Master Thief drew and
dragged him over stocks and stones.
COW ow" groaned the Priest inside
the sack, "whereyer are we going p
"This is the marrow way which leadeth
unto the kingdom of heaven" said the
Master Thief, who went on dragging him
along till he had nearly broken every bone
in his body. At last he tumblcd him into
a agoose-housc that belonged to tho Squire,
and the geese began pecking and pinchina
him with their bills, so that ho was, more
dead than alive @'
Now you are in the flames. of purcato-
ry, to be cleanscd and purified for life ever
lasting," said the Master Thief; and with
that he went his way. and took all the gold
and silver, and ali the fine things which the
Priest had laid together in his dining room.
The next morning, when the gooseggirf
caine to let the ge,te, out, She heard how
the Priest lay IN the sack aud bcnloaned
himself in the goose house. labl5
SIR heavens name. who's there, and
what ails yoh2" she cried.
gchP" said the Priest, "if YOU are an
angc- from, heaven, do let me out, and let
me return again to earth, for il IS worse
here than in he'll. Thc little fiends keep
pmohing mo with tongs. ~ Z, ~,
Good help yisf, Lam not an angel at, all"
said the girl as she hel ped the Priest out Of
the sack "I only look after the Squire 81
geeee, and ike enough they arc tic litlIo
fiengds which have been pinchsng your rev
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q 'Ash2 groaned the Priest, 1this is all
that Masser Thief sIdoipga Ah lahy gold
and silver, and my fine elothess al And he
heat his breasts and hobDled homo at such
a rate thas G'se ,.gid tlodght he had lost his
wits all at once.
"a Now, wllen, tile Squire came to teajliow
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