Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-02
Our Dailv Bread.

Idm housolcss aud friondless, aud faint and poor
\ Said the beggar boy, asthe teAr.drop rolled
Dowobs thin check, blanched with want and cold
OH give me n crust from your board to-day,
/ To help The hc&gar boy o,i his ay ~, - -
Not crust nora crumb,' the rich man said,
. BE off and work for your daily bread p, SIS
The rich man went to the pHrish church
His face grew grave as lhr tr'd uls. porch
A1dthethronging pooc, 10; untaught mass,
I Drew back TO let the rich mar pass. q
! The service began2the chord hymn
| Arose, and swclled thro the lUry aisles DIM;
Then the rich man knelt, and the words he said
( Were-% Give US this day our daily bread p
+ How Railroads injure Farmers.
Not long since, n farmer in our State was
bitterly complaining of railroad to one
who was connected with the management
of the road. "Why," said the farmer, al
vas fool enough TO take stockto the amount
of 1--WE hundred dollars, and have lostev-
cry cent of il. And besides, the rsed
thing runs through my farm"
And has greatly injured it, suppose, )"
added the other, smiling and looking the old
farmer full in the face.
"Injurcd il !" replied the farmer. "1o
be sure'it has. Why. do you ash. such
foolish question ?"
How much damage were you paid by
the corporaion?" asked the other
" In tlie neigbborhood Of six hundred
dollars" replied the farmer, "But it was
not half enough"
"Of course not, added The railroad man
smiling. +" "Butpermit me toask You auoth-
er question What could you have sold
your farm for a dozen years ago."
.''- was once offered twenty five hundred
dollars" replied the farmer
"And what can you sell it for nowP in
quired the other.
. The farmer scratched his head and after
some hesitation, con- essed he had been re-
Gently offered four thousand dollars,
Just as expected. " was the reply of
the other, "let us figure. Up moment, if
you please. You have LOST fivo Nundred in
the stock, and received for bind damages
six hundred, and the railrC a.s added to
the price Of your farm according to your
own showing, fifteen hundred. so you fairly
owe the road sixteen bundled dollars. Am
rightE'
The farmer was compelled to confess he
had'made money out of the railroads. not
withstanding lie had lost five hundred dol
lars in the original stock. Thus i; is, and
what shall we say of those croakng farmers
who never, paid cent for the making of a
road. and whose farms have been nearly
doubled in value by lit There are hun
dreds Of such, and yet they are constantly
heaping curses on railroads and their man
agement 80
LADIES NAMES. .--Mafy, the commonest
Of allnames given to woman, is yet one of
the sweetest. Byron assures us that he,
had an absolute passion for-it II signifies
"exalted;" Maria and MarieZthe latter
Frcnch-are only other forms ofMary, and
have the same meaning, Martha signifies
bitterness" Anne, Anna, Hannah, and
probably Nncy, are from the same source,
and signify "kind." or gracious" Ellen
was originally Helcn, the. Latin being Hee-
ma, and the French Helene -the meaning
being, according to some, "dlluting% and
according to Others, zone who pilics." ; ane
signifies the same as Anna. Sarah, or Sal
ly, "a princess, and tho morning stor."-
Susan, ally" Rebecca, "plump;' Lucy,
"hrightncss CT aspect" Louisa, or Louise,
zone who protects.;" Frances Or Fanny,
Crank orfree;' Catherine, "pure or chaste;"
Caroline and Charlotte, "quceps;" Sophm,
wisdom !" Emma. "Iender.;" Margaret,
"a pearl ora daisy" Elizabeth and Eliza,
"true;" Julia, Juliette, and Jnlieua,, "soh,
haired" Agnes, "chaste = Amelia and
Amy, t"beioved; Clara, "'cIear or uIigh,, -
Eleanor, "all fruitful" Gertrude, "alL
truthS@ Grace, 'fuvor;" Laura, "a laurel"
Matilda, "a noble or brave maid I" Phoebe,
"lighl oflife )" Amanda, "amMble;" Isabel,
"true and lovely;" Pauline, "little one :"
Olive, "Peace;% Edith. "Rappy."
ThE laws of Nature are just, but Terrible.
There is no weak mercy in them. Cause
and consequence are inseparable and newt.
able. The elements have no forbearance
The fire. burns, the water browns, the air
consumes. the earth buries, And perhaps
it would be well for our race if the punish
ment Of crimes against the laws of man were
as inevitable as Tie punishment of crimes
against the laws of Nature--were man as
uuerring,in his judgments as EatuseS
A LITTLE Swedish girl, who had shared
the heavenward impulse of a late revival of
religion in her native land, was lately walk
ing with her father on starry night, eb-
sorbed in contemplation of the skies. On
being questioned as to the occupation Of her
thoughts, she replied by expressing the fol-
lowing conception, which is certainly very
domestic, but still more poetical and most
of all. truthful "I was thinkino." SHE re