Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-01

dripping stump of candle, so that my friend
Inn could examine me more closely.
"a dollar! Tim, where did you get it?"
and the watcry eyes grew reddcr and look-
cd suspicious.
"Oh shut up; none O yer business
lust hand them are nippors, will yc" and
before | knew where | was, ] felt myself
severely pinched and minus a round pioce
IN the side. now found that ! had fall
leu into desperate hands | had heard of
persons hammcring holes into unsuspicious
individuals of my species, for the sake of
the small quantity of silver extracted by
the process, and now had experienced the
delightful sensation Of having the operation
performed. L began to get sick of the name
ofmoncy, and wished my fathers in bap-
tsm had left me to slumber unconsciousiv
IN the darkness from which they had re-
suscitated me, for my weary limbs began.
to tire of the race which never lacked pur-
suers But onward, onward; | still must
fulfil my mission.
passed from the dirty hands that tenn
porarily owned me; took long journeys bv
sea and land; found some pure Joy, when
! furnished food for the starving or clothes
for the destitute, but experienced many a
sad reaction When exchanged for the
maddcning bowl, was the innocent
cause of transforming the man to worse
than the brute; or by the mcrctricious val
uc attached to my possession | dazzlcd the
weak and yielding to the committal of dark
and unholy deeds
Too long story would it be, too dark
tale to ring in 'ears polite bv many adyen-
lures. My weary pilgrimage at last found
a peaceful termination, which [ will hasten
to relate
had been for many years resident of
foreign climes, and after long absence,
found myself on the deep waters of the blue
sea, returning to my native land safely
wrapped up i'll pcice of tarpaulin OF the
bottom of a sailors 'chost' / remember
well the day ho put lie there / had ac-
companicd him to drinking house, to have
a regular "out-and-outer" Gas he termed it)
ere sailing. His money dwindled away on
the occasion, until only | was left. He
took me several times from his pocket, eyed
me wistfully, and then returned me- At
last he thus addressed me:
"No; shiver my timbers if I do! I'll
carry something home to that small craft,
that, by this time must he aafnlp lnnnrcd in
the home harbor. It's just the thing for
the little cutter to mount it's teeth on."-
Accordingly, | was reserved for that pur-
pose; and when the blue hills, that shut in
my honest friends humble home, stretch
ed out their welcome arms to greet him af-
ter his long voyage, and the old house dog
became suddenly rejuvcnated, and frisked
about, wasgins his stumpy tail in token of
recognition, and the peachy-cheeke young
matron hung on his manly breast and laid
her wifely offering in his arms for fathers
kiss and blessing. was brought to light,
graccd with flaming orange colored ribbon
(run through the hole that Tim madc) and
passed over the little crafts neck as life
buoy against the time when the storm of
teeth-cutting should set in And here, in
my old age, | reposc on my laurels, and
hope to pass the remainder of my days in
Po"ov ana serenity. Better be mumbled
oVcr by toUUi'l--.e hahuhnod opd ,oaom,,oI
for future generations,to perform the same
family operations upon, than to be cast upon
tho snrging sea of life, Init for the ayari-
cious, Il snare for the unsuspectimg, cid
ed cover for the villain to hide his crimes
under, and Shining mark only for the
few that will put me to good use
Remember, then, reader, when any of
my brethren come into your possession, to
use them properly; for they note your ac-
tions, and their silver tongues will bctray
the workings of your heart.
A Lover WoRrH HAvIwG.-A Western
exchange relates the following: "A young
man walked from teighboring town, ten
miles distant, to this city, this morning, to
get team" fit to bring his girl to the cir
Gus. lie arrived at ono 20 our stables at
halfpast FIVE o'clock, and patiently waited
till tho "head man" could be called up =
He took the team, went after his girl, and
returned III season to see the circus come
into the city. They spent the day here,
seeing the sights elephants, ponies, zebra,
and several or more curiosities not specified
in the flaming bills, and after the perform
ance returned-he to return with the horse,
and walk back. Talk about swimming the
Helespont, and add the witcbery OF song
to make it moro romantic! The fellow
who swan that small sheet Of WATERWAYS no
lover at all beside the yonth that walks
twenty miles this hot July day to give the
idol of his heart chance to go in CITY style
to see the oircusi
ADVICE FOR THE SEASON. Clear your
cutters, fumigate your. rooms, battle your
limbs, use air and water unadulterated, and
in large quantities. Compress your head
and throat as little as possible; the nerves
of the former, and the respiratory muscles
of the latter, mus. have full and far oppor.