Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-08

| with by the Judge, on setting out on the
| Circuit, was that of the "Commonwealtb
vs.. Samuel Saunders for unlawfuly max
tng away with the indentured child known
! as Win HSmith.}. Campbell, delighted with
the idca.of retributicn on the prosecutor Of
his ,protege, whom nc loved as his sou, "a Il
! 1T his immediate attention, and oomnellod
minute investigation of every particular in
the affair The trial was singular and
| terrible;scemc. Campbell, severe and i'm
I placable, sat like another Brutus,, resolved
for the sentence. Matte, too, the. ,tifnid
Matte, waspresent, pale, heprt,sick, and
agonized by conflicting feelings, Tho nov,
/ city OF her situation, aud its publicity, w9rc
sufficient alone tooyerWhclm her gentle ma
Ft'tre, IN addition to which she had the mis-.
/ cry to witness her parents .disgrae., and
4 wasdistracted with the conviction thas VIA,
ber sole hope aud only friend, was lost to
! her foreyer. ,ff ~ e
I Saunders, trembling and conscious,
\ awaited the verdict, which came as asdcatll,
kncll ON his cars, as the solemn tone of de-
nunciation "Gmltyw sounded through tue
pnbrokon' hush of the court At that In
/ slant the noise of carriage wheeIs told an
1 arrival, aud sent o inurhurins agitation
through the crowd. phc excitement was
told by the eager excitement of the peoples
/ gaze, to. learn the cause, Even Matte was
reused from the stupor of despair into which
she hadsunk, A strange, vague hope arose
in herpfeast, and scarcely could She CON,
ceiye the marvellous reality, as she beheld
one enterwhom, she could not thistaRe, but
so pale and attent,atcd as to seenl indeed,
rather aspectrc than a human being. But
it, was her lost oney her well remembered
| companion, whose appearance created SEN
satlon Impossible to describe, His perses
| cutor, horrfed at the sight of what lie con-
ceiyed to be an apparition, swooned and
was taken from the court.
J The result was, that the condition of The
! boys indenturcs was declared By the idryto
be forfeited, and, sorest sting of all 20 the
nhsor--..he was compelled to aid in the. sup
/ port and education of the boy until he attain
ed his maturity. 4 new light thus broke on
the horizon hitherto so dark andtronbIed for
I Will SpIith. Diligentip improving. tho adj
! yantaSes thus afforded him, before long he
| enjoyed the honorablepos of u Successful
young barristcr and the old Judge, ON his
retirement, had the satisfaction of seeing his
own career renewed in that of his adopted
son, as he listened often in an ccstaey of ad-
mirafion, to his brilliant vigorous oratory.--
But the most delightful triumph of ali, to
Wlli was, that he could now claim his blue
\ eyed Matte. as his own. In defiance Of op-
| position he took her fer his bride,
+ Years of unalloyed hdppincss was there
! ward of histrials and his,toils. Care, sorrow
aud endurance were fprgottop, even ambition
slpmbered, while he basked inllis neS-fuund
10y. Bat changes awaited him. The noble
contest for freedom arose, and then all that
w9s elevated and unsel6sh in his nature
awoko, Wealth aud ease were relinquished
] with the ready consent Of Matte, joyful ifher
beloved remained Mt her side. Wills SER
! vices in his country chuse were unrcmitting
and efieetpaE. His sincerity was proved by
the sacrifice of his entire fortune; for the
conclusion of hostilitics saw him, penniess,
tthesresuit OF his hard earned posscssicn,v-
| Energy and enterprise he knew must open a
4 fresh path of progress for him.
t. The glorious lands beyond the Allcghanies
offered the best resource, and thibher he l'e-
solved, ifMattie would accompany. him. to
| repair. lie met with no remonstrance from
| his sweet wife. Herwhitcnihg check ,aIone
told the one pang of consent ..'-
-Thejedrney was long and ardrIous, but tue
travellers found compensation in. the stimu-
lus OF novelty as we.l as in the charms of the
| lovely scenes presented. by the new found
lands ahead, bearing a semblahce OF cfvili2a-
that appeared. Viii bavino srr;~eJ I'"'sn on t,S
borders of the Sinkinr lI;veS den6sitoa i ti;oro
his family with q ,oySefl fnrcn Il, -
their defence wb;le h6 caros,l ~ soS"r e. %
ther supnlios nressod on to neoI S hi. Sal
! Boone at n :oiven snot S;y dnws ~ '''a
/ absent-six eyentfpI memorabI III doys 10 Do', %s
! bIg long seemed these senorStions IN W;iTs
| loving heart, for it was the first time ,sihce