Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-15

IhSre is n pleasurc IN the pain,
That Dings us back the past again.
We linger while we turn away,
We cling while VIC depart
And memories unmarked till then,
Come crowding round the heurt.
Let what will lure our onward way, j. g.
Farcwcll's Il btter'word to say" p"
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A STORY OF WArEKboo,-The .world; b,s
been listening for years to stories of Water
loo, the scene of tho last great action. of Ma
poleon,i but 1t twonid seem ike certain com
modity'l6ng familihv to our readers, Nothat
thcro are % fcwmore of tho same sort left9
An individual who owned small tavern
near the eventiul field was frequently qucs-
toned as to whether he did not possess some
relies Of the battle, and asinvariably answer
ed IN the negative. But he was very poor,
and one day, While lamenting to a ncighbor
not only his poverty, hut the annoyance to,
which travellers, subjected him, his frionds
cut him short with, .f,I-i ~ .- 'H;'tc
We'll make one help the other. Make
some relics" ~ ="
- t. But what can do?" cnqaifet the pooB
man.
-, Tell them that .Napol6on.ors Wellington
entered your shop during the battle, and,s
down in n chair"
Not long after nm English tourist entered,
and inquired for relics, was told the cliafr
story The chair was bought at an incretli-
bic price. The neXtcomer was informed that
Wellington had taken a drink, and the "Wcl-
nnSton tumblor@ wns accordingly sold. The
third ARRIVAL gazed with, ,breathless wonder
at the nail on which Bonaparte. chad hunp
bis hat Tho fourth purchased the 4 ,or
lsts between which he entered, aud the tirth
became the happy purchaser Of tue flsor on
which he had trodden, .-l.
AT Tie latest advicos tho fortunate tavern
keeper had,lot ~ roof to eoyere,l ,lis head, and
was sitting on, aebag of gold in. tho centre of
a deep pit, formedBY selling the dirt onwhich
the house had stood.
Rrcm PEoPLE--We Frequently seq in the
papers slams made at rich people. Scripture
! isquotcd to show thOtitisSery hard for them
-tc get to better world than this, and many
very smart and witty things are said at their
expense. Some try TO mako it appear that
riches unit man for the nejoyment,of cycry
blessing spiritual or tcmporal--that man
who has heap of money never sees a mo-
ment of plcasurc-is,i in fact. ,poor, miserable,
degraded creature! Now, we have ALWAYS
looked at thcSo things in quito! different
hight. For our part, we think rich folks n
great blessing to any community, Indeed
they aresuseful--we mean those who. are:lib-
eral and possess n good dealof public spirit.
Their money helps to build up towns and ci-
ties, erect churches and colleges. construct
railways and tclcgraphs, and to improve the
country in a thousand different why's. Eery
useful people, we think, for many things
AS to whether they are the miserable crca-
lures we read about, experience has not pre-
pared us to say. t0nc' thing wos will say.
however; we would very kindly conscntto to re;
lieyc any suffering Of a few thousand
dollars .--GuIDe Ij,sSIe,,. ... tt.F -
PLAIN PREAcnING.--Dr John NJ. Mason
while preaching on the text What sh;,llit
profit anao," etc, roforring TO the apologies
given by the impenitent for refusing TO nc.
cept the gift rf eternal life, mentioned the
common plea. We do not want to profess
Christianity because many dishonor the pro-
fession we 10 not want toSbo hypocrltes !: we
are candid mens" "&nG so,nFsaid tho clo-
| qucnt preacher, eyou arc willing to go to he'll
as gentlemen. of conder." lit is said TINT 4
distinguished lawyer in this city WAS led by
this pointed rcbukc to renoonce the hypocri-
sypf unbolieftor sincere faith in tlic Son. of
God, ,s3 a ..a r,.
/ a CRITIC, Goleriage was once admiring n
waterfalls when ne overheard a well dressed
majestic waterfalls The poet was, 50 dc.
lighted With the epithet that he could notre-
siSt turning round and say, !" Yes sir, it IS
majestic; you have hit tho expression could
not think. on Will you dine with mel" adj
ded tho poet. The offer was accepted. Some
dumpflngs were on the table. "Them's lilo
Jockies for 4 bHlsaid thecritic, Oftourse, the
poet wont to 5icepl .
! ETIQgETTE jim AFRIcA--4We had an
opportunity Of observing, that. our guides
had much more etiquette than any of the
tribes Farther south. They gave as food,
but would not pTtako of it when3Bc had
i cooked it; norwould' they cat. their own
food in our presence. When it was cook.
cd they rettcd mtoa thiclSet, and ate their
! porrldge; then all stood up and. clanped
their ihands, and praised Intenose for il.
The 'Makololo, whoare accustomed to the
most free and easy manners, heidolt hand
fpis OF what they had cooked to any Of. the
i5aiouda near but they refused 10 taste -
They are very punctilious in. their manners
to each other. Each hut has its own FIRE,
and when it goes out'they make st ,afrosh
| for themselves, rather than take it from d
nefghbor:---Lvia3std,te:: 80 ~ r.f'.
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PoETRY.- Poetryi is the breath Of beauty.
! lowing around the spiritual world as tho
! WINDS that;Yake up the flowers do about the
material The love of moral beauty, and the
lretention of the spirit Of youtr, which, is-im-
piled in the Indulgence Sof a poctical taste.
! are evidences of good disposition In aI},v
] man, and argue well for the largeness of his
mind " ether respects liQr This Is the boast
! Of pootiy above all otlterafts: tfiat, sSniiJa.
thlzmg with everything, lit Leaves no.corfiesSof
1 wisdom or ;Rowfelge unrecornised4 wFieb Is