Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-11
a serio-Comic Scene Fight Between
Two St Yitus Danners.

Rather a particular incident of a scrio
comic character occurred, day or two ago,
at the corner of Fifth and Plum streets. be-
tween two unfortunates afflicted to more
than usual degree with st. Vitus Dance
Their heads and arms by the weakness of
unstrung nerves, jcrked about as strangely
and as wildly as if they were in constant
connection with the poles of a powerful bat
terry. Theirappearance was grotesquc, and
to one unaware what they suffered, the Of.
feet would have been ludicrous in the ex-
trcme. These two persons met, or rather
one observed the other purchasing some
thing of a female from market WAGON. and
as totally Ignorant of his neighbours singu-
lar affection aS the ether was of his: he
thought OF course the fellow was mockinp
him. A flash overspread his cheek as he
saw the head of the other jerk, and detect
ed singular sort of lcer directed, as he
thought, to him and st. Vitus No. bit
hls lip and was silent. jerk, Jerk, went
his head, and No. 2 swore suppressed
oath at "the ID scoundrel who was max
ing game of him." and jerk, jerk, followed
his own. No. l then walked up to No. 2,
unable to suppress his rage longer, and
shook his fist under the latter's nose
Jerk, again jerk, jerk, jerk, right in No.
is face, while No 2 took occasion to re-
mark that No. | was dirty dog.
"Don't mock me, you villain, I'll nut
you in the gutter" roared No. /.
"Don't you mock me " echoed No. 3,
81 know your name, and I'll punch your
head"
Here they both tried to look steady and
fierce in each others eyes; but their un-
fortunate heads both few to the same side
and their optics blinkcd terribly. Human
| patience could not endure this, and "take
thatD' fell from the tongues of both, as two
blows were simultaneously struck, one upon
the cheek and the other upon the forehead
of the dcludcd victims
AS soon as the blow passed, each saw
the other still mocking, as he thought, and
new ire seized them
"Do 1T again, will you?" and bang went
the fists of both upon each others crowns
and in momcntmo they were in close
collision fighting like tigers Each time
that they looked up they saw the supposed
mocking, and renewed the row with more
than previous energy and determinations
They finally got each other down in thc
gutter, and were rolling there, and pun
melting each other magni6cently, when some
pcace-maEcr parted them, and asked them
why they we're fighting.
The reason gavL was of course that the
other was mocking him, but as the gentle
man who had iutcrfcrcd knew them both
he explained how they had been deceived
The poor fellows could not at first be-
llcvc their own cars, and at the expense of
their eyes, but were finally convinced of
their folly and their error, and shook hands
while they jerked out their mutual apollo
gics as profuSeIy as they had their denun-
Citations few moments before.
Cincinnati Enquircr.
CoRREcT SpEAKING..-W advise all
young people to acquire in early life the
habit of using good language, both in speak.
ing and writing, and to abandon, as early
as possible, amy use of slang words and phra.
ses The longer they live the more diff
cult the acquisition of such language will
be; and ifthc golden age of youth, the
proper season for the acquisition of Ian
Guagc, be passed in its abuse, the unfortu
nate victim of neglected education is very
| ?'obabiy doomed to talk slang for life. =
Money is not necessary to procure this ed
uca'lon Every man has it in his power.
lie las merely to use the language which
he reads, instead of the slang Which he hears
Ito form his taste f.om thv hest sneakers
and poets of the country-t treasure ND
choice phrases in his memory, and to hab.
ituate himself to their use--avoiding, at
the same time, that pedantic precision and
bombast which show the rather weakness
of a vain ambition than the polish of an
educated mind
THE world at large has deep sense of
the virtue of honest substantially in every
exhibition that shah command their ADM.
ration. lfa man makes fine speech,
which is felt to be only curious procession
OF harmonious sounds, and not what it is
meant to be-a true declaration of inward
scntatncnt-tho audience will not allow
themselves to be cheated into admiration
by such mere phantasmagoria, any more
than the palate will be pleased when the
teeth have crushed a hollow nut; they may
possibly make an applausive noise with their
hands and feet, if the speaker occupies a
commanding position, but they will whis.
per secrctly-hnnsb"gl
LORD NELSoNIN Coop SPIRITS.
the body of the illustrious hero of Trafal.
gar was put into a cask of spirits to be
transported to old England, the bupg acci-
dentaliy fell out, and one of his lordship's
fingers made its appearance at the opening.
/ n seaman who had for so,no yoo,, oI