Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30


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class female "diplomatists," )" "intriguers"
politicians" or "office beggars," as YOU
may please to style them, which as a class,
capnot be parallcled in the world. These
women are generally strong minded in the
fullest sense of the term. No little feminine
scruplcs among them; no blush of modcsty
ever comes between them and success, but
they ''go in to win" on the principle that
"Whcn a woman will, she will,
You may depend on t;
And when she won't, she won't
SO there's the end on IT,"
few days ago, one of these amazons ar
rived here, to secure a position for /. son, who
seemed to inherit ali the feminine traits
which his mother lacked. True to the prin-
cipics of her class she wont to work. If she
caughta glimpse Of Cabinet officer she hail
ed him. If she met n Senator she button
holcd him; and if she came in contact with n
poor member" only, she colared him. All
were alike attacked and had to suffer the in
hlcton OF II woman's tongue for half hour
at lcast.-lleavens! what misery Even the
PRESIDENT was not safo; and rumor has it
that the war was carried into his sanctum.
and that the statesman of halfa century, had
| to quail before the modern XautipAS At
last, in the course of events, she msSa dis
tinguishcd Senator from q New England
State, who has tongue of his own and knows
how to use it, Her battery was at once
opened. Round shots, bombs, shells, cannis-
ter, slugs, grape and "B. b." wero poured
in,o the dignitary without mercy, and with
out oven pause for breath When she had
literally gin out" as Sam Slick would say,
the Senator asked if her son was with her.
She replied by calling Spoony to her, who
came, like a o"Squeers" boy forhis "molassos
and birthstone" and was duly presented.
" Is this the young man whom you want
appointed ?" asked the Senator.
Yes, SIR the mother replied "and Oh
sir, he's set his heart upon it, and it will be
great disappointment, and hope
Beg pardon, madam, but did you say you
wanted him to enter the army?"
eyes, sir, the Dragons if you please"
"Wclt, madam, my influence is not great,
but Will endeavor to serve you if you will
adopt suggestion ofmine."
oh with pleasure, Sir: you are so re,y
kind"
Then, madam, from what | sec of your
self fand son, allow mo to recommend that
y0w apply for the commission in the dragons
and that your son be sent back to serve with
the home infanhy am sure tho country
would gain by the change"
Aantlppo glowcd and swclled, but before
gone.
There is an English lady now in this city,
whose dress, known in London as the "peas-
ant costume" has caused quite a stir among
the fhshiCnnbles, The dress consists of a rcd
and black striped pctticoat, descending with
in six inches Of the feet, over which is worn
a dress of the usual length but ioupcd UP to
the height of the skirt. A "dreaduought"
oyefcoat with gilt buttons, serves to keep out
the coal and damp; while q straw hataGTeens
the head, and real, genuine long-leggea boots
protect the feet. l do not think the dress
very neat or pretty, but it is novel, and that
is something It's considered an improve
ment on the Bloomer costume. In all the
mud Ola Washington wintcr, it is much
better dress than tho street sweeping ma
chimes which 50 long prevailed.
STUMpER.-Thc Louina Eagle is re-
sponslbIe for the following fish tale:
Ourfriend, j. ID. w. told us an incident
which happened while he was travelling up
the Alabama river. He said that some of
the boat-hands had "set hook" tied to
the side of the steamer near the wheel, with
hook that would weigh about four pounds.
They had not gone far Cup stream) before
they found she was going down stream, the
engineer, the while, having on a "full head"
of steam; still the boat went down stream.
Therefore, the captain concluded it was
impossible to try to run farther, so he ran
the boat ashore. Reaching the shore, they
found the cause of the steamers running
down stream. There was ono of the largest
Catfish he ever saw hung to hook, who
was trying to pull the boat from shore
The captain and hands started in search of
help, and found sixteen yoke of oxen, which
they fastened to the fish and was dragging
him out; but they stalled two or three
times before he came out. When they did
get him out of the water, they cut him
open, and found a meeting house and a
preacher, located as nice as man lust mar
ried. He says his friend Compton has
heard the same man preach q thousand
tnacs-in the fish
"JoHN, can you tell me the difference
between attraction of gravitation and at
traction of cohesion Z" yes, sir; attrac-
ton of gravitation pulls drunken man to
the ground, and the attraction of cohesion
prevents his getting up again"
A JESTER in the Court of Francis /.
complained that a great lord threatened to
murder him. off he does so,'' said the,
king, {" ] will hang him in five minutes
after" "I wish your Mejesty would hang
him live minutes before said the jester.
"SAMBo, why are your legs like an or.
gan-grinderP Dunno; CUB it up. -
Case dey dey exhibit monkey bout dc
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