Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-02
A Story for Bows.

nothing tony mother but the charge of my
self and two young sisters. After selling the
greater part of the household furniture she
had owned, she took two small upper rooms
in W street, and there. by her needle,
contrived in some way--how | cannot CON
coivo, when | recollect the bare pttancc for
which she work Nd--to support us in comfort.
Frequently, however | remember that our
supper consisted simply of u slice of bread,
seasoned by hunger. and rendered inviting
by the neat manner in which our repast was
served, our table always being spread with a
cloth, which: like my good mothers heart,
seemed ever topreSerye II snow-white puri-
y."
Wiping his eyes, the merchant continued,
speaking of those days reminds me of the
time when we sat down to tho table one even
ing, and my mother had asked the blessing
of our heavenly Father on her little defence
member yet, and which, if possible, must
have made the angels weep, she divided the
little remnant of her only loaf into three pie
ces, placing one on each of our plates, but
preserving none for herself. | stole around
to her, and was about to tell her that was
not hungry, when flood of tears burst from
her eyes, and she clasped me to her bosom.
Our meal was left untouched; we sat up late
that night but what we said cannot tell
know that my mother talked to me more as
a companion than n child, and that when we
Hnelt down to pray, l consecratod myself to
he the Lords and to serve my mother.
"But," said he, "this is not telling YOU
how neatness made my fortune. 1t was
some time after this that my mother found
an advertisement in the newspaper for an
errand boy in commission store in B
street. Without being nccessitated to wait
to have my clothes mended, for my mother
always kept them in perfect order, and al
though on minute inspection they bore ira
ces of more than one patch, yet on the
whole they had very respectable air;
without being obliged to wait even to pol
lsh my shoes, for my mother always kept
box of blacking, with which my cowhides
must be set off before l took my breakfast !;
without waiting to arrange my hair, for /
was obliged to observe, from my earliest
youth, the most perfect neatness in every
respect, my mother sent me to see ifI could
obtain the situation. With light step
started, for | had a long time wished my
mother to allow me to do something to as
sist her.
"My heart beat fast, / assure you, as /
turned out of W---into B. street, and
made my way along to the number my mo-
ther had given me. i summoned all the
courage | could muster and stepped brisk
ly into the store, and found my way into
the countinS,room, and made known the
reason of my calling. The merchant smi-
led and told me that there was another boy
who had come in little before me, he
thought he should hire. However, he ask
ed nc some questions, and then went out
and convcrscd with the other boy, whostood
in the back part of the office. The result
was, that the lad who first applied was dis
missed, and | entered the merchants en-
ployment, first as an errand boy, then as Il
clerk, afterwards as his partner, until his
death, when he left me the whole business,
stock, &c. After had been in his service
some years, he told me the reason he chose
me in preference to the other boy was be-
cause OF the general neatness of my person,
while in reference to the other lad, he no
ticed that he neglected properly TO tuck
down his vest. Tothis simple circumstance
has probably been owing the greater part
of my success in business"
Pretty WoMEN.-A pretty woman is
one of the Constitutions" of the country
an angel in dry goods and glory She
makes sunshine, blue sky, and happiness
wherever she goes. Her path is one of
delicious roses, perfumes and beauty. She
is sweet poem, written in pre curls, and
choice calico, and good principles. Men
stand up before her as so many admiration
| points, to melt into cream and butter. Her
words float round her like music, OF chimes
of Sabbath bells. Without her, society
would lose its truest attractions, the church
its irmcst reliance, and young men the very
best of companions and comfort. Her in
fuence and generosity restrain the vicious,
strengthen the weak, raise the lowly, fan-
mel shirt the heathen, and strengthen the
faint-hearted. Wherever you find the vir-
tuous woman, you also find iircside boquets,
clean clothes, order, good living, gentle
hearts, music, light and model Constitutions"
generally. She is the flower Of humanity,
a very Venus dimity, and her inspiration
the breath of Heaven.
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A PRIVATE soldier, in one of the Irish reg
ments, engaged in the dreadful battle of
Salamanca. cried out during the hottest part
oftae action: "0ch, murder, I'm kilt entire
| ly ~ Are you wounded 2" inquired an Off
Ger near him. " Wounded, isit your honor?"
replied the gallant Emeralder; "be jaber |
I'm worse than killed out and out. wasn't 1
waiting for the last quarter of an hour for n
pull at Jim Murphy's pipe? and there, now,
it's shot out of his lnouthp
A cExrlEaAm having givcns grand par