Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-25


This time the little singer was in tho yard.
| gazed upon the spiritual softncss of her
features The sweet eyes like brown birds
flying to the light" the fiuc expressive lips.
the dark silkcn cnrls; | felt that she would
soon have her wish answered, and find Il
refuge in Heaven"
Always singing! Autumn came the wild
swan was turning towards the South; the
leaves were dropping from the trees, and
spears of frost glitcred among the grass. "A
strip Of Grape tuttcycd from the shutter of
the house where my little singer lived. Her
voice was clothed in death. and trembling
hands had bannd those truant trosscs around
her white brow. by the great white throne,
by the river of eternal gludncss, she was
striking her golden harp. aud singing in the
gushing fullncss ofimperishablc glory!
.HaHGr.
Too BIG TO OBEY A MoruED.-A boy
" too big to mind his mothcr?" Such a
boy must be larger than giart, and one
with strange ideas OF the riehts of big pco-
pie. | should not like to live near him,
nor even sec him, for should expect he
would feel too big to mind the laws of his
country, or the laws Of God, and thus be
dangerous ncghbor. am told that there
arc some boys, or rather those who think
they are I" too big to mind their mother"
What docs your mother want you to do
To stay in of evenings, to let tobacco alone
to avoid associating with bad boys, to read
y'Sa!&! Books. to sEiun novels and idle news
ptpcrs, to mind Your studies or trade, or
whatcvcr you ar engaged in on week DAYS,
with diligence, aud on the Sabbath to be
regular at church aud Bible class, and above
Si, 10 ~. ri
tian bpy. This would make her happy be-
yond description, and you feel :" too big"
to yield to her wishes.
My boy, believe me, you are in most
dangerous state OF mind which makes me
tremblc for you, both for this world and the
next Think of Christ, the King of kings
and Lord of lords. When he WAS old
enough and wise enough to confound the
learned doctors in the temple ut Jerusalem
he was none too old and wise to obey his
mother; and when he was dying, he took
care to provide her with u sou to render to
her honor and affection
Believe me when you are small enough
to depend upon your mother for Your food
and clothing and daily care, and while she
is so anxious to see you growing up into a
good and worthy man, and so willing to
make any sacrifice to he you on in life,
you should be ashamed t, =, or even think
+" | am too big to mind my .nothcr."
Search all the biographies in your own
or your fathers library, and tell me if YOU
>,.a,.,.s,,'' W '''''i i''''' "S"Vu 'o'
S'T"'"'Ss al" SoouhGsS' VINO allowed such
thou@ht 10 enter his mind. No: such
men prize good watchiul mother, obey
her goodiy maxims rs long as they live.
and teach them to thcir cIidran
o,.. L,', I,.. ,i' "'S w. ui99coy your i'io'"-
"" Wv" "''"" 9"'rSr'i, my uear boy
20 p'co'"e sUch monster OF lniqulty as 10
"e " too Big to mlnd a good mother.
Am"5jcua Messenger.
on,-, s,.,,, = y :" III,
drc and !iar, you have -r. in Iny face and
you have struck me twice. | hnne ynu Mill
not ottcmp, to carry ths any farther, fir
inv breast" That what mi~Pt i" u tcrmnI '~, ~
spnnl:y mar e sng::c:e::..!y sSer;.y.tal
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fond ofpeaccs, and that was his only fault.
Fault madnmr" said one; how can you
c"'i !. 1i'nt r ianI'! Why because there
hnsh"mJ 'rns w,IyS ,i "i r"i,ng .nem, slr NY
N , ----. :. - ~ go -o' :" u O'""'!'
Ny Wips.-" When we married NV wife
erected family altar. l could not prnv;
she did; for ten wears she led in nrawcE way opJ w"
blessed be Gd, She has prayed us ali into the
Kingdom OF God-me, my two apprentices,