Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-09
Sol Smith, the stingy dan.


ing, but who our deponent sayoth not
| "The mcanest of all men in our region
is Sol Smith. Youmu know that here
in the country, when Que of the ncghbors
kills a beef croaturc," he is expected to
send piece to each one of the families
near by, and they return the favor when
they Kill and so the thing proves to be
about as broad as it is long. Now Sol was
SO mortal stingy that it went hard with him
to think of giving away any thing, and when
he came to kill he was bent upon keeninr
it all to himself. But public sentiment
would like to keep up good name and
keep his beef besides. He spoke gently
to his next door ncighbor, johnson, and
told him that he thought it was very fool
ish plan to be sending meat all over town
and each man had better raise and kill his
own. In fact, he was determined to cheat
his ncjghbors out of their meat, If they ex-
pccted any from him and save his credit too.
johnson suggested to him that if he should
leave his beef in the barn over night be-
| fore cutting it up, and then take it to his
cellar before daylight, and give out that it
had been stolen, the people would lose their
expected share, and be very sorry for him
besides Just it exactly he would do
that very thing. He killed his beef, hung
it up to cool, and went to bed, to rise early
the next morning and hide it. johnson
and few friends, before going to bed, went
over to Smiths barn, helped themselves to
the beef, and divided it share and share
alike. leaving but a wee bit for the owner.
Smith rose carly, and found his meat was
gone. lie rushed over to Johnson's and
told the story, in state bordering on
| frenzy.
Good" says Johnson "you do it
we'll"
Z" But it is stole, I tell you -
"Thats right; stick 20 it, Sol Put
on that dismal face, and they'll ali believe
| it -
GREAT CALAMITY.-A fearful calamity
has occurred at the Surrey Music Hall,
Fmgland--an immense building capable of
holding 1000 persons-whcre a variety of
amuscmcnts arc carried on The place was
much crowded, when some villain in the
gallery fired pistol, evidently with a view
of creating alarm.
The proprietor instantly appeared upon
the stage, and succeeded for some time in
pcrsuadmg the people % keep their seats;
but in few minutes, three or four men 81
multaneously rose in the gallery, and cried
out, "The place is on fire" upon which
there cnsued fearful scene. The audi
cnce, principally young persons, frantically
rushed for outlets, and many jumped over
the gallery front into the pit. In the strug-
Slc, six persons were crushed to death a
seventh WAS removed to the infrmary in a
| dying state, and many others were serious
| ly injured. This disastrous affair most
clearly results from conspiracy, as there
were not the slightest signs of amy fire in
the place,
TIE PERIOD OF LIFE sUBJErT TO In
sANITY.-Thc London Lancct says that TO
determine the period oflife which furnish
es the greatest number of insane persons.
1T is sufficient to bring together the records.
made up under different circumstances.
| One of these, made at the Bicetre, France.
where poor men only arc received anoth
cr at the Salpetrierc, hospital for poor
women; the third, an establishment dcvo.
ted to the wealthy, have been examined
and it appears that the age which furnishes
the greItesJ number utf insane is, ifor men,
that from thirty to forty years, while for
women it is that from fifty to sixty years.
The ages which furnish the least, for both
sexes, arc childhood, youth, and advanced
age Among women insanity generally ap-
pears earlier than among men, indeed from
twenty to thirty years ofage The rich are
more subject to insanity, in proportion,
than the poor
GENUINE Fools.--Hc who wipes his noso
on nutmeg crater and picks his teeth with
n razor.
She who says mo" to the proposal of 81
gentleman when she has roachod the are Of
thirty.
lie who gets sodrunk at night that ho puts
his clothes to bed and hangs himself on tho
back Of a chair.
She who rnbs her checks with brick bats
in order to give them color.
He who puts on his hat, ,s.kes up his cane
and starts out in pursuit of an honest and
disintcrcstod politician.
She who pinches and slops child to make
it quit bawling.
lie who asks a compositor The namc of q
newspaper correspondent with the oxpecta-
ton of getting a correct answer.
TIE MIND OF CHILDnooD.--Is not the
mind of childhood the tenderest, hoicst
thing this side of heavcnY is it not to bo
approached with gcntlencss, with love-
yes, with heart worship Of the great God,
from whom, in almost angel innocence il
has proceeded? A creature indebted by
the faint of the world, unvexcd by its in