Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-03
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State, during that dark period which "triod
mems souls" She retained all her facul-
:ies in a great degree, until within the last
few years, when hcr eycsight and memory
partially failed. She was, as far as our
knowledge extends, the oldest resident in
our district WinnS5oro Register.
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n BEAUTIFUL TnuTu.--T have been
told, says popular writer, by men who
have passed unharmed through the tempta-
tons of youth, that they owed their cscapc
from many dangers, to the intimate com
panionship of their affcctionate sistcrs.--
They have been saved from hazardous
meeting with idle company by some en-
gagements of which their sisters were the
charm they have rcfraincd from mixing
with the impure, because they would not
bring home thoughts and feelings which
they could not share with their loving sis
tcrs The remembrance of some warm,
conliding, pure minded female friend, has
saved many youth from the snarcs so
thickly set, into which, but for this, he
might have fallen.
AN IRIsHMAN's S CoNF1DENCEIN A BANK.
A banker in Dubuque (Iowa) found it nee
essory, not long since, to suspend business.
Soon after, he was accosted by an Irishman
who had six thousand dollars deposited
with HIM Said Pat, "Good-morning. MIR.
Ms. Faith an it's well you're looking
this morning, considering the weather.
But sure it's sorry am, Mr.. Nj, to see
that card of yours in the papers. But ncv-
or do you mind such trihcs as that, mon
take courage and hold up your head as high
as iycr-the throubc of the thing will soon
blow over And as for that six thousand
dollars balance of mine, Just kope it as long
as you want it have no use for the lousy
dollars--and know yccs tor be an honest
mon, and perfectly good for the same at
any time. karc it, sir, and pleasant dra-
mes be wild yc." Mr.. NJ expressed
his thanks, and the banker and dcpositor
separated. But on the following day Mr..
NJ was startled from his "plcasant
dreams by the presentation of check for
six thousand dollars, bearing the name of
his llibcrnian friend. Not knowing exac-
tly how GO understand the matter, Mr.. M
| sent for Patrick, when the following expla-
nation took place -" Well, you Sec Mr..
Nj - Peggy, that is my wife, has been
raising the very devil about the money
and just to pacfy the poor ignorant cratur
that it was all safe, thought be dad, that
Id jist send for it and count il all over be-
fore her ugly face and then she'd consent
to my leaving it with you, together wild the
other four thousand that is giving us so
much trouble to kape from being stolen
from us" TO such an explanation, togeth-
er with the new temptation of four thous.
and additional, the banker could take no
cxccptions-so he counted out the six thou
sand in short. But that was the last of
the lrishman. The banker, meeting him
few days afterwards, desired another ex-
planation. "Och, the truth is, Mr.. Nj
its mcsclf that has been ashamed to sec
yccs. Peggy, that divil ola wife of mine
you see, has hid the money, and bother me
if / can find it at all, and that's just the
thruth sir" The banker made graceful
tender of his hat but Pat generously de-
clincd to accept the same, although justly
entitled to it,. Burlingtom Gazette