Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-07-24
MISCELLANY.
A Well Matched Couple.

heavy cross upon his shoulders, aud kept
lamcnting thus {: Alas where shall find
partner to help me to bear my load, and
10 comfort and refresh me %
His lament was heard by Almighty Mer,
cy, who sent an angel to proclaim through
out the world that the maid who would
marry this poor widowcr might expect a
rich bridal present in heaven to the angel.
and many one on that account became
an unhappy wife or a neglected old maid.
At last, however, rs the angel flew over
valley and mountain, he cspicd, among the
bare rocks, poor but beautiful shephcrdess
who was pasturing her sheep on toilsomo
ascent, in the MONDAY heat. He now flew
down to her, and after announcing the pro-
mises held out to the maidens Of the earth,
he inquired her name.
My name is Patience" said she The
Lords will be done with ne I! shall will
iingly help poor Misery to bear his cross
nor do | require any bridal present so as
do but get enough stubble to feed my sheep"
" 1t shall be granted thee" returned the
Angel of Mercy; besides golden crown
upon thy sweet pious head"
"Ay," said Patience, "but the gold
smith should fashion the crown like crown
of thorns."
Now Misery appeared high upon the
steep rocks, bearing his load, and he sighed
heavily, and would fain have cast himself
into the depth below But the sweet shcp-
herdcss FASTENED toward him with her lit
tie flock, and received the cross in her
chaste arms, saying, Welcome, O my |
bridegroom ~
=" How happy you have made me, O. Pa F.
4'snce" -quoth Misery e" But \ am ~ yea
~ that sNnnot follow tpu to your cot!S 10 90
Then Ioticncc smiled and took her bride.
groom and his heavy cross on her shoulder.
and carried him long, long, weary way
through the world, while her sheep follow
cd, and found sufficient nourishment, but
when she reached the spot where the cot
tagc once stood she found that Presump-
ton had burnt down, among the fire works
with which he had celebrated his marriage
with Worlainess; and the wedding guests
laughed at Patience, and said "'Get away
with you, silly creature, and DO not disgrace
our merry-making. How dare you come
before us in such ridiculous plight, and
with such heavy lead? Cast away your
heavy burden-do -
Patience answcrcd-"I feel no burden
ye blind ones. 1t is pair of wings a..
carrying; and fI have no cottage left
will scale the steep mountain with INV dear
bridegroom, till we reach the sun -
And she bore her burden cbccrrulIv +,
the gates of heaven. and then Mercy como
to her with splcndid bridal procession
and changed both the names and clothes IF
herself and bridegroom. He stood before
her strong and radiant, and his name was
Excellence; and he looked at her with
bcaming eyes, while she smiled at him hay-
ing now become immortal. Jov and her
lambs danced about her with dcljoht
And the goldsmith gave them the prom
iscd crown F; but though il was a crown of
thornS, the rose encrclcd the head while
the thorns only formed the spikes of the
crown. And their uupiiaIs were cn,chro-
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TIE BURIALpLAcE.-W What multitude
of thoughts crowd upon the mind in the
contemplation of such scene, How
much OF the future, even in its far distant
reaches, rises before us with all its pcrsua-
sivc realities Take but one little marrow
space of time, and how affecting arc its as
sociations Within the flight of one half
century, how many of the great, the good,
and the wise will be gathered here How