Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-16
Life Among the Lowly" in New York.


| story, end, as it will be observed, declares on
its own knowledge that "such facts are plcn-
| ty." No one will doubt it, nor fail to reflect
what II blessed thing is 'liberty"-tho liber-
| ty to starve:
"What! make shirts for nine shillngs n
dozen"
Yes sir; indeed, lean get nothing else
to dow
"Nino shillings dozen nine cents apiece
but how many can you make in dayW
"Onc, sir, if have my time; but | have
my little boy, two years old, and he's quito
irotful this warm weather, so that | do not
always finish it, unless can work at night"
And do you work at night sewing on
these"
81 would, sir, and do, so long as can af-
ford to; but, indeed, sir, what with feeding
my four little ones, cannot afford to buy
candlcs!"
Four children! Poor woman! fear
You have hard task topoy the landlord =
What rent do you pay ?"
-Four dollars n month, sir"
"A And you earn fity.too cents week.
How long have you lived here 2"
My husband died in March last lie was
o manufacturer ofdaguerrcotypc colors We
lived up town then But his long sickness
when he died, was obliged to sell most that
we had in the house, and come down here
with my four little ones"
Your oldest boy is nine years; you can
scarcely earn moro than will pay your rent.
How do you furnish food for yoursclf?"
This young woman pays thrco shillings
q week for part of tho room. We had
silver plated teapot, sugar bowl and such
like, and some spoons. For these | got near
ly their value 1 have sold everything had
beside. L have no more to sell"
The tears c0mc into lcr owes. Poor thium
she could not help it.
Indeed, sir, | would not have sent for
you if the sight ofmy children in rags and
hunger did not compel mo to do So"
Your rent is paid for this month ?" /
know it was, or she would not be tenant of
that landlord. d" Your children began to
come 10 the school at the House of Industry
last Monday, believe, did thcy?"
Yes, sir and ain very thankful for
your kindness to them"
Send them every day They shall be
fed and clothed and when rent-day comes
near, let us know"
God bless you, SIR A heavy load of
care withdrew from tho mind, aud a cloud
from her face.
Nine ehillngs por dozen for making shirts,
with plated bosoms, linen wrstbancs. and
to he we'll ,nade If Gaw can be picked
in the Workmanship, all the seamstrcss' work
goes for nothing.
Do you bcliOve it! 1t is fact We saw
the shirts to-day. We saw the cnrc-worn and
work-worn mother, and her children We
have heard that such facts wero plenty We
know they are! Would some charitable la
dies like to see the samo? Let them go to
the House of Industry any day, for one hour.
and if they do not return to their homes with
the hcar'-ache, we arc no true prophet
AN AXE TO GRIND--ORIGIN OF THE
TERM.-"When was little boy" says
DR. Franklin, 81 remember one cold winter
morning was accosted by smiling man
with an axe on one shoulder" "My prot.
ty boy" said he, "has your father grind
stoncp eyes, SIR said L. "Yourc
fine little fellow" said he; a. i'll you let
me grind my axe on it?" Pleased with
the compliment of the cline little fellow"
go yes" ] answered, "it is down in the
shop" "And will you, my little fellow"
said he, patting me on the head, "gct me
little hot water Z" Could refuse? | ran
and soon brought kettle full GLOW old
are you and what's your 2" continued
he, without waiting for reply; 81 am
sure you are one Of the finest little fellows
that ever saw; will you just turn few
minutes for me?" Tickled at the hattery,
like fool, went to work, and bitterly did
| rue the day. 1t was a new axe, and /
toiled and tuggcd till | was almost tired to
death The school-bcll rang and could
not get awayj my hands were blistcrcd, the
axe was sharpcncd, and the man turned to
me with, "Now, you little rascal, you've
played truant; scud for school or YOU II rue
it, Alas thought /, it is hard enough
to turn the grindstone this cold day, but
to be called little rascal was too much.-
1t sunk deep in my mind, and often have
thought of it since When / see mer-
chant over polite to his customers, begging
them &c t;,;o l;tttlo brandy, brandy add throwing
his goods on the counter, thinks /, that
man has an axe to grind. When | see q
man fiattcring the people, making great
professions OF attachment to liberty, who is
in private life tyrant mcthinks look out,
good people, tlat fellow will set you turn
ing a grindstonc. When sec man hoist
ed into Office by party spirit, without sin
gle qualification to render him respectable
or useful, alas deluGed people, you arc
doomed for Il season to turn the grindstonc
for body,
MEDICAL writers all agree that gluttony
conducts more people to the grave than
drunkenness. The old adage is true that
"Nlany people dig their graves with their
teeth"
To A friend who had married lady who
was on the point of taking the veil, Jcrrod
said "Ah, she evidently thought YOU bet