Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-04
Counsels for the Young.

Counsels for the Young.
Mover bc cast down by triRcs Ifa spider
breaks h's wire twenty times, twenty times
will he mend it again. Make upyour minds
to do thing and you will do it, Fear not if
trouble comes upon you, keep up your spir-
its, though the day DC dark one.
Troubles never last forever,
The darkest day will pass away!"
III the sun is going down look u to the
stars; ifthe earth is dark, keep your eyes on
heaven With Gods presence and Gods
promises. man or child may be cheerful.
Never despair when fog in the air,
n sunshny morning will come without warn
ing"
Mind what you run after! Never be con-
tent with bubble that will burst; or fire
wood that wilload in S,nokc and darkness.-
Get that what you can keep, and which is
worth Keeping.
'Somcthing sterling that will stay
:. when gold and silver fly away"
Fight hard against Il hasty temper An
ger VIII come, but resist it strongly. A
spark may set II house on fire. A fit of PAS
SION may give YOU cause to mourn all the DAYS
OF yonr life. Never revenge an injury:
lie that reycngcs knows no rest
The meek possess Il peaceful breast"
III You have an enemy, act kindly to him
| and make him your friend. You may not
win him over at once, but try again Let
one kindness be followed by another, till YOU
have compassed your end. BY little and bv
little great things arc thus completed
Water falling day by day
Wears the hardest rock awav."
| And so repeated kindness will soften heart
of stone.
Whatever you do, do it willingly. 4 boy
| that is whipped at school never learns his
lessons we'll. A man that is compelled to
work cares not how badly it is performed
lie that pulls ff'his coat chccrfulv, strips up
his sleeves in earnest. and sings while he
| works. is the man for me
"A cheerful spirit gets on quick
y grumblcr in the mud will stick"
| Evil thoughts are worse enemies than lions
and tigers for we can get out of the way of
wild beasts; but bad thoughts win their way
! everywhere. Keep your heads and hearts
full of good thoughts that bad thoughts may
not find room
BE on your guard, and strive and pray
10 drive all evil thoughts away"
LIES DARK SIDE.-It is certain that
whatever sunbeams God has thrown across
our pNth--and His mercy has made them
both bright and numerous are also
clouds to cast their shadows over every ca
rccr, however prosperous. Few summer
days pass without rain, apd often their sui
try heat brings death with it. SO every
successful life hasits disappointmerts, every
happy one its sorrows, even every Chris
tan one its crosses. Unavaiiing strivings
against oppression-h hcartless rcsstings of
a pinchlng poverty-thc gripping demands
OF an avarcous scllishncss-the prevalence
of wlckedncss and depravity-these are
life's dark sides, that shall never be removed
till this sin is destroyed Let this insep-
arabic union ever be borne in mind. Sin
rules with high hand in that back street
or III yon narrow lane, and by an unayoid-
able consequence, these are the ahodes of
! the deepest and darkest sorrow. Personal
unGodlncsS ever entails the stings and vcx-
! ations of an unconvcrtCd state. Family ir-
religion is the sure precursor of intestine
tumuits and heart. breaking separations.
Social dcpravity brings prisons, and work
houses and police establishments with it.
Life's dark side is life's SHINING side. Ey.
cry time we lit the hand ofrcbclion against
God, we throw its shadows of sorrows back
on ourselves. Strive to make lie holy,
TO crush sin in your heart and rcbukc it
abroad, to guide your steps by the lamp Of
Gods truth. You will thus brighton life,
and lessen its dark shades while the rchcc-
ton ofyour good works may throw CLEAN
OF sunshine OH the career of another less
hopeful or more sinful than your own.
WEBSTER had an anecdotc of old Father
Scarl, the minister of his boyhood, which
never. has been in print, and which is too
good to be lost 1t was customary then to
wear buckskin breeches in cool weather.
One Sunday morning in the autumn, Fa-
thcr Scarf brought his down from the gar
ret but the wasps had tak,n possession
during the summer, and were having nice
time of it in them. BY dnt of effort, he
| got out the intruders and dressed for meet
.ng. But while reading the scripture to
the congregation, he felt dagger from one
OF the enraged small.waisted fellows, and
jumped around the pulpit, slapping his
tights, But the more he slapped and dan
c,ed, the more they stung. The people
Thought him crazy, and were in commotion
as to what to do; but he explained the
matter by saying: 4" Brethren, don't be
alarmed the word of the Lord is in my
mouth but the Devil IL in my brcechcs !"
Webster always told it with great glcc to
the ministers.
SHOWER OF FLIEs--The st. Louis Demo-
crat reports shower of flies, at q point ON
the Illinois one night last week, which fell to
the depth Of six inches 1t was noticed mt
! nine O'clock, on board thc steamer Ed;for nv,