Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-18
ThanksgiYing i'm NEW York.

Thursday last was the day set apart for
general Thanksgiving in Now York, and
was observed by II according to their sevc-
raj tastes and inclnations. Business was
in measure suspended the churches
thrown open, the military paraded the streets,
and martial music rent the air, everything
passed off as well as could have been expec-
ted of public holiday in New York, with
but one exception, (and that most shame
full onc,) the miserable hoax played upon
| the suffering poor by the heartcss publica-
ton in one OF the papers ef the announce
mcnt that free distribution of food TO tho
poor would take place at two o'clock that
day-6OOO lbs of bread and 200 lbs. of
beef mall. The distribution to take place
near the Statute of Washington. The
weather was very cold notwithstanding
which the squalid, shvoring crowd began to
assemble at an early hour at the appointed
rendezvous, with their bags and baskets, all
anxiously awaiting the feast which.they wero
told would be forthcoming. Many OF the
eXpcctants were Irish women with tremen-
Ious baskets capable of holding bushel.
Of course advantage was taken of the op-
portunity by some who by their appearance
seemed better qualified for giving than re-
ceiving aims. .,
AS the hour approached the crowd became
more dense; pereons in every stage of pov-
crty from the ragged sweeps to the :" strap
ped printer, loungcd about Union Square,
almost frozen with the cold. but cheered ur,
with expectation of soon seeing the promi-
sed food Hour after hour passed and still
no symptoms of tho lvag lcokea for bread
wagons.
Still the poor people waited, stamped their
feet, eyed butchers carts suspiciously, but
got no bread or meat At twelve O'Clock
the crowd was greatest, and expectation at
its highest pitch. Another hour passed in
the cold andno signs of food, nor no ono
appearing to explain the unwarrantable de-
lay. After II while the crowd began to thin
out; one by one they dropped OF until but
few were left. still ciinging to the hope that
their wants would shortly be supplied. -
AT last some of the persons whose names
appeared in the card, camc forw0rd and an
nounced the hoax to the poor people, declar-
ing at the same time that their names were
used without their consent. Sorrowfully.
detected and half frozen, the ragged remnans
dispersed. 49,
And this is specimen of New York
Thanksgiving Dayi a day of ,humiliation
and praycrfdl acknowledgement 70 be deba-
sed by unfeeling impositions ron the poor
ltiIn.ingloA Herald.
THE YANKEE EvERYWHERE- --Tn cross-
ing the plains from Mendoza to ST. T.ouis,
South America, Lieut.. Strain met an in
telhgcut American who had crossed tic
Andes and pushed his way thus far into
the unfreqaented regions ofthe Somth.-.
The pursuit of science, Strain supposed,
had led an enthusiastic yotary,to undertake
this distant tour into the semicivilized re-
gion. Great was his astonishmeht to End
that the traveller was an agent for an Amer.
ican patent medicine. aD
ftn ~
GIVING CREDlT.-A boy at q crossing
having begged something of gentleman,
the latter told him, that lie would give him
so,2ething as he came back. The boy re-
piled, :" Your honor would be surprised If
you k"ew how much money lose by Civ
ing credit that way" go
AT a dinnefin Springfield, Msssachu-
sets, a lady sent the following volunteers
toast :--"SS SSpraeS old bachelors the eetr
greens of se6icsg "3s1s2. ~ 81 ~