Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-20
Travelling Companions.

lie careful whom you travel with. Two.
OF our national follies are a carelessness in
giving letters of Introduction to ANYBODY
/ Tor anybody, and ali 6miability in "hitching
team" with any individual during Jour
ney. Sharp and shrewd as We are, there
are twenty instances, in this country to one
in England, of a gentleman being robbed
! by his travelling companion, Take an in
stance. Mr.. Kccm Cute from Arkansas.
is going to the North-7be is one of your
wide awake sort--nobody can get around
him-- anybody that can" "m"ke shucksY, of
of him is welcome to the proceeds Finds
steamboat gcntlemanly hotcl,thef-
"oh5 so gs'Y gcntlemanly," ofieo1rse, bran
new hat, black clothes from head to foot-s-
! quite a desirable man to chat with. But
Mr.%Cutei is wide awake all the while-4don't
catch him gambling with stray acquaintali-
ccs, or making trade with them. Ac-
luaintance progrosses-gen travel
| Ter talks about his friends-knows lots of
Mr. Gute's-is found by Cute talking at
different times to'congressmen, Legislators,
and all that. Getoto city--room together
next day gcntlemanly friend missing, and
with him Cute's ready money Cute very
much astonished, his chance friend was $50
very nruch the gentleman" ~
| Halfa dozen times within as many months.
the public has been entertained with ac-
counts of unprinciplcd ,wretches who were
compelled, on board of Mississippi steam
boats, to marry young ladies with whom
they had clopcd 1t is all of price with
the Cute business. Unthinking gentleman
(Mr, Green) has lady put under his
charge by anybody, perhaps, by gentleman
| ly stranger, who, in the confidence style,
asks him just to see her ashore when they
arrive at Snagville Mr. Green rather fas-
cinated by his young protegc more or less.
Very dull on board steamboat, passengers
tired to death. Mr. Green prosecutcs inti-
macy and meets with bewilderino success.
Passengers continue to be very dull Mr..
Green continues to advance Passengers
wouldn't mind a little scandal to pass the
time. Green's young lady is observed by
| other ladies to cry n great deal in very con
spicuous parts of the cabin, and suddenly
| mutfle up her face and sob, or else run
Lady passengers full of pity, conclude at
once that Green is a twretch' ask girl if
heisn' t-girl boo-hoos Grand indignation
sceno-gentleman passengers hold meeting
noble impulsivc hearts let out their fine
feclings-high toned moral captain looks
virtuously and grimly sagacious, wiuks, to-
passengers, takes Mr.. Green aside and bull
lies him about girl. Green turns blue
Captain calls him "villain' before folks,
and orders a marriage forthwith Green
declines. Captain produces two rcyolyers,
bowle-knife and a clergyman, Green
leaves" and consents. Young lady over
whelmcd-ladics overwhelmed, everybody
ovcrwhelmed-cspecially the captain clerk,
who exchanges winks with the bride when,
unobscrvcd. All cheerful--captain stands
champagne gentlemen joke Green ladies
all, sympathy to bridc-dinner and report
in newspapers. Green turns up as wid-
over three days after among the Pelicans.
Bride has run, away with porte monio and
shIrt-studs
Ofa truth, this is great world we live
in, and abounding in true sympathy, exccs-
slvc warm-hearteduess and chivalry, which
meet with their reward. ~ i..,
F ..s- s=-----< Sa------A -stt .Ee
PohITICs. The word politics is dcriy.
ed from the Greek word polos, signifyinga
city. Hence, politics literally means some
thing relating to city, but is commonly.
understood IN wider sense, as being the
science of the government of ascountry. a
mistaken idea Of politics prevalentin this
country Any contest between two candi-A 7
dates for Office is styled politics, and any.
one who can mount stump, and talk for
nm hour about this and that party, is digni
fled with the title of politician Therefore,
when any one hears politics mentioned, his
naturally recurs to these associations, and
he is disgusted. But this notion respect,
ing politics is entirely false, Politics prop,
er, that Is, the scieNce of government is the
most noble, Of professions, the beau ideal Of
all arts and sciences. 4 mathematician,
an astronomer, ora chemist, is universally.
respected as man OF great learning and
application; but a politician, in the true
sense of the word must study, ten times as
much, for he must know a little of .eyery-
thing. Politics issuperior to every other
artand science, for upon it depends their
existence. Every nation, famous for en-
lightenment and learning, has been an adept
in the science OF politics. It is at tho root
of civilization, and in whatever country ita
becomes visible, it is the shadow of great
ness cast before. - Southern .Monteor.
RED EYES AND SNUFF DIPpINa+---A
Yanceyyille an. CO correspondent of the
Richmond Dtspatlh. says: = '1.et
Yanceyville is quite fourishing village,
containing some six or seven.hundred souls,
bnt1it5is cursed with many loafers and red
eyes, who discuss and arrange the business
OF the rest of mankind to the neglect Of