Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-14
Fish Stories.

Fish Stories. II
Ever since the days of Jonah, fish STD
RIGS have been remarkably large; it seems
g natural to the breed" We have fshcd
up " String" of them from g here and
there" for the benefit ofou readers. The
first comes. from the Richmond Enquirer
which endorses the statcmeut that ON Il rc-
cent occasions sturgeon was caught in the
Rappahaunock river Weighing nine hun
drcd pounds. From Il Maryland paper we
learn that a gentleman who has lately been
spending few days ON the Cibolo, relates
the following rs authentic: \ few evenings
since lad set line ont in the creek to
catch catfish; next moruiug he visited
his line, when he found it 100 heavy for
him. Obtaining aid, he brought his line
there was an eel and two large catfish on it,
one Weighing 25 and the other 23lbs.-
This fish problem was thus solved: Ii
seems the eel was first hung OH the hook.
then catfish number one coming along
swallowed eel who wouldn't stay swallow
ed and slipped Mr.. Cats .gils, stringing
him on the line; then catfish number two
came along and likewise swallowed ccl who
again escaped .Jonahism by slipping thro'
his gills, doing honorto the slippery rcru-
tatiou of his race.
This is Il true story, and can be testified
to by responsible witnesses. From the
lTonolua papers we obtain information of
a strange fish caught by the natives while
in pursuit oEs'rimp. It's of a dark color
about five inches long, two inches thick,
and about four inches from the top of the
fin on its back tn the bottom of its belly
1t has a remarkably large head, and four
feet or claws, which enables it to creep on
the sides of rocks with great case When
placed in a pail Of water it threw out quito
Il stream from unler the fins on each side Of
It's body, then took a circuit round the
bucket BY cinging to the sides, and walk
ingnppnrcntly with great pride. The feet
resemble somewhat the paws ola bear -
The Rarpahonnock Son,hcrncr' has re-
Gently Sccna curiosity Gshcd up by Mr.
Alex. Leland, out of Carcr's Creek 1t
consists of a portion of a common junk bot
tic, to which several oysters had grown,
and one, the largest and probably the most
diSsipated of the party had grown partly
into the neck of the bottle, completely fill.
ing it up, Whether the oyster went into
the bottle to get drink, got tight, and
could not get ont, is not known, but GER
tain it is, that himself and his companions
seem every much attached to the bottle"
[Wlra q tie Times,
SEcrAHIANIsM.-l the man in the
moon should pay Il visit to the earth no
doubt he would find great many things to
amusc aud rstonish him; but We fancy
he would find nothing more remarkable
than the various phases of scctaYanism -
lfthe lunar gentleman has an inquirng
mind, as it is prcsumcl he has, after hnv.
ing stared at tho earth for ages, he would
naturally ask what religion is, and why
there is so much difference of opinion in
relation to it. Any one would be able to
give hima satisfactory explanation on these
points; but it is doubtful whether he would
be able to comprehend that spirit of intol-
rance which arrogatcs to itself or to its
sect, all the religious tru Ii in tic world
Most especially must the lunar visitor
be confused when told that in Christian
countries where all men believe in the
same Col, the same Rcdcemcr, the same
religious nature, there is fierce and bit
ter strife wagcd between the sects. He
would regard it as simply ridiculous not
that men should suffer differ, for that is
natural-but that they should be intolcr-
ant. Inasmuch as man is not the door
keeper OF heaven, and cannot let any one
in o; keep any one ont, why docs he deny
salvation or truth to his ncighbor?
The man in the moon would certainly
| laugh at us, even i'm connection with this
serious subject, and we could not blame
him. neawoull surely regard the devil as
the author of sccturianism, and the iprinci-
pal gladiNtotin the strife.
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TnE lRIsIf IN. TUE FRENcu Service.
The Paris correspondent of the National
Intclligcucof writes on the 14th April
All kinds ofvicissitudcs occur in life
You may not call it IA vicssitudc that the
Court of Paris is betFothcd to child Prin-
cess OF Parma. 1t may seem more like one
perhaps, that grandson of the Empress
Marie Louise is volunteer in the lcvcs of
King Victor Emmanuel ready to unshcothc
his sword against Austria, May he wish
to revenge the. fate of his half brother, the
Duke dc Reichstadt? or is it Italian blood
warming in the hope of Italian indcpcn-
dcncc? What greater vicissitudes yet
that in the Austrian service there are no
less than five Irish field marshals, four ma
jor generals, and dozen or more coloncls
and majors, while, if France should cross
the Alps, lar more numerous array of
/ lightinr irish will be mnrshullcd ouoinst