Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-10-08


thought unparalleled OF all couceits it
ssurcly the most classical 81 count only
the hours that are serene" What bland
and care-dspelling feeling! How the shad-
ows ccm 10 fade on the dial plate as the
sky lowers, and time presents only blank
unless as its progress is marked by what
is joyous, and all that is not happy sinks
into oblivion What fine lesson is con
veycd to the mind-to take no note of time
but by its benefits, to watch only for the
smiles and neglect the frowns of fate, to
compose our lives of bright and gentle mo
ments, turning always to the sunny side OF
things, and letting the rest slip from our
imaginatious, unhccdcd or forgotten How
different from the common art of sef-tor-
menting
CIGAR SMoKING.-A person who
smokes three times day, with us, is
thought to use tobacco immodcratcly and
yet, In comparison with other people and
countries, we scarcely use the weed at all.
In Havana, for instance, smoking is car
rlcd to the greatest extreme The men of
all classes smoke, and smoke evcrywhcre-
in the houses, in the streets in the theatres,
in caves, in the counting room eating,
drinking, and, truly, it would seem, sleep
mg-they eysmoke, smoke, smoke. 1t would
not be odd if strangers should scent IJa-
vana far out to sea. No true Hibornero
ever moves a foot without his portable ar
mory of cigars, as indispensable to him as
is his quivcr to ;he wild Indian He may
get along comfortably without his coat,
hat, or ncck-clotb, but without his cigars
m III H.. al,
The first thing that foil )ws the salutation of
friendly meeting, no matter where, is to
pull out their pic1uets and light the sucia-
bic weed. 1t gives life to IIabanero :;
he opens his mouth and heart at the same
time, and fills up the gaps of conversation.
We would suggest that when Cuba be-
come one Of the United States, a Cigar
should he its Coat of Arms.
KIND AND CoNsIpERATE -" Widow
Mournful, what on airth are you thinking
about!" :" Nothing else in the world but
my departed husband. He WIS such de-
voted mau-alwaya bringing home his lit,
tic kindnesscs to me. | couldn't help
thinking JUS now, When | heard Mrs
Brown S sasSigcs sizzling about what poor
Mr.. Mournful- used to do to me- He
knowcd was fond of sassigcs. and hr hard
! ly cvcrsomcdGvcr come home in his life
without fetching me "A sassagc in his pock
ct. lie was fond of eggs himself, and
occasionally fetch few Of thrm tur hin.
| self But he was always sure ue,ar tu ,oy,
get the s1ssrges, and sometimes Ia ask,
"Simon, where's your eggs p Just rs
like as not he'd been a-sitting Oh 'cm ~
"TuE COMING MAN."-In the mag
ination ofevcry young lady the coming man
is handsome young officer with poarly
teeth, coral lips, rosy checks, curly hair,
blue eyes and black mustache who is dy-
ing desperately in love with her, and is
coming some day on prlucing grey horse
with itowing tail, to propose to her
Money is noob;cct, for the Thought of mon
cy does not vulgar!y intrudc itself into the
young lady's Imagination in connection
with her g coming man" only he must be
beautifully dressed, and have handsome
riding-whip, and jingling spurs, and neat
y rolled whiskcrs as tight as watch springs.
Alas how many thousands arc still wait
ing impaticntly, and yet confidently, for
the advent of this coming man !-Punch.
A BITTER r.-Bcaumarchais was the
son of Matchmaker. The popularity he
enjoyed at court, on account of wit and
other recommendations, excited the envy
of the young mobiles about the sovereign ;
and one of them volunteered to put him
out of countenancc. Addressing him be-
fore the whole court, he said, " All, NJ.
Bcaumarchas, / am charmed to see YOU
my watch has been for some time ont OF
order, beg you to look at it," "Cer
tainly; but must tell you beforehand
that | am the most awkward person about
watches in the world" "No matter ]
beg you to look at it--I insist" Beaum
archias took the watch, most magnifcently
set with diamonds and enamel, raised it to
his car and let it drop on the marble floor
1t was, Of course, totally destroyed. -
f." You see, my lord, said the wit, coolly
/" knew my awkwardhcss better than you
your man."
Tue Duke of Wellington, in his Private
Explanatory Letter to MIR. Canning. i'm re
gard to n misunderstanding between them in
1927 used this language: I" / am not in the
habit of deciding upon such matters hastily
or in anger; and the proof Of this is, that !
never had n quarrel with any man in my life. u
A TEACHER one day endeavoring to make
n pupil understand the nature and applica
ton of passive verb said "a passive vert
! is expressive Of the nature Of receiving an
actions as, Peter is beaten. Now. what
did Potter do 2" Well, don't know" nm
| swered the boy. pnusing n moment with The