Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-12-10

Grated byher feet, which she applied quite
heavily to his side.
Thunder what a plantation she's got"
said Gus, as it came in contact with his ribs
llc found the space under the sofa quite
narrow, so much SO .thathe VAS obliged to lay
Hat on Iris face
=" Whcw they keep cat 10 the house.
Histi there they come~-oneT- twu---thrcc
daughters, tho old man and woman and 4wo
gents, friends Of the ladies, | suppHsc.-
Here, they are down on the sofa, How I
would like to grasp ONE of those delicate little
fectl Gads she would think the devil had
her, wonder how long I've got to stay here.
hope the conversation will be edifying"
lnthis manaer Lis thoughts run for the
space of an hour. BY tlmt time he found his
situation anything but pleasant, not being able
TO move an inch. There were no signs of
their departure, judging from their convelsa-
ton, which WAS lively at first, and not know
ing how long he should have to stay in such
odious quarters, caused him to anathcnizc
them most severely, and ,he got wore. to such
apitc.i IT,! he let an cath accidentally slip
t.yo his lips = :
"iIark what's that ?" exclaimed one but
the others hearcd nothing.
"Jestt Maria!' Thought Gus, "what n
narrow escape III any of the others had
heard it, | should have bncn- discovered, then
pretty plight would be in. | should have
been taken for n burglar"
Whiie thus congratulatinS himself on his
cscapc,-a shawl bclopgiug to one of the ladies,
hanging over the back of the sofa, slipped be-
hiud 1t WAS soon missed ana search con.
monecd
f" 1t must have fallen bchiad the sofa" sur
missed the, owner"
81 II ascertain, said one of the young men,
nsng from the sofa
Sczin@ one cid of the sofa he WhirIcl it
nearly into the middle of the room.
Gods what ScIcam. The young ladies
nearly 1alht1d away at the sight OF Gus lylug
on hi8 fa'e.
burglar! thief! robtcr ~ replied the
head ofthc house rctrost'ng towards Che door
mCompllmentary,' sud Gus, looking up.
The two young men seized and raised him
to his feet.
give an account of yourself; how came
you mere! were the questions put to him.
"ThieNes es. robbers watchin screamed tho
.,Ston vopr un;.r F." sbon,od tbo .,I1 ,.on,,,
man 40 fir;s oo,,r,,,,..,I ~, q
'"' i''''UF" "' sPoiosy
nINo l1uno NC concerted under the sofa, III
a Dur%l3tOuS manner, but 'pon my soul twas
for Il dillcrcnt purpose"
He thcu ony, y luc;,l exr.Iiu,f,,n ond +;
such n manner tbot.;t GOT tbc IA ,,,n,,o,,,on
in +, rom, Of L,u,.l,t,,,. 1 %
M -
'h' S'lo was thoh caiicu TO DC questioned
"poat lne matter.
4" Shall see now at any rate, who ] liavc
been sltylarking with" Thought Gus, us her
step was heard on the st,irs
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D'S" 80 '"e "c' ol Sl"ucs' Stfoac iiiIo thc
'0osh'
Huch an apparaton OF darkness struck Our
hero dumb. For moment he was a model
of amazcmemt; but roarof la,yhter from all
in thu room I,osto,ed H. snh,,a,;n,. ,.,,,,','.
md lao noc.,,h r,,ll,. o,,..,,,,fl.: :,:N,i".,
nnsition '"''' """'U "' "'' ''e''"'o''S
PosilIom.
as he rushed from the room
z Until sleep closed his eyes. did The roar of
laughter rang In his ears, and when sound
asleep, vision O! a." negrcss" Aittel before
H'p'
Tur CIuR ,xn rur G,n,4 yro ,,ho 1,r,
not smoke hns o;tL,r knnu,' W, ,rnc. nr Ne,
seth himself consolation ncxt +, tb,t ,y,,;,b
comes from Heaven. What sofirr than. .wn.
man? asks the yD,,na rcaIcr Y,uns NO, mann nU
,,,,,n,.,n too.a, - III I '"t
makes half the sorrows which shn Loast" "n tI,o
privilege to console. Woman consoles. IL il
true, while we are young and handsome; but
when NC are old and ugly. snnbs and scolds us.
on t,'e wn"ie' then, woman in this scale, the
e;%t ri 'hom t ora 'iS"g "a % ou' a;,G Da"nee ana
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