Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-05-21
VOL. X.---No. 43.
The American Eagle.

| country. The place where he builds his
ncSt is called an cyric away up in the prcc-
ipics where the foot of man can't come.
though, perhaps, boys might The ca
Gle is tcrocious fellow, and sits ON the
top of the cliffs and looks sharp for plum
der, He gets tired of waiting, and then
he starts out in the blue expansive hcav4
ems, and scars all around on his piuions
over the land and water to see what he can
! pounce down upon. But Enough he is
called a very cruel bird, hc always prcys
before eating just like any good moral
man at the head of his family He cats
his yictuals raw, which is an unfavorabo
habit, it is supposed that he cats it so be.
cause he likes TO. lIcisa very courage
Gus bird, and will fight like blaaes for his
young, and steal chickens wherever lie can
and is much respected by birds of the fcath-
cred tribe that are afraid of him. He is
great study for artists, but appears to
best advantage on the ten dollar gold pie.
ccs, and pretty well ON the dimes, as he
sits gathering up his thundcrbolts under
him, as if he was in great hurry to be off.
He has lately broke out on the new cent,
AND seems as if in his hurry he had drop
pea all his thunder.
The American eagle is the patriots hope
and the inspiration Of the fourth of July.
| lie scars through thc realms of the poets
fancy and whcts his bcak on the highest
| peak of the orltor's imagination. lie is
in the mouth of every politician, so to
speak He is said by them to stand on the
Rocky Mountains and to dip his bill into
the Atlantic while his tail casts shadow
on the Pacific coast. This is all CANNON.
There never was one moro than eight feet
long from the tip of one wing to the tip of
t'othcr.-Ilis angry scream is heard ever
so far and he don't care a feather for any
body. Take him every way he is an i'm
mensc fowl, and his march is over the
mounting wave with the star Spanglcd ban
hcr in his hand whistlnS Yankee Doodle.
TIE COFFIN MAHER-~'rhc business of an
undertaken has always possessed II nolan
chcly interest for us--thNt is, merely as o
matter oil observation. The physician, in
! the course OF his professional duties is Of
! ten compelled to be present at the scenes of
| dcath-bcd agony. when the fatal arrow il
| ranking in the heartLwhcn life Gibbs away
| like gentle stream. or is torn from tho
breast with a sudden and rcmorsclcss grip.
! The clergyman frequently tends by the bed
| GmnL !. nIr =. .,,. ". ","''y peioteu
pathway shiuina up 10 cd Hnt to thn
undertaken the cold victims of death arc
familiarizcd by daily trade and the fearful
anguish of the bcrcavcd becomes q thing
Oh Oh, course. lie passed daily from the house
nrm M,r'' 70 o'G t ,U','r mGeis ,of nor iGsc'y hrs'
an need and wc,jtLv m,rsnt lac ~ Innc1,
graticd the yearninr Of cxn"ctomt heirs.
from the coGiu OF the Young wife. perhaps
the bride Of week, to that Of the faithful
partner OF II""iyS and sorrows ior Gnortcr Of
oTn orn'"LS Irr@ ,$ Emr't'y IN me mote
"vc Of ,%c r' ""t ,ho m" ""I"'rt l;,
tT1ralIy in the wny of trnic aid no moves
about his melancholy business quietly del
icatcly-wi;h gravity, vet undoubted differ
ence to tears and the AL consuming grief
'hat Scofches up the !onnIs OF tears.
THE MArrEn SErrLED. Press,
published by Mr. Fomey. in Philadclphia.
undertakes to answer the anxions inquiries
of the Washington States as to the designs
and policy of the Douglas souattcr sovcr
eighty party in the North. The Washing
ton ST IS, amongst other questions, asks !:
''Do tucy pledge Themselves to support the
nominatonsof the Charleston Convention -
The Press answers as follows:
b. If the nominees Of the Charleston
Convention shall be tho representatives of
the principle of non-intcrvcnton and pop
ulpv SOvCrcimntv nc occenfrl odvornfnE