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

io"S W pc Ioulu On llllS SluG OF JORDAN,
and is not apt to be frightened before he
is hurt by any means But when Bob
was a boy, lie was onc of the most sensi-
tive, timid, shame faced little shavers it
was ever my bad luck to make cry Bob
and | were schoolmates in 1885, and we
logged along over the crooked paths to
knowledge at an even gate; but, then he
was such trembling creature, that it used
to make my Juvenile heart ache to see him
stammcring and blushing to the top of his
head when any one spoke stcrnly to him.
l'ob'S pretty little sister. Constance, (shcs
a woman now, bless her y went to the same
school, and "Con, as we used to call her,
Was pyS Of everybody. Il was "Con"
here and Con" there, wherever she went
Bob and his sister were special favoritcs of
the teacher, yet hc scrupuleusly avoided
showing anything like partiality, and some.
times spoke so mngistcrally to poor Bob.
that the modest fellows hair used to stand
up fairly.
But / must tell you n story about Bob.
lie sat next to Con in the schOoroom one
day, when she touched some hard substance
with her feet, and, STOPPING, picked up an
old-fashioncd silver pencil. " Let me sec
that, Con- whispered Bob, and added, al
mostimmcdiately, owl it's Mr. Browns"
Now, Mr. Brown was our teacher, and he
Glanced to glance toward Bob. Just as Bob
received the pencil. Having lost said pen
ell very mysteriously. he concluded that
Bob had taken the liberty to " crib " it from
his desk, and it was very harshly that he
said:
Robert Graham, come up here"
Unhappy, Bob could not have felt worse
had he been detected in tho act of robbinc
n hen roost, and his face fairly glowcd MS
he walked up to the throne OF the pcda-
goguc.
Robert" said Mr.. Brown. with awful
solcmnity, ",giyc me that pencil y
Bob laid it into the palm in a very sneak
ing manner, stammoring. as he did so:
"Th.thcrc it is, sir Con f,und it,"
Old Brown fairly staggered in his chair,
while his eyes assumed size decidedly cx-
tensvc.
What ?" he exclaimed, catching his
breath.
Bob's lower lip began to quiver, but he
managed to say:
"Thotsy.yyour pcncil, sir Con tomd
It,"
This was too much for the pcdagoguo.
He raised the lid of his desk, rested it on
his bald pate and fumblcd nround among
confscatcd tops, marbles, and fire crackers,
until he found his rattan
"Tll teach you to Sreay, my boy," he
said, sayogoly. "Lie over my knee, sir"
Poor Bob broke down in earnest then,
aud blubhcrcd
"I--I-I didn't sir-pleasc, s.sir"
Don't tell "A lie, tool" thundcred tn,
master, holding back fora moment; What
did you say about the pencil?"
I'll only said Con .tauud Mc pcncH,"
groaned the wrctchcd Bob.
IL M instant, old Brown had him by
the collar, and was pulling. him over the
stool of repentance. t was critical mo-
ment; the mcrcilcss rattan was already
huttering in the air, like an extremely thin
bird OF prey picking cut good fnt chicken
before it swoopcd, when little Constance
sprang from her seat crying.
Please, Mr. Brown, don't whip Bob
| /1m"d M" pcncU on the floor"
The light of truth flashed upon old
Browns mind in an instant the rattan
dropped to the floor, closely followed by
Bob.
You sec | didn't lie Cu,, found IT.
sobbed the poor boy, picking himself up.
"Go to your scat. Ill see You about il
after school Z" snid the discounted master
But he didn't and that was the last of it.
PuNcTUALITY.-Ah! that's the word
-punctuality! did you ever sec a man who
was punctual who did not prosper in tho
long run? We don't care who or what he
was-high or low, black or white, igno
rant or learned savage or civilized-wc
know if he did as hc agreed, and was
punctual in all his engagements, he pros
percd, aud was more respected than his
shiftless neighbours.
Men who commence business should be
careful how they neglect their obligation,
and break their word. a person who i,
prompt can always be accommodated, anC
is therefore {" lord over another mans
purse" as Franklin would say Never
make promises on uncertainties. Although
the best mcn may sometimes fal to do a!
they would, the case is exceedingly rare
He who is prompt to fulfill his word viii
never make promise where it is not mex
to moral certainty that no can do as he
agrees. Ii you would succeed, be punct
ual to the hour, Return borrowed none,
the moment you promised. In all things
If you arc thus prompt, we will risk YOU
through life; You will succeed you can
not help it, Those who are prompt in tbeil
business affairs are generally so in every