Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-12

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strong, Thoythen commenced with sledgc
hammers, crowbars and axG,, aud in about
an hour eutcred the Jail and brought for
ward their victim (the negro murdercr,)
They marched him to the centre of the jail
yard, drove down a large stake and chain
ed him in an erect position, hand aud feet
fast to the stake. There was an abundance
of shavingS and fncsplit wood piled around
him-this consumed some half an hour
During this time the negro talked to the
negroes that gathered around him. lie
told them that he had good nastcr, aud
that he was always treated too well and
given too many liberties, and for them to
take warning in time and never do as he
had done. Then the torch was applied,
and he seemed to be entirely Indifferent
about it until the flames began to burn as
high as his kuccs Then he began to twist,
and snort, and groan, and in about 4 min
ute more he commenced to scream He
gave some of them st hideous screams that
/ ever heard come. rom any human being
could not stand to see any more and
left. When left the flames were burning
as high as his head / was only a spccta-
tor, took no hand either for or against. ]
think that there were some 800 to 1000
people to witness this dreadful scene, and
200 or 3OOpesroes.
LOVE, EboPEAIENT AND SUIcIDE-A
despatch from Bellows Falls, VT, dated
Jan. 2S, says
A young man named Harrison Sanders
clopcd last night with the wife of his broth
or, Daniel Sanders, from Springfield, VT,
came to this place and took a room at the
Bellows Falls House The husband and
the sheriff pursued them, and the parties,
finding themselves caught, took stlychnine.
Young Sanders died in 20 minutes. The
woman is expected to recover.
MEXICAN GAMBLING They are most
desperate gamblers, but as they play among
themselves, and fairly, luck doscrting at
one time favors them at another, so they
are not often ruined A very wealthy man
was sitting one afternoon in front OF his
house, taking the ain when he observed
a peddlcl, whom he knew very we'll look
ing intcntly at his promises; hailing him,
he asked him what he was about, and what
new popularity he had discovered in his
mansion.
60" said She man, ''I was only think
ing that possibly some day this establish
ment may belong to me; especially as we
Alamanims are very fond of cards, and
luck often favors the poor man"
Tickled with the mans effrontory, and
delighted to get some one to gamble with,
he offered to lend him ten dollars, if he
would sit down and take a hand propo-
sition no Mexican was ever known to re-
fuse. At it they went they became very
much excited-the pcddler won, won, Won
MD %2Sld8Bqu~ss5& s5n ASt Sti '5 MS % 59p56SS,
would not hear of it, but insisted on doub-
ling the stakes;a at it they kept until day
light, The next morning the peddIer rose
from the table winner of every cent the
other possessed in the world--house, land,
stock, everything. .-.AdccnturcS IN The Pac.
ifc,
A SENTIMENTAL Foss1b.-" What is
your nameW "My name is Norval, on
the Grampian hills" "Whore did you
comefrom ?" "I como from a happy land,
where care is unknown" " "Wherc arc
you lodging now" al drcampt that
dwelt in marble halls" "Where are YOU
going to-" "Far, far DER hill and dell. !"
"What is your occupation Z" Z" Some
love to roam" Are you married ~
"Polly, put the kettle on" "Whcn were
you married?" "Long time ago" 4" How
many children have you ?" "Thcrc $
Doll and Bet, and Molland Kate, and -
"What is your wife's name9' ooh no,
we never mention her" {" Did your wife
oppose your leaving herr" "She wcpt
not when we parted" "In what condi-
tion did you leave herr" GA rose-trec
in full bearing" {" Is your family provi-
dcd for?" GA little farm we'll titled -
e" DID jour wife ar;"o you cG'?" cob,
sublime was the %mning." "What did
your wife say to you that induced you to
Slope ?" "Come rest in this bosom. " =
Was your wife good looking |" "She
wore a wreath of roses" Did your wife
ever treat you badly 2" "Oft, in rhc still
ly night" when you announced your
intention of emigrating, what did your wife
say" "GOh, dear, what can be the mat
ter?'" "And what was your reply ?"--
Sweet Kitty Glover, you bother me So"
Where did you last see herr" ]" Near
the lake where dropped the willow =
What did she say to you when you were
in the act of leayingW A place in thy
memory, dearest" Do you still love
hcr~ "Tis said that abseLce conquers
love" "Where are your possessions?''
The harp thatonce through Tarash .
- "What do you propose to do with
| itY {" III hang my harp on a willowtrec."
where doyo expect to make living ~
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