Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-12-17


couple of friends of ours, now or lately so
journing for health and pleasure at the Talla
dega Springs. 1t is unnecessary to give the
names of these gentlemen, but for convenience
we shall call them, respectively, John auC
Joel
They, it may be remarked, have great sim!
larity of taste, and among other pendants al
very fond of fishing; and everybody know
that the vicinity of Tailadcga Springs oiic,i
fine opportunities to the skillEul knight {
the Ry
Th0s, Joel and John went to the mill /
Mr. p, a mile or two down the crccl
with Wow to diuncr of small trout aJ
cream; and with them their invited gueI
Mr.. Smith
The party was snug the wind was prob
tious, and the fish altogether amable.
coy, nice dinner of brown and crisp momtnh
fish was soon washed down with n few glasls
of champagne, and then scgars were lit. Ks
the smoke curlcd languidly about their uosts,
Satan (wAo w"s inyisibly present without any
nI!t"tioa) Suggested to ,Ipha that the mill
was " slow concl," and couldn't cut muoli
lumber; and John expressed tho samo orin.
ion to Joel joel thought differently, and
did Smith
let Try her, Suid John.
Agreed" said Joel and Smith
1t was short work a large pine log lay at
right angles across the carriage of the mill.
and it was agreed to e" let her drive through
this. Accordingly the gate was raised, aud
Immediately the stiffness OF inc "Srnd old
woods was broken 10y the sharp strokes o.
the saw. In minute the log was brought
up, ana tue saw went rapidly through
|, -
Now stop hcr, suId JocI-and SmtI,
ahI 'oni' eSSayHd TO uo So
hut the mil woutdn,t be stopped, but went
c'AttcrihS away as hnru as ever!
- stop stop her John or she'll split her
sen III two shouted joel But all the lN-
','re" were oDStIna'e, Nnd refused to yield to
me cNcfuonS OF John ana smith on went
inc saw whilG John ana joel pcrSp'rrd
-. rrcsShV'y inc carrlnSc presented some me
,"'l'c obstruction 10 the passage OF the saw,
but " true ms steel, 1t went against the OBJ
Struc''on-ama 'Hch thC teeth hew' (Somo
pieces OF nH'l iron had ocen lett upon the
carra'gc-way) Ent yet it ccnscd not-,r
Hn" "":'h: up ana Down 'he true steer 10 the
Iu', c"St fo", unti! suddenly S'n"I fHmc
oroN' ont among inc o''SI ana Sp''htcr' near
the Pont OF contact
'on", 3"n''' Sa'" 'n't, inc in"c'''nS Is
o" nr' nat Sh"Il we 90
t'''' "1" Il ~ '"o ,''.S' "''' o''"9 III
9"u' '"' lu' o' w".c'' SI'u . onn'
=, 'oo, ouHcu "nvV',ol'''y AZ ms ',''Hp'n,
'Hp' W,.tc" IS ''"rF' N'P' nc'"y p'uS'!" p"'
Suo,''.t'"E 70 ",'c '''eTSS''y' nc S'''i3n'W"y
,i'""n - q '''' "oN'' "'''' Co'o"c'u '..''
Wv -, -" 60" %'''
"Ii',.o,S In moto'tnHI'ss .; .nsy u an r%'
;n 10 ~ nF G, o "I Lnr, ; ,a"'
;L;tu W. of ~ n;m, , " r, % rooJ J"'" '''''' 0 p0'"
Still that toothlSss saw rippcd on, sinuine =
domon s,,,,r nc II ecr,nnI a,r,inet tho duII co.,
iron And the fire kent raimine,a little
Joel laborcd faithfully, and cycrv two min.
utoS brought up n'S h"S iu'i Oh F",or "no
thfGw 1t upon inc nre' 'oll S,oou despair,
ihSiy leaning oSain'V posi- Ill ''e m''' a"o
narrowed to ms lrchu, as nc Sechou 10 pause
at thc OflnN OF tue S'rca"a--
-, NnoVh'r mo'-'"''' 'o" 'or @o1anGSS am sake
), ne th'nS WI ", cost us at lcaS' Slzoo piece
II ~ Dul'S >.
!, DaS'ooS my ha', 3"l" 'oo'' Ou5 he Drought
'"t water 'nu po"'cu J. on
oi wen. c '''c saw ''N''t5' FSP'n3' "no 'caF'
'"S ~. ~ P'.oe' D.,
~ ~ 'l': l"lc'"'t, VI u inc owner Oh ''i'
u'''l' ntN'n;S .n scc' '"o S''on' c''hc uo"" 1t
''c '''',' anu w''n @F'"V "''''cu'ty '"c s'" "">
S'oPPou a''a 'nS n!c pun ou'. oocl was @rlG!
"",'y o'rTn "'''i V"''9l, ""'ci III ,N
"'V' ana co"H was 1"''c "Sou up WIN SHc'c
n'eh' "niie ""litii WAS DrTHt'l'c"" lIo'i HIS OK