Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-26
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rSELE GoNpRoL.--A merchanthud dis
putea with a Quaker respecting . The settle,
ment of,au account, he merchant 3wos
determined to bring the account into court
Ia proceeding which the Quaker eprncst-
ly convinced the mercl,&nt of his error;
but the lattcrwas indcxible. Dcsirous to
make last effort, the Quaker called at his
house one morning, and inquired of the
servant IT bis mastery was at home. The
nierchant hearing the inquiry aud know
ing his voice, called out from the top of the
stairs, "Tell the rascal | am not at home. >"
Tue Quaker, looking up to him, calmly
said,j VOL, friend, God put thee in a
better mind" Thomerchaut, struck af-
forwards with the mcolincSs of the reply,
and having more deliberately Investigated
thematter, became convinced that the Qua
ker was right, and that he was wrong. lie
requested to see him, aud after acknowl-
edSng his error, he said, I" have one
question to ask you. How were you able,
with such patience, on various OCCASIONS,
TO bear my abuseI" g Friend" replied
the Quaker, 81 will tell thee ] was nat
urIlly as hot and violent us thou art.
knew that to indulge this temper was sim
full; and | found it was imprudent. OBJ
served that men III a passion always spoke
loud; and thought ifI could control MY
voice ! should redress my passion. Il have
therefore, ,lnade it rule never to let my
voice rise above Il certain key; and by a
careful observance of this rule, have, by
the blessing of God, entirely mastered my,
natural temper" The Quaker rcayont d phi
losophically, and the merchant, as every
one else may do benefited by his example
THE BEArTIFuL-All the world worships
beauty. The infant exhibits unmist,ka-
bic, though inarticulate delight, on percciv-
ing certain motions or sounds, and is at
trartcd by any bright color or dazzling
glitter, be it of the costly jewel or gcw-
gaw, the paiutcd daub, or the marvel of
art, flower OF star. l.
The young man, when "shc comes whom
God sends finds the whole face of things
moro lovely, nay gloriRed for her sake
beauty" amid all beauty beautiful" 3"
having made for ,,.lf silence in his
heart.
The old man, after gazing in silent won
der on the setting sun, speaks kindly to
those merry children who have been gath
crIhg buttercups and daisies His thoughts
wander away and dwell with lingering
fondness on the days that are no more !"
and as he gives the little ones his blessing,
the subducd sweetness which beams from
his face tells that chNstcncd heart is fill
cd with the "beauty of holiness"
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\ YQu>G fellow riding down steep hill,
and doubtingthc foot OF it was buggislI, call
ed ont To Il clown who was dtcling, and
asked him if it was hard at the bottom
AY." answered thccountryman, "it is hard
enough, I'll warrant you" But in half n
dozen steps the horse sank up to the saddle
girths. which made the young gallant whip.
spur, curse and swear. "Whv, yea rascal I"
mo it WAS hard at the bottom ?" f" Ay re-
plicl the other, but you are not half way
to the bottom yet"
"WEtI, farmer, you told us your wood
WAS good place for hunting. Now we've
trampcd through it forthrcc hours, and found
no game" "Just so well calculate as a
general thing, tile less game there is, the
more hunting you have!
WHOLESOME FooD FOR TUE TMorcuTPrL.-
we have bccnata great Fcastuf Languages.
and have stolen the scraps. ."-LOreS LaJo,
Lost n
There is nothing-no, nothing innocent or
good, that dies, and is forgotten, Letus hold
that faith, or mono. An infant, prattling
child, dying in its cradle, will live again in
the better thoughts, of those who loved it.
and play It's part, through them, in the re-
deemlnS actions of the world, though its body
be burned to ashes, or drowned in the deep
sea. Forgotten. Oh! if the good deeds Of
human creatures could he traced to their
source, how beautiful would even death ap,
pear; for how much charity, mercy and puri-
fed affection would be seen to have their
growth in dusky sroye9
Why is man paying his note at the bank,
cause he meets his responsibilities.
FLATTERY is sort of bad money to
which our vanity gives currency.
SOME one wants to know whether man
cannot vote by telegraph. This is qucs
ton for political wire-workcrs to solve
Our opinion is, that it depends entirely
upon the regularity of the poles
In has becnoscertained, that the man who
held on to the last" was shoemaker.
Have CnARlTY--You may be just and
honorable in your dealings---you may be g
model husband and father you may he an
nave no charity, you "hde your light under
a bushel" Have charity for your neighbor'.
ialings-have charity for poor weak human
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