Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-12
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NJ. Editor: 1 am not o Cross Anchor
l'rogrcSsionist, nor n would.bc Tom Payne
ito. branding every man, woman and child.
differing with me in opinion concerning poll
tics Religion, Spirit Rappings, &C., With
that pretty little hgh-steanl-prcssurc eptthet
-" l"pc Bighcad The First :" but would
rather incline to tho sentiment of that other
Pope" so beautifully expressed in his
&" universal proyer:p
Z" Lot not this weak, unknowine hand.
Presume thy bolts to throw
And deal damnation ronnd the land
On each judge thy foe"
| have never fattcrcd myself with Tic
Thought that would lone dnr" be mcGi-
am, nor yet that am, or ever Mill be, .'wor-
thy and we'll qualified % to hold communion
with ghosts or hnbgoblins; hut, have some
reasons tT believing that am co9.n,om
'aun. and protesting common sympathies for
II ccrtaiu class of suffering humanity, thus
writc.
Oar summer is gone and winter is upon
us. Crops are being gathered. and the report
on all grain crops is short-vcry shortl
The price oS. provisions runs high, and
beats quick and strong" to the tGnc.or--
mnrc than q 100 "a
The spirit of speculation and trading, is
rife in the land; with money market Tn.
usually light" and to complete the pic
turc. tho Editor, Doctor, Merchant, Scbpol.
Teacher and Minister, arc hopefully expect.
ing to- share with the people for whom they
have laborcd.
But, Mr.. Elitor, tho Poor! tho Prori,len-
ftaty Poor! the ojphaa Poor! What will
become of them?
"A few months since. / visited many of the
most prominent Towns and Cities in South
Carolina, in which, we doubtless have some
OF the best literary institutions in the royld.
l refer more particularly to the Schools in
Charleston. Let any mau with heart i'm
hun visit those Sohools-not as too many do,
stay ten mnutoS--look round hastily, and
pass out with hands uplifted, and vexed at
the meaSerness of adjectives i'm tho English
language. because they cannot think of u
number sufficient to express their astonish-
mcnt--en;er thom calmly, and be Momghtful
and IT he docs not come away o better man
nc will have better right to exclaim with
the Poet:
20! ihs heart this hard unfecling heart
of mineW
Hut just ut this point am met by man
saying, rs many have said-you need not
moot tho Charleston School-queston, it will
not d1-for the country, and if IL would. we
are not ready for it yet. answer, and
trust uNterSta'mtaJly, that it ,oW suit the
country-tnc Uh0te country and in regard
to IFS adoption, "noto is tho accepted time"
leave this part of the subject, however. in
the hands Of those who have the po,osr and
tho means to do the work. mean the Leg
islaturo.
visited the orphan School in Charleston,
and spent nearly one whole day with Teach
ers md Students-made the acquaintance Of
and enquired into tho whole mattor, which
was then and there explained to me, and i'm
medately thought Of the orphans in Pick
ens--I thought of the poor Pnor-House in
pickens, and asked myself this question:
Can't we do better?
stepped into q School ITonse tho other
morning, on some business with the Teacher,
and saw some little boys and girls with bare
feet, and almost naked. shiverinS with cold,
ana the least one CRYING. | enuuired after
their names, aud was answered, "They are
orphans"
shall como moro directly to tho subject in
my next communication mean the claims
of Gods poor in our midst, aad especiaity,
orphan children at school.
October, 1859 PtcKExs.
IIR that prolongs his meals, and sacrifi-
ces his time, as we'll rs his other convent
epccs, to his luxury, how quickly does hc
outset MS pleasure