Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-12
Hiring an Oyersaer.

| In neighboring State lives one Col S.
who Is famed fur and wide for his irascibiity
OF temper, and eccentricilies of character.
and these peculiarities are the cause of many
prank being played off at the Coloners ex-
/ pense, and much to his annoyance A great
wag who knew the Colonel we'll, was riding
along few years ago, few miles from the
! plantation OF s., when he met rather
! vcrdnnt specimen of humanity, who checked
| his horse. they came near together, with
the following quory
Stranger yer don't know of any body as
wants to hire an oversccr, do ycr?"
Are you looking for situation of that
Sort?" queried the wag.
Yes sir-I am just about as anxious for
berth as you ever saw feller.
Our wag continued to interrogatc the can
didate for an ovcrscership, and elected from
| him that he had been in the business about
| five years, and while acting in that capacity.
had made prodigious "craps" and performed
wonders rs the tillcr of soil.
| We'll" said the wag, I'll take YOU on
trial for II few days, and if you suit, we can
soon strike n bargain" He then gave him
minute directions as to the road leading to
| the residence of Col. S. and added.
| have crazy brother living with me-
| you will find him there, but do not fear him.
| he is perfectly harmless. lie has fancy
that the plantation belongs to him, and
! strongly insists that it is so but pay no at
tention to him, or anything he says You
| will find large tin horn hanging up in the
! piazza, take it and blow for the negroes to
come up. when you can see my force learn
J their names, &c, and make them put your
| horse up, and tell the cook to get you good
dinner. | will he back before night, and we
can talk further about the matter"
On went the Overseer, and soon he rode
up before the Coils residence, dismountinr
he walked in. After walking up to the wa
ter pail and drinking. he took down the afore.
said horn and blew blast loud and long
which revcrbcrated far and widc, over hill
and valley. The Colonel who was taking his
morning snooze, was aroused by the sound
and came laundering out in haste, minus
clothing, save shirt and pair of socks, and
after gazing upon theanew conner few mo-
m"nts in astonishment, enquired,
Who are you, sir; what the deuce do
| You mcan-what are you blowing that horn
| for, sir-what-?"
oh go away old man." careessly re.
! piled the oversecr; "your brother sent me
here to take charge of this place, and as
! you are lcctle crazy, you mustn't bother
! me-"
Brother! crazy! what do you mean sir? +?
get out sjr--lcavcp ~ stormed the now exas.
peratcd Colonel
q" Your brother told me to lock you up in
! the smoke house, if you got into one of vour
mad fits, and ! will do it if you don't keep
| quiet" replied the oversccr Yet still the
| Colonel ragged. and,tore around like real
mailman: and finally the new conner, fearing
he would become DANGEROUS; seized bnnch
| of keys hanging near; and then gathered the
! Colonel in his powerful grasp and bore him
across the yard and finding the proper key
swung open the door of the smGke-house-
| showed hin in and turned the kew remark
ing that "hc should stay until his brother
| come back" In a few moments, the negroes
being summoned from their labor by the
sound of the horn came up On massc to see
what was opay. The ovcrSccr protein made
them flc before him, telling them at the
same time that he was employed as ovorscer
| --cnquring their names, ages, etc, enqu-
ring the way to the field--where they were
then Mt work, and dismissed the wandering
| darkcys to go to dinner The cook aston
ished. and awed by the perfect sang froid Of
the new conner, had accordingly prepared a
sumptuous rcpust to which our hungry hero,
sat down to. and began to eat voraciously.-
| But the Colonel was not content to remain
"in durance vile," and after working man.
fully, lie had got an opening i'll the floor large
! enough to permit his escape, and going round
! to an enclosure, ne unloosed FIVE or six large
hounds. and come suddenly upon the over
seer who had not yet finished his rcpast.--
| Seeing tho savage looks Of both Colonel
and dogs, he beat retreat through the house
out of the front gate, ana began TO make
himself scarce, closely pursued by tho Colo
mel whose neither garment was seen fiutter-
ing in the brcoze, afar down the road as he
hisscd on the pack, and cursed the impudencc
of the stranger.
After race of several miles, the Colonel
gave up the chase and came painting back,
covered with mud and dust, aud swearing the
fellcr must be crazy.
Late ut night q pedestrian came into n
torn--foot-weary and sore, whose only en-
quiry was the brother of tho crazy man who
lived up in the prares, yet no one knew
nught of tho said brother. or could tell of
his whereabouts. The Colonel asserts that
he made a horse by tho crazy man coming
there, rs the steed was never called for. and
the ovorseer probably hunted up another To-
cation.
"A PARAGRAPH POR BoYs.-It is one Of the
bescttng sins of young men in this extrava-
CANT age, to endeayor to got rid of work by
seeking lazy employment; and the conse.
quence is that many &C them turn out worth
less vagahOnds. BoyS avoid this whirlpool
as you would plague spots Danish from you
the dangerous desire to live without work
Labor is honorable. dignied--it is the pa
rent of health, wealth and happiness look
upon it as ain invaluable blessing. and never
as n burden or curse. Shun idleness and
sloth. Pursue some honest calling and be
not ashamed to be useful
HFOR because of s,redripO tho land