Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03
BE Gentle to thy Husband.
"Be gentle. there are hours when he
BY anxious care is tossed;
Mh,i shadows dceplle on his brow,

!
by 'bttsinessitridls uY0sseu.
Wife. be gentle to thy husband, never mGlti-
ply words, When you see cloud g'ttlicring,
tark, gloomy portcntous hear distant th,tnder
rolling; now md then sec lightning flash,
STOP, Stop. BE guhtlc as lamb wait calmly,
patiently. till the storm is past and the bright
sun-beams shine forth. One unguricd, husty
word may set the world on fire, the whole course
/ of nature.
81 BE gentle. tits for you lie ioils
And thinks, md Strives to gain
Hemc comforts uu,l home h"ppinoss-
Don't lt lin strive in vain.
he gentle. though some hasty word
| Should tall--it is not meant
Asrnile. kind word will recall,
And many more prevent"
Be careful of that little unruly member which
mo mau can tame. Keep il as with bride
B gentle, put on the angel "A continued
dropping in ~ wcryrainy day, and a contentious
womun arc alike"
DoN'r QUDBtE ABOUT A WORD
"What is your name sir?' asked Colo
ncl--of his orderly, one day, after ha-
wing made up his mind to take drive
"John Edward Bclscy, sir" Bclsey was
always precise, trickiy so, and when asked
by the colonel for his name, he could no
more la . omitted the prcnomen than gone
to parade without his arms. "Go, then,
John Edward Bclscy," rejoined tho colon.
cs quite as precise as his orderly, "and
teA n.y' groom to put the hor5e iia tho gig
immediately" Saluting the colonel in
true military form, Bescy ran to the stable,
/ thinking, as nc Was going, how impossible
1T was TO NecUtc the order, nn9csst the col
oncl, III the greatness of his soul, intended
to favor the horse with ride, an& nan the
shafts himecf. However, as he consider
Cd this o0R'ld nat realty bctke coloncl's in
tcntion, he took on himself tho discretion
of making the necessary cswestier 9nd,
accordingly, directed the groom to put the
horse to the sig, every wcll," said the
groom and BsAsey oetGrncd TO the colanol,
| who, as was h7s castom, Questioned him to
see that his order had been properly con-
vcycd, "IIavc you seen the groom, pri-
vatc John Edward Bclscy?' eyes, sir,
:" And what did yoa tell him to co F'-
"Put the horse to the gi,g, Sir" replied the
orderly, throwing littAe force on the prep
ositon. "You stupid fellow p roarcd the
colonel, plucking his whiskcr; "dd not
tell you to put the horse ia the gig ?"-
Yes, sir; but as that did not seem to me
to be your wish / Thought you would net
disapprovc of my giving the spirit instead
of the letter of your ordcr.' "Why did
you think so, sr?' Bol$cy hcsitatcd. =
"Why did you not tell the groom to put
the horse in the gig p" Because there
wouidn' bc room for you, sir" 1t WAS
wonder the colonel did not jump down his
tbroat.-Romance Of hc Raah$.
How TO DEAL WITH \ Cross PERSON.
We know of no better rule than to keep
ones temper xndcr provocation but this
We know is very difficult thing, Perfect
silence is the only way some persons can
keep their tempcrs, and that to cross per-
son is often but adding fuel to tho flame
a little unexpected act of attention or
kindness at such a time, will sometimes
surprise your opponent into good-humor
in spite of himself, and start rcpentant
tears from his eyes. Happy he who can do
this, for byevc'y such a,t of magnanimity
docs lie diminish tho distance between him
self and heaven. Well Las it been said
"Grcatcr is he that ruleth his spirit than
he who taketh city" 1T would be we'll
too, in cases of conversational disputution,
to stop till you have stated your definitions
of the subject in hand; as often, after a
long, sharp skirmish, eager disputants have
found to their astonishmcnt that they per-
tcctly agree as to essentials.
DOMESTIC lhFE.-lIe cannot he an un-
happy man who has the love aud smile of
woman to accompany him in every depart-
mcnt of life. The world may look dark
and chccrcss without--encmcs NAV gath
er in his path but when be returns to the
fircside, and feels the tender love of wo-
man, he forgets his cares and troubles, and
is comparatively happy man. He is but
half prepared for the journey of life who
takes not with him that friend who will for
sake him in no emcrgency-who will di-
vide his sorrows, increase his joys, lift the
veil from Ills heart, and throw sunshine
amid the darkest scenes No. that man
cannot be miserable who has such com
panion, be he ever so poor, despiscd, and
trodden upon by the world,
y GOLDEN Morro.-'1 / count only the
hours thltfarc SERENE" is the motto of a
sun-dia near Venice. There is softncss
and a harmony in the words and in the
thought unparalleled Of all conccts it
is surely the most classical al count on
ly the hours that are serene" What n
bland and caredispeling feeling How
the shadows seem TO fade on the dal-patc as
the sky lowers, and time presents only a
blank unless as its progress is marked by
| what is ioyOus and all ,hot is NOT b,nny