Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-02
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| IN South Carolina the slave .ponnlat;on
Ia 3S3,090g ,fhe white population 2sS. 600
The increase populations ,,iaong the blacks
Els three times as greatSas it is among the
whit l,l EfGheItge, f'ater.s ~ @ls5 -,
1 e, ms proves illat slaves in South Carolina
are generally well treated. At. the North,
on the contrary, the mortality among fhe
I'colcred population is such as 10 call for deep
commiserationg but ifthe truth must be told,
public sentiment here seems rather to regard
Q1s fact as pleasit:t augury. ,neclu,ling
the idea that the colprel liopulation here
| can can ever be very numerous.~ A. y. JoarHat
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BETTER To EIalIT THAN 10 Run
That which thou hast to do, do it with
all thy might said clergyman to his son.
ono morning. $50 / did this morning" !"
said Bill withau enthusiastic glean in his
eye, '' All! what was it, darlfrr?' and
the father finger ran through ghhisn.FSprine'
.curls' g WLy | wallopped jack Ed.
wards" said the young hopeful, ostill he
yellea like blazes.s You should lust heor
him hollar, dadsP' The father looked un-
happy while hc explained that the prcccpt
did notapply to any ctliko that, and con-
Guided mildly with: =" You should not
have done,that, my child" "Then he'd
q wiiiuPpod ne, !" replied the young hope
full 'rBettcr " said the sire "for YOU to
have fled from the wrath to Gomez I" Yes.
but replied the hopeful, by way Of final
ellncher I" Jack cuurrun twice ns fast as
can.P The old mansighed, went to his
study took up his pen, and ondcavored to
compose himself. ~t
A COOP REronr. -" Will,you give nc
that ring said a village dandy toa,Iudy
I " for 1t resembles my love for you; it has
no en-" " Excuse me, sir, was the re-
ply =" choose to keep it, as being en-
.blematlcal Of mine for youj it has no be-
ginning." 49,
FEMALE FANCY MORE FIcxir. Tho Paris
ians mtce.a curious difference between the
males und lcinles of the numerous Chinese
who have lately migrated to that gay capital.
nile The men pcrtiunciouSly adhere B., their
unsuitable and mc0nyenieut costume, the
womca adApt curIS ANA crinolinc after a very
snort residence IN the strange country.
!. llEARiNGa phys remark that II small
blow wnul break the nuse, our Daniel OK.
clpimcd, "well, dunno bout that. I've
hlowed my nose great many times, and
I've never brUkeit YET"
AN outside passenger on q coach had his
hat blown over II bridge into tho stream.
" True to nature" said gentleman who was
seated beside him, "a bcauv,' naturally takes
to the wiItcr." !s
THERE are, around us, thousands and.thou
sands of homes, all the chambers of which
arc made dark or chccrleSs for lauk of the
- small. sweet courtesics" Of life, so cheaply
given, and 50 magical in their effect.
TUE practice and principle Of insurance ia
OF great antiqoity, dnd was we'll known in
the time of Claudus Caesar, A. d. 43. 1t is
certain tlmtaSsurancc of shipsnt sea " as pruc
.NSed as lyas.the year IS a. D.
WANTEp,-A pair of scissors to cut ca
per The pot in which patriots blood boil
cd. The address of The confectiUner who
makes 'trifes light as air." And a short
club broke" of che equoreroot.
Wuy cannot deaf man lie legally ,ouyic-
ted? Becausc it is not law tul to condemn q
man withor.a hearing. :.
ABSENCE destroys small passions. and in
crcasesgreat one: as the wind extinguishcs
tnpers, and kindles fees. ..9 ", sHI
TnE law of food is, tl.at.mau should eat
what is goud far him, at such times and in
such, quantities as nature requires.
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