Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-06-18
Gambling.

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the place of frrnriexvous were the chamber of
the dying--they would meet though it were
an apartment in the charne-housc Not
even the death of kindred can affect the
gambler. lie would play upon his brothers
coffin; he would piay upon his fathers Sc
pulchrc
Yondcr see the wretch, prematurely old in
| iniirmity ns we'll as sin. lie is tho fnther of
| a family, Tho mother OF his children, love
iy IN her tears, strives with the tenderest as
| siduitics to win him back from his damning
iniatuation. and to restore his temperance
his love of homo and the lost charms of do.
mestic life. She pursucs him with her OH
treaties to his hauntsof vice she reminds
him of his children; she tells him of their
virtues: their SORROWS; of their wants, and she
| odiures him by tho love of God. to repent
and return. Vain attempt, she might as
well impi"rc the tender mcrcies of the re-.
lcntlcss tigcr 1t.I no ..
The brute has no feeling left. lie turns
upon her in the spirit of the demon with
Which he is possessed lie curses his chill
drcn and her who bore them and IA he pros
ecutcs the game. he fills the intervals with
imprecations on the Maker; imprecatinns
borrowed from the dialect of devils. and ut
tered in tone that BELTS only the organs of
the damned And yet in this monster there
once dwclt the spirit Of man He had tall
cH's' uc iiHu HDlOT. he Ilnu even tuith, but
buried them. He might have udorned the
Scuatc, the bar, the altar. But nlnsl his
flitli saceth not Tho gambling table robbed
him of it, and of all things else that are
worth possessing. What frightful change
of character! What tremendous wreck is
the soul of man in ruin! Return disconso.
late wife and mother, to thy dwelling. and be
submissive; thou shalt become n widow. and
thy children fntherlcss. Further efforts will
be useless. God has forSakcn him-nor will
angels weep over him any longer
Don't FnET.-This is world of ups
and downs, crosses and contradictions. =
Every day turns up something to disturb
the cquanimity of ones temper But it is
worse than useless to fret. Frctting is
like caustic applied to sore 1t nAamcs
but never cures. A frctful spirit is never
happy, and it drives happiness from all
other spirits with which it comes in contact.
We say, then, if the world goes wrong, and
it does that pretty often, don't fret If a
man cheats and then laughs at you for a
vcrdint one, make the best of it and then
keep cool. Fretting will only make bad
thing worse. The stage upscts or the cars
leave you bchnd-if the cook spoils your
dinner or the thick-hcaded servant misdc-
livcrs an important mcsSagc--if the dear
image of its beautiful mother rcpays your
carcsscs by thrusting it's tiny fingers into
your plate of soup and wiping them on
your snow white shirt bosom--if the bank
fails and State rcpudiates--kecp your tenn
per Repeat the alphubet, read the hun
drcd and nineteenth psalm, do all and any
thing of i" lovely and good report but as
you value quictness of mind and the good
temper of others don't fret 1t is marvel
lous how much good nature aud patience
will do towards curing the ills to which
flesh and spirit arc heir
WoULD'Nr TELn HER AGE.--Tlc New Or
leans Crescent says.
lady witness in one of the District Courts
on Friday was asked her age She indig-
nantly refused to tell. and rated the LAWYER
for his inpcrtinencc. The Court explained
that knowledge of hcr age was necessary
to the case mt issue, and that it was not in
any spirit oi idle curiosity or impcrtinence
that the question was uskcd. Still the lady
prcvaricatcd. and finally became fatty stub.
born. The Court then told her she would
have to answer the question. She was twen-
ty-hve. The Court then reprimanded her
mildly for her obstinacy, adding that twcn-
ty-iivc was n youthful age, and not an ngc
for any lady to be ashamed to acknowledge.
The trial proceeded, and after awhile the la.
dy testified to incidents, of her own knowl.
edge and memory, which occurred twenty
seven years ago. In tho further course of
the inquisition, the lady became so disgustcd
with an opposing lawyer. our tall and hand
some friend the kentucky Colonel, that in
replying to his questions she turned her face
aside. and hid il from his view with her fan.
n rnnn tnl hut. i;t..t.,
and lace him when she spoke. She paid no
attention to the request. The Colonel then
asked the Court to ask the lady to do rs lie
had asked. The Court did So That WAS
the touch that fpcd the lady completely
Dropping her fan suddenly, and facing tho
Colonel, with eyes flashing fire, she snapped
at him, OF spat the words at him, as a cat
might spit at a dog {" You're too ugly to
look at! The Colonel grimaccd under the
compliment, bptwent on with his questions.
Lawyers do meet Tartars, sometimes.
RATHER ToUoH SroRY.-Aussandod n we'll
known Paris physician, and quite celebri-
ty in his way, committed suicide recently, By
shooting himself through the heart with a
pistol. lie was n man Of great gcniaiity,
and very fond of telling entertaining stories.
The following anecdotc was related Dy him
not long since to n circle Of amused listeners:
young gentleman of excellent family
was on intimate terms with n charming wo-
man who loved him devotcdly, and who was
exceedingly indignant that he did not recip-
rocate her own violent passion One day.
when talking to him of her genuine and dis
interested love. he listening and laughing.
she all at once rose from her scat, and in q
towering rage, demanded what she should do
to prove the truth of her assertions.
My dear Lconie, replied the yo L az man.
" l never will believe in q woman's I'VE. un-
til she shall have killed beraef for me-"
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