Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-02
A Widow in Trouble.

"A friend of ours, who does business on
Mainstrect, IN this city, was travelling n few
weeks agoin Arkansas, some fifty or sixty
miles below Memphis. As night came on
at the conclusion of u long days travel, lie
arrived at n solitary house, whereitappear-
ed the residents within were already prcpnr.
| my to retire to rest. IIcknoekodlattbe door.
II head was protruded from Il window, and in
reply to a question from the owner of the
, head, he said he wished to stay for the night.
lhe head wns withdrawn, and consultation
apparently took place with some one within
and after little delay the head was ocnin
advanced and our friend oSkedh name
We will not give the namo statod-thnt of
Inlkerson" Will answer the same Nurpoae.
fulkersoh. repeated the man ;ith the
head out of the window. as if surprised, and
not aSrceabty So. Yes. john Fnlkcrson.''
was the reply, in n tone that had an express.
i ION OF impaticnce about it, for the traveller
was hungry rs well as tired, and not being n
priest, fasting never smootlIed his tcnipcr.---
The head was again withdrawn mt this, an.
nounccmeot, as rapidly as au Irishman once
withdrew his, when inc kncit and taoka drink
out OF, ono of the boiling springs of the State
IN which the adventure we are relating took
place. Some time now elapsed the mig t
was cold, and our hungry friend found HIS
quarters in front of the solitary house not all
to his mind. At length he hammered vio-
Icntly at the door several times, and uttered
y series ,t elacnlations, more indicative of a
flexible tongue than ofprofound picty. Io
then took look round the premises, to as-
certain, If possible tho reason Of this unrc-
countab(e delay. lIc discovered man stt A.
/ hng silently away iii the rear, who iumpcd
over the fence and set of in run. that spnko
well for his agility. in the direction pf the
timber The front door was opened at this
moment, and II negro girl called to him TO
come in.
On entering hc could discover nothing sus-
picious a g"ud supper was set bUfore him
aud Inc was attentively waited upon. lie no.
tlced, however, that the negro was very curt
IN her replies to his questions, and that when
Ire asked anything about the inmates of tho
place she manifested an emotion that look I'd
IKE alarm. He retired to bed, too greatly
iat'gucd to reflect much upon the singunri-
~ oi tina conduct: hc slept well, and in the
morning was ut an early hour eating his
breakfast, when he observed a pair of ewes
intcntly gazing a him from n chick i'm the
wall that divided the room in which hc SAT
from I'm adjoining passage. Determined TO
know thc meaning oftho singular behavior
nc had observed III that place; for every in
ohvidnal about it whom he had accostcd an
swered him with -trcpidation in the fcwcst
f'S''S'S ''NhipSt WI NOIuS Nnu-InGn hurried
away from himus in fcar--hc rushed into the
passage and catching hold of the man whose
eyes had boon so husily engaged, he demand
ed the reason OF his singular scrutiny. The
man appeared overcome with agitation, and
HSked--in voice the intorrugatOr at once re-
cognlzed as tho. samc lie had heard on the
previous night--if Mr. Fulkerson intended to
stay? No. Mr. FulkersOn would go as soon
as be had finished his breakfast and paid his
bill, but he insisted upon knowing why so
much spying and whispering were going on?
NV ny, are you notMr FulGerson that owns
tins house?' asked the man. No. ney-
CT saw the house before was the reply. In
moment look ofintcnsc satisfaction beam
ed from the mans face, which had before
worn atroublcd expression ard without an
other worI he rushed up stairs, three or four
steps at time and quickly returned, bring
ing with him portly looking dame. whose
eyes were red, as if with weeping and ex,
CLAIMED IN tone ofjoyous surprise, soon as
she caught sight of our bewidcrcd friUnd,
who could NOT for tho life Of him guess what
had bcwildered the folks" 1t is not John ~
An explanation then enSued from which
itnrpcarcd that the house in which our friend
had spent the night, had formerly been the
property OF n man OF the same name as him
SELF This man had been absent some wears.
As nothing had been heard FROM him during
all that time, his better hnlf. the lady who
appeared so much pleased that he was not
John" had resolved to take another hns-
band, and the new knot was to be tied that
very evening. On the previous evening her
intended second husband was paying his at
tenuons to q lover, WHEN tho announcement
otthc name of John Fukcrson", from our
Trend. in moment spread dismay and con
.iernatlon where all had been JOY and antic-
iPntion. The oyeg stole OF the back wny.
to be beyond the reach of danger: tho lady
haI spent the night in, weeping; once shc
had mourned her husbands absence, now she
grieved over his return.
The quictncss of the unexpected and un-
welcome guest had. however, somewhat re-
assured the distressed couple; the lover had
cautiously returned TO the house, and was
making his observations, when our friend
-unceremmiausly seized him. The tidines
were quickly spread, ndlaughter and mrth
soon filed the dwelling that had been dole
iul with disappointment and sorrow. The
traveller was heartily invited to stay and
partake of the wedding supper; his business
called him away, howerort but he has since
learned thot the marriage took place with
o9t'dny outward interruption. If the real
John Fnlkerso'. ofArkansos, should bealiye
and see this. let him take warning and neyer
approach the lionse he has deserted, for he is
mostcmphatically not wanted.
FEMALE CAPAmbIrYs or SiEESCE.- In the
neighborhoodofa small town of Prussia re.
"iles a PEASANT family, who, front some un-
explained inspiration have takon, Il VOW of
3 lence. TO those vino nave occusiior,, ii, Is visit
them either on business or for curiosity. tho
brothers and sisters make signs, expressive
OF what they wish to communicates No guest
Is allowed to remain on the promises, llowey.
er, more than Quarter, of an hohr rhie