Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-27
Young America.


And the world turned about very slow.
NJ nnc the old people went thro' with prayers
And the children nll went to their beds
For they never took part in the old folks affairs
Til an idea came into their heads.
But now we have exquisite danles at ten.
Who strut in their swallow tailed coats.
And put on the airs and the vices of men,
And squandcr their change and bank notes
Ihey top oil their cocktails and wines with
smack;
Till though green, they all get very mellow
And they slap you fnmiiarly over the hack.
While they say, GLOW dye do, my old fcl
low! -
They turnup their noses at girls in their focks
And talk about hoops and long dresses.
At an age when their fathers wore nature own
socks,
Nor dreamed Of intrigucs and carcsscs;
They smoke, chew tobacco, bet, gamble. and
swear,
And dance all the polkNs and fancics
With an easy assurance and lauguishing air
That delights all the Bridgcts and Nuncics.
o dear, am frightened half out of my Wits
With The hurry and hustle and stir,
The wnrld, BY steam progress, seems Knocked
into fits.
And goes round with n whizz and whilr;
Shall we never 60 back to The steady old pace
And grow up and expand by degrees?
For now wc rush on aS if runniugn race,
And the devil the hiudmost would seize.
GUARD AGAINST VULGAR LANGUAGE.
There is as much connection between the
wordSand the thoughts, as there is between
the thoughts and the words the latter are
not only the expressions of the former, but
they have a rcactionupon thc8oul, and leave
the stains of their corruption there a
young man who allows himself to use one
protane or vulgar word has not only shown
that there is a foul spot on his mind, but
BY the uttcrancc of that word he extends
that spot and inilamcs it, till, by indulgence,
it will soon pollutc and ruin the whole soul.
BE careful of your words as well as your
thoughts. If you can control the tongue,
that no improper words are pronounced by
it, you will soon be able also to control the
mind, and save that from corruption
You cxtinguish the fire by smothcring it,
or by preventing bad thoughts from burst
ing out in language. Never utter word
anywhere which YOU would be ashamed to
speak in presence Of the most refined or
the most religious Try this practice
awhile, and you will soon have command
Of yourself. .-Nc'c Jersey Farmer
RATHER KNoTTY Y.-Two men were once
travelling together and night coming on,
they put up at the same inn The land
lord being social man readily entered into
a conversion with them after short time,
ono Of the travellers rctircs The tavern
keeper being an iuQuisi,ivc and curious
man, intcrrogatcs the remaining traveller to
know what kim if any, the gentleman was
to him who had just left the room. He
replied: "Brothcrs and sisters [ have
none, but the father of the gentleman who
has just walked out, is my father. son. -
What kin was the gentleman who had left
to the one remaining?
a lRENCH llERoINE.-A Paris paper
givcs the following account OF brave Vi
vandicrc: " Madame Cros, vivandicrc of
the foot ChaSseurs, a pretty woman of twen-
ty-two, and wife Of one of the chaSScurs,
requested permission of her husband, who
was in the reserve, to follow the attack and
assist the wounded at Sulfcrino Taking
with her Il lic% of brandy, a cantccn of wa
ter, and a package of linen and lint, she
went forward into the thickcSt of the fight,
needless of the bullets, and dressed the
wounds of many Of the men, and among
them that Of the nt.Garde, who was
struck in the head when close to the En-
pcrOr \ short time after she saw one of
the chasscurs lying on the ground, woun-
dcd in the side. She stopped down and
gave him some water with few drops of
brandy i'm it. While the man was drinking