Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-13

ing sixty three pounds, it WAS duly des-
patched last week by the editorial gcntlo-
menof thelatter city. The Dispatch says:
The editorial phalanx of Augusta hcld
an inquest yesterday over an immense %;i-
ter-mclon presented by the Savannah Re.
publican. Said watermelon weighed six
J-three poundss-its diumcter and crcum-
ference we don't care to risk our rcpita-
tion, or vcracity by telling, !Afteradinir-
ing its huge size, there was some perp!cX-
ity as to know how it waste be cut--Chron-
iclc proposed a scythc blade, Dispatch sng-
gc$tcl that the best plan would be to tun-
mel through it, but Coustitutiopalst had
prepared for the emergency and pro.
duccd something that looked like hybrid
between a sabre and IL hand saw, 6y,which
its interior was at length reached after some
cxcrton. Ripe, luscious and tempting as
it was, the eager crowd which surrounded
it could not place in retirement more than
one half, and even that modicum was Suili-
ciont to produce IN iEconvcnicnt tension of
Wristbands in all the company. All I'M
comfortable sensations, however, were soon
removed by certain indictments, provided
and prescribed by 4" the Admiral" and the
!
and grateful feelings towards the good fcl-
lows of the Savannah Republican BY
tic way our iocosc friend of the constitu-
tionnliSt congratuateS himself on havin&
escaped nomination by Inc Democracy
| yesterday, and asserts that lie can now
breathe frccr." We rather think that
article was written bctwecnrthc adjournment
of the convention aud the eating of that
watermelon, for we are OF. the opinion he
did not draw many free brrathS for the re-
m"indor of the day, after the latter event
TIE MAJORITY ON TIE WRoNa SIDE
Several years ago celebrated Methodist
minister and rcvivalist, well known for his
cloqucnce and zeal in converting souls, was
preaching in Louisville. The feelings had
got pretty well up, and one night, after a
powerful sermon, he came down from the
pulpit for the purpose of receiving mourn
crs, whilst the good old him of
"Swcet Canaan, I'm bound for the land of Ca
man." ~--..-..
was struck and chimcd in by the hundreds
of voices. Tho hymn was concluded, but
lie eXhortcd in vain-Ahis words of appeal
fell upon the cars of scougrcgaton with
out exciting any emotion. At length he
concluded to make bold strike and follow
it up with II test, and resumed the pulpit;
after few words of cxhortation, he sol
onmly announced that he would put a. g,,cs-
tion upon which he expected all to vote in
view of the estimation they placed on Their
souls With his finger raised significant
| ly, and ina most solemn manner hc,an-
nOunccd
MI thoscirr favorof Christ will please
rise to their feet
Only eight or ten responded to the an
nounccmcnt, and while the minister was
Watching intenty to sec them signify their
position By rising, n worthy member, who
was on his feet mtcrfcrcd and suggested
| that the disciples were too modest to vote"
At this juucturc loud voice was heard
in the gallery
say, Brother IT,, it is no use talking
or trying to force the votc--this congrcga-
ton. is for the devil, by at least twenty five
hundred majority" -
A CoMPRoMisE.--A few days since mn old
topper died suddenly. The coroner in consc.
qicnce, held an inquest, liStcpcd to the tcsti-
incnN of the surgeon, and suggested tho vcr.
diet Water ON the BRAIN" when Juror
! rose to object Mr.. Coroner" said he. ~
/ have known the deceased for ten mortal
years, and | know lie never seed sober mo-
mcnt all that time. To say that such man
can die with water on the brain is therefore
all nonsense. 1t can't be done. Cause
why ?-he never took any into his sysicm.-
The truo verdict, Mr.. Coroner should be.
Gin, rum OF brandy an the brain" but as
| can't get such verdict, am willing to split
| the dlllcrcncc--co mpomise--and bring in
verdict as follows; Died from the effects
of brandy and water on the brtinIp The
verdict, eventually, was so returned.
IItBERNIAN.---An I'm Irish clergyman hav
ing gone TO visit the portraits of the Scot.
ish kings in lIolyrood house, observed one
of the monarchs of very youthfulnppear-
ancc, while his son was depicted With long
beard, and wore the traits Of extreme Cd
age "Sancta MIaria'!" exclaimed the
good Ilibcrnian, 2" it is possible that. this
gentleman was an old man when his father
was born !"
Mr. WEEDERBURN, afterwards lord
houghborou9h, was once asked whether he
really delivered, in the House of Com
mons, speech which the newspapers as.
crbcd to linn? "Why, to be sure" said
/ he: "thcrc arc many things in thatspcech
which | did, say, and there arc more which
| wish had said"
"WHY do yon always walk with stick %
said Smith to Robinson, on meeting him
in the streets; ), "except the infrm, re-
gard those who itst walking sticks as idlcrs