Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-19

And all about him roila<i lis lusttous eyesi ss
When, turning round cassia, full in view'i'1;.i 2,
/ Death, walking all alone beneath yew, ~ ~
4 And tdlkingito himself, first met his sight:'sw
"You must begone," said Death, "th SO, walks
i mine.n .-A ~ SES3,. flt3Gst psyT 4
Love wept, and spread his sheeny wings for
Eight; .-lt ,s .tcy..t y =
J But ere he parted, sad This hour is thine:
Thou art the shadow of Gfe., and as the tree .
Stands in the sun, and shadows an beneath, 80
!. So, in the light of great eternity, Faf ~
Life eminent creates the shade of death L.
| The shadow pnssCth when the tree shall fall,
But shall reign rorcTcr over an a.. ~.
Home. a. q
Thore are comparatively few who haye an
adequate idea of bone as an nStitgti;p,. 1t
| is recognised as q house, containing e0nycn-
! lent furnjturc-a place to eat, drink, and
! sleep in; but such n PLACE, is very far from
J being o. home, Homo, properly regarded, is
| the grand institution of social life : Like NIL
institutions, it has its external form and IN
ternal sighifcpnces 1t is the birthplace of
the affections. the centre of cvcly genial in
fuenco; and in building up n home regard
should be had TO all that eau contriboto to
its hnppin less and comfort. Home should bo
happy place, IL pleasant place. Much, can
be. done by making it aseneat and orderly,
ay, and as ornamental as possible There
should be Home amusemehts, so thationo
need not go far Trombone to seek cninymeHt.
There arc, homes, or places so cGlled which
have no attractive feature about them pt0cesl
| in which noevening is to be spent, no leisure
hour to beguiIc; and it is from such homes
that the young, naturally enough fly off to a
more genial Cline. But there are homes, md
! every home should. be Of this description,
which exercise ii charm possessed by no 9TH
| or place on the face of the carth-ho,mce in
which the greatestplcnsure and hnnpincss arc
found, and which yield in innocent rccrea-
ton q solid and a lasting good. How muoh
can books and good family newspapers do to
while away n winters night; how. pleasant
1t is to cultivate vocal, or, it may bo,instru-
mental music; bow much Joy cln.ulusc and
reading add to the family eirclel Whehtho
days work is done, what can be more cheer
ful, moro consistent.tl'an to find n family
gathered together, finding i'll each others com
nany delight whichjno other company can
give. g Six things" says Il recent writer,
: are reqnisitc,to create q home. Integrity
must be the architect, and titliness tho up
holsterer. 1t must be warmed by affection
and lighted up by checifulness and industry
must be the ventilator renewing thc atnioS.
phcrc, and bringingin in frosll sall6rity day by
day whilst overall, asa protecting canopy
and defending glory, nothing viii suffice .cx-
cept the the blessing Of God" Indeed, to
many illilc lldllpNi iuuuStIy anu integrity
are essential qualities, No home can be hapS-
ny of which the members arc conscious that
hey have not fully earned the comforts by
which they are surrounded. But whore there
is the CONSCIOUSNESS thut duties arc humlly
discharged, that the good things which add
to its comfort are tile legitimate rcsults df
honest industry the pcasnrc is solid and
tsioctory, To make home happy aman
must be industrious and frugal, auda woman
thrifty and tidy. a slattcrn, or an idler
could undo the best of fhonies butwhe there
is honest labor on the one hand, and bouest
thrift on the other, q Little money will 20
long way in making q comfortable home,--
One thing is excccdingly important, namely
sobricty. Nothing will make amends for the
want OF that, not even all the luxuries oftimc
"CAPPING THE CLIMAX. IA certain po-.
litical speaker was addressingSa large au-
dicnce in Virginia, and descaniing yebemen-
tly upon the usual Fourth of July themes,
when bis eyes fell upon little German Jew,
n peddlcr of ready made clothing, who seem
cd to hc very much impressed with tho ar
guments Of the orator, grecdilyN SWALLOWING
up everything he uttered.
This was tOO good an Opportunity not to
make thomost Of and looking heiittle ped
dlcr foil in the eye, he exclaimed:
"Furriner, didn't You,eome to this coun-
u.
and oppressed Europe? Didn't you flee to these
happy shores to live in a land of freedom.
where the greatrights Of Liberty is guaran-
teed to all? Didn't you, furrncr?"
He paused for reply, when the little ped
dler squcakcd out:
No, sir; comes todis country osell slcap
ready-made cl0tles."' zee sS-1ef- -.tv
The nstonishment of the orator, the shouts
and ronrs ofthc, mul ltitudc, cannot hcdoScrib-
ed The speech was finished Z, } i
A BOYS FIRST PuRcuAsE-Th is now
young man, doing a lourshing business in
Mnssachqsetts, whose boyhood was adorned
by the following act: -n x, f... ) a~g-
lie was renred in poverty, and was carly
instructed to save his money. This he did
with extreme care, until he had enough to
pay for Bible. when, he laid it out for this
book Vi books. as iast.as l,o acquired the
means ho purchased other volumes, aud read
them over with the deepest interest, He
grew up n model young mgp, now and been
pursuing ,.s<uceessful business for some years.
Although young man noWshe is, the pos
SCISSOR oftnucl property. If he had spent the
first twenty-five cents he possessed for visit
to he' theatre, or in some other pleasure, he
might hayebeen 9miscrblc spendthrift now,
without wealth or character -Bi61c Society
Record. t -<{ az 5..s
HAp THE WQRsr,oP. r.---NgDo you. want
any berries Ma'em Z" said a littie boy to a.
lady, one day. The littlcboy was sh&bbily
dressed, and his feet were bare aud travel,
stained. In both hands he held up Il tin
Npailtul Of ripe rasnberrios, which we're peep
ing out from the green leaves thai. lay light
y over thom, The lady told him she woald