Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-12

role woman is the best customers vet; hut ,yo
'spect these idiggns will improve, and in
course business will improve too. ITows'ey.
] er' we do snthh now, even. Me and the olo
woman, took the cart t'uther day. and won't
| down to town we bort bar'l Of whiskey !:
ana arterw come home. and 'gin to count
the balance on hand, we found thar want
but Jist one solitary picnyune left, and as
the ole woman carries the pus in course she
had it. 'tWeil, ! s0t the bar'l gin one side
OF the room, and shortly arter, the ole woman
says: "Supposin' you tap your ecnd of the
barl," and did; and she bought o drink,
and paid me the picayune. Pretty soon, l
DeguD to get dry, and SCI L: "0le woman,
spoSih' You tap Ao cend of the bar'l 2" -
and she did; and thon she sells me drink
and the way that pcaynne has travelled
backards and f,r ards over the bng of that
bar>l, Is q caution to thenhas loves red
eye." But stranger, losses is apt to come
with every business; and me and tue ole wo-
man has lost some in the grocery line and
l ii tell yUu how twas. Tint boy Bill, our
Oldest son, he seed huw tleiquor " as gon'.
and he didn't have iihry red ~ jinc in the re-
tail bsineSs; SO one night he crawls under
the house, and taps the bar'l atwixt the
cracks in the punchcon-hoOr and rally
believe he's got moro than me or the ole wo.
man either; the gond-fur-nOtlin' vagabord
to come the giraf over his material. born pa.
| rents; it's cnuf to make man sour agin all
creation that boy'll be the ruinati0n of us
yet. uo takes to trickery jSt MS naternt as
hungry 'poSsum takes to u hcn-rUost. Now,
stranger what on ycarth nm | to du2 lie
beats ,T me and the ole woman all holler."
.. J',; ~ Woulo Dc d'henit f"r me
familv nr 49, ,S"" ,5" " H"ul son! az nave u"
tho next house tho Li% creck il r0I nn H." :"
bridge carried away; no Possibility of ford,
ing it, and seven miles through n swamp to
the only, bridge in tie vicinity This is ra-
,ncr eloomS prospect rartcuInrly MS the
oI";,oi 'S' "".''' "o"h SUI my curiosity rs
one part.of the :. Arkansas T,.r"iinr !; O"sS O"sy
since my arrival. would like to know, bc.
fore leave, why you don't play tho ;uue
through?
INK. ARTIST; For one OF the best rea-
Ln;n "n Iv'tLn t, , "i" r'Ss- can ito H.
mo If hnI;o'o ' VI JIM t,,"I ,C"u"c' anu uf"'
Traveller: "Ghe mo v"ur Instrument and
| I'll sec if can't play the turn for YOU.
Ark. Artist" Look o here, my friend,
Il" you pay The turn OF that tchnnc 2"
,aI, l'M.e,,or nsl'eNG | can,
~ .%i G.. - A't'st' lM'c' i',c' oie moss
"o M II lnu P'"ce III 'ie caDln, shore
;'i 0I VIVA" orc "o',"h "a naio
NUN '.le si""5y was thc nrst Indication
'hH traveller ma" OF any other human being
on ,S 'nS Pren''Ses) Sc the stranger plays the
80: u V.o l'"cNe"sock iraVeiicr' My
,'tnu n,'on your moss 10 thG slmmon tree,
W ""9 m"Iio Ii''nS you P'r"Sc' pm IL DC here
W 'om """ ", no nh cm s"Ho hper ol nm olc wo-
smrinaS @ % tnI JI'' Na" '" ana vance up from the
house, md M nnt co oT I ~ - ia'o elle Spr,nS-
stcaE T 90" tn hrio r%I oe e ooo p's plece ov BAR
tclI S.,i 90 "i'u Loa, I' V"o S''",sGr supper !;
and n;t o,,, nnN na,"a o.ui 1n,cheh OF two'
dnnS oWd' ' III. IGio ,,U"'; a"e nave sum hour
IR;n La",.nn " IN"a a;lr. iol 'nc stranger
corI;cr thon ba ,sas ~, o"on'S 'a iouf ,en mours
Lasnnd ''"T niT ne " vas S.H uH Pec'ed hnit-iour
here, and he plays the turn of the "Rack-
cnsack Traveller :" 90 to tho corn. crih and
cit bio pumpl,in and br;nr l. to t,G
Lousc s9 4bc .trnn,,on "iiS ~ '.e
sot 49,, o,,I ~: can ""Nc su'hih 10
9L. 'I, oi' anu sNin u'cr long with me and
'no oie woman, WhlIe the gals is gettin'
him nlentv of com No nrybin" Bn Sno
then rub him dow, ,you on5 .ln' H.
,.., '',' w" "'" "uo 1hcH, wnen
y:S yEI oo"i' " ''ic mousse Dr'nS up dried
sleep on; and then, Bill. | reckon he II
ellcrH for ns" i'"'Ne''S"cN Tray
Tbo -. =,
n"e r.:"pNin was Drought the tatcrsD
W. e sNi,'ncu ana eaten the "turn
OF the " hackensack Traveller" was re-
peatedly played, to abundant edifcation
and the "gals finally announced that
supper was ready I" and nlthougb ~,