Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-04-02
The Three Gifts.
(Which of my good gifts shall 1 g
thee = Earth asked one of, hersons. =

l. w, Chen, ana ulS, anu. thou shalt find
! gold and what thou seekcst thou shalt be
like" ,.,.S 40
/ So the laborer toiled, and treasures of
gold opened to him wherever he struck his
1 spade into the. ground Golden ceilings
rose above linn, gsupportedJby golden pil.
lars, that restedlupon golden floors and
dazzlcd men cringed in the glowing shada
o@ of his palace wa,.s. But upon the see
kcr of gold there was curse. Its dust
was in his eyes, and its hardness in his
heart. He was but blind, metallic statue
in his own palace, for he become like what
he loved eg<
I "What shall [ .givcthco from my storcs?%,
said Earth to. another of her sons
Give me flowers. ~
/ t" Go, thcn, plant and SOW, aud flowers
shall spring UP round thee, and what thou
chcrishest thou shaltbe like" ~ ~
/ ( So the laborcr toilcd, aud luxuriant Gar
dens blossomcd around hin. and his home
was bower of roses But though he silent
upon pillow of damhsk buds and velvet
leaves, there was a curse upon him that
| poisoned his rest The perfume of the
flowers bound his sonses, as it were, in con-
slant intoXcation, and lie dropped and grew
pale when the %intry blast were howling
around his bower. Men gascd unon him
with envy, and then said sighingr" He is
like what he chcrishcs-a frail, peris!iablc
growth from pcrishable root"
And what shall give thee, out of nv
abundance Z" Earth asked yet anotlicry6f
her sons. . fra
Z" Kind mother Earth, thou nrt rich. not
all thy wealth will satisfy me; / would have
royal gift-onc for which thou art daily
bcggar of the sun. Give nc light,
Go, then, toll Onward looking upward
for light and it shall be thine, and thou
shalt be like that to which thou dost us
| pire." 20
| So the laborcr toiled throngh the valleys
looking mp to the hll-tops for liaht. and
the light filled his eyes, and wherever thcre
was EIeam OF gold in, the ore.hc would see
1t, while other men beheld only am Opaque
and shapeleSs clod. And wherever the
warmth of his glance fell, young germs
that slept IN darkness sprung. up and blos-s
somcd into flowers, and men drew towards
him as to lamp lighter at night. The
riches and beauty of the earth were his
with the deep satisfaction of seeing all
things gladden. that he approached. He
became like the light which he loved and
aspircd after and in the light was bless
! ms and no curse - LamensoWc KeraM.
PooR. AND Pr, ,.o.-A highwaymon un-
dcrtook to rob Major Jones He met
Jones in wood overin Jersey He asked
Jones for his pocket book. Jones refused
to yield. uighwayuan took Jones by the
| neck, aud undertook to choke him. Jones
made fight, and kept it up for half IN hour.
At tho expiration of that time Jones caved,
and the highwayman commenced rihing his
! pockets. The contents amounted to eight
cen cents. g Is that all you've got p
'>Eycry cent? "What made YOU fght so
hard?p 80" Didn't want to be cxposcd.-
Bad enough to have only eighteen cents;
great deal worse to have the whole world
knor, it." ,-sa.@ss 4. e-5g
!. u OK Work. The other day au Irish
servant girl in this city, having finished
her days work, including tile week Is wash
ing, obtained a half-hom's Through 'sto
see gentleman friend ,, Tie half extend
ed to the whole hour, when Bridget appear
cd, blushing and half-smling "If YOU
place, maam, | must lave yot, to-day, for
I'm to be married, if you plaze, Tonight,
maam. Why, what does this mean,
Brldget| inquired her mistress Z" /
never heard you were engaged" {" No
more was | ma'am hut boy lust now
from the ould country wants me to have
him, aud me cousin thinks / had bctthcr,
and so towld him would"
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PRoXY RAT-KILLER.-A recent English
writer thus tells of bright idea -" A
clever Yankee being much troubled with
rats, and being determined to get rid of
them, tried every possible plan, without
success ut last he got lot of rats and
shut them ina cage they devoured one
another till lonly a'single one was lett, He
then turned this one loose, who, excited
with the blood of his fallow-lats, 'anc nav
ing become genuine cannibal, killed and
ate alfthe wild rats nc could find on the
premises"
/ AS 80 politcncss, many have attempted
to define. it. / believe it is best known by
! description definition not being able to
comprise it'll would; however, venture
to call il .abeneyolencc in trihcs," or the
preference OF others tor ourselves in little
daily, hourly occurrences i'll the commerce
OF life. 1t isla perpetual attention to the
wants of those with whom wo arc, by which
attention We either prevent orrcinovc them.
iso@ingS ceremonies, formal compliments,
stiff ciyihtfcs, viii never be poiitencss.-
that must be easy, natural, unstudied, man
ly, noble; and what will give this but
! mind benevolent and nernetnolJv ottan+;yo