Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-11-05
Reward of Honesty.

''P Po'' W Ihc Salc oi newspapers, ana Dy
such errands and small jobs az he may
chance to fall in with. johnny, who is
the hero of the pleasant and truthful Incl
dent we arc about to record was extreme,
y neat in his attire, though his clothes
have not always been of the best, and men
dcd rents the results of both poverty and
frugal care. In short, johnny is lust such
n boy as We used to "rcad about" in Sun
day school books.
Yesterday morning, bright and carly,
he was trudgng along Broadway, be-
tween Franklin avenue and Washington
street, where he found pocket book
which he picked up and found to con
tain large number of bank notes and
papers, While he was mcditating on the
sudden riches he had omasscd, and which
he had slid into capacious pocket, or per
hops racking his youthful mind whether
to seek for the owner or conceal his good
fortune, gentleman rushed by him in an
anxious, hurried, nervous manner, which
convinced the boy that he was looking for
somcthing, and he thought he knew what
llaveyou lost anything?" asked John
ny. " Yes, my pocket book" Was the
gentlcman's answer; "have you seen it 2"
This led to an adjournment to neigh
boring store, where the flushed and almost
brcathless individual "of the first part"
proceeded to say that the pocket book was
a large black one, containing $1,000 in
bank bills and some accounts, strip of
red morocco binding underneath the flap
being inscribed /" Robert Thomas Coving-
ton, Ky" The description tailed, and
Johnny's eyes snapped with chcerfulncSs
as he placed the treasure, just as he had
touad it, into the strangers hands; and
we opiue there was greater JOY in that one
act than ten thousand dollars could have
purchased at the expense of guilty con
science.
Mr., Thomas hardly seemed to know
which to feel most relief on the recovery
of his money and papers, or gratitude to
the lad and admiration of his honesty
Taking Johnny by the hand, whose bound
ing heart Che knew not why) had by this
time "sploshed tears into his eyes, the gen
tlcman took him to a clothing store and
dressed him out, from top to toe, in bran
new suit. Then proceeding to jcwclry
store he directed to be engraved these
words "Robcrt Thomas to Little John
ny Moore. st. Louis, September 3, 1859"
Honesty is the best policy. Not even con
tent with this the generous stranger pla-
ccd in neat bead purse five twenty dollar
gold pieces, which he directed the lad to
give his mother.
We shall not attempt to portray the
emotions of the boy. If his ouiyerins
lips, and chokcd uttcrance, and the smile
that strovo so hard to get through the
great watery globes that tremblcd in his
! I.,ilo i Ill ,l,,A
heart, how shall we feel it ?-H LowiS Re.
publican.
How TO KNOW WIEN a DISTANT BAT
TIE IS BEING FoUGHT.-An English wri-
ter, in recent work, mentions that on the
Sunday in June when the battle of Water
loo was fought, and when everybody in
England was expecting grand struggle
rs 1T was known that Napoleon had crossed
into the Ncthcrlands---t Glanced that be-
tween the service on that eventual day, a
Clergyman in Kent was walking in his
garden, an old soldier who had fought in
Spain said, There's fight going on,
sir, somewhere for remember when we
were in the Peninsula we always knew
when cannonadc was taking place, whcr-
ever it might be, by crumbling of fresh
mould" He then took spade and dug
Il oinSle f0ot, and along Tic omooAh surface
left by the steel, an impcrceptiblc trem.
bling shook down little pellets of the soil.
"That's it, sir, said the gardener; they
are at it sure enough"
The Shearman Patriot of Sept 10th
says: About two weeks ago, a young NIr.
Graves was killed in Mckinney, by anoth
or named Muse. last week at or near Pi-
lot Grove, still another was shot and killed.
And about the same time, young man by
the name of Harvey was Killed at that
bloody poiut on Red River known as Pres
ton, bya lad 10 years of age, orthcrcabouts,
named Watkins; and on Saturday night
last same place, about 10 o'clock, party
of men in disguise, suddenly rushed into a
grog shop, and shot two men named re-
spcctiycly IIawkit and Shaot, the former
died Immediately, ard Shoat on the fol-
lowing Wednesday, and at the same place.
IL is said that many more are in great
danger. We should not be ut all surprised
it, Thilc penning this article, or before our
/ paper goes TO press, more blood is reported.
Many other shooting affairs have transpired
in neighboring counties, without being at
tended with fatal consequences, we deem
not of, such importance az reqnircs chroni-
cling.
We have Laws in Texas, bnt il seems
they have become a dead letter, or lost
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