Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24
FOR THE iEowEE COURIER.
Sketches of Life in South Carolina
NUMBER ONE.


n carriage stood at the door of modrs
house III the outskirts of n Southern city, sew
eral colorcd servants stood around it; present
lv gentleman came from the house and o,v,
directions to them. In accordanec with tbcs,
orders they opened the carriage door and lifted
from 1t - smallslZcd mattress with a colorcd
woman reclining on it, and carefully convened
1t into the house.
Let us follow it's progress up stairs and
into bed chamber, where it was placed on q
low table prepared for its reception. That
chamber was one of sickness, ayo, death !
The shadow of those dark wings was even then
lowering over it. The room was darkened
and yet not so much as to prevent the inmates
from being plainly seen, MS soon ms the eve
should become little accustomed to the
the light. a young and most beautiful wo.
man lay on that bed :, yes, JcaufifM. for her
Illness had been too short to really impair her
lovelness. Her hair was of real auburn
coior--a rich satin brown, which, when turned
! to the aun light showed rich streak of gold.
EN- hue, with a mixture of red, like changea.
BILE silk. This hair clustered in numerous
rlngets all over the small classical head. and
above high and white forehead But how
describe those eyes? Largo, dark, LIQUID
with soft yelvety huc-the windows Of )
soul so loving, 50 humble, so pure: long.
black, and curlcd eyelashcs the cheeks and
lips were ycrmillon for las there was fever
there. The hands were peculiarly small and
white, and so we'll proportioned as to be mod
els for a sculptor. Tkey were claspcd togeth
or in her great agitation, and her looks were
eagerly directed towards the door of the room
The door was sloYly opened and the mattres,
was brought in and put on the table before nl
i,lded to it's occupant being apparently GOOD
deal exhausted by her journey. when the
poor invalid lady saw the colored woman no,
tualIy there so near, her agitation could nc
longer be controlled, but fortunately for he,
relieved itself bysa burst of tears She .wcpt
freely and bitterly. No one intcrfered, for
she had insisted that none should be preseut
ut this interview with the woman (; and 50 mr..
gent was she that she had at last prevailed
upon her husband and nurse 10 grant her re-.
quest, for they had feared it would iniure her
more to refuse it. At last she became caimer,
aud drawing close to her little infant, (who
had been sweetly sleeping near her, } she raised
the lrttlc unconscious ono somewhat SO os to
allow the woman to sec it, and said to her
1t is Gods will that must soon leave my
precious baby, my only little daughter; God
has taken your child from you will YOU not
take this poor little one ESQ soon to be moth.
erless) in place of your own? Promise me ia
be u mother to her, TO be kind aud loving "a
her, to train her to begood; to be faithfui tc
her as " unto God, and not unto mem" to
nurse her at yot rbosom, aud keep her by day
and by night as long as she needs that nour.
ishment which you can so we'll give, mud God
will reward you. You will always have the
comfort OF remembering that you gave peace ID
the dying moments Of her mother. ~
The black women Of tho South are. as .
race, ever kind.heacted aud sympatSizing,- -