Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-01-21

pointing me to the Lamb of God which ta-
keith away the sins of the world There is
no refuge beside" said she, Christ is able and
willing to save" / didn't understand this
then; but l hope | do now"
The Bright Side.
Many troubles in life cease when we cease
to Nurse them"
Ics true enough Don't sit there in
your darkened room, with that long, hopeless
face, fretting your life out over what is incvit-
able No, indeed Throw back the blinds
and give free pass to the rich glad sunlight; !;
put the gaycst of carpets on your floors ROSY
hucd curtains to your windows arrange your
books and ornaments tastefully: and, above
ali things, cast aside that dingy, sombre dress
and bring out n neat morning wrapper with
IT'S snowy skirt pceping through; then hang
your pet canary in the window, and sec if he
will not put you to shame with his merry carols
of gladness,
Why will you persist in living in darkness,
when Gods sunlight is smiling so brightly
around you? "Sct traps" for it, and store
some for dark days
! Do you say your dearest treasure is taken
! from you-your little eve lamb-and the sun
light mocks you with its brightness? For
! shame What would You think Of child
that you had loaded with toys, and because
you took one away that you thought might be
hurtful, should throw them all aside, and
mourn over the one? Would you not put
them all away until he learned to appreciate
them better?
1t is said, "Thcrc is a skeleton in every
house" Aye; may be there is and our
Father sees we need such discipline Then
learn to look it brlvely in the face, and make
the best of it, never forgetting the blessings
Providence is showcring SO richly upon you
Don't tempt God with your ingratitudc to
take them all away.
And what's morc-don't keep looking for.
ward into the dim, uncertain future for happi-
ness; it is phantom that will eludc your
grasp forever. Take the present by the hand,
and be friends with it. If it bring YOU sor
row, then pass mcckly beneath the rod, feeling
that God will not forget his promises. CAS-
thy day is, so shall thy strength be- My grace
is sufficient for thee"
If prosperity comes, then accept it with
thankfulness, blessing the giver, and looking
up for guidance, never forgetting the petition,
! Lead us not into temptation"
When will we learn to live? Alas? that
it should be when we pillow our heads on the
bed of death Then shall we look back with
regret at blessings UNDECIDED, privileges un-
| priced, and paths of usefulness untrod Faith
CT in heaven, teach us so to live, that when
/ we are called to render Il final account, it may
be done with JOY and not with grief
EOdngeliSL
WoMAN's MARRIAoE-To marry one man,
while loving and loved by another, is about
the most gricyous fault that a woman can
commit. 1t is sin against delcacy, against
kindness and truth. 1t involves giving that
to legal right, which is guilty and shameful
I when given to anything but reciprocal afec-
ton. 1t involves double treacherv and cru,
city. 1t involves wounding the spirit, with
crlng the heart, perhaps biighting and soing
the soul, of the one who is abandoned and be-
traycd. 1t involves the speedy discnchant-
mcnt of the one who is mocked by the shadow
who grasps only the phantom, soullcss beauty,
and the husk, the she'll the skeleton of dead
affection 1t entails ccaseless deception, at
home and abroad, by day and by night, at our
downslttlng and uprsing deception in every
rclation-dccepton in the tcndcrest and most
cndcaring moments of our existence 1t makes
the whole of life weary, degrading, unrc-
wardedlife. A right-mindcd woman could
scarcely laya dccpcrsin upon her soul, or one
more certain to bring down fearful expiation.
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a ASIS&ULAR FELLOW. Amongst US, here,
there and everywhere says the Rising Sun,
dwclls asingllar fellow He is very common,
nevertheless, he possesses originality He
has existed from the earliest ages He fooled
the antcdiuvians, and laughed at them when
they wcro bufetiug the waves Of the food -
! lIe IS anything and everything At one time
he is seen in the pulpit and at another rcvcl-
ling in the haunts Of the ungodly. Sometimes
he makes temperance speeches, and in a few
moments may be seen rounding corner with
ga brick in his hat" He walks into Con-
gre s and ticklcs his constituents with fancy
speeches. He walks into Court aud sits down
among the lawyers, and occasionally may be
seen on the bench. He scribbes poetry, writes
histories, and indites romances by the thous-
ands. lie gulls the public with patent medi-
cincs, assumes the dignity and skill of ply
sician, and sends thousands on their long
journey. he is great on machinery and new
Improvements Figures in legislative halls
in the way of resolutions and buncombe lie is
everywhere, anywhere, is national character
Hisname is humbug. Don't you know HIM ?
4 He's perfect windy bubble,
( a man of no account
Except for making trouble.
A PERSON having occasion to notify his
doctor to visit his wife, said to him as he was
stepping into the y aise; Now, doctor,
! vou'Il drive IN kill won't Won 2p UYos oor