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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-03

" Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll !;
Ten thousand fleets sweep DER thee in van
Man marks the earth with ruin his control
Stops with the rising main,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-03

TUE MISSING MAN.-On Monday last, we
informed our readers that Mr.. William Cum
mings of Collcton District, had been unac-
countable missing since Saturday, February
4. We are now Informed by letters received
at lowry's Post Office, that the pockct-book
and papers of Mr. Cummings were found
strcwed on the Grccnyllc Railroad, but no
thing has yet been heard Of himself
A merchant of Charleston has also been un-
accountab!y absout during the past week.
Nothing is known of his whereabouts, and
fears arc entertained for his safety
+ /TLuYJosIoo Norc,,.,,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-03

CHAPLAIN was once preaching to a
class of colcgians about the formation of bad
habits f" Gentlemen" said he, " "close your
ears against bad discourses." The scholars
Immediately clapped their hands to their cars,
and the chaplain looked rather funny at so
practical demonstration.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-03

RsvENeL is tholuxsry of weak and pitifat
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-03

MlSSTSsIrPI READY Mississippi has re-
sponded t, the invitation of South Carolina
fora Conference of the Southern States, as
appears by the following;
DELEGATES APPOINTED TO THE SoUTn-
EhN CoNFERENCE.-Thc two Houses of the
Mississippi Legislature met in joint conven-
ton on the 9th instant, and selected the fol.
loving gentlemen to represent the State in
inc Atlanta Convention: Samuel S. Royd, of
Adams; Wiley 2. Harris, of Kinds; 4. nj.
Clayton, OF Marshall; Samuel j. Gholson, of
Monroe; W X: Hill of Yazooj Henry Dick
iinson, OF Lowndesj Hiram Cassedy, of Frank
lin.
h5VFNcL is tholuxHry of weak and pitifat
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
Social With.

The complaints Of filth in the streets are
numberleSS; but if street filth was the
only filth in Chris;endom, how soon we
might be rid Of it. 1t is bad enough, all
will admit, but not more precious than the
social filth with which we are contaminated
at every corner. Man overreaching man in
business, and Dragging about it to a crony;
preachers insisting on morality III the pull
pit, and in some secluded places practis-
ing the opposite Of their sermons; clerks
giving short weight and short measure !;
capitalists preying upon the necessities of
the unfortunate man who is trying to save
a home; Judges lodging justice because
friend or party interests will he served !;
n,tn ~ the law urging on the suit Of wrong
ag inst right; officials doing some felon a
favor because he understands the machine.
re by which men are nomin ted to and
kept in office. This is the kind of filth
that mars existence and dcbilitatcs the so
ci,I system. The man wh' converts dogs
into sausages is despised !; but the gent
i" Tho purloins the last dollar Of the orphan
in business way is respectable and
honest. Ifthere was less preaching about
birthstone, and more attacks made by
preachers on the despicable tricks and
knayefy OF men, churches would be visit
ed by larger congregations, and folks
would hav fewer compunetions Of con-
science. This is not new philosophy, but
the result Of tactics successfully practiced
by resident divine. IF you have clean
men, your streets will be clean, while
mere Office holders viii bury you, not only
in the mud Of earth, but in the slush of
taxation .
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A Spiritual Marriage.

The Boston Travetler tells theIstory Of
the marriage of a dentist of that city with a
lady medium, his wonderful matrimonial
exper fences and the ultimate dissolution of
that affinity, after eighteen months. The
dentist was introduced, some two years
ago, to lady whose husband had deserted
her, and gone to Kansas, since which she
had taken up the profession Of spiritual
mediunship. She was fair and attractive,
and admiration Of her spiritual gift com.
bined with her personal charms to capt..
vate the bachelors heart. Besides the
spirits told them they were made for each
other, and they were willingly obedient to
the heavenly vision. They were married,
but the honeymoon had hardly began W hen
the wife became subject to strange frances,
during which she would pull her husband s
hair, scratch him and otherwise violently
belabor him, most commonly when he was
in bed and exposed and defenceless.
When she was aroused from the trance
she was full OF regrets at what had hap
pened. At the bidding of the spirits he
took her with him to Texas, where she pro-
claimed him an abolitionist and he narrow
ly escaped violence at the hands of the
mob. When they got back. the spiritual
prosecutions continuing, and the poor hus-
band finding that his sufferings of mind,
body and estate were greater than he could
bear, suggested separation, and obtained
it by paying handsomely After the sepa-
ration the woman confessed that she had
imposed upon him throughout, that her
frances We're feigned, that she beat and
scratched hin because she wanted to, that
all the spiritual messages she bad receiv. d
We're of her own manufacture. The den
fist has had an experience hard enough TO
make him wise, but he still believes in
Spiritualism, only he thinks the devil must
be in it. ~#t ~ts.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
HOW They Fall.

1t is seldom that young man sets out
in life with determination Of livingSyic-
iously. His intentions are correct enough,
bat he is weak He mingles with men
older than himself, with whom it is graft
flying to his vanity to associate. He finds
among them habits Of thought, expression
and action, which in bis very soul be
Ioathes but he is weak how can be re-
sist the evil Nay, how can he avoid
taking part in it, unless he wishes to APP
pear singular, and become the subject Of
his companions ridicule? BY degrees the
iunfeeling or obscene conversation of his
companions becomes less disgusting and
more palatabIe till at length words that
would have made hrs cheek tingie with
shame, or stung his conscience with re-
morse, become the wool of his converse
ton. The licentious thought, the coarse
expression, the blasphemous oath, IS vel
coined with smile. and he il ready g
I I's 90 T 1913 d. r1'U5' G J
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09

stance. You may be an inmate of the
State Prisoner on your way there--a
fact which you soc would interfere with the
afulfillment of your part ofthe proposed
bargain, even if could fulfill the part you
assign me You want fifteen or twenty
thousand dollars. This is a common want,
and you are not TO blame for using every
honorable means to obtain it, But candor
requires me to state, that il you were in
every respect suitable person to be bought
for the purpose you name, have not the
amount required to buy you.
have no objection to your complexion.s
but there are certain little faults of gram
mar and spelling, as well as other points,.
in your letter, which compel me to regard
you as person, by education, manners
and morals, as wholly unfit to associate
with my daughter in any capacity whatev-
er. You evidently think your white skin
of great value. don't dispute it II IS
probably the best thing about you. UT
not even that valuable quslity can CONF
mend you sufficiently to induce even 50
black a negro as myself TO accept you as
his son4in- law. Respectfully,
.% FRED. DOUGLAS. q
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
SDixie,s Land.O

The most popular tune since the publ
catIbn Of aOld Folks at Home" in the
United States, is the plantation negro mel
Eody of "Dixie's Land" Throughout the
Eastern States it's creating q perfect ,fu-
rors. tits played and sung everywhere, by
brass bands, string bands, orchestras and
serenaders- whistled by ragged urchins
in the streets, and by calliopes on steam
boats, and forms one of the chief attrac-
tons in the musical soirees of the parlor.
During the visit of the Prince of Wales
to the st Louis Fair, it was alternated with
.sGod Save the Queer" "Y ankee Doodle"
ssHail to the Chief, s.Hail Columbia and
other national airs of the two countries.
At the Douglas demonstration at Indian
apolis, there were eight brass bands pres.
emit, vieing with each other in the perform
ance Of this stalking" melody. ,s- 3
An amusing anecdote is told in regard to
it, which happened lately at st. Louis
theatre. The orchestra played it, when
the curtain rose and the play began. But
the audience would not listen. The cry
of "Dixien ran through the house from pit
to gallery, completely drowning the voice
Vi lIlc sdClpT. llC lbauC SCtSId iiCuCNtudi
attemptsto be heard and left the stage.
| The old manager appeared, flushed with
anger, and in an excited voice exclaimed,
ssGentlenien, what means all this ill-man-
nered confusion? What do you want?''
Immediately q hundred voices cried out
"Dixie.' aWell," said the manager, ''you
can't have it. You've had Dixie once to.
night, and you'll have Dixie no more"
lie retired to the green room, and the
actor again appeared. But twas no use.
A deafening shout for Dixie met him
from the audience, and after stammering
and suffering for aIfew moments, be left tht
stage. The curtain dropped, the orchestrs
played Dixie" and the play progressed
without any further interruption
ILeayenworth Herald.
4 :
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A Hard.ShelI Sermon.
BY THE REVEREND sLrrHERToN sLArHRR.

Brethering, Saints, and Sinners-dh -
It's sum time sence yore beloved paster
has slnng the Scripture at gore pore on
safFxtifed beds He's not been q wrasiin
with Satan somewhar else tho. No, breth-
ering. Thar's a paster for every flock,
and the subscriber never mixes in with
outside fights. I've been a trainin for the
fall an winter season--a preparin fur to
give old horns and spear tail another mill
in this hyar twenty-tour foot pulpit. I've
been a gatherin muscle an gettin my house
in order, for such a fight as 20 never
dreamed of, and if | don't split old Satin s
hufs up plum to his knee jints and putt
up his shelters, it wont be fur want of
wind and bottom-thats so.
Yore pastor has been rustykatin at
Ncwport--ah, whar be drunk old port
ah, at the White Mountains-ah, whar the
dinner were black, and at the Sulphur
Springs-ah, whar the devil war to pay,
and ginerally collected all wanted, and
down thar at Cape Cod-ah, whar the cir
culation meejum ar fish scales and lobster
eyes Tyes, brethering, thars whar I've
bin I've been lookin at sin in all its
shapes. I've eat with it, drunk with it,
loafed with it, but haint brought none of
it home with me. Nary a wunce They
couldn't spare morsel of it in them places
1t war.a luxury.
| met Satin thar, but didn't tech him.
It's no uce tacklin him in hot weather
Never tackel an enemy on. bis guano hill
Wait ontil you catch him away from home.
Ketch Satin in the cold wether, and it's as
good as q hip holt in wrastle with Jar
seynian. But / kno9ed that the mint the
old feller got through a collectin his dues
thar, he'd make tracks for yore neighbor-
hood / knowed that when opened my
fall season hyar, I'd find him ready for the
fight, and a good menny Of yore pore,
misserbel sinners and backsliders, reddy to
go yore pile on him. But you'll lose yore
money. A parstor who's had Junne, jew
lye and orgust toe train in, and hez been
praeticin with the dunn bells Of revela-
ton, and punchin his mawleys inter the
SAN bags of Genesis, and gettin up his
NeHAycudnezzar ginerally, amt to be putt
sdoWiSby passed. Of onbelievin heethen--
sah No, not eff the parstor understands
his constitushun, and wears spiked bro
gans to provide against slippin up on the
bannanner rhines Of temptation which sin
throws in his way-ah! s'@.1ss ..s.s
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
Appearance of the Prince.

The following from the Philadelphia
Press is the best and most satisfactory de-
scription of the appearance Of the future
King OF the mighty Empire Of Britain, that
we recollect to have seen. 1t will be read
with more interest than the same amount
of reading devoted to the description Of
balls or receptions:
ALBERT Edward stood in the doorway of
the car. All eyes recognized him simulta-
neousIy. There Wa IS general murmur of
there he is He stood in the doorway, a
slight, sallow young man, looking irreso-
lutely through large, blue eyes upon the
upturned glances radiating from his own.
His hair was sandy, or Of a very light
brown, straight and smoothly brushed. II
fell upon forehead not ample in breadth
and height, but distinctly featured and well
cut at the eye brows. His nose was aque-
line and large; his red ripe lips were heavy
and thick, and his cheeks and chin round
and iull. He had few shreds Of white
hairs, more properly furze,' upon his lip.
In body and limb he is not large, being, we
suppose, about five feet six inches in
hight, with shoulders slightly sloping, chest
only moderately broad, and figure neither
indicative Of slight nor Of particularly large
development. His lower limbs are not
long, and look to be somewhat muscular.
His face was expressive of embarrass-
ment, but withal open and frank. In CON-
pany more congenial to his years and ex-
perience, Albert Edward might have looked
to better advantage. AS it was, he had the
appearance of sensitive young man ex-
bored by his grace Of New
castle, etc, aud unambitious of the collect |
i've stares Of the populace. He wore a !
white cashmere hat, which had been evi. |
IDENTITY subjected to frequent conclusions,
and bore traces of being soiled. His col
lar was turned down over purple silk |
scarf, in which glisteneda diamond pin. |
He wore thick, white or buff frock Goa.
of fine cloth, and pants of white and black
plaid, which fell ever patent leather boots. |
His vest was dark. In his hand he carried |
a yellow cane bearing pear shaped head,
with which he frequently raped his
mouth aud teeth. This was the Prince of |
England, the heir apparent to the leading
in the world, whose boyish Saxon |
face and yellow hair any pedestrian would
pass without glance or remark.
@"The Prince had not graceful movements; |
he walked with a shutting, saiIor-like gait,
and bent his body forward"
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
The senator and the Dromsos

The senior Mr.. Guy, of the National
Hotel, at Washington, bears quite like
ness to to Gen. Cass, and upon this the
correspondent of the New York Tines tells
| the following stor,
A stranger, who supposed he knew my
host very well, put up at.the National the
| other night. Since this house has become
the crack hotel at the Capital, it is quite
full, and at that time, the newcomer neces-
sariy, for the first night was sent to the
upper floor to sleep. Coming down stairs
the next morning, a little cross, he met
Gen. Cass, who has fine suit of rooms
there, 10 the hall, stepped up to him, and
in language more torcible and rapid than
elegant, SAID:
an be id if IN stand it You've
put me at the top of the house. | must
have room somewhere lower down"
General Cass, interposing and nervous
ly-" Sir, you are mistaken in the person
you are addressing. l am Gen. Cass, of
Michigan"
Stranger confusedly, " Beg your pardon,
General Cass-thought it was my old
friend Guy. Beg thousand pardons, sir.
AA !" N'nS, OIL q hiseahO, III d uistdhe,
| assure you, SIR"
The General passed out of the building
but soon returned as luck would have it,
the stranger met him full in the face again
but in another position. This time he was
sure he had mine host, for the Senator of
Michigan he knew had just gone out So
the stranger stepped boldly up, slapped
the General heartily and familiarity on the
shoulder, and exclaimed:
BY heavens, Guy, l have got rich
sell to relate. / met old Cass up stairs,
just now, thought it was you, and began
cussin him about my room" ia. ...
General Cass, with emphasis, "Well
young man, you have met old Cass
again r' .-..a |
Stranger sloped and has not been heard
of since al.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09

still too sensitive to allow tbena To do the
same. From being an unwillngs nearer,
he soon becomes to be willing pArtaker,
and the advance is rapid to clarifying in II.
and himself bee. ming the temp er to others
to lead them in the same part he has him
self trodden. 1t is by this weakness, this
moral cowardice, that we are lead into sin,
despite the promptings Of oar better ma
ture. 1t may be .hatnsaur hearts We de-
spise the men by whom we are nd. but we
come at last to applaud their sentiments
and adopt their tone.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A POLITICAL AND EsAhlII. 1Y Al PER
ST. PAUL FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER D 1860

.t
serb with esnsna,sndaDle desperation s.
pass rs ceased laughing and began 10
synip Ri<e Dust here tlaeterrified yenng
mau asosf sfaothered by TIE ringlets Of
the ping girl mustered courage 70
aBeiIy, madam, you are mistaken ia
the person. NY name isn't Fred Aand I
live ID Chicago.
ne sensation produced by this an
nouzcenent scan be- imagined -as the
0aYelists say Young lady started like
one possessed incredulously scrutinized
the featurss Of her ''late relative, z and after
amorn % xplanation and apology, bounded
gaily at hlT blnnder, and followed by an
explosio from the passengers within.
L Yom1 man drew long breath of relief
cotnp&xsion replaced her glove and
sInothesed the young thunder storn--re--
porters suck their pencils behind their
eafs with look that said "Item, ltem"--
and We Individually settled back in our
sea just as the train started. inwardly
akhingthat We, too, had resembled Fred. y
MofL. When you expect Your broth
efs hofsa from California, be careful not to
embarrass young Chicago merchants.
IT, .-." lOberlin News.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
WY HOME.
FROM the Century

| have beautiful home
Beside the freshest sea,
And angels are wont to come
On neighborly visits to me.
They come in HE morning grey:
They come in the evening red:
They walk with ME by day,
And at hight sit round my bed.
Eve an orchard smoothly iimbed,
And cattle sleek and clean
a garden neatly trimmed,
And lawn forever green.
And the house within is sweet
AS mix yet warm within the nair-
There's the sound of childgwa' > feet
But never OF chiItreu's wil
And the chamber where Z sleep
Is perfect eastward Eoom:
There the mornings earliest peep
With an Odor of cloyer- hh,pnp.
My study, The daintirst nook
On the wall no useless mark;
And il want book
lcan ind it in the dark.
When neighbors of heat complain,
There Is GOODNESS in my halt;
And no matter how hard the rain.
A sunbeam on my wall.
I've nothing to do but enjoy.
Work docs itself in my plan:
] live like a needless boy.
And dread TO be man. ,. e..
zee the night draw on,
Aud The sweet stars open their, eyes;
see the morning dawn ~ F
Without thought Of surprise;
see my cattle fed 80 ..:
In thepastures 6ewy green;
BEE men moving the mead, y..
And believe that have seen. 81.
Such is my beautiful home, ~-
Beside beautiful sea, .H.
Where angels are wont TO come
On daily visits to me. + = s.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A Goddess Universe.

A man may, for twenty years, believe
in the Immortality Of the sonl; in the one
and twentieth, in some great moment, he,
for the first time, discovers with amaze
ment the rich meaning of his belief No
one in creation is so alone as the denier of
God; he mourns, with an orphaned heart
that has lost its Great Father, by the
corpse of nature, which no world spirit
moves and holds together, and which
grows in its grave; and he mourns by
that corpse till be hinself crnmbles of
fromit. The whole world lies before him
like the Egyptian sphinx of stone, half
buried in the sand and all is the cold iron
wash Of tornles eternity. Jean Paul
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
THE PRINCE OF WALES All TIE
TOMB OF WASHINGTON.
BY J. BARBER.

BY. BARBER.
The years are Truths avengers? Broad and
grand
They make their path through Errors realm
Of night
Bearing bright torches in their lifted hands,
And browning Virtue with transcendant
light
The murky clouds of Prejudice divide,
And Il new era dawns upon the Earth,
AS bends the royalty of Place and Pride
Before the mightler Royalty of Worth
Lo! where Guelph, to Sovereign Greatness
just,
Bares his young brow beside our Hero's
dust.
Yes, the great grandson Of the mailman King,
Who set price upon the febSrS head,
Plants meath the shadow Of our Eagles wing
vOtINe tree to the DEIvERER, dead
feud is forgot, and ancient wrong forgiven;
The ties OF kin are siren thencd and renewed,
And Freedoms Martyrs, from their homes in
Heaven,
Smile on the pledge of new born brother
hood,
AS proud Old Engiand--by her royal Son
Uncrowns her head TO buried w Washington
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
Mistaken.

A railroad car is above all others the
place to witness scenes. -
Not long since at railroad station not
a hundred miles from our own place, we
were the innocent observer of little oc-
currence that impressed us deeply.
{ As soon as the train had halted by The
crowded platform, young lady of really
prepossessing appearance, and one who
evidently belonged to the upper circles,
sprang lightly and expectantly up the
steps and glided into the car Having cast
her eyes down the row of doing passen.
gers, her countenance lighted up--a hall
suppressed exclamation of joy escaped her
gitlish lips, and the next instant she was
standing beside seat, at the further end
Of the car, occupied by gentleman and
lady of very respectable appearance. The
gentleman appeared considerably young,
and somewhat ditfident-the apparel OIL
his companion denoting the bride. ?.
No sooner had the young lady reached
the pair, throwing her white arms about
the young mans neck she imprinted a
hasty kiss on his bearded lips and ex-
claimed: '
why, Fred How DO you do? And
is this the dear little wife you wrote us
about -
Right here we plainly discerned blush
mantlins the young mans face, mingled
with a look of unparalleled surprise, and
the conntenance Of his companion betoken
ed juvenile thunderstorm. But The
feminine discoverer, not to be discouraged
by any amount Of coolness, continued
"But why don't you get off the train
Don't you know you've got home? 81
Young man hesitated companion fidg
eted. Affairs were evidently approaching
| grand climacteric. Passengers titteres
reporters took out their note books. Al
last the young lady, frightened at the at
tention she had attracted, and panied b.
the indifference of those she had come /,
greet, burst into tears, and placing he
head upon the young mans shoulder, sob
| bed out
s0hsfred Il what does. al this NEAR,
Lave you really forgotten me ~
Young man trembled with emotion
eoinpanion began removing her glove ii
the time looking menacingly at the curl
! covered head Of the intruder. Reporter
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
~ Prom tbs New York EseninS Post, eet4s 4
'T' WORDS WRITTEN re MUSIC,

''LOre, the traitor, found me gay,
Left me sad aud mourning;
When | pressed him most to stay,
Left me without warning;
Though weep he will not heed me;
Though l cali, ne II come no more;
All, bereaved,
All, deceived,
Loves cheat, so sigh no more"
Should l, wandering. ever meet him,
Shall bid him 90 or stay:
Kindly greet, or justly beat him,
And drive the rogue away!
But hope whispers, times healer,
Gates ofbrass he doth o'erthrow
Then believe,
He can relieve,
One poor human heart from woe"
AS thus complained, the wand'rer
Singing came his homeward wav.
And my foolish heart grew fonder,
When he cried, Twas only play :"
Butwith heart strings now ri bind hum.
Trust bin. no more from my view;
Good betide him,
For I'll hide him
Safe from all the world bu! You. G.. +. !