Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-17

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PRINTERs AND, .PRIETINe.-J. T., Buck
inghani, esq In his series of remioiscerlses in
course of, publication TO the Boston Courier,
speaks of the importance of the. printer. to
the author, as follows .,
"Many who condescepd to illuminate the
dark world with the fire Of their genius,
through the coums of newspar yr little think
of the lot of the printer, -who almost silfoca-
ted by smoke of a lamp, sits up till midnight
to correct his false grammer, bud orthography,
and worse punctuation. | have seen the ar
guments of lawyers, in high. repute, as schol-
als sent to the printer in their own handwri.
ting, many words--and, especially technical
and foreign ms--abbreyiated, words mis-
spelled, and few or no points, and those few, if
there were any, entirely out ofplaee. IL have
seen the sermons of eminent " divines" sent
to the press without points or capitals to de-
siguate the division of the sentences SER
mons, which if published with the imperfec-
tions of the manuscript, would disgruce the
printers devil if he were the author. Sup
pose they had been so printed. The printer
would have been treated with scorn and con-
.tcmpt as an illiterate blockhead-as a fellow
better fitted to be a woodsawyer than prin-
ter. Nobody have believed that such gross
and palpable faults were owing to the igpo-
rance or corelcssness ef the author Aud no
one but the practical printer knows how many
hours cohpositor, and after him proof -rca-
der, is compelled to spend in reducing to
readable condition manuscripts that the wri-
tors themselves would be puzzled to read"
BE NOT DiSCoURAGED.--I on, hope
ever. Ltc's prospects may appear to you
drcory aud uuiniting; life's realities may be
painfully oppressed to your sensitive feelings !;
but, with trustful. confidence belive that He
who made way through the Red Sea for his
redeemed ones to pass over, can easily light
up your path with sunshine, and strew it with
taircst flowers He who forms the night crc-
ates also the day; lie who directed the course
OF the storm cloud also sends the fair weather
out of the north. The railway of life docs not
always lie through tunnels; Another moment
and your gladdened spirit may be. enjoying
the fine bolmy air, and reyolling in the beau
ties of earth and sky. 1t may be that you
are even just now upon tho verge of Gods
choicest blessings.
FREEMASoNRY AID GRIDIRoNS-A wor-
thy police captain, says the New York Post,
entertained a fancy to become Precursor,
and was accordingly proposed aud elected.
friend accompanied him to the place of
meeting, which was in building the lower
part of which was used as place of entertain
ment
The ncophytc was left in an apartment
next to the servants room, while his friend
went up stairs to.assist, in the opening ceremo-
MICS. .e
A Celtic maiden, who caught glimpse of
the stranger resolved to take part in lis ini-
,tlation, and procuring grtairon, placed it
over the range, 1t was not long before the
capt,'in, looking inquisitivcly through the
door, saw the utQnsil reddening in the hoat
The recollection flashed through his mind of
Masonic candidates and some peculiar. ordoals
which they were made to encounter.
, " What is that, Bridgct?' he eagerly in
.quircd.
Z" And sure" replied the Hibernion virgin,
. its ouly the gridiron that | was told to place
"Who told you ?" asked the eager police
man. t1 -,-t
3" And was it not the gentleman who came
With you"
Z" What could he want Of it2' demanded
the capt'in.
: mud sure can't TELL replied Bridget;
thoy are often using it; it belongs to the
people above stairs. I always heat it when
they want to make Mason"
This was too much for the excited captain,
and taking to his heels he soon put q safe dis
tance between himself and tho lodge.
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SrEoNGtISDUoEMENrs. IA small hov was
"Ha%ht stealing dried berries, aud was locked
up ma dark closet by the grocer. The boy
commenced b gging most pathctcaIly TO be
released, and ter using alt the persuasion
h his ynung mind could invent, he pro-
9oscd, (" Y W if you let me out, and send
or my dolly. he'll pay you Tor them, aud wal
'op me besides" The grocer man could not
withstand this oppcod, and released the uv-
clin. t,,.
Para" saida little boy to his pareut
the other day, are not soldiers very small men?
I" No my son; but why didyou ask me that %
Because was reading about Que who went to
sleep on his watch
Female delicacy consists not only in a per-
feet dulioacy Of MUD, but ia atIaibsoIutte con
tormity to. those general rules, which haye
been established for the preservation and good
order of society, and the slightest deviation
from, or, Infringement upon them, is liable to
the misconstruction Of Intentional error. +
,a Piekens-In Equity. Z
o N Doyle