Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-02-23

shoes slip shod, and wanted to fndi relief in
the silent tomb. Young man,het young lady
by moonlight-alonc; wanted young lady to |
throw bundle of clothes out at buck window
climb down rope ladder into these arms "
and fly to the squircs and happiness. al
may die-I know / shall die, William but
never will [ wed thcc dear one, without con
sent of Ma and Pa" Young man tries the
indignant, upbraids the young lody--swcars
lie did not think to find so cold,
a heart he deemed so true,
heart like his would Yied her all,
If love like his should WOO,
and talks of pistols and prussc acid Ioung
lady dissolvcs in tears 80! William leave !
mc-quit my sight forcrcr-but take me with
you" Young man happy as iliggcr at
corn shucking, aud tells young lady to look
out Saturday night and don't bc scared if she |
sees ladder pokcd in back window" Your
William will be at 'tothcr cchd" Young la
dy thinks she's gone too far and says, " bet.
ter wait till she's her own mistrcss-only five
years" Young man says, " five years be-
darned" Was coming Saturday night with
ladder if his hearts idol would fly froul pa
rental tyranny and DC happy with him and
let him be happy with her, well and good; if
not, disappointment should not feed on his
vitals long-a pistol wonld fix things quick
enough. Young lady all in tears again.
"Cruel, cruel man; carry me to the ends
of the earth; don't care where; just 50 you
carry me-"
Saturday night young lady shuts MP ''sav.
eragcous dog 4" in smoke house and goes up
stairs. Young man carries ladder two miles
puts ladder up to tho window and whispers
Belinda y very loud Belinda doesn't hear,
but dog does, and cuts up among meat bar
rols terribly, Old lady wakes up. Tells old
man, " somebody's trying to break inl' Old
man gets up, takes down double barrel gun,
opens door easily, slips round smokehouse and
lets dog out ! Dog pitches round and trees
young man and lady up ladder. Old man
smells rat trap full of mice, and dodgcs be-
hind tree. Young people reach the ground,
young lady having drove dog off. -.'
"Oh William, am afraid"
Afraid, dearest! and of what Is not
thy William here to protect t---." II
Old man lets off one barrcl--young man
disappears over fence, leaving coat tail in poss.
ession dog, and young lady screams and faints
in old mans arms t" ,'
Young lady sets off next day to Kentucky
and young man starts to Tcxas--in horn
Young lady has been two weeks in small
town in Kentucky; teegruphic dispatches;
Pa quite sick see If company could be had
4
Young lady sends to hotel if anybody is 90,
ing to-, in Tennessee. Tcs gcnteel
| young man right straight to that place.
Early next morning stage takes. up young
lady, and goes round to hotel for young man.
Young rGn gets in.
William !"
Belinda! hush, dou't say word"
u How is Pa?"
4" In first rate health"
81" hat despatch 2"
| 2. /" Had it scnt myself"
"Wrctch! where are you going to take
me?"
'.To the Parson."
Happy couple at the hotel here last week
| Telcgraphed old man all about it. Old man
comes down next day with all necessary feel
| ings and arrangements to take young lady
home premature widow But doscn't do it.
Young son-in-law gcntemanly and polite,
loved daughter SO well couldn't help it
Young lady all tears again, with equal proper
ton of sobs. Kill me father. if you will,
but spare William" Old mans feelings go
down several pages. Thinks it no use to cry
over split milk; get your hats and bonncts
and let's us so home. Young couple happy as
infant with fingers stuck full molasscs and
feathers Fly around after baggage :; old
man pays hotel bill and all leave town to-
gether.
THE BANKS IN SoUTn ,CARoLINA.-We
publish this morning, (says. the Charleston
ucrc"ry,) the Comparative View Of the av-
erage weekly condition of the banks in this
State, from their returns to the Comptroller
General, for the month Of January Frcm
this statement, we, as usual, compile the fol
lowing synopsis, which embraces all tile i'm
portant particulars TO the general reader:
LIADILITIEs. Capital s14,952 1876 88 ;
circulation 7,010.843.60 profits on hand / ),
824 ,S08.04; due banks 3,291 12G.17; de-
posits 1869 5022 %; due State 1887 ,038.-
SS SSSSl 90. SS"9' ''0"' ''49O, l0''l Goa, 49,
RESOURCES Specie 81 ,353, ,977 .25; real
estate 694, ,596.3S; bank notes 758, ,G8033
Eedue from banks 2,306, 1890; ;. discounts IL ),
206,392.31; domestic exchange g, ,435, ,O45.
52 foreign exchange 2,082, 2,3l006 bond.
and stocks 3,051 ,551.70; suspended debt q,
237 1869; branches 1,932071 SO; STATE
274,26777; other items 764 1929. Tota
: $50, 1877 ,254.09. Is, ...,
5 BY comparing this statement with that o
! the previous month, we find an increase il
circhfftoi to the extent of S95, 1856; an in
eneassin foreign exchange of S958, ,270 an,
a. pcrease in deposits Of S639, ,623 Tn
: specie shows decrease of 81, ,228 12 and do
mcstic exchange d decrease Of 81, ,188, ,809. go