Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-30
OON1MW MIC ATr0OMS.
FOR THE KEowEE COURIER.
Sketches of Life in South Carolina,
NUMBER ELEVEN.


At daylight in the morning Gin Charles
ton) they beat what is called the " rcvcille."
on the drum, and the guard give up their
watch until night again comes round. The
passes for the colored portion of tic popua
tion arc no Longer needed by daylight and all
are free alike to come and 60 through the
streets as they please. King street, although
really very narrow way, is the Broadway of
Charleston that is 10 say, it is in that
street whore the ladies do almost all their
shopping, that most important and necessary
occupation, without which thc men suy)
these better halves of creation could scarcely
exist Besides the convcnicnccs afforded for
shopping, King street is the fashionable prom
cnadc where all 60 who either need exercise,
combined with amusement, or who wish to see
and be seen. And narrow rs the street is
and dcnscly lined with retail stores of all
kinds and descriptions, yet it frequently prc-
sents on bright, frosty winters morning, or
on soft, balmy summers afternoon, very
gay and brilliant appearance. The beauty Of
Tie ladies dresses, not TO mention that of the
vclrcts, silks and feathers in which they are
arraycd their merry little children, the CAV
cquipngcs passing to and fro drawn often by
splendid horses, all this taken together pre-
scntS as We have said, n very imposing and
brilliant appearance to the mere locker ON,
and especially to one unaccustomed to such
sights. There is really good deal to anusc
one, in walk up on one side of this street
aud down again on the other, the splendid
Jewolry stores, especially when lighted by gus
ut night, the cneraNings, most beautiful ones,
exhibited in the windows or Tie book stores.
nc lovely china aEd LASS, the piles of West
India fruit, pinc-arplcs, bnnanas, oranges.
lemons, &c. &c, the birds of all kinds. pur
rots included, which politely ask you "how
arc you? and ''what o'clock is it?' and end
hy informing you that "you lie - All these,
and far more than we can possibly describe,
render stroll III King street, dverting even
TO those who are "to the manor born" but
OF course still more to the stranger from the
country, to whom all this is more OF less a
novelty. We remember seeing very often
large and beautiful specimen of the St. Bcr
nard dog, which noble animal was owned by
Jcwclcr who resided in this street lie was
us thick around the body MS the New Found
land dog but stood much higher on his legs.
his liair was not curly like the Newfoundland.
but as straight as it could be. Whilst looking
ut INN, one could very easily imagine the
scenes so often described as having occurred
on the mountain of st. Bernard, in the Alps.
@heuee this breed of dogs derive their name
"ln tho minds eye" we could see this mag
nIhscnt animal searching through the vast and
dreary waste of snow for some poor, dcsolntc
and nearly frozen wandcrcr aud then. hay.
ing by the mysterious power of the instinct
lmptintcd within him by his Great Crcator,
tracked and found the poor traveller, he re-
turns and contrlves to let the MoaGs at the
Convent know that there is some one perish
ing III the snow. We should have said that
the dog first presents to the traveller (if he is
able to make use of lt) flask of brandy,
which the monks have tied around his neck
These charitable priests follow on To the place
Oed by this sensible and noble anilnal) whore
the lost is found" and convey the suffering,
perIshsng man to their Convent, and by time.
~ and judicioasly administered warmth and
iood, the means, (undor God) along with the
friendly dog of saving his life. These scenes
SO often described fitted rapidly through our
mind, while regarding with. admiration this
magnificent animal, how truly is the dog call
cd " the friend of man." tho Newfoundland
dog saves man perishing in the woter or by
sharks, tho st. Bernard dog saves him from
perishing in the snow We remember also
seeing about this time in King street, very
pretty and interesting sight. A little girl
was threatened by consumption with an carly
death, she was not more than six years old. !
and her fathers only child, and his idol, her
,nether being dead; the physicians ordered her
to take constant aud daily exercise on horse.
back, avoiding, however, all fatigue. Her
father bought her a beautiful little chesnut