Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-25


| railroad, i.dcsocnded to look out good place
heard tho firing Of cannon, and concluded
/ whs nenr somo village, ind on ncaring the
oafthy over q plantation, caused great constcr.
nation among the inhabitants. They would
not ronder me any assistance, but threatened
destruction to the "hcllish c6ntrivanco " that
had frightened them SO but learned that
was in the township of Spnstanburg, near the
. line Of North and South. Carolina. Thoy
would not believe that I had left Cincinnati
Tint morning, and Informed me-, that they
| would be yory thankful if I would leave, and
ordered the negroes to let 60 tho ropes. T
asccpdcd 1000 feet, aud travelled about twen-
ty miles farthcr cast, which occupied half an
hour, during which time heard many dis.
charges Of what took to be muskets. Not
Knowing, but being opprehcpsivc that tic
globe was the object of firing, prepared for
making signals, when I Should again near tho
Garth. Thus prepared with hat in ono hand
and valve rope in the other, began to dc.
scend. When within half n mile of the
earth heard loud cries of terror, and saw
people running in all directions, but was de-
tcrmined to land this time, come what would
In five minutes more the anchor took q firm
hold in short scrub oak, and the car gently
touched the ground I saw several icads
pceping around a log hut called thom, but
they took no notice, until threatened to cut
loose aud run over them, when two whito
, boys, three old ladies and three negroes ven
tured within 20 feet of me. A gust Of wind
, touched the balloon, and they maiden stampede
but when told them it was fastened, and
could not hurt them, they returned in coh,pn-
ny with stalwart young woman, six feet high
and vol proportioncd, and took hold of the
car. inquired what was the matter in the
house, and was told that several, old persons
were praying, as they thought the day of
judgment had come. I thcn asked if any
white mon were about. They snid they ex-
pcctcd them every minute, that they saw the
great thing coming and had run for their guns,
Men arrived with muskcts, threatening de-
struction to the " devil" that could travel
through the air; one added that he followed
it ten miles and had shot at it six times The
tall young woman assured me there was no
danger, for all the men then in the ncghbor-
hood were towards, the brave ones having
gone to the wars. Procuring team, tic
machine being packed, under guard Of nihc
armed men, arrived at Unionvillc, and ar
rived in front of stone building with small
chcckcrcd window. A council was hold with
the jalor, who refused to allow any such ami
nal as they described TO como into the build
ing | was then taken to,a hotel, and soon
found persons Of Intelligence who assured me
that was among friends. Hero remained
over the Sabbath and was visited. by many
persons Of fine education, who informed INC that
of all paccs in the South, the spot where
landed the inhabitants wore the most Ignorant,
they could neither read nor write Professor
Lowe received tho hospitality Of the courtc-
Gus citizens of Unionvillc, and card nc.
knowlcdging the receipt of Cincinnati papers
of the same date, signed by the following
gentlemen, p. NJ. Wallace, Editor, A. w.
Thompson, Jesse amb, NJ. d., Joseph Fant,
Sheriff, Thomas N1cNally and a.. Powell
Professor Lowe expects to cross the Atlantic
Ocean i'll two days, during the ensuing sum
mcr in balloon.
SUITS Experience with Sody -Pouders.
Sut related tho story thus j" Gcnrgc, did
you ever sec Sicily Burns? Her dad lives at
the ltatil Snaik Springs, nigh to the Gcorgy
line r. Yes, avery handsome girl" liam
some that wurd don't kiver the case it
sounds like calling good whiskcy water, when
yc ar at a Big Spring and the still house ten
miles off an hit rainin, and yer flask only
half full. Sho shows anung wimmcn like
sunilowcr as compared to dog fenncl and smart
weed and jimscn. But thar ajn't no use try.
in to describe her. Couldn't crawl thru
whisky barl with both hcds stove out if it
wur hilt study fur her. and good foot holt at
that. She wais jist too hundcrd and twenty
six pounds, an stands sixteen hands hi She
never got in an arm cheer in her life, an you
can lock the top hoop Of a churn ur big dog
collur round her waist I've seed her Jump
over the top of split bottum cheer, an never
show her ankcls ur kctc her frock tail on it,
She karrid dcvcl anuff H. :. tcr to fill fore
boss waggin bed, with skin ps white rs the
inside of a frogstool, cheeks an lips us red MS
granny's red fannin pettykotc; ); am SIGH
smile Oh, be drafted ii thar's eny use a
talkin. That gal kud make me murder old
Bishop Sole hisscl, or kill man, not to spcck
of dad, ct She jist limited she wanted sich n
thing dun. ii .t., .s
"Well, to tell it at onst, she wur n gall all
over, from the pint NV her toe males to the
longest hair on the hicst mob Nv her l,cd---gal
all the time, every wliar--and ov the excitinist
kind. Ov corse lcnt'up to her MS close as
dar to, and in spite of long legs appetite for
whiskcy, my shirt skrapo, and dads acting
hoss, she kinder lent to me, and | wus bcgin-.
min tu think | wus jst tho greatest and COM
fortablist man ON yearth, not exccptin Jim
Buckhannon or Brigham Yung, with all his
radl cullcrcd, rinklcd wimmen, cradcls full of
babies, On his Big Suit Laik tbrowed IN, -
We'll, one day cusscd, descivep, palavcren,
stinkin Yankee peddler, all jack nife an'jaw,
cum to ole man Burnses, with lode of apple