Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-06-09
Civil Worth Of the Sabbath.

Civil Worth Of the Sabbath.
J.. Toll needs ito wipe off the grimo and
sweat of labor; to refresh by change ofappar-
ell; to restore and invigorate tho ,body,1e ex-
haustod by labor; to cnlivcn tho mind by
change of current of thought; and by all this,
to fit laborinS men for the removing tolls of
the week
g. Capital needs the Sabbath--to alleviate
by intcrmission the care of accumulation to
casc the unbendiDg of the strained and OK
hausted mind; to give sense of the value Of
hobler objects than silver or gold; to keep
mems humanity and conscentiousness alive /;
to shield capital from harm by securing tho
power and triumph of law and order in society
g. The State needs the Sabbath-to illu.
mine the public conscience that guardian Of
public safety to cause men to recognize tho
Eternal Lawgivcr, as to honor tho earthly
"powers that be-" to secure the moral atrnos-
phere i'll q community which is .ne only sure
support Of law.
A NovHL WAaER.--An amusing story IL
going the round of the Paris clubs. 1t ap-
pears that short time ago foreign prnoe
made heavy bet that he would be arrested
by the police without committing any offence
whatever, or in any way provoking the author
tiles. The bet having beon taken by NOM
bcr of tho Imperial Club, the princo went to
ono of the most aristocratic cafes in Paris,
dressed in battered bat, ragged blouse, and
boots all in holes, and, sitting down ut one OF
tho tables, ordered cup Of coffee. The wal
ters, however, paid no attention to so suspicious
looking customer, upon which tho prince put
his hand in his pocket and showed them a
bundle Of bank notes. The proprietor then
or,} Ia bo
meanwhile to the nearest police station for q
sergeant dc vile. The prince was duly arrest
ell and taken to the commissary of polioe,
where he stated who he was, and was after
wards taken to the gentleman with whom no
made the bet, to prove his identity A SINH
lar story was told ut Vienna some time ago of n
Hungarian Prince Lcander, NJ De Meter
nich's son,inlaw, who, in order, to make his
arrest quite sure, took the bank notes out of
his BOOTS.
A WAR ANECDOTES Colonel IIeros Won
'Borcke whois writing for Blaokwood story
Of his adventures as aid to Gen Stuart during
the war, tells the following story:
One Of the Yankee officers, who as was
later informed was the Colonel Of the regi-
ment that had effected its escape from Har-
per's Ferry, had attracted my attention by
his galantry and the excellent disposition he
made OF his troops. | saw him again, gallop-
ing very near US on handsome gray horse,
quickly discovering our weak points, and pos
ting and instructing his men accorlingly-
: After having left him undisturbcd for somo
time, thought it necessary to put stop to
his proceedings, and selecting a couple of nv
infantry men who had been pointed out to me
as the best shots, made across the open space
in front Of our lines directly towards him
Having arrived within reasonable distance, I
ordered my sharpshootcrs to fire at the dar-
ing colonel, who was moving along at an easy
gallop, without paying nc the slightest atten-
tlon. After several bullets had whistled quito
close to him, he suddenly halted and turnins.
round advanced few steps, and made me
military salute in the most graceful manner
possible. Then calling out to one of his men
to hand him q carhine, he raised the weapon.
took deliberate aim at me, and sent his ball
so close to my head that | thought it had
carried away lock of my hair. I saluted
hlm now, on my part, and wheeling round
quietly, both of us rode back to our respective
lines. SO courteses are sometimes exchanged
in the midst of hostile conflict
SMILE Which will you do, smile and
make others happy, or be Grabbed and mako
every ono around you miscrablc2 You can
live among beautiful flowers and singing birds,
or III the n.ifo surrounded by fogs and frogs.
The amount of happiness you car produce is
incalculable, if you will show smiling face,
kind heart, and speak pleasant words On
the other hand, by sour looks, cross words and
a fretful disposition, you can make hundreds
unhappy, almost beyond endurance. What
will you do? Wear pleasant countcnance,
lot joys beam in your eye and love grow on,
your forehead There isno Joy SO great as that
which springs from kind aot or pleasast
deed, and you may feel II at night when yoa
rest, and at morning when you rise, and
through the day, when you are about ysur
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