Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-09

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Indeed, Squire Markham, you arc wrong
theaffuir coming incidentally to my knowledge
oncluded to take her place secretly in or
dG to Illustrate her plan"
| |" E,,ad, the very IDEA had myself" said
tls Squire, laughing; " but the fiicvIs, we've
bdh of us been most confoundcdly sold and
tip mischief of tits, left Il letter for Charlcs
letting him know it; so undoubtedly he vii
tkc thc opportunity to run off with Florence
dring our abscnac, and plume himself, tho
rascal, Oh tile way in which was taken in
|" | confess that left a note for Florence tc
tie same purport. How she will laugh at me
what an embarrassment !"
F." III tell you what said the Squire, after
Gmontent's pause, " We can carry out oul
phns after all. We each came out with the
Intention of getting married Why not mar
~ each other, and then ycu know, We can
llakc them believe we had it in view al along
ami only intended to frightcn them"
Mrs. Benson asscptcd with little urging,
aud in the course of an hour, the twain were
made one. They Immediately returned, but
foand, as they anticipated, that Florence and
Charles, on discovering their departure, had
themselves stepped of ina different direction,
With Il similar intent.
They made their Appearance the next morn
ing prepared to laugh heartily ut thc frasra-
ttd plans CT their parents, but learned with
no little aStonislmcnt, that they had struck
up bargain Tor themselves. Squire Mark
ham and his new wife had the address to con.
vince them that it was all a prcmcditatcd plan
aud this day the younger pair arc ignorant of
the plot and cnurtcrrlot which led to this
double union Of the two households.
DoN'r DO TT Don't speak that harsh IN,
kind word, and thus make sad the heart Of
another. Speak gently It's better.
licn't make the burden Of another heavier
when it is in your power to Tighten the same
Keep in good humor; anger is waste Of vi.
tnlity. No man aud no boy does his best cx-
cept wh"n chceriNl.
n Ii lit heart makes nirlhle hands, and
keeps the body healthy ard free.
Don't let others say that YOU are selfish,
and care only for yourself.
Don't live ior your own comfort and enjoy.
mcnt alone: live for others.
Don't neglect that precious soul committed
to your charge; remember it must live forcv.
Don't turn away from the Bible; it is The
book by which you will be Judged.
IIuRHAH FOX YoRK We learn from a
reliable source, that on Saturday last, lady
living near Rock Hill, in this District, gave
birth to a daughter: forty-fpur hours after
wards, she gave birth to another daughter and
a sou. The weights Of the infants were re-
spcctiively, 81, Z, and 81 pounds. and they
arc all, with their mother, doing as we'll rs
could be expected" The husband of This
lady is over seventy years Old York vHh En-
Yuirrr.
y WArEn-rRooF MIXTURE FOR LEATHER
Take one pint of tanners oil, half pound
of talow, II lump of good robson the size of ,
hens egg, lamp black, three cents worth
mix together, and melt gradually over slow
fire When to be applied, the mixture should
be made about milk-warm, and put on with a
clean sponge. The leather may be made a
little damp, not wet. The above comcnt
when applied to boots and shoes, will c1ectu
ally prevent their soaking water, and keep the
leather plant, mud the feet OF the wcsrer warm
and dry. Every farmer who regards comfort
AS dcsidcratum, should supply himself with
this article, and apply it to his boots and
shes.
ARrEMUs WARD-IIIs LIFE-ARrEMu US
WARD gives the following choice morceau o.
autobiography in a late number CT Puncl:
| am fitsy-six years Of age. Time, will
his relentless scythe, is very busy Tie sex
ton gathers them in, he gathers them in.
keep pig this year. was born in the Stat,
of Maine Of parents. AS an infant attrac
ted great deal of attention. The nabcr
would stand over my cradul for hours and say
+" How bright that little face looks How
much its nose = The young ladies would