Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-23
Beware Of Jewelry.

ny scou'ufe' servant Iur Il very precious ring
that he wore. Conrad, Neapoitan prince
flying from Charles, King of Naples, was d.
covered to sailor by his ring, informed
sufficient reason why lie should live, was put
] to death accordingly. Richard C~ur dc Iii.
OH, having made u three months truoe with
Saladin, hoped to get safe home. but was be.
traycd to his enemy by the jcwelry on his
finger. IIc had reached Vienna. when, fear
| ing to fall into the hands Of Leopold, the
| Austrian Arcliduke, whom he had aiIrontcd,
he took cooks place in a gcntleman's fa,ni.
| ly, but not taking the precaution to roast with
his rings off, he was recognized, arrested, aud
thrown into prison.
The last instance VIC shall cite Of a ring
proving inlmical to the happiness Of its pos.
SCISSOR, is taken from a remarkable relation of
l'hlcgon, Of Tr.!las. IIardiau's freedman,
who dealt in marvellous rccit.l,, aud who gives
the following smongst others of his nlirablia:
a young man of the name Of AchAtas. travel
ing III Greece, became the guest Of Demos.
tratcs Ono evening after retiring to rest, ho
was surprised by visit from the fair Philo.
nine, the dcceascd d,ughtcr of hi. host, who
presented herself in the most bewitching yuiso
before him, and persuaded him to exchange
pledge rings with her. This nocturnal visit
WAS repeated for three nights successiycly.
the ynnny man having no idea the while that
| his fair inainorats Was vs;tant from another
world. Oa the third night, maid discover.
| !ny lady in the guest chamber, recognized
her deceased mistress, aid apprised the p,
! rents Of the late Pniior inc Of what she h al
seen.
lncrrdulous at first at tlc Y urg woplan'A
story. they at length agreed tn enter the
chrn'b'r at the game hour the night following
when at their bewih,rmrnt and ioy, they
saw their own daughter before them but this
joy WIS Sonn turned into horror, for the mai
den had no sooner rcco, ,,nizcd her father aud
mothcr. than, escaping from the embrace OF
both, she rcprnachcd them bitterly for tllua
CO ming abruptly to destroy the happiness
which for three more nights she had else en-
joycd with their guest, her leave Of absence
| from the shades extending To whole wnc'; !;
aud tell lifclcss corpse nn the grnund IT their
feet. On rec vcr;ny from the shnrk, the first
Impulse of the parents hurried them to the
tomb whence the body hat indeed departed
and all that remained tn re w,s Achatcs
u''d..c ring on seeing which the unhappy
self to spectre. fell upon his sword and died
tely.-Ftn sr'S Ktyus:a.
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reasonable charges for lots and Brnndway
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/ every w,v, If Won do nat see :, j,l,r II !, f,r
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srnnge on somcbn,y for drink of mean
whisky.
How 70 BUILD A TowN -Encourage cv-
cry one who is worthy and active in spirit tn
purchase and Improve property. Go to work
stimulating enterprises that are Legitimate, by
uritin. Your industry. influence and capi,,
| in the co n;nnn "p,i." Cultivate pnb)ic
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str;,, ~ ~ NO., ~ ,,,.t,,,l;.,, ~
industry. Prefer tu wen, M, r',ur n.n,s .'h,n, -
thr f,.r; and H., ~, no.. ..o -, -,
tln so,t p'''''' :"
EL1aIBLE MEN.-The Richmond DIS
patch says on this subject: "Should the
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