Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-07


who once brcathed-of What tlicy now arc
and what we soon shall be. My heart loves
these melodies may they bo mine to hear I'M
I'll life shall end, and as lnuach my boat up
on the sea OF eternity, may their echoes be waf
tea to my car to cheer nc Oh my passage
!, from the secuc Ut earth land
! Give me tl!e old paths, were wo wandered
aud culled tho towers Of love and friendship,
J in The days of " Au!d Lang Sync !" swcctcr,
i far, tho dclls whose echoes have answered to
our voices; whose turf is not stranger to
our footsteps, and whose rlls have in child
hoods days reflected back our form and those
OF our merry pIaytcllows, from whom We have
parted and meet no more in the old nouks we
loved SO well May the old paths be watcrcd
with heavens own dow, aud be green forever
in my memory.
Give INC the old house, upon whose stairs
we seem to hear the light footsteps, and un-
der whose porch merry laugh seems to min.
gle with the winds that whistle through old
trees, beneath whose branches lie the graves
OF those who once trol the halls, and made
the chambers ring with slec. And, Q above
all give me the old iriends-hearts bound to
mine III fe's SUI shiny hours spirits con
| genial, whose hearts through life have throb-
bed in unison with our own o, when death
l.
more sacred to hallow my dust than tho tear
Of an old friond. May my funeral dirge be
! chantcd by the old friends I loved 30 fondly
who have not yet passed. away.
, a CANDID MEND.-Thcrc is nothing that
sheds SO fine a light upon the human mind az
candor. 1t was called whitencss by tho an.
| clients, for its purity and it has always won
the esteem due to the most admirable of tho
virtues. How little sought for or practiccd,
all do it the homage Of their praise, and feel
the power and charm Of its influence The
man whose opinions make the deepest mark
| upon his fellow men; whose influence is the
most lasting and efficient; whose friendship
is inatinctiycly sought when all others have
proved taithcss, is not the man of brilliant
parts, or ilnttciing tongue, or splendid genius,
or commanding power; but he whose lucid
candor and ingenious truth transmit the
hearts real feeling withou. rof,acton There
alc other qualities which are more showy, and
other traits that have higher place in the
world $ code OF honor, but none wear bcttcr
or gather less tarnsh by use, or claim deeper
homage in that silent reverence which mind
must pay virtue.
"PLh CALL AROUND AND PAY"-What
world Of wo is contained in these few words,
the poor artizan and mechanic! "pll call
round ana pay" says the rich man, to avoid
the trouble OF going to his desk to get the
necessary funds, and the poor mechanic is
obliged to 90 honc to dsaproint his work
men, and ali who depend upon him for their
due 1t is al easy matter to work the only
real glory in this life is an Independent idea Of
being able to sustain yourself by the labor of
your hands, and it may be easily imagined
what crushing force there is in " I'll call
around and pay" to the laboring man who
dcpcr is on that pay for subsistence. If those
who could wonla pay at once, it would place
hundreds and thousands in condition to do
likewise, and would prevent much misery and
distress.
BEAUTIFUL RIVER. Sabbath day is
the beautiful river in the week Of time The
other days arc all tronblnd streams, whose an
cry waters are disturbed by the countless craft
that float upon them; but the pure river Sab
bath flows on to ctcrna rest, chanting. tho
sublime music of the silent, throbl,inc spheres,
and timed by the puL5ntion Of tho everlasting
| life Beautiful river Sabbath, glide on -
Bear forth on thy bosom tho poor, tired spirit
TO the rest which it seeks and the weary watch
ing soul to endless bliss.
IlEHRY WARD BEEcHER in recent dis.
course said that some men will not shave on
| Sunday, and yet they spend all the week in
shaving their fcllow-mcn and many folks
think it very wicked to black their boots on
Sunday mornins, yet they do not hesitate to
blackon their ncighbor's reputation on week
days"
BRrGHAM YoUNa ON MARRIAaE.-A fcw
Sundays ago. Young treated his audience to
a very quaint kind of speech Hc wants all
| the young women married off instantcr, and
wants all tho young men in zion to marry
them; and he openly threatened, if tho young
men failed to do the job, that he and tho bish-
ops and the elders would take the matter in
hand, md marry them all themselves. Mar
rying for love had played out; that old fash.
ipncd way OF getting married was exploded.
| II wouldn't DO hcre; because if Il young man
allowed himself to love a young girl, aud then
married her, the dickcns usually was to pay
when he wanted to take second wife She
had his heart, and it was impossible to divide
tho affection with two ormorc wives
, But he insisted that the young men, as a
duty, religious duty, should 90 for the young
women and marry them all off. Thoy wero
instructed to marry them by couples, aud
pairs, and triplcts; to 1uadruplc quintuplc,
and scxtuplc, if they could support thcm.--
The only considc, 4tion was fora prudent man
was to inquire how many wives he could sup.
| port. The younr women olso worn or1nrnd